The green and shadowed places are the places I call home.
The wide open spaces are the spaces where I roam.
I live in every creature and I fly on every wing
And when the sun arises you can know 'tis I the King.
I am Lord of the Forest, I'm the Leaper in the Corn,
I'm the wild, leafy Greenman, and the sound of Robin's horn.
I'm born in every inhale, every exhale's my last breath.
I'm every point upon the wheel that spins through life and death.
Call to me I'll answer, hear me in the dawn
Feel me in your heartbeat, see me in the dappled fawn.
So play and run and laugh with me, what is there to mourn?
Every time I die, I get to be reborn!
Come take my hand and don't let go -- C'mon this is your chance!
Life is not a battle, life is a great dance!
And if you are not ready, well that is alright too.
I have all eternity and I can wait for you.
But know if you're intent on taking life so seriously
You're only calling out to the trickster side of me!
Your cage I'll surely rattle, I will rage 'round like a storm
Until, in your surrender, your heart begins to warm
And thus abandon hopelessness to embrace utter joy.
After all, I am the God! I don't need to be coy!
And one day you will meet me behind my masked disguise
When you look deeply enough into your own eyes.
~June 27, 2008
Saturday, April 30, 2011
A QUESTION OF FRIENDSHIP
An old question haunts me -- it troubles my sleep,
Refusing permission for my peace to keep.
I try to avoid it -- it won't be ignored.
Its taciturn clamor disrupts my accord.
I wake up the zombie that sleeps through my life --
Stand up to face the Truth's double-edged knife.
In this, Logic fails me -- I turn to the light
Of great Odin's mead which be-wings my insight.
So what then is friendship? Who is it decides
The meeting of strangers where-in a spark hides?
The breath of the gods? A gift from the Divine?
So must it be for the plans were not mine.
Yet embers need nurt'ring if flames are to grow --
Have I wrongly encouraged the bellows to blow?
How'd I forget I don't get to have friends? --
My world all tied neatly, there can't be loose ends.
Unfairly did I entice somebody near
On siren-song promises that can not appear?
Unfaithfully did I step out of the nest
Betraying the love with which my life is blessed?
Nay! I say no! That just isn't the way!
In these there is no room for honor to play!
So how to proceed? I haven't a clue.
What in the world would D'Artagnan do?
Forsake me a friend for another one's fears?
Maintain a friendship despite my wife's tears?
Perhaps this dilemma is sign of my growth --
My choice isn't either. My answer is both.
And what of my feelings? What of my thought?
Does the big twist in my gut count for naught?
I am not heartless -- I feel deep the pain
Of each dagger-drip from my wife's teardrop rain.
I'd die for the sake of this woman I love!
To complete me, her love is way more than enough.
So am I then wrong to want friends still beside?
Especially ones with their plumbing inside?
Can a true friend live caged in his friend's groundless fear?
Or truer outside to help all the fog clear?
And what of my new friend? Are feelings for her
Completely platonic -- no romantic purr?
I'd recognize Cupid, the song of his bow,
His arrow that struck half a lifetime ago.
Still in my heart where it pierced doth it lie,
From whence even cold-fingered Death can not pry.
This friendship is different and can not replace
The waking to morning sun lighting the face
Of she who fulfills me -- what more can I say?
Soul mates forever I vow, come what may.
Friendship, it's levels and shapes vary wide
With infinite encompassing expansion inside
With vast spanning tracts from the center to fringe
Without any reason or need to impinge.
Friends are reflections -- they mirror back our self.
What friend would put that back on the shelf?
The flow of my rhyming begins now to fade,
But has it relinquished a kernel of aid?
Through these old ramblings what did I learn?
When I'm in doubt it's to Honor I turn.
Two friends have I got and two friends shall I keep.
My river of friendship runs long and runs deep.
Once it is given, can not be repealed
No matter what hand from the fates we are dealed.
So what it comes down to, in short, in the end:
My answer's not having but being a friend.
~March 18, 2005
Refusing permission for my peace to keep.
I try to avoid it -- it won't be ignored.
Its taciturn clamor disrupts my accord.
I wake up the zombie that sleeps through my life --
Stand up to face the Truth's double-edged knife.
