Once again I am here to offer you some reflective poems from my week. This week someone asked whether any of these poems were in print or likely to be. He also suggested they would be good with some music. I tested out that creative possibility and it may work. So I am going to record some and create the backing music and see how it looks. It’s a project that takes time, but I will keep you posted.
Anyway, here are some short pieces. Thanks so much for reading.
Don’t bend and contort the self In an attempt to cope with the world Open so wide you have no edge, no border or boundary… The world, other people, the galaxy and universe All become you, and you them The self becomes a dot in the ecstatic night sky. --------------------------------------------- There is a vastness within us Beyond the small clutching self When we discover it It lights up our lives forever Even when we seem to lose it Still it is there And we seek it and search for it Knowing there is more to life Than we could have imagined. --------------------------------------------- It’s simple All notions of repudiation Or righteous judgment Of either yourself Or the world Must be surrendered To the great unknowing That in itself Will collapse the ego structure. -------------------------------------------- We are being lived By some mysterious invisible intelligence We may call God or the Divine Don't cling so desparately To this idea of me. -------------------------------------------- You will never know How much of yourself You have been giving away Until you come back to yourself. ------------------------------------------ All you really need Is the courage To embrace Every unloved part of yourself Without conditions And the wisdom to know That nothing can touch Your true essence. ------------------------------------------- Sometimes There is so much goodness It is as though The whole universe Is pouring through this vessel This has nothing to do with outer circumstances. ----------------------------------------- There are wounds and traumas Passing unexamined from generation to generation Until they get to you You are where the passing on Of the generational wound Can come to an end That's how powerful you are And how great this opportunity is. ---------------------------------------- You don’t have to be perfect To shine your light of goodness The idea of perfection Is a mental distraction That attempts to keep pain away Throw it out And open up In that opening up Is the light of goodness. --------------------------------------- We are lovers You and I We are the fragrance Of the divine Emanating into existence In essence we are one Yet we also dance Our own dance of love Everyone is God. ---------------------------------------- Thank you for your attention. I wish you well.
Loved the collection. Thank you. Yes, a book would be fantastic! I would like that. Also read /sung with background music would be a good idea. Love and blessings.
Looking forward to the music 🙏🏻❤️