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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 … Continue reading
Paths I, xi
Once beyond the cyclic madness We view the pinnacle ahead, Giving thanks for not being listed Today among the living dead, Or those falling in their gladness To the games of the charlatan. Embody the ever eternal flame Uncoiling the … Continue reading
Paths I, x
The paths pitfalls are ever near Blinding direction’s future goal, For without flowing purity We greet the all engulfing hole And don ego’s conquesting spear. We pause at the unmarked crossroads For our daily meditation And gain the strength and … Continue reading
Paths I, ix
Various books of scripture lay For our opened eyes to see, A testament from all cultures Of the world that is to be. In spectrum’s spiritual array Peoples of all colors and creeds In silent reverence converse, Warning of temptation’s … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
Paths I, vii
The cherished balance eludes us As the scales tip from right to left; Again we are disoriented, Vacillation leaving us bereft. This chosen path of exodus From a life of material gain Is often hazardously steep; Methodically it must be … Continue reading
Paths I, vi
Is the heaven we seek beyond, Or a divine flame within us? To reach out, grasping distant star Is opening the heart to trust In a divinely loving bond. The seeds of immortality In each individual soul Lie dormant, to … Continue reading
Paths I, v
In glimpses of light at tunnels end We gain the strength to persevere Our night’s desolate darkness And ebb the flooding tide of fear. The depths of despair we transcend With newly acquired eyes for sight And become immersed in … Continue reading
Paths I, iv
Love of one can be a vacuum, An entangled web zealously spun That locks into the narrow sphere The unity that is illusion. When the union grows we resume Our direction and walk not crawl Up the path to find … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
Paths, I, ii
We progress beyond thoughts of one Inwardly growing hand in hand. The sprouting seeds from ego’s hub Bring forth trees in desolate sand To light the path beyond the sun. Together we greet the new day Outwardly radiant, and purge … Continue reading
Paths I, i
I leave the world of thoughts supine! To see the twilight of desire Mirrored in the changed face I meet Helps reduce the heat of passion’s fire While dwelling anew beyond time In a vision’s view of beauty rare. Through … Continue reading
Groundhog Day
Who can distinguish night from day In the twilight of history? Does this dull light signal nights end, Or only the last light of day? Some believe the sun will soon rise To reverse the flow of darkness, While others … Continue reading
found in Collected, Dream Fragment 19
The Dream Shelf
Reenter the Closet of Thought; Sift through the forgotten debris Left during many years of life, And locate that special item Buried somewhere on the Dream Shelf.
found in Collected, Dream Fragment 19
Dream Fragment 33
He disengaged hands Feet from cross and nails Easing pain down to the floor Stumbling stretching walking Through chapel doors down steps Merging with the swirling snow And scurrying Christmas crowd Shopping up down Main Street
found in A Year in Hope, Collected, Dream Fragment 19
First Snow
Unable to find restful sleep I quickly open the closed blinds And await the season’s first snow With youthful anticipation. This morning one reluctant leaf Barely clings to the cherry tree As it gently sways to north winds Blowing Snow … Continue reading
found in A Year in Hope, Collected, Dream Fragment 19
Empty Garden
Yesterday, the thought, if imaginable, Would have been quickly dismissed. Yet today, I know and can feel A complete Emptiness in my head; And at this moment, begin to wonder Whether I should attempt to fill it With something new … Continue reading
found in A Year in Hope, Collected, Dream Fragment 19
Unsung May
Inside the morning rain The summer heat of May Departs on the wind Whipped white capped lake. Hail Dancing to thunder, falls Through the sky cracking Lightning striking afternoon To scatter fragile petals Over white grass. Green stems
found in A Year in Hope, Collected, Dream Fragment 19
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 reading
found in A Year in Hope, Collected, Dream Fragment 19
Driftwood Daydream
Fifty-seven winters I have perched on this coast, To watch the tide rise up Only to fall again. I gawk at you bipeds Gawking at me in awe, When my outstretched wings touch The distant horizon.
found in Collected, Dream Fragment 19
Nineteen Ninety One, May Day V
V Shattered and scattered: Our Founding Fathers have suffered another death. Their dusty bones can be heard rattling throughout The late twentieth century democracy That allows science and technology to run amok, Finally destroying any recognition of their Dream.
found in Collected, Dream Fragment 19
Nineteen Ninety One, May Day IV
IV The Storm’s unseen terror has finally abated, Yet chill winds still blow around the planet. Except prayers to a savior arriving in the clouds Or a welcome to beings from distant galaxies, Jingoism’s omnipresent message Offers little, if any, … Continue reading
found in Collected, Dream Fragment 19
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 … Continue reading
found in Collected, Dream Fragment 19
Nineteen Ninety One, May Day II
II In agitated exhaustion, we come Seeking Ocean’s restless rejuvenation. During the wailing Pacific gales Undertows and high, ripping tides Reclaim real estate by the acre In an attempt to provide safe haven For some of this continent under siege.