In this, Logic fails me -- I turn to the light
Of great Odin's mead which be-wings my insight.
So what then is friendship? Who is it decides
The meeting of strangers where-in a spark hides?
The breath of the gods? A gift from the Divine?
So must it be for the plans were not mine.
Yet embers need nurt'ring if flames are to grow --
Have I wrongly encouraged the bellows to blow?
How'd I forget I don't get to have friends? --
My world all tied neatly, there can't be loose ends.
Unfairly did I entice somebody near
On siren-song promises that can not appear?
Unfaithfully did I step out of the nest
Betraying the love with which my life is blessed?
Nay! I say no! That just isn't the way!
In these there is no room for honor to play!
So how to proceed? I haven't a clue.
What in the world would D'Artagnan do?
Forsake me a friend for another one's fears?
Maintain a friendship despite my wife's tears?
Perhaps this dilemma is sign of my growth --
My choice isn't either. My answer is both.
And what of my feelings? What of my thought?
Does the big twist in my gut count for naught?
I am not heartless -- I feel deep the pain
Of each dagger-drip from my wife's teardrop rain.
I'd die for the sake of this woman I love!
To complete me, her love is way more than enough.
So am I then wrong to want friends still beside?
Especially ones with their plumbing inside?
Can a true friend live caged in his friend's groundless fear?
Or truer outside to help all the fog clear?
And what of my new friend? Are feelings for her
Completely platonic -- no romantic purr?
I'd recognize Cupid, the song of his bow,
His arrow that struck half a lifetime ago.
Still in my heart where it pierced doth it lie,
From whence even cold-fingered Death can not pry.
This friendship is different and can not replace
The waking to morning sun lighting the face
Of she who fulfills me -- what more can I say?
Soul mates forever I vow, come what may.
Friendship, it's levels and shapes vary wide
With infinite encompassing expansion inside
With vast spanning tracts from the center to fringe
Without any reason or need to impinge.
Friends are reflections -- they mirror back our self.
What friend would put that back on the shelf?
The flow of my rhyming begins now to fade,
But has it relinquished a kernel of aid?
Through these old ramblings what did I learn?
When I'm in doubt it's to Honor I turn.
Two friends have I got and two friends shall I keep.
My river of friendship runs long and runs deep.
Once it is given, can not be repealed
No matter what hand from the fates we are dealed.
So what it comes down to, in short, in the end:
My answer's not having but being a friend.
~March 18, 2005
to the tune of THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD
I ran out of soap, could I be such a dope
To think that my undies got cleaner?
Don't care what you see if they're covering me
And no one can look at my wiener.
~May 2000
To think that my undies got cleaner?
Don't care what you see if they're covering me
And no one can look at my wiener.
~May 2000
A TATER IN THE BAY OF MAINE
A tater in the bay of Maine
Was floating in his boat
A-wishing he'd a-picked a different
Ship's mate than a goat.
No sooner came the goat aboard
Than all the lines he ate,
And soon the mast and anchor both
He cleaned up off his plate.
It wasn't long, nothing remained,
No single board in place
The tater floated in the bay
A goat before his face.
A tater in the bay of Main
Was floating in his goat
A-thinking for a ship's mate next time
he would pick a stoat
(because they're not vegetarian).
~July 14, 1999
Was floating in his boat
A-wishing he'd a-picked a different
Ship's mate than a goat.
No sooner came the goat aboard
Than all the lines he ate,
And soon the mast and anchor both
He cleaned up off his plate.
It wasn't long, nothing remained,
No single board in place
The tater floated in the bay
A goat before his face.
A tater in the bay of Main
Was floating in his goat
A-thinking for a ship's mate next time
he would pick a stoat
(because they're not vegetarian).
