Lost in delusion and wandering blind
Seeking the truth was a quest to find
Stumbling aimlessly each chaotic day
Sifting through teachings that seemed the way
The maze was tough with years of dead ends
Each path seemed right until the bends
But something was missing at each turn
Deluded truth was all that was learned
Yearning for the enlightened way
Made it agonizing for the earth stay
Then a door opened for the truth to be known
Great Universal Law of Falun Dafa was shown
Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance is the law
That keeps one rising within the Buddha’s Fa
Be truthful to self with heart and mind
Care about others, be compassionate and kind
Each mountain of hardship will dwindle away
With tolerance and patience endured each day
Cultivating back to one’s true-self begun
By reading, Falun Dafa’s wisdom in Zhuan Falun.
She tried to stay in good spirits
but each Christmas the heart grew numb
she waited - Anticipated
but true love never did come
The body grew old and weary
the bones did rattle and shake
her hope did dwindle away
and the heart did finally break
Waiting & lonely for so many years
wishing and hoping for Love
sadness entered her soul
until she entered heaven above
Now she can celebrate Christmas
her waiting days are done
surrounded by her loved ones
her days now bright and fun.
Before the mirage of this world
bid you walk through it,
that mind you were in
chose to be
what you chose to see.
Mankind did not evolve
it was self-created.
If humanity collectively
chose not to exist,
or to dwindle away
it would.
If you alone choose
for this world to be heaven
you can prophesize it
into being,
all the rest of reality
would bend to your will.
We were given dominion
over heaven and hell,
over all things unreal,
for all is an idea
we make true.
and your young men shall see visions and your
old men shall dream dreams.
—Acts 2:17
She stood unflinching,
a silver figure in the heart of a waterfall.
I gazed in wonder
my frail form shaken by the roar.
A winged lion flew out of the raging rapids
its outstretched claws plucking me off a high ledge.
Carried upon a disappearing sky
I thought of my son
how he foresaw this dream of mine.
Now in my infirmity she returns to me
incased in an argent fire.
I knew then that we had delivered a child
who's spirit would melt this iron kingdom
and I then must dwindle away.
Your mother has grown younger
you are ageless.
Now you look from a shining mirror
seeking an aged
long spilled seed.
Hope's a lady, a wish, and a prayer,
offering endless possibilities.
She's dressed in hand-me-downs, frail and threadbare,
spun from fears and responsibilities.
She visits the hearts of both old and young,
often appearing as a last resort.
And She has been dubbed a slip of the tongue,
an Angel, and a fantasy escort.
She's stubborn and not known to disappear,
although sometimes She may dwindle away.
And yet, if summoned, She will reappear
when life's calamities come into play.
A granter of wishes, She sets the stage
with anticipation, magic, and trust.
And in the book of life, She turns each page:
She's hung around since we were formed from dust.
Drinking
Dreaming
Cursing like a sailors
Telling lies
And more lives
And more lies
Until the lies run out,
The drinks run dry
And when the drinks run dry
The people dwindle away
The tree gets empty
And then silence is heard.
No cussing
And telling lies
Talking trash
And evil kicks in
But hold on there partner!
What will this benefit them?
What lessons are being learned?
The drinking of the '40
And the gin and juice
And the prophet-lying and
Crucifying each other
Telling what 2 kiss
How 2 kiss and kiss my---
Need I say if the Good Lord comes back now?
What will you say?
"Well I was at the tree Lawd just chillin'."
And when He say He don't know you
Then What?
You were my sunrise and sunset,
I was so happy that we had met.
I loved the way you paid attention to me,
you made me feel loved, like a rare beauty
But somehow the tide changed,
we went from lovers to being estranged.
I went from being enough,
to a place of not enough?
When was it that you fell out of love?
You were my precious gift from up above.
I wanted to know your new lady?
Because you were acting shady.
I’ll eventually be ok with you not loving me anymore,
I need to know the reason you walked out of the door.
I wasn't prepared for your sobering explanation,
when you told me why you left I wanted it to be
my imagination.
You left because you didn't want me to watch you
dwindle away,
but I wanted you back no matter how dark the day.
It’s been two years now it was a sad sunset,
and I’m forever grateful that we met.
2-21-18
Alexis Y
* Fiction
Life in a nutshell
You touch those around you with your heart, when it is the only way they can be touched.
You fill their lives with happiness, when hope seems to be useless.
Let the angels take your message, for they are our messengers.
