Life Poetry

Christmas Poem

2011-12-29T17:09:00.001-08:00

THE CHRISTMAS VOICE

REVEREND KURT FONDRIEST

Christmas 2011

The circle shaped man of snow had a human heart they said

The child of a life promise laid in a bed of straw they sang

The winged biblical messengers praising the holiest of all they dreamt of

The old clock of life washing away an old year they

chased

Peace and love in their world is what they hoped

The turning of seasons is what they became

A present from the soul is what they were

In all just being human is what they knew

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Father's Day Poem

2011-06-20T14:14:00.001-07:00

"THE GREAT FATHER"

AND THE CHILDREN OF THIS 3RD PLANET LOOKED UPWARDS

ASKING THE GREAT FATHER

FOR

PEACE

LOVE

UTOPIA

THE GREAT FATHER GAZED ONTO HIS CREATION

WHY HE ASKED

ARE YOU THE ONLY KIND OF ALL MY CREATIONS TO ASK

NEED

WANT

PRAY

BUT MOSTLY OF ALL

FORGET

YOU NEED NOT ASK ME FOR THESE THINGS

BUT

YOURSELVES

ASK AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE

COULD I HAVE SAID IT ANY SIMPLIER

HAPPY FATHERS DAY , 2011

DR. KURTEOUS KITSCH

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2011-06-14T08:42:00.000-07:00

The Candle is lit

Because of the Resurrection, the Paschal candle is now lit.

It will light our path as God sees fit.

No longer will we need to stumble in darkness.

All creation is eternally blessed.

The candle flame is burning bright.

Millions of Pilgrims now walk in the light.

Christ the Alpha and Omega carries the candle.

God chose Christ to be his holy mantle.

The King of Kings illuminated the way.

Christ is the light of endless day.

Christ is the sun that caresses our cheeks.

It is the gift of God for those who seek.

Rejoice greatly for the light is near.

Walk in the light without hesitation or fear.

The light will lead those who stay the course.

Walk in the light without any remorse.

The candle is lit will you carry the torch?

Or will you let stand idly on the porch?

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Surrendering the How

2011-06-11T20:41:00.001-07:00

“Surrendering the How”
by Camille Sanzone
©
May 2004

Surrendering the HOW
sounds like an easy task
not too much to ask;
Surrendering the HOW...
but can I do it NOW?
I am THAT I am,
A part of the Great I AM,
and I think I can...
surrender the HOW, that is,
if it’s not a scam.
Would you like to?
Are you psyched too?
Do you want to surrender the HOW?
Let’s take a look, friend.
Noses out of books then,
and find the place of WOW.
WOW, the capital of OZ,
I wouldn’t lie; it was;
stands for World of Wonder!
Bolts of lightening...please!
Now the sound of thunder!
WOW is where all the HOWS,
once surrendered, live.
It’s where we self forgive.
Are you interested in
surrendering the HOW?
It would mean less worry,
less having to hurry,
and less being sorry.
I do not like to worry.
I do not like being sorry.
Sorry.
“But I want to know how
things could possibly work out!”
I hear you jump and shout:
“GOD, GIVE ME SOME CLOUT?”
OK. I would like some too.
CLOUT, that is.
I don’t need to be a wiz,
but I would like not just a little,
for having just a piddle,
would be like playing a fiddle
while Rome burns...yada yada...
and will not help me solve the riddle.
What riddle?
Surrendering the HOW, of course.
For while it sounds like giving up,
it’s a veritable Living Cup,
the proverbial and valiant white horse.
“Surrender the HOW?” you say.
“I’m not a quitter,
just a dream sitter,
waiting for them to hatch.”
Is it so hard giving up the struggle,
or is it admitting you’re a Muggle?
Ah, therein lies the catch!
I want some Harry Potter magic!
Get rid of all life’s static.
Have all things democratic;
but I would not,
I could not,
wave a magic wand
and all my cares be gone.
You might say, “I’d like it.”
But you would soon see
you’d miss having the satisfaction,
the sense of responsibility.
For while we say
we’d like all our problems solved,
and, at that, in a jiffy,
the thought of losing all the glory
of telling our own little story
sounds just a wee bit iffy.
Surrendering the HOW
isn’t selling out the sacred COW!
It’s saying...I trust
because I must
or I’ll ever be in the dark.
And being in the dark
is no picnic in the park.
In fact, I’d say it’s rather stark.
I want multi-colored socks,
I want to out-sly the clever fox.
I want to live outside the box.
I want to hop on a train of thought
and not have it be for naught.
Surrendering the HOW...
Ah! I get it now.
Do my thing.
Don’t forget to sing.
Take out life’s sting
by removing fear and doubt.
Know that no matter what I see,
the best is yet to be,
and that a higher power
has it all figured out.

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Online Poetry

2011-03-13T23:22:00.000-07:00

All living Things are a Sacrament Divine

All Living things are a sacrament divine.

All living things are a sacrament divine.

Every breath we take is a sacramental sign.

All life is sacred and holy.

Life is in all the beauty we see.

God’s covenant shines on all who breathe.

It is God’s tapestry we weave.

Be kind to all living creatures in need.

Their unconditional love is God’s universal creed.

Animals can be angels in disguise.

This was known by the spiritually wise;

All animals instinctively know a divine presence.

They can sense and feel God’s very essence.

All living things are a sacrament divine.

This is a testament to God’s holy design.

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Online Poetry

2011-02-24T10:53:00.000-08:00

Surrendering the HOW

Surrendering the HOW

sounds like an easy task
not too much to ask;
Surrendering the HOW...
but can I do it NOW?

I am THAT I am,

A part of the Great I AM,

and I think I can...
surrender the HOW, that is,
if it’s not a scam.

Would you like to?
Are you psyched too?
Do you want to surrender the HOW?

Let’s take a look, friend.
Noses out of books then,

and find the place of WOW.

WOW, the capital of OZ,
I wouldn’t lie; it was;
stands for World of Wonder!
Bolts of lightening...please!
Now the sound of thunder!
WOW is where all the HOWS,
once surrendered, live.
It’s where we self forgive.

Are you interested in
surrendering the HOW?
It would mean less worry,
less having to hurry,
and less being sorry.
I do not like to worry.

I do not like being sorry.
Sorry.

"But I want to know how
things could possibly work out!”
I hear you jump and shout:
“GOD, GIVE ME SOME CLOUT?”

OK. I would like some too.

CLOUT, that is.
I don’t need to be a wiz,

but I would like not just a little,

for having just a piddle,
would be like playing a fiddle
while Rome burns...yada yada...
and will not help me solve the riddle.

What riddle?
Surrendering the HOW, of course.
For while it sounds like giving up,
it’s a veritable Living Cup,
the proverbial and valiant white horse.

“Surrender the HOW?” you say.
“I’m not a quitter,
just a dream sitter,
waiting for them to hatch.”
Is it so hard giving up the struggle,

or is it admitting you’re a Muggle?
Ah, therein lies the catch!