~July 14, 1999
MY SAILING CHIP
I threw a chip into the dip
And found it would not float
I would not cease and found a piece
I made into a boat
Upon a sea, most garlicky,
My ship sailed proud and tall
Til run ashore on mushroom spore
It answered siren's call
It took not long to right this wrong
And send it on it's way
It's final trip, my sailing chip
Rests in my stomach's bay
~November 9, 1998
And found it would not float
I would not cease and found a piece
I made into a boat
Upon a sea, most garlicky,
My ship sailed proud and tall
Til run ashore on mushroom spore
It answered siren's call
It took not long to right this wrong
And send it on it's way
It's final trip, my sailing chip
Rests in my stomach's bay
~November 9, 1998
NOTHING LESS THAN WHOLE
There is something I'd forgotten
On my journey through this life
There's more to me that lies beneath
The worries and the strife
Joy is my inheritance
The essence of my soul
Awaiting me to see I can be
Nothing less than whole
My mind rebels in fear
Threatening that my days are done
But there can be no separation
When my soul is one
It's but a shift of sight
Perspective from my soul
Reminding me to see I can be
Nothing less than whole
I am spirit, I am soul
I am nothing less than whole
~March 18, 1998
On my journey through this life
There's more to me that lies beneath
The worries and the strife
Joy is my inheritance
The essence of my soul
Awaiting me to see I can be
Nothing less than whole
My mind rebels in fear
Threatening that my days are done
But there can be no separation
When my soul is one
It's but a shift of sight
Perspective from my soul
Reminding me to see I can be
Nothing less than whole
I am spirit, I am soul
I am nothing less than whole
~March 18, 1998
FAMILY
My mother is the planet
Grandmother is the moon
Grandfather is the mountain
My cousin is the loon
My brother is the red-tail
My sister is the sun
Together we are family
Together we are one
~April 6, 1997
Grandmother is the moon
Grandfather is the mountain
My cousin is the loon
My brother is the red-tail
My sister is the sun
Together we are family
Together we are one
~April 6, 1997
THE GRAVEYARD OF POTATOES
Through my childhood crystal clear
Comes images of things I'd hear
Of myths and legends far and near
But one alone brought so much cheer
All others seemed comatose
With in my memories wide and deep
There sits a certain compost heap
That makes my mind and heart to leap
The Graveyard of Potatoes
And so within my sheltered youth
I caught a glimpse of hidden truth
Thus called my destiny forsooth
Though others may think it uncouth
To follow where my fate goes
To others it may seem a dream
But I have seen the truth to gleam
And ride a bright silver moonbeam
To the Graveyard of Potatoes
Thus my path was clearly plain
A walking down the garden lane
Arguably slightly insane
For though my plan involved some pain
`Twas necessary I s`pose
No time to contemplate my deed
I found a tater, made it bleed
I knew its dying trail would lead
to the Graveyard of Potatoes
In rising joy I walked behind
This potato won't mind
His life be forfeit for this find
To benefit all human kind
His sacrifice held purpose
I walked along ecstatically
Until the trail ceased suddenly
And a guardian stood between me
And the Graveyard of Potatoes
A grand potato ten feet high
Towering there with every eye
A-fixed upon me where I cry
For fear that I would surely die
Beneath one of his big toes
But he spoke forth his great missives
And called doubtful my objectives
For one arrives and lives
At the Graveyard of Potatoes
Then a beam shot from his eyes
Transforming me in shape and size
Despite all m mournful cries
I knew it good and only wise
To atone the path that I chose
So now I serve a full life term
Amongst the compost I must squirm
A slimy little mealy worm
In the Graveyard of Potatoes
It must seem bad there from your view
For me though, do not be blue
I've lived my dream and seen it through
Though not how I imagined, true,
But that's the way life goes
I payback my misled intent
Discovering I'm quite content
To see my final breath be spent
In the Graveyard of Potatoes
~April 1997
Comes images of things I'd hear
Of myths and legends far and near
But one alone brought so much cheer
All others seemed comatose
With in my memories wide and deep
There sits a certain compost heap
That makes my mind and heart to leap
The Graveyard of Potatoes
And so within my sheltered youth
I caught a glimpse of hidden truth
Thus called my destiny forsooth
Though others may think it uncouth
To follow where my fate goes
To others it may seem a dream
But I have seen the truth to gleam
And ride a bright silver moonbeam
To the Graveyard of Potatoes
Thus my path was clearly plain
A walking down the garden lane
Arguably slightly insane
For though my plan involved some pain
`Twas necessary I s`pose
No time to contemplate my deed
