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  • This Poem can be found in

    The One - New, First Edition available January 2013.
    Collected - New, a collection of all of the poems in one book - Available January 2013.

    Children of the Sun V

    Moving ever further
    From the place of her birth
    The mature planet Earth
    Soon found herself at home
    In life’s generating zone
     (more…)

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  • This Poem can be found in

    METAMORPHOSIS, 1989 - Second Edition NOW Available.
    Collected - New, a collection of all of the poems in one book - Available January 2013.

    Remember the Love

    Cherish all the tender warmth
    Of small, thoughtful considerations
    Shared in moments of joy and sorrow.
    Acknowledge the good times,
    Yet be thankful for overcoming the bad,
    Always seeking extended periods
    Of Peace and Serenity.
     (more…)

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  • This Poem can be found in

    Dream Fragment 19, 1995 - Second Edition NOW Available
    Collected - New, a collection of all of the poems in one book - Available January 2013.

    Dream Fragment 28

    I stood alone before the moon
    Waning in the sun wondering
    If my shadow would disappear
    And then pulled the hands of the clock
    From my pocket burying them
    Under the rocks without number
    While digging and planting this field
    
    Continue to "Anticipation"
    (more…)

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  • This Poem can be found in

    FIVE - New, First Edition NOW Available
    Collected - New, a collection of all of the poems in one book - Available January 2013.

    New Year’s Eve – EvenSong

           EvenSong
    
    Celebration     Contemplation
    Transitions flame bonfire
    Visions     pastPresentfuture
    
    Overhead   South and West converge
    Folding clouds at right angles
    To screen the moon     Light
    Increases shadows depth
    Clarity penetrates midnight
    Calmly birthing     Unease
           ---December 31, 1995
    
    Continue to "Dream Fragment 33" (more…)

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  • This Poem can be found in

    METAMORPHOSIS, 1989 - Second Edition NOW Available.
    Collected - New, a collection of all of the poems in one book - Available January 2013.

    A Shallow Grave

    Praising the empty accomplishment
    Of temples built without foundation,
    We hypnotically pledge allegiance
    To the twin gods of power and money.
    Believing our lifelong search complete,
    We blindly caress these half truths,
    Awakening on our last day to realize
    We were solely the creation of an image.
    
    (more…)

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  • This Poem can be found in

    FIVE - New, First Edition NOW Available

    “When the True Self Hears”

    When your True Self Hears
    The Universal One Speak
    The Language of Light
    
    You will Fully Comprehend
    Rhythmic Balanced Interchange
    
    (more…)

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  • This Poem can be found in

    10 to 17 February Afternoons, 1977 - Second Edition NOW Available.
    Collected - New, a collection of all of the poems in one book - Available January 2013.

    Beyond

    With strength of mind
    And purpose,
    One may 
    Force the Seer
    To close his eyes
    In perplexing confusion,
    Thusly freeing
    The sixth sense
    From becoming
    Someone’s bondage,
    God and guiding light.
    
    (more…)

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  • This Poem can be found in

    METAMORPHOSIS, 1989 - Second Edition NOW Available.

    “Do we sink, swim”

    Do we sink, swim
    Or endlessly tread water?
    This seesaw life of constant choice
    Must yield to the Balance within
    If Existence is to continue.
    
    (more…)

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  • This Poem can be found in

    The One - New, First Edition available January 2013.
    Collected - New, a collection of all of the poems in one book - Available January 2013.

    Children of the Sun XII

    If they are unwilling
    Or unable to accept
    The opportunity
    Of the gift now offered
    It will be presented
    Again and yet again
    As it has time after time
    Following the agony
    Of climbing back to face
    Their current dilemma
    And again be confronted
    By the fear of losing
    Individuality
    In the ocean of Oneness
    
     (more…)

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