I want some Harry Potter magic!
Get rid of all life’s static.
Have all things democratic;
but I would not,

I could not,

wave a magic wand
and all my cares be gone.
You might say, “I’d like it.”

But you would soon see

you’d miss having the satisfaction,
the sense of responsibility.

For while we say

we’d like all our problems solved,
and, at that, in a jiffy,
the thought of losing all the glory
of telling our own little story

sounds just a wee bit iffy.

Surrendering the HOW
isn’t selling out the sacred COW!

It’s saying...I trust
because I must
or I’ll ever be in the dark.
And being in the dark
is no picnic in the park.
In fact, I’d say it’s rather stark.

I want multi-colored socks,
I want to out-sly the clever fox.
I want to live outside the box.
I want to hop on a train of thought
and not have it be for naught.

Surrendering the HOW...

Ah! I get it now.
Do my thing.
Don’t forget to sing.
Take out life’s sting
by removing fear and doubt.
Know that no matter what I see,
the best is yet to be,
and that a higher power
has it all figured out.

by Camille Sanzone

(The Sicilian Dr. Seuss?)

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Life Poetry

2011-02-14T09:19:00.001-08:00

Journey into Jerusalem

He rode on a donkey crowned as king.

He knew what action this would bring.

With Palms at his feet, Hosanna they cried.

All hope for his safety now suddenly died.

They traveled near and far to hear this holy man speak.

He gave a message for those who did earnestly seek.

The Scribes tried in vain to trap him then and there.

The bulk of the multitude didn’t really care.

God’s anointed calmly stood his ground.

Those who understood; the great truths were to be found.

The religious leaders left to orchestrate his demise.

They banded together and formulated their cowardly lies.

In the next few days Christ would suffer and be betrayed.

The greatest human drama was now to be played.

He died, he arose and transcended time and space.

All those who believed spoke with him face to face.

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Thanksgiving Poetry

2011-02-04T08:51:00.001-08:00

Dear Any. As we Know everyday is Thanksgiving. I am all so joyful that this country sets aside a day to Be especially Mindful of what We Truly have to be Thankful for. I am enclosing a Thanksgiving prayer that I can not recall where I got it from. Many Thanks to you for the wonderful work you do that I am so thankful for.

Peace,Light and Joy. Namaste. Eddie Casey

Lord of the Universe, Lord of our being,
Spirit eternal, ineffable Om!
Thou art the Seed and the Scythe of our harvests,
Thou art our Hands and our Heart and our Home.
We bring thee our lives and our labours for tribute,
Grant us thy succour, thy counsel, thy care.
O Life of all life and all blessing, we hail thee,
We praise thee, O Spirit, with cymbal and prayer.

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A Christmas Poem

2010-12-25T09:47:00.000-08:00

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The Nativity is a gift of Redemption

The Nativity is a gift of Redemption.

But few theologians give this a mention.

Christ was born in human form to bring a dark world light.

It was a magical mysterious night.

God had entered in human affairs.

Satan laughed and said, “No one really cares”.

But the fact was God really cared and had to act.

God knew that Light and Love would have its full impact.

He loved his children as any parent would.

He alone knew man and in a small way, man understood.

The heavenly realm watched this divine drama unfold.

The Gift of Redemption could now be told.

God’s divine plan was now set in place.

Redemption is now freely available to the whole human race.

When we think of Nativity, let us think of God’s plan of redemption.

Dwell on the Nativity scene; Redemption is worth a mention.

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Online Poetry

2010-12-21T17:37:00.001-08:00

THE NADA DOCTRINE

("Nada" is Spanish for "Nothing," and the Nada (or Nothing) Doctrine, according to Saint John of the Cross and other Catholic mystics, is the first law for successful contemplative prayer).

Before we start we must empty our minds of any distraction.
We must set in motion a complete and utter union.
Find a quiet place, your very own sanctuary of peace.
Let our daily thoughts decrease.
Seek emptiness and quietness as our quest.
Allow your brainwaves to slowly come to rest.
Visualize an all-encompassing light.
The very presence of the eternal illuminates the night.
Allow the Divine to empower you with action and love.
God is now with you, not faraway or high above.
Pray and speak with purity and humble acclamation.
There is no more discord or derision.
Break through the earthquake, wind and fire.
O still small voice of calm.
Gods voice is the everlasting balm.
The power of the mind and ego has now been sublimated.
You are one with God and God is now with you.
These words are very real and true.
Pray now for God is understanding and active.
To maintain that link we must be vigilant and proactive.
The Life Force of all created worlds is sitting with you.
It is God alone that can make all things new.

(c) Andrew Pell 09/12/10

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Christmas Poem

2010-12-21T16:25:00.001-08:00

A Different Christmas Poem

The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light,
I gazed round the room and I cherished the sight.
My wife was asleep, her head on my chest,
My daughter beside me, angelic in rest.
Outside the snow fell, a blanket of white,
Transforming the yard to a winter delight.

The sparkling lights in the tree I believe,
Completed the magic that was Christmas Eve.
My eyelids were heavy, my breathing was deep,
Secure and surrounded by love I would sleep.
In perfect contentment, or so it would seem,
So I slumbered, perhaps I started to dream.

The sound wasn't loud, and it wasn't too near,
But I opened my eyes when it tickled my ear..
Perhaps just a cough, I didn't quite know, Then the
sure sound of footsteps outside in the snow.
My soul gave a tremble, I struggled to hear,
And I crept to the door just to see who was near.

Standing out in the cold and the dark of the night,
A lone figure stood, his face weary and tight.
A soldier, I puzzled, some twenty years old,
Perhaps a Marine, huddled here in the cold.
Alone in the dark, he looked up and smiled,
Standing watch over me, and my wife and my child.

"What are you doing?" I asked without fear,
"Come in this moment, it's freezing out here!
Put down your pack, brush the snow from your sleeve,
You should be at home on a cold Christmas Eve!"
For barely a moment I saw his eyes shift,
Away from the cold and the snow blown in drifts..

To the window that danced with a warm fire's light
Then he sighed and he said "Its really all right,
I'm out here by choice. I'm here every night."
"It's my duty to stand at the front of the line,
That separates you from the darkest of times.

No one had to ask or beg or implore me,
I'm proud to stand here like my fathers before me.
My Gramps died at ' Pearl on a day in December,"
Then he sighed, "That's a Christmas 'Gram always remembers."
My dad stood his watch in the jungles of ' Nam ',
And now it is my turn and so, here I am.

I've not seen my own son in more than a while,
But my wife sends me pictures, he's sure got her smile.
Then he bent and he carefully pulled from his bag,
The red, white, and blue... an American flag.
I can live through the cold and the being alone,
Away from my family, my house and my home.

