Do you pay attention or listen closely to those who have a fondness for their own voice? Or one who speaks sparingly, instead using the forgotten art of words. Inspiration comes from outside, routed thru the heart, the antenna of the spirit. The mind translates and recites, hoping the words strike a common chord and resonates.Ringing true for those who listen and can find the rhythm and cadence that support but remain hidden beneath.
Life is never what it seems
but just a place of endless dreams
from which you wake when life is done
to find that it has just begun.
When passing to this ethereal zone
you’ll find a place to call your home
amongst all others just like you
where dreams and nightmares all come true.
You’ll link with others of your kind
and share the essence of your mind
for all are bound by common seed
and natural laws that feed our need.
Eternal law of ‘Like on Like’
ensure a common chord you’ll strike
and help to form a collective soul
in Heaven or in Hell’s deepest hole.
So choose your living friends with care
eternally they’re always there,
the choices made within life’s dream
are all exactly what they seem...
Ivor G Davies
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