http://www.blogger.com/template-choose.g?blogID=32707431 brite-orange: August 2009

Monday, August 10, 2009

Stillness and lightness

a spark ignites the kindling stack

a need appears from the flames

a crazy notion now seems so right

romance mixes with sanity

inside is a new found light

the thoughts, the smiles the heart beats

a little faster each time we connect

a few brief words are pieces, more

of our lives being shared brings

new meanings to the fore

slowly things take shape within

as this connection develops

I am enough and have a tranquil heart

And warm to this new feeling

and believe in this fresh start

it matters where it will lead

but am not anxious or concerned

the stillness is a guide for me

and my love is truer now

and it is alright to allow it to be

It is in our grasp…….

We are; are we not?

Are we what we think?

Who do we think we are?

We are made by ourselves

And are undone by our own hand.

We learn from suffering and bliss

We need to dream as

dreams seed of reality.

We dream and grow

or we sleep and die

Society sees dreamers

For what they are

People growing out and up

Causing ripples - shedding light

Their shade gives succour

they may suffer in their growth

their trunks bear scars of attacks

Of others’ callous unknowing acts

We can handcuff ourselves

In so many ways

Our manacles feel so real

But they are only in our mind

We attract what we are

Not what we want to be

Circumstances do not make us

They only reveal our real truth

Cherish beauty that stirs the heart

Learn to look for the good in all

living with purpose beyond our self

there is an ocean of truth below

its tide will pull us to our desires

so let them be pure and kind.

Thoughtfulness connects us together

out of this begins to flow grace

the more we understand ourselves

the more we become calm

See those with exquisite poise

A character of serenity

Who does not love a tranquil heart?

The nature of seeing

Nature

Seeing is believing and believing is seeing

Open your eyes and look

Lift your head from your book

There is exquisite beauty

To see it open your eyes and look

 

Just looking is not seeing

Open up your being

To live in the world

Believe in what you are feeling

 

In every way you are

Special beyond the stars

A cosmos inside - being

In the moment no holes barred

Wednesday, August 05, 2009

Only cowards don’t fight back

“Only cowards don’t fight back”
I heard this on the radio
The rest of the talk I missed
I was thinking on the truth of this

Lost in musing I came to decide
The exact opposite is true in death
The truly brave face the facts
They stand tall in the final act

Fighting, struggling, writhing
Not accepting death is part of life
Shows a cowardice that is weak
Part of humanities ugly streak

We all die at some time
This is the prevailing trend!
Stand up and smile knowing
Our peace and acceptance is showing

That we have lived a life fully
We have yearned and hurt
Loved and given - we are spent
Our life lived as it was meant

Don’t fight back in this
Yield gently and with grace
This life ends only to start
The next with a wiser heart