I can stand at my post through the rain and the sleet,
I can sleep in a foxhole with little to eat.
I can carry the weight of killing another,
Or lay down my life with my sister and brother..
Who stand at the front against any and all,
To ensure for all time that this flag will not fall.."

" So go back inside," he said, "harbor no fright,
Your family is waiting and I'll be all right."
"But isn't there something I can do, at the least,
"Give you money," I asked, "or prepare you a feast?
It seems all too little for all that you've done,
For being away from your wife and your son."

Then his eye welled a tear that held no regret,
"Just tell us you love us, and never forget.
To fight for our rights back at home while we're gone,
To stand your own watch, no matter how long.
For when we come home, either standing or dead,
To know you remember we fought and we bled.
Is payment enough, and with that we will trust,
That we mattered to you as you mattered to us."

My Christmas poem

2010-12-21T15:35:00.001-08:00

Dear Rev.Amy
Wishing you and your family a very happy Christmas and a wonderful, magical, prosperous 2011.
Wonderful blessings to you.
Rev. Andrew
It's Christmas again

Christmas has rolled around once again.
It can drive the most organized person insane.
Commercially it is a busy time that can cause stress.
With parties and functions there is little time to rest.
The true message is misunderstood or lost.
It is not wonderland with artificial frost.
It represents a new beginning, a rebirth.
God manifested himself on earth.
A time when values changed and love had a voice.
It ushered in new hope, a time to rejoice.
Christmas is a time to greet neighbors and strangers.
This is one of the many gifts of the Manger.
A special time for all of us to reflect,
Animals and pets we should not neglect.
Christmas is the gift of redemption.
Sadly this rarely gets a mention.

© Andrew Pell 19/12/10

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Online Poetry

2010-12-15T15:16:00.001-08:00

Thanking God

DEAR GOD:

I want to thank You for what you have already done. I am not going to wait until I see results or receive rewards; I am thanking you right now. I am not going to wait until I feel better or things look better; I am thanking you right now. I am not going to wait until people say they are sorry or until they stop talking about me; I am thanking you right now.. I am not going to wait until the pain in my body disappears ; I am thanking you right now. I am not going to wait until my financial situation improves; I am going to thank you right now. I am not going to wait until the children are asleep and the house is quiet; I am going to thank you right now. I am not going to wait until I get promoted at work or until I get the job; I am going to thank you right now. I am not going to wait until I understand every experience in my life that has caused me pain or grief; I am thanking you right now. I am not going to wait until the journey gets easier or the challenges are removed;
I am thanking you right now. I am thanking you because I am alive. I am thanking you because I made it through the day's difficulties. I am thanking you because I have walked around the obstacles.

I am thanking you because I have the ability and the opportunity to do more and do better.

I'm thanking you because FATHER, YOU haven't given up on me.

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Spiritual Poetry

2010-11-23T13:24:00.000-08:00

Always You

Before I dream may I hope for You.
Before I long may I reach for You.
Before I judge may I listen to You.
Before I rush may I rest with You.

Before I shout may I call on You.
Before I doubt may I hear from You.
Before I brag may I point to You.
Before I fear may I trust in You. 

Before I act may I remember You . . .
So that in these things, in all I do,
It is not I that am first, but always You.

Guy Finley

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Online Poetry

2010-11-13T13:23:00.001-08:00

The Sea-Limits

Consider the sea's listless chime:
   Time's self it is, made audible, - 
   The murmur of the earth's own shell. 
Secret continuance sublime 
   Is the sea's end: our sight may pass 
   No furlong farther. Since time was, 
This sound hath told the lapse of time. 

No quiet, which is death's, - it hath 
   The mournfulness of ancient life, 
   Enduring always at dull strife. 
As the world's heart of rest and wrath, 
   Its painful pulse is in the sands. 
   Last utterly, the whole sky stands, 
Grey and not known, along its path. 

Listen alone beside the sea, 
   Listen alone among the woods; 
   Those voices of twin solitudes 
Shall have one sound alike to thee: 
   Hark where the murmurs of thronged men 
   Surge and sink back and surge again, - 
Still the one voice of wave and tree. 

Gather a shell from the strown beach 
   And listen at its lips: they sigh 
   The same desire and mystery, 
The echo of the whole sea's speech 
   And all mankind is thus at heart 
   Not anything but what thou art: 
And Earth, Sea, Man, are all in each.

Dante Rossetti

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Online Poetry

2010-10-31T15:25:00.001-07:00

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Oh God, I thank You

I thank You for the opportunity to honor you
I thank You for the healing You have given.
I thank You for this day and every day
that I have for the rest of my life.

Oh God, I thank You
For the little things that You allow us to have
For the goodness that You have given us
and continue to give us.
Oh God, I thank You and love You so much.

Oh God You are a wonderful God.
Please give your gift of peace to the world, now
at this hour and every hour of every day you allow us here.
Be with us in this hour and
at the hour that we pass to Your kingdom.

For you, God are the most wonderful
so deserving of our love in return for what you have given to us.
You, God are most giving, forgiving, and loving God.
Oh God, I thank You forever and ever. Amen.

Many blessings,
Reverend Dr.Stephanie Lynn Smith

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Online Poetry

2010-10-29T17:21:00.001-07:00

MY MASK OF LIFE
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FACES

MIRRORS

ALL AROUND DISTORTED VISIONS

FAMILY ALBUMS

LOST LOVED ONES

LIVING ISOLATED ONES

WHERE

IN ALL THIS FUN HOUSE OF LIFE

DOES ONE FIND

THEIR TRUE FACE

A FACE WE HIDE WELL

A FACE ONLY RAPED BY OUR

INTIMACY

I WANT TO SEE MY REAL FACE

WITH ALL ITS LAYERS OF PEELING HISTORY

MY FACE

YOUR FACE

GOD'S FACE

JUST SHOW FACE

MAYBE IT WOULD HELP THIS HUMAN RACE

THROW THE DICE

WHAT FACE DOES IT LAND ON

FACE THE NATION

COME

YOUR REVELATION

WE ALL DIE IN OUR OWN HOUSE OF MIRRORS

SO BUY WINDEX

AND KEEP THE MIRRORS CLEAN

SO COMES THE END OF OUR LIFE

WHO WILL MAKE UP YOUR FACE

FOR YOUR SUPPOSED EXTERNAL

RESTING PLACE

HAPPY HALLOWEEN ALL!!!!!

