Tag: poem

If we live…

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If we live simply with purity and love,

that which opens doorways to light above.

We will live a life that’s full, as love returns it is life’s rule.

If we hold onto our inward soul, 

through all journey’s and where life goes.

We will travel with our friends, who stay until the journey ends

If we allow nature to inspire the man,

dance truly with it’s beauty when we can.

We will be sheltered from any storms, a life of joy as we transform.

If we live with wonder and joy like a child,

with a gentleness, using words that are mild.

We will experience a life of discovery, there’ll be no need for recovery

If we allow others to just be,

love and laugh but not disagree.

We will live a life of richness, free from stress and hopefully sickness.

 

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Added the last line on what I was writing to fit with the daily word prompt – Disagree 😉

 

Start of Day

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She rose once more from the blackness

Night screamed silently as she left

Dawn jumped and leaped up to greet her

Knocking the birds from their nests

Flowers woke from their slumber

Opening petals to greet the day

Animals bowed to her majesty

For she’s keeping winter at bay

She climbed to the height of angels

Soft clouds cushioning her steps

She shone down on all of creation

She will stay there until she sets. 

A Question of Empathy

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Can you find it in yourself,

to wear another mans shoes.

Walk the path he’s trodden,

experience his moods.

Can you empathise with him,

understand his woes. 

Does it help you if you see, 

the way he chose to go.

Do you have an ability,

to show you care, that’s all.

offer genuine sympathy,

without setting out your stall.

Can you manage feelings,

that come as an onslaught.

Think upon it sensitively,

not refer to rules life’s taught.

Can you respond without reacting,

thinking carefully.

Offering sound guidance,

without transferring to ‘me’.

Can you really listen,

and respond to what you hear.

Can you be of real help,

are you able to persevere.

 

 

 

 

 

Love as a Child

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Love like a child with wonder and amazement,

not with expectation, nor to make a statement.

Love with wild abandon, love without conditions,

not through any greed or of gaining acquisitions.

Love with a gentle kindness, hope and charity,

as love is a revelation, that many will not see.

Love with a simplicity, with honesty that is true.

with passion in happiness and passion when blue.

Love with a purity, with a gentleness that’s light.

Love with all you feel, love with all your might.

Clearing the Mind

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It’s a bit like clearing spiders webs,

when trying to clear my mind

With random thoughts suspended,

on trails I left behind

Venture through dark passages,

wade murky depths as well

To chase the monsters lurking there,

not a place to dwell

I’m searching for a crystal pool,

it’s so calm and very still

 Casting to catch inspiration,  

link intention and free will 

 Paint a picture in the font,

then bring it home with me

Splash it high on skies above,

so that I can’t help but see

My quest to sort my mind out,

might take me many years.

With a range of wild emotions,

glued together with my tears

Crossing Dimensions

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I‘m going to walk in another dimension, one we cannot see

spend a while and think a bit, about who I’m supposed to be

I want to ask some questions, those too big to ask right here

I don’t believe in all I’m told, things aren’t how they appear

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Our brains are wired as human,  our reality, what we’re told

But surely these old fangled tales, are honestly quite old

I’ll take some time, not leap right in, I’ll listen carefully

Find my answer on what feels right, what is true to me.

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 I hope to share what I learn, with those that want to hear

I’m not promising I’ll be right, I’ll need to make this clear

 I’m putting on my walking shoes, heading out the door

Dimensions I will travel now, but I’ll soon be back for sure.

 

 

 

Where my Heart Resides

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My heart lies in my stomach, it is where I feel despair

Deep within my solar plexus, it is from there I care

I feel a pull to warn me, somethings changed inside

It drags me from my very core, a train I have to ride

Love lives deep within me, reminding me each day

Of happiness and sadness, like when he went away

Emotions that reside way down, rise and fall like tides

Crash against my inner walls, when sadness does arise

On joyous days it bubbles up, tickling and spilling out

A volcano erupts inside of me, of that there is no doubt

So knowing where my heart lies, gives me responsibility

To recognise the power of love and provide tranquility