I found a tater, made it bleed
I knew its dying trail would lead
to the Graveyard of Potatoes
In rising joy I walked behind
This potato won't mind
His life be forfeit for this find
To benefit all human kind
His sacrifice held purpose
I walked along ecstatically
Until the trail ceased suddenly
And a guardian stood between me
And the Graveyard of Potatoes
A grand potato ten feet high
Towering there with every eye
A-fixed upon me where I cry
For fear that I would surely die
Beneath one of his big toes
But he spoke forth his great missives
And called doubtful my objectives
For one arrives and lives
At the Graveyard of Potatoes
Then a beam shot from his eyes
Transforming me in shape and size
Despite all m mournful cries
I knew it good and only wise
To atone the path that I chose
So now I serve a full life term
Amongst the compost I must squirm
A slimy little mealy worm
In the Graveyard of Potatoes
It must seem bad there from your view
For me though, do not be blue
I've lived my dream and seen it through
Though not how I imagined, true,
But that's the way life goes
I payback my misled intent
Discovering I'm quite content
To see my final breath be spent
In the Graveyard of Potatoes
~April 1997
SO BELOW
It's not me who has to do this but the spirit of my soul
All I need is to surrender to the wisdom of the whole
Everything is taken care of and all pieces are in place
And no matter how miraculous there always is a way
So it is, it is so
As above so below
Letting go of all my limits and releasing all my fear
For my purpose is within me and the path before me clear
Easily and effortless the outcome has been sealed
Stretching out my hand before me I know everything is healed
So it is, it is so
As above so below
~June 1996
All I need is to surrender to the wisdom of the whole
Everything is taken care of and all pieces are in place
And no matter how miraculous there always is a way
So it is, it is so
As above so below
Letting go of all my limits and releasing all my fear
For my purpose is within me and the path before me clear
Easily and effortless the outcome has been sealed
Stretching out my hand before me I know everything is healed
So it is, it is so
As above so below
~June 1996
THERE IS ONLY LOVE
There is only Now
There is only Harmony
There is only Love
Whatever it is my eyes think they see
Nothing else can possibly be
And so I am set eternally free
In this moment forever
The future and past are not mine to see
In their infinite potentiality
And so I am set eternally free
In this moment forever
~1996
There is only Harmony
There is only Love
Whatever it is my eyes think they see
Nothing else can possibly be
And so I am set eternally free
In this moment forever
The future and past are not mine to see
In their infinite potentiality
And so I am set eternally free
In this moment forever
~1996
LOOKING BACK
Looking back across my life
Thr years I call my own
I wonder if I had to
Could I simplify let them go
To be within this moment
Of eternity with you
Where we are one, and one is all
And everything is true.
~1995
Thr years I call my own
I wonder if I had to
Could I simplify let them go
To be within this moment
Of eternity with you
Where we are one, and one is all
And everything is true.
~1995
GARDEN BY THE SEA
When I was a young lad
I thought it quite delicious
To eat out with the fishes
In my garden by the sea
Now that i am older
My heart is overspilling
To these friends that I am grilling
My aquatic family
So take my hand in fin now
In great exhuberation
Our oceanic nation
Delves through sweet eternity
Someday time won't hold us
We'll all come home a swimmin'
The fish men and the women
In a joyful revelry
And when we get together
We'll find it most auspicious
To eat out with a fishes
In a garden by the sea
~September 13, 1995
I thought it quite delicious
To eat out with the fishes
In my garden by the sea
Now that i am older
My heart is overspilling
To these friends that I am grilling
My aquatic family
So take my hand in fin now
In great exhuberation
Our oceanic nation
Delves through sweet eternity
Someday time won't hold us
We'll all come home a swimmin'
The fish men and the women
In a joyful revelry
And when we get together
We'll find it most auspicious
To eat out with a fishes
In a garden by the sea
~September 13, 1995
LET ME SEE
It comes to my attention
There's more than meets the eye
For though it's dark around me
Still my heart can fly
And though the world may crumble
Down around my mind
Yet there is a stillness
Deep within I find
Let me see with more than my eyes
And let me see the peace that lies
Beneath all sorrow, beneath all pain
And let it see me home again
The bittersweet surrender
Of a mother's heart
Looking on her first born
When he must depart
Looking through the drama
Though the tears may come
Knowing there is purpose
And thy will be done
Let me see...