Dr Kurteous Kitsch

10/28/2010

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Online Poetry

2010-10-27T13:04:00.001-07:00

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Hidden Darkness

As we sit and ponder

delving ever deeper into our innermost self and heart

we continue to find those hidden places

those dark passages of hidden thought

those places upon which our past relies

those cracking efface's that we had hoped forgotten

we delve into them with regret and hesitancy

these places that we had pushed under

we refused to cry we refused to care we refused to even contemplate

because these things would make us ever weak

they would make us less then who we are

the shores of shame in our own self never once looking back

the waves of torment that we thought not there surfacing time and again

yet to us we knew not that these things were the driving factor

we open these dark passages and hidden corridors of our own soul

there and only there can we deal and derive a more complete understanding

because only there lies the things that make us who we are

there may be no regret because it was at the time of little consequence

but over time like a seed planted it became more and more and larger

like the mighty oak tree growing over the decades

We look upon those thing we must face and come to terms with

which we refused to do at a younger age and realize that many of our ways

have come because of these hidden paths in our heart and soul

Rip open those cracks embrace those things long lost and forgotten

face ourself and then and only then can we face any other.

For those darkened paths begin to brighten

they begin to illuminate the present

they erupt in a beautiful understanding

they join our current warmth and sun and brighten our every day

for now we have nothing to be ashamed nothing to hide no expunged emotions

or feelings that we do not accept and embrace with the love and understanding that

indeed it was what helped mold us into whom we are and then and only then can we face the

NOW

Rev. Charles Goings

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Online Poetry

2010-09-20T02:37:00.000-07:00

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Show The Love

Love brings out the best in you
The hidden beautiful sights
Makes your own goodness
Something fresh and new

Love gives what it wants
Respect, trust and loyalty
It chooses not what it sees
But whether it matters

Love learns to let go
It does not grow resentment
Or hold on to past hurts
Because that dams the flow

Love is not of the mind
It belongs strictly to the heart
So don't look to the mind
To know when love starts

Love is not dysfunctional
It is not twisted into control
Or come wrapped in a fist
That is fear, which kills love

- Tecohe

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2010-09-16T07:22:00.001-07:00

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How glad are they

(A paraphrase of the Beatitudes and a guide to good living)

How glad are they that serve the Lord.

God holds us close with a golden cord.

How glad are they that live in peace.

The creativeness of life can only increase.

How glad are they that do not make war.

It is the lust for power that makes man want more.

How glad are they that respect all life.

They will be protected from earthly strife.

How glad are they who endure hardship for love.

Their reward will come from above.

How glad are they that extend the hand of friendship.

God's best wine will they always sip.

How glad are they that can transcend all religion and race.

They walk with the light of God on their face.

How glad are they that love all animals.

The animals are God's special angels.

How glad are they that peace to man.

They show wisdom and truly understand.

How glad are they who the hungry feed.

It is through God's eyes that you meet their needs.

How glad are they that walk in the light.

They will create miracles beyond delight.

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2010-09-06T21:28:00.001-07:00

BROKEN PLATES IN THE SOUL'S KITCHEN
Universal Life Church

KLINKING

KLATTERING

KLUNK!!!!

OLD PROCELAIN SYMBOLS

A PAST OF LIFE SPIRITUAL JUNK

OH SO RARE

IS THIS FAMILY DESPAIR

OVAL PLATES OF BIRTH AND DEATH DATES

ONLY BECKON ON TABLE CALL

DURING HOLLY FEASTS

OF WINTER

AND

FALL

NO NEED TO KEEP THEM ASHINE

FOR ALL MEMORIES WILL

SHATTER

THY

BELOVED

TIME

by :Dr. Kurteous Kitsch 9/5/10

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2010-09-02T02:35:00.000-07:00

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GRATITUDE

Begin with breathing if lost for gratitude
Something you can assist but cannot create
Follow breath with clarity of thought
A preferred state of mind but not a given

Searching for points of thankfulness?
There are many ways to find them
Starting at the top of your head
And making you way down from there

Do you have an oxygen tank to assist your lungs?
When was it invented? Can you be thankful for that?
Nothing like awakening in the place you slept
And not thrown in the ocean during slumber.

Gratitude is not the hobby of the simpletons
It is the pathway of more delights
If I don't take notice of what I already have
How important could more be?

I can give away what I no longer use to another
Increasing their lot for a while
Leaving room for that which I desire
Making room for the flow that is appreciation
 

- Tecohe

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2010-09-01T07:50:00.001-07:00

Universal Life Church Poetry

Summer's Ending…..

The light you shined upon me,
brighter than a field of fireflies,
Lifted my saddened spirits,
And it opened up my eyes.

A warm breeze passed
Under the starlit sky
Like it carried the answers
To all the times I ever asked "why?"

It left behind a few replies,
To questions I had wondered about...
It blessed me with a mind of faith,
Which swept away my doubt.

This summer's really changed a lot,
My soul feels like brand new;
My heart sings like it should now,
And it's all because of you..

Min. Ron Arrington.

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2010-08-29T10:54:00.001-07:00

ANNE'S TREE
Universal Life Church

66 YEARS OF PAIN AND RAIN

HOW THE YOUNG JEWISH GIRL GOT LOST

IN MY SHADE

NEVER TOUCHING MY BARK

NEVER A SINGLE LEAF

NEVER CLIMBING A SINGLE BRANCH

I STOOD THERE STUCK IN A CEMENT SOUL

RED MARCHING METAL

SCREAMING

LIVES SO INNOCENTLY LOST

NOW I AM WITH ANNE

SHE CAN CLIMB

ONTO MY BRANCHES

WHISTLE THROUGH MY LEAVES

LEAVING BEHIND A HUMANITY

THAT HOPEFULLY

LIKE A STAR GAZED NIGHT

WILL NEVER FORGET

HOW HOPE

CAN CHANGE

ONES ATTIC

IN HONOR OF THE CHESTNUT TREE THAT FELL ON SUNDAY AUGUST 22ND WHICH ANNE SPOKE OF SO MUCH IN HER DIARY. IT FELL ALMOST TO THE SAME DATE IN AUGUST 66 YEARS LATER AFTER THE PEOPLE IN THE HIDING PLACE WERE FOUND .

DR. KURTEOUS KITSCH 8/28/21010

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2010-08-16T09:10:00.001-07:00

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Pathway to God

We are all on a journey to connect with God
Before we embark we wait for God to give a nod.
The roads are many and varied.
Sometimes it can be very scary.
We get lost and cannot find our way.
All we need to do is close our eyes and pray.
Imagine a road that is glowing, a road that sets your heart aflame.
A road where every obstacle you will manage to tame.
A sunlit path that will always shine bright,
A road that will shine in the darkest night,
There are many travellers on this pathway to God.
Some are fast, some are slow, and some are handicapped.
For each individual the contours will be remapped.
The path will always be there for you to find.
All you need to do is simply be kind.
Let the road unfold before you.
You will always find something new.
Some will show derision as you pass on this road of light.
Keep walking; it is not worth getting into a fight.
They do not understand the priceless gift that lies ahead.
On the road you will always be fed.
Travel the path that is unraveling now.
God will show you how.

© Andrew Pell 14/08/10

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2010-08-07T13:35:00.000-07:00

A Few Simple Truths
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1. You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the
wealthy out of prosperity.