Fill your heart with joy, let laughter prevail.
Never let anyone annoy, but feel bad for them because they are so sad.
Never let yourself be the turtle in the middle of the road, there are many directions he can travel, but only one can set him free and how he handles the situation determines his fate.
If you come upon a snake in the woods, you still have choices.
Your life is like the River, if you go with the flow, it will be easy paddling If you decide to change direction, it won't be as easy, but it can be done, but making waves will only get you sunk.
If you build a sandcastle, with-in a short time it will only dwindle away, if you have a concrete foundation, and it is built with stone, it will stay a lot longer. How can you go wrong?
Fight to preserve, not with each other.
7-05-2008
Are we more than just a twinkle in the sky
More than a reflection of someone’s eye
Where to find meaning, an endless pursuit
With so many thoughts, my mind can’t compute
Perhaps it’s best not to struggle in vain
For what we don’t know, causing us pain
To accept and be grateful that we’re here today
Let such contemplation just dwindle away
Waiting again for another day
My agonizing pain persists and stays
That glamorous world is fading away
Incongruous obscurity keeps me under its sway
Toying with worst ideas became my best play
Was it but an aberration and it died away?
Is it a deplore bigotry or my plans went awry?
Let it shine or dwindle away!
I am thoughroughly disorientated, if not an astray
Release me from this agony and end up this delay
Demise or resurrection? Why don't you display?
My barren soul; either you revive or slay!
Never plead for sanity in a lunatic world; that's my final say
Dear friends, can you rescue a woman drowning in clay?
What happens to love when one moves far away?
Do first loves grow fonder or dwindle away?
What happens when new love becomes true love and two say “I do’?
What is it that happens to me and to you?
As the embers of new love burst surely to flame
The embers of old loves no longer remain
Life takes over; years roll by
Until new loves are old loves and then even die
Then where are the embers of love long ago?
Are they burned out forever or waiting to glow?
Voices unchanged, arms so eager to hold
Two lonely soul mates dare to be bold.
Old love becomes re-new love so fresh and now wild
Life again takes over; years slip quickly by
Yes you, and you, and you over there
The nerve you all have, it’s sickening
What right do you have to leave this world?
Why do you all die on me?
What is life that you toss it away?
Old and sick, humppph excuses I say
I have had enough
No one must leave
Stop, I command time to STOP
Are my tears not enough?
You all conspire against me, I know
To add me to your collection
Of death
Why? Why? Why?
All your kind smiles, laughter and love
You make the world shine, and give hope
Only to disappear to the afterlife
Is this not cruelty?
I beg of you all, do not go
I have not the strength to carry on
Here, as you all dwindle away
Leaving me to ponder my own mortality
Alone, alone I sit, knowing romance will be kindled once more
Death will come to offer me a final kiss
Whom will hate me?
“PERFECT ISOLATION”
Days drift from one to another
nights restless--gray
steadily... mundane monotony loses magnitude
Obligatory conversation—social interaction
dwindle away
intolerable interruptions of the small minded
Finally boundless to envision all—over analyse
creative minds play
protected by clever syntax of the word
Perfect Island
Perfect Peace
Perfect Isolation
Copyright©2013—Kim van Breda
Listening intently,
My ears draw towards the softest of music
Glistening instantly,
My fears die away… and I find it so therapeutic
I gratefully write this poem
Since I haven’t wrote one in so long…I can’t stand the wait
I spiritedly dance in flawless rhythm
Since I haven’t used my energy in so long…I don’t feel all that great
Flittering ecstatically,
My wings began to elevate in a most treasurable way
Spluttering playfully,
My tears dry away… and my laughter makes the tune dwindle away
Standing there at the foot of your bed
I cried listened and shook my head
With no idea of what next to do
Except make sure that you feel the Love we have for you
All you wanted was to get away
Pass at home is what you'd always say
To the staff you are completely mean
The person you are I've never seen
I left with a more then a broken heart
To find forgiveness where do I start
Like a knife carving in my chest
Maybe I am not strong enough for this test
You are the mother that I never had
Always sticking with me good or bad
Now I watch as you slowly dwindle away
Not being able understand 1/2 of what you say
I spend each day fighting guilt and shame
Can't push away that I am to blame
Please forgive me if you will
There's no doubt I LOVE YOU still
If there was more that I could do
You have to know I give my life for you!
And when this run come to an end
Still Love to you every day I will send!
An Uncle Charlie Original
© 2011 unclecharlie
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