Through the darkest hour
There is light to see
And far beyond all reason
There is harmony
Let me see...
~April 5,1995
There's more than meets the eye
For though it's dark around me
Still my heart can fly
And though the world may crumble
Down around my mind
Yet there is a stillness
Deep within I find
Let me see with more than my eyes
And let me see the peace that lies
Beneath all sorrow, beneath all pain
And let it see me home again
The bittersweet surrender
Of a mother's heart
Looking on her first born
When he must depart
Looking through the drama
Though the tears may come
Knowing there is purpose
And thy will be done
Let me see...
Through the darkest hour
There is light to see
And far beyond all reason
There is harmony
Let me see...
~April 5,1995
CIRCLES AND RINGS
Sister Sun smiling down upon the wheat
Spinning her magick to give us bread to eat
Mother Earth and Air and Rain all weaving their own parts
Making up the tapestry that lives within our hearts
Circles and rings
And all creation sings
Through the bread in my hand
Called forth by my command
Hey-hey, a-hey-hey-hey-hey
Fire, Water, Earth and Air invoke the dance divine
Nourishing each tiny plant and fruit upon the vine
Drinking up the swirling light of life to be transformed
Through life and death and life again in me reborn
Circles and rings
And all creation sings
Through the drink in my cup
As we gather to sup
Hey-hey, a-hey-hey-hey-hey
Holy Mother/Father Source I know that we are one
Held together by the golden thread of love we've spun
The planet is my body and my blood the water's flow
Everything outside of me is inside me also
Circles and rings... (drink)
Circles and rings... (bread)
Hey-hey-hey-hey
~April 4, 1995
Spinning her magick to give us bread to eat
Mother Earth and Air and Rain all weaving their own parts
Making up the tapestry that lives within our hearts
Circles and rings
And all creation sings
Through the bread in my hand
Called forth by my command
Hey-hey, a-hey-hey-hey-hey
Fire, Water, Earth and Air invoke the dance divine
Nourishing each tiny plant and fruit upon the vine
Drinking up the swirling light of life to be transformed
Through life and death and life again in me reborn
Circles and rings
And all creation sings
Through the drink in my cup
As we gather to sup
Hey-hey, a-hey-hey-hey-hey
Holy Mother/Father Source I know that we are one
Held together by the golden thread of love we've spun
The planet is my body and my blood the water's flow
Everything outside of me is inside me also
Circles and rings... (drink)
Circles and rings... (bread)
Hey-hey-hey-hey
~April 4, 1995
TELL YOU KINDLY
It takes a single person
A solitary soul
To open up a little
To contemplate the whole
For all the world to tremble
And creation to rush in
And for every mind's
Awakening to begin
It takes a single moment
A twinkle of an eye
For the Child's memory
To turn toward the Light
And in that simple memory
That begins to blaze
Every point upon the web
Of the Universe is upraised
And so I tell you kindly friend
Don't think that you are small
Because within yourself
You contain it all
And with every person
Truly you are one
So I tell you kindly friend
Where you go they all come
It takes a single person
A solitary soul
For the entire Universe
To awaken to the whole
~February 28, 1995
A solitary soul
To open up a little
To contemplate the whole
For all the world to tremble
And creation to rush in
And for every mind's
Awakening to begin
It takes a single moment
A twinkle of an eye
For the Child's memory
To turn toward the Light
And in that simple memory
That begins to blaze
Every point upon the web
Of the Universe is upraised
And so I tell you kindly friend
Don't think that you are small
Because within yourself
You contain it all
And with every person
Truly you are one
So I tell you kindly friend
Where you go they all come
It takes a single person
A solitary soul
For the entire Universe
To awaken to the whole
~February 28, 1995
FLOW
I heard the river speak to me
Of timelessness and eternity
And in turn I set it free
And give voice to thee
Flow
Don't mind where the course may go
Every motion is toward the sea
Each movement is toward home
Flow
I heard the river speak to me
Of fearlessness and reality
And in turn I set it free
And give voice to thee
~March 1, 1995
Of timelessness and eternity
And in turn I set it free
And give voice to thee
Flow
Don't mind where the course may go
Every motion is toward the sea
Each movement is toward home
Flow
I heard the river speak to me
Of fearlessness and reality
And in turn I set it free
And give voice to thee
~March 1, 1995
HELLO MINNESOTA
Hello Minnesota
It's been a long, long time
I've thought a lot about you
So I thought I'd write this rhyme.
