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Color

color can be so beautiful
it can create quite a stare
those who are lucky to see it,
it can also make us aware

it highlights each moment
and movements in life
it can produce emotions 
like joy and delight

it can stop the mind simply
by presenting itself 
in such beauty and grandeur 
that time sits on a shelf

it can become someones dream
just to see color expressed
like seeing the northern lights
or watching a sunset

it's magical, ethereal
it brings love into view
color is a presence
and it reminds me of you

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Guiding Spark

what is this excitement
that suddenly is created
by something observed 
or something stated

it sparks your interest
a thrill to be known
some part of you is looking
for your next step to be shown

it’s a guiding spark 
from inside of you
showing the way
for you to breakthrough

experiencing your excitement
it’s your soul’s way of driving
you to become driven towards
what makes you feel thriving

it’s a piece of your puzzle 
that’s not yet in place
you feel it when you’re not
complete in your space
 
to feel like the one 
you are meant to be
complete and happy
and fulfilling your destiny

make sure you’re aware
when you feel a spark
it’s a signpost that’s saying
this way to your Ark

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Following the Butterfly

following the butterfly

the process is mystifying
magical and very unique 
from a crawly worm 
to becoming magnifique 

it’s alot like the process 
from a vision without a cause
to the one knowing that everything 
exists within your pause

to become the beautiful one
that everyone hopes to be
starts with the mind being 
still, and in harmony

your true self is a butterfly 
waiting to be released
each of us has their own 
pattern of being at peace

yes… peace has a pattern
it’s soothing to see
but more often it’s felt
putting everyone at ease

it’s because of this peace 
we look at butterflies
by watching them be,
our peace is recognized

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Choices and Memories

one thing you take with you
is the choices that you make
make your decisions wisely
or turn over at your wake

choices are forever
they make and break your life
some of them are yours to choose
while others make your plight

it doesn't really matter
who's the culprit at this point
it's what lives inside your heart
when you make your final flight

what you leave behind
are the memories of your stay
what's important is to know 
is if you made someone's life, a better day

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Don'T Follow the Who You Are Not

don’t follow the who you are not

if this title strikes your fancy        
then you have become awake	   
you have found the oasis		   
and know what’s at stake		   

it’s a razor’s edge
between happiness and pain
the mind holds it all
either suffer or gain

at some point you choose  
who to listen to
the ego or your heart 
which one, is “you”?

the ego separates, concurs, 
and enjoys making you feel
you’re the wisest and greatest, 
with your view, the best deal

while your heart is the soul of your being
it knows it’s part of the one
it feels compassion, through understanding
and sits in silence, listening for fun

it’s the who you really are
and follow it you should do
it always gives the greatest gifts
following the heart, is being you

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Patience

patience

patience has to be practiced
a process worth learning
mostly, it’s a mind game
accepting the now with no yearning

yes you can see a future
but no time is involved
it’s a feeling of calmness
and surrender for life to evolve

it’s a presence that’s felt
both inside and out
like a shield that protects
if there’s calamity about

it’s important to know
that patience has a flow
it’s not without moving
towards the dreams you sow

even though it sits
in no time that exists
patience brings closer  
the moments of life’s gifts

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One In a Billion

one in a billion

you’re one in a billion
you’re very unique
a treasure to know
a diamond to seek

see with the eyes 
that came with your birth
it’s not what a magazine
tells you you’re worth

you’re one that matters
who has a great fate,
it’s your own perfect being
walking through your gate

it’s not what someone says,
that you are or that you’re not
any changes you make
is for your being most sought

each of us is a gift 
that belongs to the whole
like a puzzle makes a picture
together, is our magic to unfold

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Humanity

humanity
        
if i was to whisper 
what i would love to see
is a world filled with peace
in a place called humanity

where virtues are the streets
that can carry our desires
homes and buildings are filled
with our hopes to inspire

every moment is taken
to show our love and respect
for all the beings we meet
while passing on no regrets

can you imagine such a world
filled with harmony and grace
accepting our differences 
and allowing some space

it’s really not far from
a moment of pure presence 
the mind lays down 
revealing humanity’s loving essence

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Eyes of Knowing

through the eyes of knowing
is stillness seeing
from motion comes movement
because life starts breathing
the dancing play of life creating

the details of the orchestra 
which plays the tune of our day
with harmonies and melodies
and sometimes tragedies
becomes our symphony

whilst living out our lives
we learn the rules and why
becoming is our being
to the One to know is 
the who is seeing

when towards the ending
and life feels fulfilling 
it's because a door 
flung open, revealing 
the me i was looking for

Copyright © Phyllis Hilenski | Year Posted 2018

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