Sunrise Tortoise - Poetry of Lawrence E. Keith

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Paths, 1978 - Second Edition NOW Available.
Collected - New, a collection of all of the poems in one book - Available January 2013.
Paths II, iv
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Banners of prejudice
Maliciously declare
The misdirected depths
To which we have fallen;
Soon foregoing hope
Of peaceful unity.

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Paths, 1978 - Second Edition NOW Available.
Collected - New, a collection of all of the poems in one book - Available January 2013.

Sonnet to a Flyer

As we slowly leave the earth to ascend
Through clouds of our vision, toward infinity,
The heavens become our companion and friend.
Vast horizons unfold for eyes to see;
And while all of nature seems within reach,
Man’s miniature world begins to be dwarfed
By Creation’s splendor beyond all speech.
Behind us the sun sinks in shades of red;
Twilight brings the last quarter moon in view,
Darkness descends, stars winking into sight,
The Milky Way lightens the sky anew,
Flying east through the timelessness of night.
Light grows ahead, a new day being born;
With the sun we rise to heaven this morn.

Continue to The Cul De Sac of Growth

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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.
Every Day
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Live every day,
May it be your last.
Love every winging bird,
Every blade of grass.

The rain from the heavens,
The warmth of the sun;
Breathe and touch all life
With Love and Affection
Till your day is done.
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METAMORPHOSIS, 1989 - Second Edition NOW Available.
“Begin the painful deprogramming”
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Begin the painful deprogramming
To find the Balance
Necessary to recognize Truth
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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.
“We have been alone too long—“
From the book 10 to 17 February Afternoons
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We have been alone too long---

Frustrations caused by our inability
     To communicate
          with each other
          And Nature
     Have pushed us
          Over the edge
          Of living
          And feeling life.
The importance of every
     Seed,
     Leaf,
     Branch,
     Limb,
     And Trunk,
     Of every tree,
     Seem often overlooked;
          For they are as
          Individually different
          As each and every
          One of us.
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METAMORPHOSIS, 1989 - Second Edition NOW Available.
Collected - New, a collection of all of the poems in one book - Available January 2013.

The Thread of Life

Tumbling into the previously impenetrable past,
We grope for the tables and chairs and faces
That for years have cluttered our darkened stage.
The continuous repeating of remembered lines
Finally begins to clear the distorting haze,
And with the glaring footlights rise
All remaining shadows quickly dissolve
Into the emerging childhood scenes.
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Dream Fragment 19, 1995 - Second Edition NOW Available
Collected - New, a collection of all of the poems in one book - Available January 2013.

The River of Forgetfulness

Leave all earthly belongings here,
On this still familiar shore,
And nakedly step into the water.
The River of Forgetfulness
Will permanently wash away
All your acquired prejudice;
Releasing worn out opinion
And popular cancerous thought.
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The One - New, First Edition available January 2013.
Collected - New, a collection of all of the poems in one book - Available January 2013.

The Stage of Life

THE STAGE OF LIFE

Emerging
Through a crack in the mask
Is Life’s full potential
Striving to break through
Beyond a persona
Wandering in shadows
To ultimately become
The One that I AM
When finally knowing
I AM One
With the ONE

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FIVE - New, First Edition NOW Available
Collected - New, a collection of all of the poems in one book - Available January 2013.
Hunting for Answers to Autumnal Questions
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Within your sights is Life,
Breathing.  
       Can it be seen?
Can this miracle be felt
In a heart beating fast,
Or a breath being held?
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