POEMS
Notes to Self
I like to sing like a bird likes to tweet.
Give me a beat, and I’ll dance down the street.
Melody, harmony, chorus, or band,
Whatever’s at hand, improve or planned.
When I haven’t a song in my throat or my head
I have a song in my heart instead.
If Not In My Heart
Oceans primeval course through my veins
Breath of the wind maintains my soul
Fire of the sun my life sustains
Ores of the Earth make me whole
How can it be we are one and the same
Waves on the surface, silence within
Where can we go and not be a name
While DNA proves that we are all kin
We write, we talk, we chat, we speak
How is it possible to share a word
When what we see is so unique
Can we ever really be heard?
Limbs have a joint
Motion has force
Lines have a point
Do we have a source?
What distinguishes strength and power
Is a drop of the sea less than the ocean
How can one separate fragrance and flower
Can a thought be held with no emotion
Youngsters and elders and all in between
Around the wheel of life careen
How is it possible we all relate
Is it just a quirk of fate
Where is the forest if not for the tree
Where is the space that keeps us apart
Where is the hive if not for the bee
Where is Creation if not in my heart
A Place Where We Belong
Out where the wind is calm and still
And into the space where my breath is nil
There’s a place of belonging
Where we’re all connected,
there’s no more longing
just love overflowing,
no wish to fulfill.
Deep in the ocean without ripple or rill
And here in my heart so quiet, tranquil
There’s a time of beginning,
Of birth, creation,
No prior causation
Only dawn of awakening
Creativity’s thrill.
In the silence of moonlight high on a hill
And in my consciousness growing until
There’s a place of all knowing,
Where truth is abiding
There is no more hiding,
Only Being becoming
All that is, is now, and all ever will.
Love Is Stirring
Love’s a throbbing pulsing
A warm upwelling, a mellow melting
Love’s a swelling of heartfelt emotion
An appreciative sentiment of grateful devotion
Love’s harmonious family kinship
A spark of friendship, the flame of courtship
Love’s a caring, kindness, concern
Giving someone else their turn
Love is quiet chemical connection
The tingling of honest and true affection
Love’s the sharing of rippling laughter
Or joyous, immutable heavenly rapture
Morning Benediction
Thank you God for this day
For golden sun who lights our way
For strength and health, work and play
For wisdom, beauty, introspection
For all who guide and give direction
For Earth and sky, wind, and waters
Fire within, sons and daughters
With love we rise, at peace we rest
And by your grace we do our best
With all our thanks, it is so.
So we grow. This we know.
Dream
Dream a dream
Consciousness wide.
Fill it with joy
beauty and pride.
Make it be big
from deep inside,
Rippling with power,
potentials untried.
Set your intention,
let nature provide,
Let it go gracefully
all doubts aside.
Wait with a patience
only God can provide.
Watch it unfold
with love as your guide.
Angels Dance
Angels dance in early spring.
On barren land they flit and sing
awakening each sleeping sprout
to greet the sun and stand up stout.
Angel tears send summer shower
to comfort leaf and bud and flower
through warming wind and drier days
with leaves unfurled and blooms ablaze.
Angel praise unfurls in fall
to bless the harvests big and small
and prod the flowers to spread their seed
to winter rest and those in need.
Angels watch in winter keep
in silence still, profound, and deep.
They hold in prayer each mighty tree,
tender stalk, and you and me.
Snow
Wafers of light filtering down
blanket the land, gracing the town.
Floating to earth, adorning trees,
Falling gently, blown on the breeze,
Drifting softly, silent and mum,
they whiten earth ‘till spring has come.
Stay Tuned
To life there is a harmony,
a blended synchronicity
reciprocating endlessly,
a colorful diversity,
and underlying unity.
To be in sync spontaneously
and hum along continually
in tune and strong effortlessly
all day long perpetually
can make my life be heavenly.
To wake refreshed with energy
and act in faith authentically
speaking with sincerity,
and resting in tranquility
is what I aim for daily.
Transcending
Beyond all thoughts there’s a shimmering sheen
where knowledge is pure, no words intervene.
Benefic, pacific, unforeseen,
honor the light with a primordial paean.
In bliss everlasting and body serene
rest there in peace with consciousness clean.
Brain waves coherent, awareness pristine,
know all that is, will be, and has been.
Beyond the mire of Maya’s screen,
find Heaven and Earth and all in between.
From Dust I Spring
Sparks in golden glow
bedazzle my half-closed eyes.
