In the twilight's glow,
Whispers of the ancients rise,
Stars weave fate's own thread.
Cloaked in silver mist,
He walks where shadows converge,
Guiding lost souls home.
With every heartbeat,
The earth hums a sacred song,
Life's pulse intertwines.
My beloved star,
In the shadows of new stars,
Always keep on shining!
You have yet to meet your dusk—
Quiet hope among the night.
consciousness is neither knowledge or wisdom
developing within oneself via detachment
self-observation, reflection of thoughtforms
realisation of impermanence rise
egolessness is fabric of consciousness
grounded in strict discipline, morality
strong effort, charity, calming tolerance
consciousness takes one from gross reality
rooted in sense life into subtle realities
rooted in sublime
purification of mind contents result
process usurps mental realm for direct perception
sees truth as it arises in the moment
enables ability to see from all angles
wide deep scope of various existences
results in tolerance true
complete peace and equanimity of mind
purer the mind, the purer the consciousness
when all reactions dissipate freedom births
transcendence into absolute consciousness
alpha and omega connects in circle
this our task, determinations, our liberation
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Leave me never or passively quit,
Love is a wave running through our core.
I know, I am full only when you are near.
When you stray far from me, I feel so sore.
All brilliant colours do eventually fade
But your shine stays eternally as of moon in my sky.
My heart goes wild with a love so mad
Come down, don’t stay like a star up so high.
In jubilation, keep love munificently nest
If you allow, I will set up all that suits your whim,
And wrap you in love’s shawl, cozy and warm.
In the lake of joy, like a pair of swans, we shall swim.
Balmy care descends eternally flowing
My love for you is deep, a love you will feel.
My body, mind and soul- I shall give them all.
Also, my warm presence that can calm and heal.
Abiding breath convicts disciples, encouraging faith.
God’s Holy Spirit indwells all believers
revealing sin, righteousness and judgment.
"Vengeance is Mine," note what our Lord saith.
Grace, humility, integrity, joy, kindness, love
expose the true nature within a trusting person’s
heart and mind who wants to please his Savior.
Jesus promised to return as King from heaven above.
Man’s natural obedience prods quickening resident Spirit's
comfort, to forgive, to guide, and to dislose heaven’s secrets.
This should compel a Christian to share God’s truth
in sincerity, though some rebels refuse to hear it.
Truth - unveiling vitality with x-rays yielding zeal.
The Great Physician can read man's very soul
as does our all-knowing, all-powerful Father.
God recognizes which of His followers are real.
DUST PIXIES INSIDE GRANNY’S CEDAR CHEST
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Amidst the ancient whispers of timeworn wood,
underneath time and the cedar’s scent
a gathering of dust pixies flutters, luminescent.
adventurous, bubbly, curious, daring, effervescent.
Their xerophytic murmurs fill the attic air;
dancing on sunbeams upon gossamer wings,
these aerial acrobats ballet on dust motes illuminantly.
flecks glimmer, hundreds invade jubilantly.
Prismatic creatures of color, lively as summer’s breeze,
they celebrate the dust, mundane
journeying through mystical realms where they reign.
kaleidoscopic, luminous, microscopic, numerous, opulent.
Zipping back into the cedar’s shadows,
innocent guardians of memories hide in forgotten linens,
their fleeting glimpse of magic locked away.
playful, quirky, restless, synchronous, twinkletoes
her auburn hair spins out as she flails around the studio
dancing with the largest of the wolves, because she can
wild knows wild, and they are definitely both earth animals
The he-wolf is not the alpha, but a mighty fine dancer
His enormous legs are prancing during this tango
They circle each other with light steps, not making eye contact
Both have amber eyes, his are huge, with deep brown centers
Hers have touches of silver and green in the corners
The audience holds their breath, waiting for the finale
Hoping it will not involve teeth or blood or death
I'm more watery than women
under the skin
altho' my body's composed
of 6 chemical elements within
and all that remains
to go with the flow
is approx. 60% H2O
and the gravity of the situation maintains
if I stand
on my head or hands
or do cartwheels
(head under heels)
(tho' I prob'ly shouldn't oughta)
on the cranium I'll have water
(hydrocephalus)
then again who knows
how else would I experience
some of those
cerebrum faves
alpha beta delta theta
brain-storming waves
G-enesis
E-stablished
N-ature's
I-nitial
L-andscape
Y-oung
N-ever
S-aw,
E-xpecting
L-ord
G-od's
A-pocalypse
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Monocrostic (Birthday of Genilyn O. Selga)
Kid, states is paid
Tapped your hand pad out
No grissle on the iron
Steam tears of fear
Preposterous approval
Applicants endure sub traction
Textworth of link sis
Under obligated
Your sheath
Envelopes back paying crime rent
A certain surge
A journey unseen
Embracing response
Need and Desire
Write on
Moment was right
Didn’t understand what was happening
Inspiration expelled like an electrical charge throughout my entire body
Never felt like that before
It was like I was under a spell
Words and sentences transcended
Poet within
Bitten alpha became written
Word doors opened
Sentences were shouting the testimony
Honest and true
Anecdote notion
Bitten Alpha encouragement like a hidden portion.
dull dank December day - devatation's depression decends
December 25 Praises to God Bible Meditations Based on Revelation 1-3
Key Verse – Revelation 1:8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
PRAISE BE TO GOD FOR HE IS
THE ALPHA AND THE OMEGA
Praise be to God for He is the Alpha and Omega along His:
Faithfulness in flourishing our faith
Fervency in fueling our fortitude
Freedom in forgiving our foolishness
Firmness in framing our foundation
Festiveness in filling our futility
Revelation 2:18 Praise be to the Lord for having eyes
like unto flame of fire, searching our hearts against:
Pride by His power
Prejudice with His prudence
Perversions along His perfection
Pessimism toward His purpose and plan
Preferences upon His principled precepts
Revelation 3:3 Praise be to the Saviour for
knowing our works with our:
Experience but dry in service
Exposure but dirty in saintliness
Example but defiled in sacrifices
Existence but dead in spirituality
Exaltation bestowed by His salvation-security. Amen!
December 25, 2024
The beta's always been better,
Even when the alpha is tougher.
Treating me like I’m lucky to know you
when you are so lowly I’d rather be lonely
here is a treat that I’m happy to show you
you’re in my life and then do not know me
deluding yourself in the view of your ego
believing your better when you’re not my equal
not saying I’m good but you are just evil
thinking you’re better than all other people
the world is a forest and you are a gibbon
you see very little when senses sense within
oblivious to all whilst selfishly driven
you think you’ve got talent you must be kidding
a child walking where adults are found
unaware of what is found all around
believing yourself through words you sound
challenging people that will knock you down
the ignorant bliss that you use as a shield
you’re French at Agincourt found dead in a field
what you have’s visible and clearly revealed
you’re mentally ill with belief you are skilled
offering nothing but a personal dream
of something you’re not and have never been
of someone you think you are nobody’s seen
thinking you’re alpha when you’re Mr. Bean!
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