found in Collected, Dream Fragment 19
Nineteen Ninety One, May Day I
I Shattered: The Storm’s despotic wind Blew the unsecured door open, Forcing the crystal globe vase From its sacred mantle altar. Frenzied rodents, finding no food, Deposit lines of droppings in disgust Among the trampled stems and petals.
found in Collected, Dream Fragment 19
Kalaloch Midnight
Day and night, mist Drizzle and fog. The tide comes in, The tide goes out. Land. Ocean. Grey Mirror images Roaring, boiling Raw, chattering Minds to Silence.
found in Collected, Dream Fragment 19
Atlantis Revisited
All these deluded attempts To dwell, either in past Or future illusory times Of lives importantly lived Only fill diviners’ coffers.
found in Collected, Dream Fragment 19
Dream Fragment 11
Between blanket and moon Exhausted stars vibrate On this excited flesh Burning over passion Fulfilled and expectant Sensing an angel’s touch From digits descending Through heavens reflection Continue to “July Morning”
found in A Year in Hope, Collected, Dream Fragment 19
The Prophetic Wind
Children of the Barbarian: Your days may seem without number, But can be counted nonetheless. By worshipping gods of progress Your essence has been forsaken. When this Truth is comprehended The sudden, outraged reaction Will not halt the polluted flow … Continue reading
found in Collected, Dream Fragment 19
Dream Fragment 8
Nightly swaying darkly Through catacombs of sleep Subterranean lives Repeat mumbled questions To echoing mirrors Answered by meteors Showering broken glass On the highway of hope Continue to The Promise
found in A Year in Hope, Collected, Dream Fragment 19
Night of the Living
Waking late from the living death, I ran naked through moonlit fields. A barefoot bath in morning dew Reminded me: I am Alive, And not bound by the common dream. Do not hide behind distant cloud Or slip past the … Continue reading
found in A Year in Hope, Collected, Dream Fragment 19
Perseid Meteor Showers
Leaving the glare of city lights, We drove on dusty mountain roads Into valleys, over passes, Up and down, winding and climbing, Far above, then past the river That carved this part of the world.
found in A Year in Hope, Collected, Dream Fragment 19
Through Pisces to Aquarius IX
IX Modern day Luddite warriors, Fight not for the jobs you have lost. Tune out, unplug, and awaken From the techutopian dream To join battle late in the day For the Soul of Humanity.
found in Collected, Dream Fragment 19
Through Pisces to Aquarius VIII
VIII The door closed to his apartment, After we shook hands as before; Yet despite all the small talk shared, I knew that I had said little To help him understand my world. One day I’ll return to visit This … Continue reading
found in Collected, Dream Fragment 19
Through Pisces to Aquarius VII
VII Techutopia promises Love that can only emanate From the mind and not from the soul. This love of things or position Is pornography from the dead To a dying humanity. The new scriptural messages, Read from the pulpits of … Continue reading
found in Collected, Dream Fragment 19
Through Pisces to Aquarius VI
VI He continued with the story Of his latest business venture, At times interspersed with phone calls Or news of family and friends. I wanted to mention the awe Of first seeing the northern lights And their frenzied undulations; At … Continue reading
found in Collected, Dream Fragment 19
Through Pisces to Aquarius V
V Ones and zeros. Zeros and ones. In proper combinations, Our loved ones become the graphics On ever faster computer screens. All problems can be solved with more Available information; Efficiency becomes the key To a positive bottom line. Compute … Continue reading
found in Collected, Dream Fragment 19
Through Pisces to Aquarius IV
IV We both knew it had been some years Since we spent much time together. There were many stories to tell And so few hours to get all said; Yet I wanted to share my joy Of living near mountains … Continue reading
found in Collected, Dream Fragment 19
Through Pisces to Aquarius III
III The seeds of empty promises Soon sprout a shallow happiness That flowers as despairing rage In those benefiting the least From material convenience. Cities violently erupt, Becoming harbingers of fear That quickly spread throughout the land.
found in Collected, Dream Fragment 19
Through Pisces to Aquarius II
II Hiroshima! Nagasaki! The bomb explodes inside the mind, Imprinting the horror within Each living and unborn psyche.
found in Collected, Dream Fragment 19
“Once Again”
Once again; Back to the hub, Back to the center. Drop all pretense, Remove those masks. Take a look in the mirror; Honestly, Nakedly.
found in Collected, Dream Fragment 19
Dream Fragment 5
Smartly dressed in red and black The ants climb the green stalks Slowly circling and circling To coax a tightly wrapped bud Open for the hidden pink Gift of a peony sun Rising over the green mountain Of my flowering … Continue reading
found in A Year in Hope, Collected, Dream Fragment 19
In Praise of Living
I have awaited the moment When you honestly thought of Living And not dying before your time. That this idea bloomed in winter With no trace of snow on the ground, Or small patches of blue sky seen Through the … Continue reading
found in Collected, Dream Fragment 19
The Promise
As a constant reminder I taped a yellow And a blue crocus To the inside of my head Continue to Night of the Living
found in A Year in Hope, Collected, Dream Fragment 19