~1995
It's been a long, long time
I've thought a lot about you
So I thought I'd write this rhyme.
~1995
ASCENDED MASTER BLUES
It seemed ascension was the answer
So I let me spirit soar
But the brotherhood of masters
Is really quite a bore
So I let me spirit soar
But the brotherhood of masters
Is really quite a bore
There's no going backwards
Once you've paid your dues
I should have seen it coming
There's just no way to lose
These Ascended Master Blues
Now that I am omnipresent
There's no where else to go
And since I am all wisdom
What else is there to know?
I guess I did too well then
To learn my P's and Q's
But what good's a Master's
Degree that you can't use?
These Ascended Master Blues
These Ascended Master Blues
There's no point in socializing
When I am everyone
I can hang out with my self
But parties aren't much fun
Once you are enlightened
You can't escape with booze
But you best enjoy it 'cuz it's
More permanent than tattoos
These Ascended Master Blues
And I don't have a cool name
Like Mafu or The Ram
Who would want to listen
To the Ascended Master Sam?
I guess I'm on my own now
I have no more gurus
But once you've walked on water
It's no longer front page news
These Ascended Master Blues
There is no need to worry
There's no heaven and no hell
But before you try ascending
Better read the fine print well
'Cuz once you have awakened
You can no longer snooze
If I could do it over
I don't think I'd choose
These Ascended Master Blues
~February 26, 1995
LOVE IS ALL
Hear the shy little bird
Sing a love song to me
See the bright yellow moon
Shine her light right through me
The Universe awakens
Nestles me inside
With a love embracing
With a love alive
To know the oneness of life
I don't need reminding
'Cuz every where I see
My reflection shining
And so my heart rejoices
Answering the call
Into Love expanding
Into Love I fall
Ascending into the sky
Like the sun arising
I surrender it all
Fin'ly realizing
In the sea of Being
Where is there to fall
When all is Love
And Love is all
~February 3, 1995
Sing a love song to me
See the bright yellow moon
Shine her light right through me
The Universe awakens
Nestles me inside
With a love embracing
With a love alive
To know the oneness of life
I don't need reminding
'Cuz every where I see
My reflection shining
And so my heart rejoices
Answering the call
Into Love expanding
Into Love I fall
Ascending into the sky
Like the sun arising
I surrender it all
Fin'ly realizing
In the sea of Being
Where is there to fall
When all is Love
And Love is all
~February 3, 1995
ANCIENT RYTHM
Ancient Rythm
Ancient Song
Ancient Voices
Sing Along
Ancient Sisters
Held So Dear
Ancient Brothers
Do You Hear...
~February. 1995
Ancient Song
Ancient Voices
Sing Along
Ancient Sisters
Held So Dear
Ancient Brothers
Do You Hear...
