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We had dinner with two dear old friends at a restaurant yesterday…
Old friends reminded me of this old poem I bring back to life today:
They meet as strangers…unfamiliar…apprehensive…
their first meeting…tentative but sweet.
Which, when you stop to think about it, is how most people meet.
From this uncertain beginning…their relationship extends
They find they have a lot in common…and strangers become friends.
Their friendship is strengthened by laughter, by sharing hopes and dreams,
by holding on to one another as they ride through life’s extremes.
But life is unpredictable…this path that destiny lays…
and sometimes friends must bid adieu…and go their separate ways.
They part amid some sadness, yet happy at what they’ve achieved…
for they have given the gift of friendship, and the gift of friendship have received.
Years slip by until they meet again…this meeting; tenderhearted
It’s as if there was no loss of time…as if they never parted.
They are experiencing one of life’s wonders…shared only among friends…
That friendship has no time limit…that it’s memory never ends.
Yes, old friends understand the secret…
new friends will one day learn
That friendship never says goodbye…
but waits patiently for its return.
She stands gallant
For us: the staged pens
Of growing knowledge
For the posted battle field
By honor to get hired
She stands gallant
In lonely and scary dens
Tightly by duties pledge
For our efforts to yield
And live likewise if inspired
She stands gallant
For every little, callow mind
And the runaway lyrics
Singing silently of possibility
To be boldly listen to cum history
She stands gallant
Come lose; come find
In and out academics
With such glaring docility
How she copes remained a mystery
She stands gallant
For the lazy dudes
And their urgent care
Cum needs to get going
Even at her own expense
She stands gallant
Through mixed moods
Managing students affair
Who aren't for once easy-going
Except few that ain't of pretense
She stands gallant
For the striking distance
Assuming to come nearer
For life to be at its finest choice
Before regrets dilate the luck
She stands gallant
For everyone's timed chance
Not to slip by to view in mirror
Reason for her heightening voice
Not to blame but you caught thuderstruck
She stands gallant
For what her birthday brings
Which character nurtures
Growing emotions for peace
And understanding to relate well
She stands gallant
For death to envy life clings
Producing more pure searchers
Adding up in numbers that don't cease
Living while gone would be a way to tell
She stands gallant
For all feelings and its fear
Explain how it could be of benefit
And follow up with the progress
To leadership is such attribute
She stands gallant
For herself by smiling to cheer
Others out of doubts from bull
Which shouldn't hinder one's finesse
It is evident you're worth more tribute
For more of this to come
Keep living for thy known
Keep sacrificing for the unknown
Don't be distracted by some
Who want you to stop yet many a bum
Back when we were small,
Everything felt true
Since at that time
We were experiencing something
Fresh and new.
We didn't pay attention to life's worries;
We didn't care,
For the real world was wide
And our happiness bare.
Our mentors seemed
To have had their lives figured out.
Yet, they were the ones that needed
Proper guidance and bring about.
Every fun, every trip,
Every single memory
Tug at a piece of us;
Something that takes a long time
For recovery.
The day arrived
When the light and hearty pride
That was rooted in our hearts
Disappeared.
For the clock began to sprint
And the easy seasons died
As we stood infront of the real world,
Our innocence denied.
So let us enjoy the moment
Instead of living at a different timeline
Because while we focus on one problem,
This period might also slip by.
Though years slip by through time
if you live long enough and rewind;
you get to see that history
is ever a repetitive cyclic mystery.
Refugees and immigrants raped
always seeking some escape
when faith, land, house and home
do not withstand the change and roam.
What is it about faith and land
that we take life so easily
in a self righteous stand?
The earth and sand lies troubled
drenched in hate and fear and bloody rubble
unable to grow lush in unseen lost beauty
as the seeds of change die in duty.
Man progresses and reconstructs
where earth of promise begins to self destruct
repainting it in greed and desire disabled
as Cain rises again once more against Abel.
Why does the story of brother to brother
never seem to change
and the good in humanity is smothered?
Those finally set free only in retreating
still find their fate unfound and fleeting
and in the end revealed the truth believed
and permanently lost remaining unachieved.
Slip sliding footsteps of the aftermath
trace imprints in the well trodden paths
and new found short lived peace
forever lies stolen and fleeced.
Why does the record never teach
lessons learned
to be continually un-reached?
We have been here before
resettling the same score
forever destined to repeat
living in our self conceit.
Seize the day, the changing times
stand and hold true to new paradigms
all are equal, deserving of the moment
giving hearts, trusting minds with eyes open.
We have been here before
lets learn the lesson at last
once and for all, evermore.
In the depths of silence, on the cold floor of memories,
I wander through old thoughts, in the shadow of lost dependencies.
I return to the same illusions, to those forgotten pills,
One after another, the days slip by in a deep sleep.
I cannot get over the reasons that abruptly broke our connection,
I cannot understand how our destinies intertwined this way.
For on every chosen path, we meet again, inevitably,
Regardless of our attempts to part ways.
I've heard you're no longer yourself, that you've succumbed to silence,
You spend your time in solitude, far from the nights out with the girls.
Without makeup, a storm of thoughts, with no reason to dress up,
I, back to my dependencies, have nothing to fight for.
Our ending isn't right, for our souls are entwined.
Our ending isn't right, for I falter without you, day and night.
In this melancholic incantation, we search for lost meaning,
In the chaos of existence, where the invisible universe calls us.
On the thread of time, we seek light in the ancient darkness,
Embracing the mystery of life as an eternal dance of stars.