2. What one person receives without working for, another person must
work for without receiving.

3. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government
does not first take from somebody else.

4. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work
because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the
other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because
somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear
friend, is the beginning of the end of any nation.

5. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it.

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2010-08-05T16:07:00.000-07:00

BE STILL AND KNOW

Universal Life Church

By Rev. Delores E. Burgess

Originally created on:

February 2, 1997

In a day when I was free; before your essence came to be;

Existed my eternity.

No orb or ripple in my whole; pure energy and light my soul;

Open love foundation goal.

Endless perfect symmetry; balance, peace and harmony;

Now is just my memory.

Curiosity is pure; my nature to expand was lure;

To know myself - my love insure.

Feelings are my power source; communication my resource;

Light the symbol of my force.

Like Adam wanted to relate; cause my source to copulate;

My joy - my image to create.

Big-bang conceive my element; cosmos, matter - my descent;

Birthing life without relent.

Can chaos beget ordered laws? No accident creation's cause;

Spontaneous life comes without flaws.

Subatomic particles; my DNA - my integral;

Blueprint of my oracle.

Endless wombs I reproduce; my nature and my attributes;

The universe create - induce.

Matter is my flesh you see; my thought the power for life to be;

So all that is - is really me.

Universal gravity; symbol of my unity;

Draws your heart to learn of me.

Align all matter to my will; my foundation to fulfill;

Love and life forever seal.

Growing daily in your sight; magnitude both width and height;

Expand with me - be my delight.

Study science, learn to see; connect it with philosophy;

Your heart and mind conceive of me.

Look closely at anatomy; compare it to astronomy;

My beauty and simplicity.

Our bodies young - so much to know; hungering for truth will grow;

The lovers of my life I'll show.

I will keep just what is mine; all my body will refine;

Peace and love and light divine.

Ever growing, never same; evolving perfect to retain;

Negatives will not remain.

Survival of the fittest race; selfless beings I'll embrace;

Comprehend both time and space.

Man's become a problem child; turned away from meek and mild;

Hate and self are running wild.

My proposal is to you; a universe of life to view;

Discovery forever new.

Take your minds out of the small; learn to see how one is all;

To know me is to hear my call.

Like your body - earth your host; appreciate, respect her most;

Protection, care returns your cost.

We all must grow and so must she; changing form more perfectly;

Developing my purity.

If you love life you need not fear; when this world changes gear;

Rejoice with her - don't shed a tear.

Those who use symbology; parallels of love you'll see;

Defining God eternally.

Foundations of your origin; principles of light begin;

To reveal how big I AM.

Spirit, flesh in me unite; new creature will emerge with sight;

My body perfect in my light.

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2010-08-03T16:04:00.000-07:00

THE SONNET

By Rev. Delores E. Burgess

Universal Life Church

A sonnet's power; the heart to feel the tragedies of life.

Eternal bliss, a father's love, the futile goals of strife.

Truth in rhyme, the subtle glance then quickly turn away;

A prophet's voice, a seer's eye, a shroud to ease the pain.

Seductive to the very soul, he knows he'll set you free;

Moving through your secret place, the one you want to see.

In the darkness of your mind, caressing all your fears;

Through your light of hope he flows, the ecstasy revered.

To brush away the hardened stone, the fortress built of shame;

To touch your deepest memory, her bitterness to tame.

The lust to know, the wounds to bear, reality deny;

To teach, console, to reconcile and softly death defy.

Rhythm, movement, harmony, a language of his own;

The word his tool to sanctify, to know you're not alone.

Selfless love not gratified in a soul to claim;

But fulfilled when truth received, for peace and love regained.

The spirit soars, the light of life to feel eternal truth;

Resurrection of the soul, his goal eternal youth.

A poet's heart, a gift he gives, his silent thunder's roar;

His offering, his blood to shed to open your heart's door.

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2010-08-01T16:03:00.000-07:00

I Pray

By Rev. Johny King

Universal Life Church

I said a pray for you today

That God may bless every step

Of the way. As I kneel before thee

Pondering what to say. For how I

Love thee let stars give praise.

I felt the answer in my heart

That's when I knew the healing would start

Love comes in things great and small

And it was through Jesus I found it all.

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2010-07-30T16:00:00.000-07:00

GODIANS FOR PEACE AND UNITY

By Rev. Barry David Ledden

Universal Life Church

What happens next? A cry from all

But who can answer such a call

What happens next can always change

And affect our lives with massive range

Can we be sure, when next we pray?

What next will happen that very day?

One God alone can have this say

The single God that guides us all

Will decide who stands and who will fall

One God would simplify our lives

To alone decide what goes and what survives

His messengers have grown in numbers

This helps us not, it just encumbers

Our world in turmoil, no common way

Too many now all want their say

One title just one single name

Would allow us all to be the same

You pray your way and Ill pray mine

On a different day, or a different time

Your doctrine is still for you to choose

Bible, Vedas or Koran, you will never lose

In Church or Mosque, we sit or kneel

The spirit is what we all should feel

Or the melting point will start to boil

Any chance of unity it will sadly spoil

Godians for Peace and Unity does not divide

Your chosen faith it will still provide

One title for all to use, to save this world for all to share

Subtitles are your chosen path, about this path still be aware

Do not insist your path is the chosen way; we should walk the path that suits each one

Hand in hand with one true goal, till Peace on Earth is said and done

Godians

Peace and Unity

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2010-07-28T15:54:00.000-07:00

THE PRAYER OF A CHILD

By Rev. Barry David Ledden

Universal Life Church

Suffer little children who come unto me

A nicer welcome there needs to be

If I should die before I wake

A thought this child found hard to shake

I pray the Lord my soul to take

A gift any child finds hard to make.

God bless mummy God bless daddy?s fine

But do I have to leave them both behind

Gentle Jesus meek and mind

Now that?s a thought they need to find

Look upon a little child

If when awake a mum and dad are soft and mild

Gentle prayers they need to find

Please leave death and frightening gifts behind

A gentle God with a kind and passionate heart

A much safer place for a child to start

Leave death and crucifixions behind

Until your student has a mature mind.

Godians

World Peace and Unity

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2010-07-26T15:39:00.000-07:00

Create Release

By Rev. Lynda Frechette

Universal Life Church

We are all Holy Loving Children of God

If you agree please nod

This will bring you great peace

If not then it is time for release

It helps to know who you are

No matter where you are, even in a bar

Begin to believe in all the beauty

For this is our duty

When we create a world of love

We can begin to see the world through the eyes of a dove

Then there would be no more war

There would be peace to the very core

Then separate we are not

The young must now be taught

For the spirituality of the future

Will be Super Duper

You will have played a part

We will put the horse before the cart

Be happy now and go in peace

Because now we have created release

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2010-07-24T15:38:00.000-07:00

Blessings of the Goddess

By Rev. C.J. Prince

Universal Life Church

Imbolc:

Blessings of the Goddess

The kiss of dawn shimmers the horizon.

