Spiritual Narrative Poems

Hika Bay

Silent hawks appear
outside our window
two,then four,now six
form a floating dimond 

A kettle of hawks roam high
on ancient air
sent by first peoples
to remind us

We dont...

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I once saw a man with kaleidoscopic eyes,
reflecting in hues of periwinkle and persimmon.
His heart illuminated in shades of scarlet, 
marigold and clementine,
releasing rainbow ink...

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Daylight breaks through the gate and a bright light shine intensely on my face from a distance. I wasn’t sure what was going on, but...

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A Quote By Rod Serling:
 There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man... a dimension as vast as space and as...

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I lay bare on the burden of time, scraping away the residue that is stuck on my mind, the fear of yesterday had gone away...

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("Summer of Love", 2019, original encaustic mixed media)

One Love

With the passage of time
One love follows after another
- the nouns of our existence
people, places and things
we...

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We are partly into an early Spring and the horses' struts with their
heads held up. White Palominos all, majestic beauties they'd be in the
heart of...

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I sit here and watch you grow old, and half of the story has not be told, your rosy cheeks has reduced to bones and...

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Pleased playing flute upon a riverbank, 
He hardly saw the king's man approaching, 
E’en closer as he came to show his rank: 
I’m here with...

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("The Night Sky", 2013, original oil)

The Night Sky

Ironic that finding our way
In the deep pitch black of night
Is truer than anything we can find by...

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("Pema", 2017, original pen and ink)

The Journey of Souls

Dogs make the ultimate example
Of a conditionable being,
And my deaf-dog buddy
Old Pema the Pug is no exception.

Meanwhile...

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("Cheek to Cheek", 2024, original encaustic)

Key to the Highway

Everybody knows
Deep down in their bones
That what you see 
Is what you get

The mind being a
Conditional thing
Adopts,...

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("Heaven and Earth", 2024, original encaustic)

Planting a Seed

Sitting quietly
I find a seed within my heart
and entering into it plant something 
unnamable which was there all...

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("Peyote Dreams", 2018, original encaustic)

Building a Dream

Building a dream
one thought at a time, each
with attendant sensations
flowing from a creative mind,
isn’t so hard to do,
but it...

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("Night Sky Serpent", 2013, original pen and ink)

Sitting With The Wood Dragon

For over forty-five years 
I’ve been meditating on and off, 
Some times a lot,...

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