~February. 1995
EVERY FOOTSTEP
Here I stand where my heart is free
The Universe arrayed about me
Every possible path laid at my feet
Every time my pathway changes
All the universe rearranges
To bring me back where circles are complete
Every moment is a new beginning
Every heart beat is a new song singing
And I wonder where I thought I might have been
No matter how far I may seem to journey
There's just no way to leave eternity
And every footstep brings me home again
With my heart I realign
In clarity the choice is mine
For what it is I truly wish to find
I choose my path in perfect freedom
Knowing each way finally leads on
To the place we've never left behind
~January 4, 1995
The Universe arrayed about me
Every possible path laid at my feet
Every time my pathway changes
All the universe rearranges
To bring me back where circles are complete
Every moment is a new beginning
Every heart beat is a new song singing
And I wonder where I thought I might have been
No matter how far I may seem to journey
There's just no way to leave eternity
And every footstep brings me home again
With my heart I realign
In clarity the choice is mine
For what it is I truly wish to find
I choose my path in perfect freedom
Knowing each way finally leads on
To the place we've never left behind
~January 4, 1995
CHILD OF THE UNIVERSE
Child of the Universe come on home
Take my hand, it is your own
Child of the Universe you've wandered long
Now come back where you belong
Child of the Universe dreaming deep
Hear me whisper in your sleep
Child of the Universe You've traveled far
Now come back to where you are
Child of the Universe upon my lap
It's time to rouse you from your nap
Child of the Universe, little star
Now awake to who you are
Child of the Universe the time's at hand
It comes time for you to stand
Take your place amid the starry night
Child of the Universe, Child of Light
~December 17, 1994
Take my hand, it is your own
Child of the Universe you've wandered long
Now come back where you belong
Child of the Universe dreaming deep
Hear me whisper in your sleep
Child of the Universe You've traveled far
Now come back to where you are
Child of the Universe upon my lap
It's time to rouse you from your nap
Child of the Universe, little star
Now awake to who you are
Child of the Universe the time's at hand
It comes time for you to stand
Take your place amid the starry night
Child of the Universe, Child of Light
~December 17, 1994
THANK YOU
1. Good morning Holy Mother
And Angel of the air
And Angels of the water
And the sun way up there
2. Fill me with elation of a
World that's just begun
I feel us merge until
I know that we are one
C. No words express the feelings
That come into play
I guess that thank you
Is the only thing to say
3. Holy Source, Light Divine
Mother of All Things
When you arise within me
My spirit sings
4. We are joy and love and oneness
You and I
Fill me up to overflowing
Til I fly
C. No words express the feelings
That come into play
I guess the thank you
Is the only thing to say
I can express myself
In no other way
I guess that thank you
Is the only thing to say
~November 18, 1994
And Angel of the air
And Angels of the water
And the sun way up there
2. Fill me with elation of a
World that's just begun
I feel us merge until
I know that we are one
C. No words express the feelings
That come into play
I guess that thank you
Is the only thing to say
3. Holy Source, Light Divine
Mother of All Things
When you arise within me
My spirit sings
4. We are joy and love and oneness
You and I
Fill me up to overflowing
Til I fly
C. No words express the feelings
That come into play
I guess the thank you
Is the only thing to say
I can express myself
In no other way
I guess that thank you
Is the only thing to say
~November 18, 1994
QUEST FOR THE HOLY TOT
'Twas long ago in the land of Scot,
I came to seek the quest I sought:
The Holy Golden Tater Tot --
The one divine, the one begot
In the Prime Potato's garden plot
Before all space and time was wrought.
So 'cross the globe my feet had trot
Until the trail my senses caught,
And tracked it to a vacant lot
Behind a bar -- "The Captain's Yacht" --
Where on a humble, simple cot
Reclined my sacred tater tot.
Toward me there a glance she shot,
Which made my stomach twist a knot,
Then smiling said, "You silly sot!
My name is Muckletubliot,
But you may simply call me Dot."
At first my fears were prickly hot,
But then she made me worry not
So there I found myself a spot,
And sat upon a flower pot,
To listen to the things she taught --
The lessons of a cosmic plot
Where she, an ancient cosmonaut --
An asteroid, a star pilot --
Had flown the cosmos like a shot;
A wondrous path, a journey fraught
With many dangers she had fought.
Then one day she grew distraught,
And so from that day on she sought
A place of peace -- a Camelot --
And so to Earth came Tater Dot.
"And so my friend, my Lancelot,
These things to you I've gladly brought
'Cuz all I am and all I've got
Cannot be borrowed, sold or bought
For in me lies each trace of thought
Of unknown worlds and worlds forgot."
She turned away, a tear to blot,
(I think a glimpse of pride I caught)
As she continued her onslaught --
"I know I've said more than I ought,
But in this life this is my lot --
To be a tater ne'er to rot --
The Universal Life's mascot."
At that I stood from where I'd squat
Embracing Muckletubliot,
For I had found the quest I'd sought:
This wise and ancient as-spud-naut --
The Holy Golden Tater Dot!
~July 11, 1994
I came to seek the quest I sought:
The Holy Golden Tater Tot --
The one divine, the one begot
In the Prime Potato's garden plot
Before all space and time was wrought.