Faeries twitter. Sheep bleet.

Brigit stirs her ancient cauldron.

Across Time, we hear it bubble.

A cross quarter day celebrated.

Forgotten, remembered, renewed.

We dance the path of memory

To thank the Inner Crone.

Spring beckons.

Happy Imbolc: Brigit's Day.

The Goddess doesn't return.

She always was. Is. Here. Now.

-2005 Rev. C.J. Prince

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2010-07-22T15:34:00.000-07:00

If You Could Sit Upon a Star

By Darren Joy

Universal Life Church

If you could sit upon a star

and see the earth from afar

of the lights you would see

One of them would be me

Though not very bright

and not very strong

My heart is half

of a distant love song

Alone without you

the time is like night

but together again

our light will shine Bright

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2010-07-20T15:32:00.000-07:00

Fear Not

By Rev. Louise Riveiro - Mitchell

Universal Life Church

Fear Not

Fear not for those who seek ill of you

For they have closed their minds and hearts to the goodness that is in you

They wish you only sorrow and pain

They fear the light that shines form you and from where it came

Be careful of all around you

Think before you speak and heed what you do

You are the vessal that holds compassion and light

You have been given the gifts of truth and sight

Though you walk among many who envy you

I stand by your side always to defend and protect you

You have my spirit and my heart

And for the rest of your days from you I will never part.

By Louise Riveiro - Mitchell

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2010-07-19T15:31:00.000-07:00

Gift in Present

By Rev. Dr. Ronald P. MacIntyre

Universal Life Church

Gently as I become aware,

I am fascinated by what I see.

A place to call today as present.

A special present I give to me.

I run so far ahead of myself,

which I can see myself up ahead.

Looking aimlessly for a place to stop,

only looking back at myself again.

There I was again, stuck in yesterday.

A time, which had already past.

Then my thoughts see me in tomorrow.

How my time seems never to last.

I overlook an innocent smiling child.

The one that wishes to play.

To forget what was and will be.

To stay in the gift of just today.

So now when I run ahead of myself,

I slow down to catch up to me.

For a gift is always a present.

A present given to set one Free.

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2010-07-18T15:29:00.000-07:00

A Ghost's Poem

By Rev. Gloria Ladd

Universal Life Church

What is death but a word?

A word of dark foreboding in the back

of your minds, waiting to be heard.

That darkness of distress and fear

Taunts you, horrifies you, for you constantly

Feel it there, always much too near.

It's so close that it brutally keeps you

Captive of your belief, and you go through life

Unwilling to accept what is true.

And all but for a word.

There's a continuance far better than life.

Enjoy the nightfall, for you awake to another

Existence, a stranger to heartache and strife.

Death is but a beginning.

We who have gone before you know this other plateau.

We come to you and tell you don't look

For heaven above or hell below.

We who are here have a message to tell,

You are living and living right now, one or the other.

Your joy is your heaven, your sorrows your hell.

Yes we come to you even when,

If you feel our presence, you let fright and

Alarm enter and push us away again.

You say we exist in your imaginations,

That you are afraid, so we come back again to be

Pushed away, for you ignore our explanations.

You do not cease to exist.

And exist is but a word.

Here you will rest and enjoy the surcease

Of the woes of your third plateau. Ours is the promise

Of a better place. It is here you will find your peace.

You rid yourselves of illness of body or mind

As you await your loved ones in this place

Where there's not a thought that's unkind.

Only unconditional love for all.

There is no pain here for you, only for others who

Remain to dread the darkness of the final call.

Labeled harebrained and even insane

Are you who know of our place. Others hold fast

To narrow minds, not knowing what they will gain.

You live, you die, then there is nothing, you say.

Listen! Listen to me!

You should go gently into that good night.

In your sleep there is tranquility, in repose you

Lose all fear. Do not rage against the dying light.

Awake to the glow of a novel permission

To go joyfully into the dying light that gives you

Comfort as your thoughts fill with recognition.

And you finally know, once again, that death is but a word.

What is time but a word?

There is no time where I now reside,

As there once was none in yours. Mankind gave the

Burden of time that fills you with tensions inside.

There are times to live and times to die,

What else is there to know? Times to live and times to die

And then live again, is our reply.

All of you have been here before

In this place where I now reside. Know that you will be

Again and again. It's an ever-revolving door.

Through my door is an interval of bliss

That you cannot recall, but you will not enter into

An unknown realm, for you will recognize this.

It is a perfect place.

And when you return I may not be here,

For to know a heaven and hell, I'll journey back to

Where you are, to the anguish of death and fear.

With hopes of only good deeds,

Of love and compassion I will return to

Once more strive to be one who succeeds.

For most in my plateau must return

To a life where you now reside, and try to be

The best they can, for they need to continue to learn.

The wisdom we've garnered is very frail,

Once leaving it must be held tight lest it be

Lost as the popular beliefs once again prevail.

You now stand there disbelieving what I say.

When I last was a part of your mortal sphere,

I reacted in the very same way.

Death is but a word.

And where, you ask, are the detestable ones?

The murderers and thieves? They are here,

But to them warmth and joy never comes.

They wander amongst us adrift in iniquity,

They are numb, incapable of feeling. They are the

Deplorable ones that cannot even recognize pity.

They will remain here longer as well,

To make a brutal choice of a life to balance their vile

Former selves. For mortal life is the location of hell.

They are despondent and don't wish to return

To a dimension where they know full well they will face

Misery and hard lessons to learn.

They have no option.

Heaven and hell are words you often speak,

Rest assured both are very real, but found only where you

Are right now, not in places you're taught to seek.

Often those among us who wish to stay

Will find such wishing end, as we begin to

Recall the pleasant memories of the mortal living way.

The wish will succumb to a former refrain

When we were where you are, and evoke only the good

Of mortal life, not its abyss of sorrow and pain.

It is an imperfect place.

Life and death, each a revolving door

You forget the other plateau and undergo life's heaven

And hell and think of death as forever more.

And do not want to go gentle into that good night

For we once again forget that death is but a word

And we rage, rage against the dying of the light.

By Gloria Ladd,

inspired by a ghost.

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2010-07-17T15:28:00.000-07:00

A Prayer for Baptism

By Rev. David Vahlberg

Universal Life Church

Lord, let this seeking loved one lie,

Be they Son or Daughter,

In the arms of earth and sky

And blessed bosom of Thy waters.

To forever seek the firmament

Where floats Thy sacred Dream,

And delve Thy rooted Testament

Where holy loved ones teem.

Where Spirit meets both lake and cloud

And sunshine is the Truth

God speaks to us and will not shroud

But gives Eternal Youth.

Rev. David Vahlberg

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2010-07-16T15:27:00.000-07:00

A CANTICLE OF HANDS

By Rev. David Vahlberg

These aching Hands that Heaven heals

So they may Heal in turn;

Two Candles lit into a Torch

Through which God?s powers burn.