[Verse 1]
I grew my farm roots beneath your starry-eyed loam
In soils of silence where dreams slip by, lost and unknown
But you were the willowing wind pulling you far away
Took to the stars as if you never meant to stay.
[Pre-Chorus]
I’m buried deep in the earth’s embrace
But you’ve spread your wings into the endless space
We were worlds apart from the very first start
One foot in the soil, one foot breaking my heart.
[Verse 2]
I watched you chase the meteor storm in your eyes
Like a red comet lost in the blackened velvet skies
I was the snow-capped mountain forever standing still
And you were the restless west wind chasing every thrill.
[Pre-Chorus]
I’m stone and soil, you’re wind and air
I reach for your touch but you’re never there
I’m anchored to the earth where the wild things doth roam
But you’re out there flying, with no place to call your home.
[Chorus]
You were my earth, I was your sky
I held you close, but you wanted to fly
I buried my soul, you touched the light
We danced in the dusk, but never in the dark of night.
(Repeat Chorus)
(2nd ending)
We’re just earth and sky
Two separate worlds that’ll never collide
Live or die.
[Bridge]
I let go of the stones beneath my hands
Tried to rise like you to understand
But the stars you sought burned much too bright
Leaving me cold and shivering, in shadows of the night.
Maybe I’ll grow or maybe I’ll fall
But we’re two halves of a broken call
Earth and sky, never quite whole
Two songs unsung, forever lost…
two restless souls.
[Chorus]
You were my earth, I was your sky
I held you close, but you wanted to fly
I buried my soul, you touched the light
We danced in the dusk but never in the dark of night.
(Repeat Chorus)
(2nd ending)
We’re just earth and sky
Two separate worlds that’ll never collide
Live or die.
[Outro]
You’ll be the stars, I’ll be the ground
We’ll spin through the night
(1st and 3rd Time)
going round and round
Earth and sky
Earth and sky
(Repeat)
(2nd and 4th Time)
but never be found
Earth and sky
Earth and sky
(Repeat)
“Together, ever and ever alone... in the cold dark of night.”
Blows, a soft wind, into a life
Stilling darkness and strife
Whoosh of light, gentle and bright
Glorifying, praising, until all is right
Huffing and puffing, guiding the soul
Causing hearts to see how to be made whole
Sniffing and snorting, telling the night
Even as the stars glisten, falling out of sight
Gasping, gulping the song – melody of hope
Telling the silence there is always a way to cope
Panting out a prayer, who tells God of our plight
We often feel lost, but know He can win the fight
Rasping and wheezing, the moments slip by
Often we feel alone and aren’t even sure why
Breathing, through the spirit – blessing with a glow
His love comforting me, His holiness more than just a show
The Holy Spirit knows me, more than I can say
I kneel, and with His guidance, my heart will softly pray
Later in Genesis we come to this passage: “Then the LORD God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being” (2:7). Genesis often uses the phrase “the breath of life” to describe living creatures (2:7, 6:17). We only have life because God breathes life into us. The same Spirit (or breath) of God that orders and fills all of creation in Genesis 1 fills people with his divine life—and Spirit.6
Staton, Tyler. The Familiar Stranger Bible Study Guide plus Streaming Video: (Re)introducing the Holy Spirit to Those in Search of an Experiential Spirituality (p. 9). HarperChristian Resources. Kindle Edition.
Years slip by
and the world continues to turn
changing and progressing
or regressing.
Retrograde evolving
skipping thru history lessons
to venture forth
bold and fool hearty.
Looking backward
visionaries see'
what happened but was never
meant to be.
Prophets, sages and psychics
sense the madness
as it dances
brazen on the horizon.
Peace and war
are now merely words
to allow love and hate
to rise and fall.
Separation of rich and poor
stretch wide the gaps
of haves and have nots
to forever be unsatisfied.
History rewinds
pushes play and repeats
until one day
we are all
out of time.
The sea scatters oyster shells on its shores,
adorning Gaia with its treasured gifts.
Oysters have shed pearls since the dinosaurs;
seeding sandy beaches between tide shifts.
Mother-of-pearl colors a glassy sky
as Dawn merges with the blue of the sea.
And time is in no hurry to slip by,
escorting endless waves ashore carefree.
Sol's light gilds the sand, and gold filigree
set with quartz crystals sparkles in the sun.
And an oyster open for all to see
proudly holds a pearl that Nature has spun.
The sea bestows its riches on the Earth,
where humans can appreciate their worth.
Some people give joy wherever they go
Finding so many adventures along the way,
Some cause hope in whatever task they do,
To keep civilization progressing each day.
This present world needs people like yourself.
Its pleasures and treasures are literally dying,
Only the strong survive by their inner strength,
Embrace the responsibility that God has given.
Go out among people and run with a clear vision
Earn your keeps, become more than a number,
Give something back to a depleting civilization,
A revere token of nobility for history to remember.
For much of your life, you will have to stand alone
Your heroics misunderstood and misinterpreted,
It’s not going to be easy to fight on your own,
Stand strong, don’t retreat or you will be defeated.
On this path, celebrate every breath of your victory
Don’t let an opportunity slip by without a challenge,
Our brief life here on earth at best is temporally
A test that we must pass before the coming age.
Don’t accept mediocrity, to make you a better person,
You are far smarter than what society has accepted.
Traits is an investment of your personality and passion,
Grab each moment and wrapped them up tight.
Some will try and die regretting the grace they scorn
Most will fade away and leave destiny to make their will.
But appreciate your mortality and seize the dream,
Of a brighter future looming on the road that leads uphill.