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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, xii

    There came this man from Galilee
       Showing life’s direction with Love; 
       Some say he could walk on water,
       God’s emissary from above,
    While in His name some charge a fee
       To purge others from mortal sin.
          He has been taken into battle,
          Worshipped from palace to gutter,
          And although the debates still rattle,
       His flame burns outside and within.
    He points to Immortality
       With the Christ Consciousness to win. . .
       Our choice is fall, or to begin.
    
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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

    FIVE - New, First Edition NOW Available

    “Nasturtiums slow dance”

    Nasturtiums slow dance
    In the soft summer breezes
    To Nature’s rhythms
    
    Pulsing through the Milky Way
    And stones on the garden path
    
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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.

    Nineteen Ninety One, May Day III

                           III
    Alternating between “God Bless America”
    And “The Star Spangled Banner”,
    The marching band leads the parade
    Down Main Street at twelve thirty-five.
    Waving flags and sporting yellow ribbons,
    Almost the entire population participates;
    Leaving a very small audience
    To witness this Declaration
    Of Independence from Freedom
    And the birth of the New World Order.
    
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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.

    Poppies

    Peeking from protective pods,
    We are poppies
    Of indefinable Orange,
    Radiant newborn suns
    Opening these fragile petals
    To explore, find and finally feel
    Our Individual Uniqueness
    At the Center
    Of Being.
    
    Continue to "UnSung May"
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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.

    Epiphany on the Palouse – B. The Plea

    Therefore, I petition the bored;
    Referring to section seven,
    First Amendment to the Second
    Law of Diminishing Audience
    To become a standing member
    Or one sitting within sight of
    The          Society        for		
    The          Prevention     of
                 Disabled
                 Poets.
    
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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.

    A Reminder

    While watching for signs that confirm
    The birthing process has begun
    Those who chose to return again
    For personal transformation
    Soon remember their commitment
    To not only be a witness
    During the coming transition
    But also to be of assistance
    To any and all on the Way
    Out of the dark   Into the Light
    
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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.

    A Prodigal Poet’s Plea

    O Muse, are you here?  I traveled
    Many miles to you.  On bended
    Knees I beg forgiveness.  No more
    Phone calls or letters written.  No
    Distance between us.  Together
    We can quickly cross frozen ground
    And safely return to our home 
    Before darkness leads us astray.
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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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