I praise the sunrise!
Foreigner
I opened the door.
It was just the street traffic.
I felt so alone.
Tending to Time
In youth, grow food crops.
Build the body. When elder,
flowers salve the soul.
De-scission
To consciously be
or merely to seem to be —
that is the question.
Wound Healing
Life’s a theater
of operation. Within
we’ve the Great Surgeon.
First Spring Rain
First rainfall this spring
drops and runs in rivulets
like my streams of thoughts.
Water Cycle
Oceans vaporize.
Condensed droplets crystallize.
Snowflakes glide to earth.
Buried Treasure
We found what we sought
beyond space/time, body/mind, thought,
senses, pride and ought.
Twilight
Twilight comes softly,
gentle on the clock. Shadows fall.
Darkness settles in.
Hopes and Schemes
When life is a maelstrom, may we rest at the center.
When life is a cyclone, may we be at the eye.
When life is a riddle, may we find a mentor.
When life gets us down, may we learn to fly.
So Be It
May all in happiness dwell.
May all who are ill be well.
May all who are bound find release.
May all who are stressed find peace.
The Great Leap
Now that we are on the mend,
joys we share and fears we fend.
Tears we shed and prayers we send
as we gauge each passing trend.
Peace and love together blend
as home to Unity we all wend.
That’s America To Me
Springtime green, autumn beauty
Winter snow, and summer sea,
Maple, oak, hickory
Rose, gardenia, lily
Field, forest, ecology
Plants, critters, biology
Farm, church, and factory
Mall, university
Boston, Amherst, Raleigh
Fairfield, Lake Shandelee
Chicago, Bethany
Baltimore, Boone, D.C.
Maine, Vermont, Missouri
New York and Hawaiʻi
Hopi and Cherokee
Navajo and Apache
Land of hope to someday see
Freedom, peace, and unity
Amity, prosperity
Justice and equality
Fraternity, fidelity
Variety and harmony
Home of opportunity
That’s America to me
Baystate West At Its Best
Baystate West is at its best
When eagles come back to nest.
When salmon spawn and shad return,
And forests fill with leaves and fern.
When summer sun warms lake and land,
And kids build castles in the sand.
When autumn trees in every hue
Create a splendid, stunning view.
When winter scenes of Currier and Ives
Make memories lasting all our lives.
When are we at our best?
In all four seasons we are blessed.
My Mental Snorkel
As sun and wind above the sea
Burn and blow I want to be
In the ocean to look and see
Into the water below me.
I don my mask before I swim
And hitch my snorkel to its rim.
As such I turn from sky with glee
For I can breathe effortlessly.
Just so when senses grip my mind
With all the power of their kind
I turn within with thought refined
To think my mantra as I’m inclined.
I’m led to a field of endless bliss
By a kind of mental kinesis.
I open my eyes to go from this
To an inner/outer symbiosis.
Seeds of the Heart
Deep down inside are seeds of the heart.
To nourish them properly, here's how you start.
Turn within. Resonate.
Dive inside. Meditate.
Guidance is present beyond thought and will.
Listen patiently. Learn to be still.
Discern what is best with an ear and a glance.
You will be blessed. Give it a chance.
Let There Be Beauty
Creator of all, Your wisdom transcends.
Mother Divine's love never ends.
You bring us joy, courage, peace.
You heal our ills and bring release.
Your presence and power reside within
Surrounding, protecting through thick and thin.
Each day in our lives may we not be remiss
To bask in your beauty, balance, and bliss.
To live in your grace and walk in your way
Is what we ask and what we pray
A New Year's Involution
May green boughs waft their scent aloft
and crystal snow fall pure and soft.
May the moon cool inner and outer space
and silence bless the human race.
May the flight of the eagle and song of the dove
remind us that we are one in love.
May thoughts be light and heaven be near
as together we welcome a grand new year.
OTHER POEMS
For the beauty of the Earth
For the grandeur of the sky
For the wonder of our birth
For all that sprout, swim, walk, and fly—
Gratitude, Gratitude, Love
Lots of change, yet still we’re friends.
Always change. It never ends.
But in the “always’ and the “never,”
Perhaps something lasts forever.
As buds open, petals unfurl,
each calyx uncoils, corollas uncurl.
Beautiful blossoms stretch to the sun.
Bees sip nectar. New life's begun.
Fruit ripens. Seeds disperse
in annual cycles yearly rehearsed.
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