Astronomical starlit night
Beaming , sparkling much delight
Candescent sunlight brightly shining
Divinity, a cloud with silver lining
Essence of respect for creation we must demand
Forever peace we must take a stand
Graciously accept God is the source
Heartfelt zest within life force
Inspiration lead with much flair
Joyously exhibit to others how much we care
Knowing that life is eternal
Love for self it is internal
Manifest all that truth delivers
Notably for all we are caregivers
Outwardly we all must shine
Protect all that remains divine
Quality of life is what we speak
Restitution of souls for all we seek
Salvaging Mother Earth a dream
Testimony of God's universal scheme
Utopia a figment of emotion?
Verify divine devotion
Wholesomely we share what thrills
Xenophobia our hearts it chills
Youngsters we pray will accept old wisdom
Zappiness within God's kingdom
An ambition to spread a message to exist in a self loving state
Manifesting joy let all anger abate
Bring about cohesion everyone's my best mate
Initiate much laughter each day i navigate
Take every opportunity to love a fellow man not castigate
Introduce a code of truth not one full of hate
Open the heart messages from God will satiate
Nourishment of the soul it's never too late
Thought is the cause of creation,
which in staid stillness disappears,
so in restful meditation,
banished are all desires and fears.
All that’s manifest is but thought,
preceded by our heart’s impulse
but if we be not in dreams caught,
all that remains is bliss beat’s pulse.
We’re living light, not body mind.
Truth of Self transcends time and space,
which we know not since desires bind,
anchoring us in life’s rat race.
Whence unshackled from our mind tree,
our soul is instantly set free.
A lover of my love,
From the tiniest to the grandest part of myself,
An essence of you will always live in me.
Where life goes and where death ends,
Your voice carries the weight of the known,
Your face—ever familiar.
I never knew how much I loved
Until separation came.
In the darkest night, you arrive like light,
Like a lover, you held something—
A charm greater than beauty,
A silence deeper than anger.
There are many reasons not to like you,
Yet even more to fall in love with you.
I am not a philosopher seeking wisdom,
Not Shakespeare writing the deepest poetry,
But I write how I feel away from you
After being your neighbor.
My eyes remain fearless to see you,
No matter who bears the heaviest burden.
From the city of trains to the city of temples,
I paused time itself
To touch your heart and feel your heartbeat.
I manifested you.
God, I come to you in quiet meditation seeking divine growth ~~
May I step with centered senses
As I climb my negative fences:
All my vision seeing far and near,
Bright in light, truthfully clear;
Both my feet saying no to retreat,
Standing faith strong my life long;
Please so each ear with knowledge hear –
Be calm, be silent, be ever reliant;
Powerful words emitted be manifest committed
To realizing the divine in this life of mine;
Hands do be love, a touch made of
Joy as directed from God above;
And, every thought weeded as a garden,
Pure with intent, never requiring pardon.
Thank you, Father, Mother, God
_____back
Just buy Panama: the next 51st state
Lost in some distant ghostly debate
For $1.00
Greenland may cost US a little more
Hopefully not an arm and a leg or more
Yet, it's still a worthy cause. #52?
Gambling with WWIII
Let Putin feel the power
Of the USA poker face
Invite Ukraine to the table
Stack the chips up high
Welcome their citizens
With open arms
We already send them weapons
We already send them aid
They're already a Democracy!
Let's add them to our flag
With a Star worth more than money
Worth more than fame
You've forced our hand
Let's plan to create a new US border
You won't mind if we're your neighbor
War is not a game with
Toy soldiers, greed, and the need
To level out the playing field
Stop Russia' s own manifestation
Of mind-boggling pretentiousness
Watch out Putin, here we come ...
The 51st state: Ukraine!
The UNIVERSE is the dark conscious intelligent energetic
FORCE that's a SOURCE of cryptic codes
which ignites a DIVINE light to manifest
embodied SOULS who live to
carry the SPIRIT of EARTH
with the CONNECTION and LOVE
to/for ALL living things..
Our hands, through them they have led us to magnifcence.
Perfectly constructed. The thumb, essential, part of the team but not like the others.
The leader? Maybe.
These hands that were raised to be heard, to clear the smoke so we could see.
These hands that made their mark so others could too.
The hands that sheltered your eyes so you could see the horizon and make real that
which was yet to be seen.
They held on but knew when to let go.
These hands.
These hands that showed grace and humility so others could be lifted, are the hands that
are never forgotten when it's time to change your world.
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'These Hands' are a celebration and a plea to pause for a moment to recognise the
potential for joy that is held in our hands.
Designed to bring into being thought, desire and will - the ability within to create.
To be revered, for a simple move can afect unimaginable change. That power lies within
us all.
These hands tell the story of humanity.
These Hands.
My stomach is aching for a place I've yet to've been
And when I find it, I'll be home again
I have been lost in a forest, trees made of skin
And fake smiling faces I'm agin
I am going to find myself a home
As for houses: it's all I've known
The lattice work inside my dome
Is screaming for a place to roam
I am going to escape, one day maybe soon
Wade myself into the water until my elbows prune
Find fish underneath the full moon
Break myself free from this rotting cocoon
I can’t see the sun, but I know of it’s beauty,
a radiant presence, constant and true.
An Invisible warmth that gently touches my skin.
Much like the way I feel your presence around me.
I don’t feel its searing heat, yet it warms my face,
Its light reaching me even when it’s hidden from view.
A reminder of the subtle ways love can manifest,
in the quiet moments when I think of you.
landscapes
inside
the mindseye
thoughts
pictured
in
reresentations
topographcal
terrains
in prospect
elaborate
exotics
artfully
engineered
in
ostensible
outlooks
outwardly
abstracted
searching
for
senstivity
manifest destiny
pros say 'tain't reasonable expecting
change overnight involving much money
besides military needs more funding
to destroy north bear and make days sunny
peace is not exceptional agenda
when free market needs secret stimulus
what you expecting us to surrenda
this for your edu-loans medicare plus
an endless list of green infrastructure
yielding us nothing but more inflation
count your blessings get new jobs' their lecture
enlist now if you love our great nation
do well not to breathe or call it all greed
just believe china's slow printing out need
Battling plastic faces veiled
behind charcoal framed prisons—
I breathe your ardent soul to
life in this bland world.
extravagant disgust
manifested by evil...outrageous
imbecile sacrilegious,
to torture the color,
to vilify nature,
to demonize the human...
With magnificent ramblas
but spirits so narrow, it
seems exponential, but
it's just spiritual retardation...
the pomp of wickedness,
rips in greatness
which should already be consolidated
after so long to evolve...
What a shame ! so much involution!
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