The dust has settled,
for long we've battled,
bearing many scars
but victory is ours.
Our struggle with thought,
desires and fears fraught,
plunged soul in despair,
gasping for fresh air.
With ego driving,
futile was striving,
so we became still,
bowing to God's will.
We're not the doer;
God is the mover:
when this truth so dawned,
cloak of bliss was donned.
The problem is this,
nothing is amiss ~
we're blissful and whole
playing earth life role.
We're not body-mind,
thus nothing can bind,
unless we stoop low,
letting darkness grow.
Once the truth is known,
seeds of love are sown;
every seeking ends,
as will to God bends.
Stillness holds the key,
for us to be free,
here and now at once,
spurred by the bliss pulse.
So dear hearts, don't grope,
prayers offer hope,
for by surrender,
we feel bliss thunder.
Please hush the blush dear,
seeing God appear,
as luminous light,
granting us clear sight.
07-June-2022
~ Attention, Comrades! ~
We have realized our vision
of systemic equity!
Raise two fingers in triumph
'V,' for Victory!
Every distinction eliminated
The struggle now won!
We are all second-class citizens
Utopia officially begun!
A lady friend of mine inadvertently substituted
the letter 'v' occasionally for the correct spelling,
suddenly the word 'nape' became 'vape' which at least
I found less predictable and stopped people getting 'neck.'
'Vow are you today?' she might ask, I would say, 'Vine!'
I remember the gendarme from 'Allo, Allo,
who would say: 'Gude moaning,' along with others,
together, it would probably have been, 'a bravo new vorld.'
Pop songs were a riot - 'Bridge Over Vubbled Waters,'
'It Must Have Been Vove' and 'Vinner Takes It All;'
some almost sounded right - Simon's, The Sounds Of Vilence,'
have you heard the latest - Whitney, The Vatest Love Of All.'
Bonnie Tyler was the classic, case of double-take,
in fact, she would say it was: 'A Total Eclipse Of The Vart.'
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