Skin color, creed, Religion

In time will matter not

But only God?s deliverance

Through Hands, as Jesus taught.

Folded Hands in quiet Prayer

And Hands which Heal by Touch,

To all Mankind, a Legacy,

Hands may mend so much.

Hands can help a child in need,

Can raise a roof, and plant a seed

Hands can do anything, indeed

Hands may mend so much.

Remember this when times are Dark

And all seems lost to you,

Touch those about in greatest Need,

And know what Hands can do.

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2010-07-15T15:25:00.000-07:00

Create the Truth

By Rev. Ian Godwin

Universal Life Church

Let my mind mold what it might

And my will aid my delight

For only I know what is right

And what's illusion

Invent the world without within

Leave nary room for grace or sin

Create the truth and here again

Avoid delusion.

Rev. Ian Godwin

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2010-07-14T15:24:00.000-07:00

Yet to be

By Thomas Stinger

Universal Life Church

The beauty in a flower unborn

Is the sight of a day not scorned

For there is still tomorrow?s grace

Of a flower that is yet to be placed

For once the flower it seeds

From both day and night it feeds

Remembering yesterday has drifted away

With more knowledge of what will today

And then blossom out of the shell

The colors, florescent to smell

For beauty in a flower unborn

Is just beauty that is never torn

TBS

1/18/05

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2010-07-13T15:24:00.000-07:00

Memories

By Rev. Barry David Ledden

Memories are precious; they have earned the right to stay.

As long as we will need them, we hope they never go away.

Good memories or bad ones are lessons that we all have had.

If you chose to repeat the bad ones, that is very sad.

Stick to memories of value, memories of kindness and memories of love.

Your memories of someone, who may have, been sadly called above.

Use all memories with fondness and use them when you have a need.

These treasured moments last forever and will always be the seed.

They will blossom into stories that often you can share.

With those that missed the contact and may have never been aware.

Save your memories they are the photo album of your mind.

You will never be without them and they are never hard to find.

My Dad was my best memory and my Mum not far behind.

Dad introduced me to humour and my Mum taught me to be kind.

Rev. Barry David Ledden

Godians for World Peace and Unity

www.tradingpost.nu/godians

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2010-07-12T15:22:00.000-07:00

The Searing Pain (the Thoughts of a Fallen Soldier)

By Miranda Trisha Benson

To all of the soldiers that lost their lives in war

The searing pain in my back has taken me to the ground,

A bullet or more just went in.

I hear people shouting,

"Just leave him here, he will only slow us down!"

They say to one another,

I'm the 200th man down.

The searing pain in my head is making everything fuzzy,

I'm not going to live in this world any longer.

Some people live. Most of them die.

The searing pain in my legs is paralyzing me.

I can't feel my toes. I can't feel my hands.

Everything is cold around me

The searing pain has almost gone away,

I can't see any more colors.

Another soldier has fallen beside me,

A bullet through his head.

The searing pain has stopped

And all goes black

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2010-07-11T15:21:00.000-07:00

One Light

By Robert Carucci

~ONE LIGHT~

The cure for the many

Begins with the one

How can you save the world

If first you cannot even help your self

To cure the masses

Let us start within

One light

To burn as bright

As the stars

So as to light the way

For those astray.

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2010-07-10T15:19:00.000-07:00

A Path To The Peak

By Rev. William Webster

Oh, let me live among you

let me show you the essence of who I am

let me uncover the depths of your life

perhaps we will be able to handle one another

discover what God has intended for us

and figure out what our place is

here in the great and growing universe

I stand in the midst of your noble ethos

having devoured manuscripts and stapled packets

I know a central truth lies sleeping in every faith and that when sitting on the head of a pin

you may survey the divine landscape

I see that history works like a ragged dog

licking the wounds of our blood-soaked theology

I try to explain why I tremble for God

why I have never left the land of my mother

I end up buying my neighbor's danger

I live out my menace in a poor context

I am a white boy reading Sonny's Blues

I fight back my tears of communion

I do not want to stain my hand-outs

I think about the Christian presence

ripping to shreds the fabric of foreign culture

seldom acknowledging history or pain

yet even as the grand quilt unravels

there is humility and a sense of second coming

some of us are thousands of miles away from respect

I take off my shoes and open the Bible...

I have no idea how much things affect me

My friends laugh at God and worry about sex

I try to entice them into fervent reflection

To step back a bit and look out beyond

Past the limited picture of what has real meaning

Beyond what is empty and alien and spoken

My friends point to me and whisper..."stranger"

I pray for the Christians in Buddha's land

That there might be moments of dual transcendence

That the void created by Romans and riches

Might collapse in bright flashes of plentitude

That God's circle might come spinning

Giving birth to new cycles of time and space

That angles of geography might become angels

I think about each of the myths we have tried

We foolishly cut them and sever the truth

Carelessly dancing to a fruitless rhythm

But those who trim with a delicate hand

They leave a sharp edge called ritual

And those who point with the left-over shards

Give to the world a gift they call symbol

I try to find meaning through the eyes of another

I write down my visions and give them away

The secret truth in what I have composed

Is betrayed by the world's interpretations

It sings to me its lonely song

And three thousand people come running

We are alone with the rest of God's children...

I recognize life's tension and passion

there is no myth in running from these

God is at work in my non-comprehension

my desires are thwarted by heaven's patience

my intellect tempts me to sell another's patterns

my intuition tells me to sell my possessions

but I possess wisdom and sell my own patterns

I try to repeat the motions that contain meaning

I try to evoke the moods that reflect transcendence

I review the great books I have read

I find new teachers and listen intently

another day comes and I forget the last

so I rely on charisma to carry me through

and secretly reread those magnanimous books

We are all archetypes, we are all Gilgamesh

we are modern spirits in the midst of crisis

our faith bends itself in submission to machinery

as Muslims prostrate themselves towards Mecca

we are god-fearing because we are primal

and as long as we remain unrationalized beings

we will continue to be deeply and absurdly religious

I try to do things instead of become things

I turn my back on my instinct for shirk

above the Lord there exists no other

Jesus and Paul spoke these words together

the prophet Mohammad held similar wisdom

he unleashed the messiah and the apostle within him

and became the most effectual teacher in history

I flee from my own persecution

Tradition, rebellion, and mysticism taunt me

And yet each provides me with alternatives

My mind drifts to thoughts of India

There is a sense of underlying transcendence

The surface of life is water and oil

Both allow for mixed visibility

I have dealt with holy creators and destroyers

And ones who personify their creations

For the first time, I encounter one who is none of these

One who cannot be captured or even named

I am my own reflection

I have discovered within myself

A continuity with mammoth ancient civilizations

I am holding texts I cannot comprehend

I am inspired to doubt my own existence

I see how words are spread and digested

And retain the mists of their essence

Different races claim their noise

And for centuries the resonance is heard

The echo is born into the lowest caste

I am holding two volumes written in Sanskrit

A finger is gently tapping on my shoulder

"that one, tad ekam, that one"

Whose voice could possess such a whisper?

