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  • This Poem can be found in

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

    Paths I, iii

                    
    Notice the solely unique in each,
       For the preciousness of every one
       Is special and rare, a beauty
       To behold in the noonday sun;
    As pebbles along the shore reach
       Out, hoping to hear another call. . .
          An individual striving for name,
          To be part of the whole, yet free,
          Quite different though of the same.
       The unity shared before the fall
    Is ours to feel, learn and teach. . .
       Seeing One in many, large in small,
       We grow to find the ALL in ALL.
    
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  • This Poem can be found in

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

    Paths IA, v

    The veils of Truth quickly unfold
       When the pure core of faith within
       Is freed from the smothering walls
       That have kept our Real Self hidden.
    Absorbed with Truth’s Light, our foothold
       Presently strengthens us this day
          For any temptations ahead
          That could precipitate a fall
          From the path of awareness we tread.
       With the ascent well underway
    The occulted knowledge is told
       To all those immersed in Love’s ray
       To continue their Divine Way.
    
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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.

    “Anticipation in waiting”

    Anticipation
    In waiting—
    In loving—
    In living???
    
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  • This Poem can be found in

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

    For Nani

    Don’t postpone living
       Until another day,
    For even darkness of night
       Can’t keep the dawn away.
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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.

    “Poetry is flowing today”

    Poetry is flowing today;
    Thoughts of John Keats
    Not so far away—
    Neither in his verse
    Nor of his time,
    But writing only to release
    Others so they may find
    A smile on their lips
    And no fear in the mind.
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  • This Poem can be found in

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

    Paths II, iv

    Banners of prejudice
    Maliciously declare
    The misdirected depths
    To which we have fallen;
    Soon foregoing hope
    Of peaceful unity.
    
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  • This Poem can be found in

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

    Paths I, viii

    Awakening to the morning sun
       We accompany the birds and sing
       Our thankfulness for light of day
       And render this our offering. . .
    Humble gifts of selfless action
       Toward a world in harmony.
          While seeking love and brotherhood
          Along the dimly lighted way
          We cast aside evil for good
       Finding actual Reality.
    The quest is made with devotion
       For the future Humanity
       To evolve its true Identity.
    
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  • This Poem can be found in

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

    Paths IA, vii

    At the river today we stand
       In newfound unity of life,
       Prepared to cross its rough waters,
       Leaving behind yin and yang’s strife
    For Brahman’s universal hand.
       The initiates come ashore
          Greeted by the forces of Light
          And are given the Love scepter
          After Baptism’s holy right.
       The lessons of eternal splendor
    Are taught by Masters from all lands
       To any ready to explore
       The Kingdom through Truth’s open door.
    
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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.
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