Whose voice could take my breath away?

At my feet lay the Upanishads

The newest fingerprints, the oldest dust

There is an apple with three cores

The first of the cores is entirely liquid

Even the seeds are free flowing vessels

At the heart of the fruit is continuous change

Bite into it and its rutter may be damaged

Still, it will sail beyond comprehension

Regardless of context, it must have a destination

The second of the cores is less fluid

Where it is mobile, it is seldom swift

Actions and effort are seeds of their own

Bearing the fruits of their own performance

They dance inside a volatile theatre

The audience may walk away disquieted

But it can never walk away disconnected

I sometimes forget the third core exists

The rarest in life, it tastes the sweetest

Some say to savor its nectar

Is to liberate oneself from the ego

That in continuing to kill and overcoming false urges

One might bite it again and again

But only in the presence of disciplined gurus

Being conscious, I seldom feel full

My goal is to be alone in my bliss

To know the truth in standing in solitude

To lose myself completely in Brahman

I need division not through being

But through letting myself sample life's secrets

"hello God, I thought it was me"

I am living in sin with my knowledge

I have reached the end of the veda

I have accidentally named the divine

and have stumbled upon three great truths

the first is that I have always been

the second is that I have been too loud

the third is that I have been being you

I realize that it has been said before

that my beliefs sleep silently in my hands

so I devote myself to ritual vision

I cut myself on the sharp edges of transcendence

startled, I awake from a vivid dream

the landscape is clouded by dusk's fingers

the Buddha lies sleeping under a tree

Chinese children invite me into their circle

I join them...to the dismay of my dominant culture

and not to the exclusion of my other communities

one of the children fingers a broken twig

and asks me where my chariot is

I tell her that my driver is on holiday

and has left me to ponder the meaning of suffering

nothing is permanent other than feeling

condition and context are given little credit

I think of my life and surrender to a smile

I think of my friends and see them as essential

but as darkness sweeps over my sleeping head

I think about time and its power to erase

and about how little anyone really matters...

these currents create a false sense of rhythm

from life's springs we are brought up

we ease cautiously toward the suffering of the sea

illusion masks our ignorance until it is exaggerated

our murders are turned into theatrical pieces

we look at our mirrored reflections

and see many things at once

I come upon three paths in the woods

the first is the path of morality

it is straight but on both sides are deep ravines

the second is the path of mental discipline

it is straight but on both sides grow thorn bushes

the third is the path of wisdom

I try but cannot see where it leads

the right understanding is in my left hand

my thoughts are dimly mirrored by my speech

my actions seem to ignore my commands

all my efforts are focused on livelihood

I am mindful not to walk too quickly

but each step requires much concentration

I awake from a dream and a wall surrounds me

I have met many men and women

who are the roots in their own systems

they speak with the tongues of angels

all of their lives they stand in a forest

and are allowed to grow as tall as the others

but if any one of them moves beyond that point

he or she is brought to the earth and cut into pieces...

Some men and women escape persecution

long enough to share what they feel is true

some of them reach their zenith through the Lord

while others journey without ever arriving

and live in harmony along the way

each of these persons has somehow known truth

and none of them avoid the scrutiny of humankind

I try to use nature to effect its own change

my environment has grown friendly and cold

and the people of this land want to send me home

they understand what I am trying to do

they have been trying for all of their lives

I thank them for sharing the universe with me

I shall see them again in the world beyond

A mountain grows in my home town

I stand at the foot of it now

I wonder how I might reach its peak

and that if in choosing different paths

I will alter the vantage point of my destiny

seven people are standing next to me

we each choose a path and begin to climb

I am one quarter of the way into my ascent

the early climbing is the easiest

the forest is thick and the ground is level

I can see nothing but the green of the leaves

many hands help pull me upward

and soon the woods begin to clear

just as quickly, the hands have all vanished

I am unsettled by the present terrain

I live in constant fear of death and falling

I turn my head to absorb the view

my breath is shortened, it hurts to try

I long for the valley, the river and forests

I decide to let myself go

but seven hands are holding me and pulling me upward

I can see the icy perfection of the peak

the winds are singing songs of great beauty

I do not know where my friends have gone

my strength seems to be giving out

I feel as though I am spiraling downward

after what seems like years of rapid descent

I open my eyes and look out from atop the mountain.

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2010-07-09T15:20:00.000-07:00

I Wanted

By Rev. Elise Abraham

When I was very little, I wanted a pony.

Everyday I ate my cereal and said pony pony pony

Please gods, give me a pony

And then I realised that shit needed shovelling

Didn't want a pony.

Bit later I wanted shoes, pretty satin party shoes.

Everyday I did my chores and said shoes shoes shoes

Mother Goddess, give me those shoes

And then I realised that fashion shoes fade fast

Didn't want them shoes.

Next I wanted beauty, I wanted to be beautiful

Everyday I put creams on my face and said pretty pretty pretty

Please Deities make me pretty.

And then I realised that pretty wasn't sexy

Didn't want pretty.

Finally I wanted desirable.

Everyday I thought about my only love, morning, noon and night

Please gods make him love me back

And then I realised he wasn't worth it

Didn't want my love.

In the end I asked the Goddess what I wanted - and She said - "Peace"

I stopped thinking

I stopped asking

I realised

I want nothing, but...

Peace.

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2010-07-08T15:18:00.000-07:00

Free In The Moment

By Rev. Dr. Ronald P. MacIntyre

As he cries upon my shoulder,

Tears gently touch the heart.

Tear away the hidden shield,

Just longing to feel a part.

Hold closely to live in the now.

Be a part of who you are.

Travel to the outer limits.

Travel to go so far.

No limit within ourselves.

Love being a beautiful tender touch.

Race towards the Heaven.

Race towards so much.

Slowly feel the now.

Slowly facing me.

For now is how I am.

The moment that sets me free.

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2010-07-07T15:15:00.000-07:00

Lover of Life

By Rev. Dr. Ronald P. MacIntyre

Everybody wants to be a lover of life.

Divided by what they see.

Everybody wants to be a lover of life,

Looking for what sets them free.

Angels, Masters and Divinity, this is what we seek

Nothing matters, much is seen, close your eyes to see.

Caring beyond what we care for,

Always looking for that destiny.

Everybody wants to be a lover of life.

Looking for that sweet destiny.

Beyond a doubt we close our hearts,

Due to what we see and do today.

Broken promises of nothing to lose.

Always looking for the right thing to say.

Hear the heart of who we are,

Looking for destiny.

Everybody wants to be a lover of life.

Searching for what sets them free.

Everybody's a lover in life.

Choose your own destiny.

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