So 'cross the globe my feet had trot
Until the trail my senses caught,
And tracked it to a vacant lot
Behind a bar -- "The Captain's Yacht" --
Where on a humble, simple cot
Reclined my sacred tater tot.
Toward me there a glance she shot,
Which made my stomach twist a knot,
Then smiling said, "You silly sot!
My name is Muckletubliot,
But you may simply call me Dot."
At first my fears were prickly hot,
But then she made me worry not
So there I found myself a spot,
And sat upon a flower pot,
To listen to the things she taught --
The lessons of a cosmic plot
Where she, an ancient cosmonaut --
An asteroid, a star pilot --
Had flown the cosmos like a shot;
A wondrous path, a journey fraught
With many dangers she had fought.
Then one day she grew distraught,
And so from that day on she sought
A place of peace -- a Camelot --
And so to Earth came Tater Dot.
"And so my friend, my Lancelot,
These things to you I've gladly brought
'Cuz all I am and all I've got
Cannot be borrowed, sold or bought
For in me lies each trace of thought
Of unknown worlds and worlds forgot."
She turned away, a tear to blot,
(I think a glimpse of pride I caught)
As she continued her onslaught --
"I know I've said more than I ought,
But in this life this is my lot --
To be a tater ne'er to rot --
The Universal Life's mascot."
At that I stood from where I'd squat
Embracing Muckletubliot,
For I had found the quest I'd sought:
This wise and ancient as-spud-naut --
The Holy Golden Tater Dot!
~July 11, 1994
Friday, April 15, 2011
HEALING SONG
C. Mother/Father God come forth in me this hour
Bring forth in me the power
To heal myself again
Mother/Father God make clear the road ahead
That I know where to tread
This journey I begin
1. I call forth the light I be
To permeate me totally (physically)
With all the power of Heaven and Earth
I sing this song of my rebirth
So be it
So be it
2. I call forth the Christ I am
Come forward now, release the dam
Let Love divine and healing flow
Back into wholeness make it so
So be it
So be it
3. Living Spirit of my being
I call you forth here as I sing
'Tis you who does this work through me
Make true these things that I decree
So be it
So be it
4. Balance is restored to me
In perfect health and vitality (peace and tranquility)
I and my Mother are one
In this moment it is done
So be it
So be it
So be it
So be it
It is done!
~April, 1994
Bring forth in me the power
To heal myself again
Mother/Father God make clear the road ahead
That I know where to tread
This journey I begin
1. I call forth the light I be
To permeate me totally (physically)
With all the power of Heaven and Earth
I sing this song of my rebirth
So be it
So be it
2. I call forth the Christ I am
Come forward now, release the dam
Let Love divine and healing flow
Back into wholeness make it so
So be it
So be it
3. Living Spirit of my being
I call you forth here as I sing
'Tis you who does this work through me
Make true these things that I decree
So be it
So be it
4. Balance is restored to me
In perfect health and vitality (peace and tranquility)
I and my Mother are one
In this moment it is done
So be it
So be it
So be it
So be it
It is done!
~April, 1994
THE BALLAD OF ALOYSIUS FRY
As I look what do I spy?
A single golden french fry.
He stood tall and whispered, "Hi,
Aloysius Spun am I."
Then with an impish smile, wry,
He said, "I think that I can fly,
At least I know that I must try."
Then came silence -- but a sigh --
And with a curdling banshee cry
Aloysius Spud French Fry,
My little friend so young and spry,
From the table lept he high
And for a moment did defy
Gravity's operandi.
But when that moment passed on by
My special little tater guy
On the kitchen floor did lie
A broken little hash-brown pie.
How could I but help to cry
And wipe a tear drop from my eye
With a tissue -- double ply --
Asking, asking, "Why? Oh Why?
Why'd my french fry have to die?"
From the floor he I did pry
Then I stopped and gasped, "Oh my!"
For with my inner, mental eye
I saw Aloysius Fry
Swooping, swirling, soaring high
Through a mashed potato sky
Happy now that he could fly.
And with a laugh and wink so sly,
As he waved his last good-bye,
mentally projected nigh.
The moral of this story, wry --
"With naught but taters 'hind the eye,
Best think twice before you fly."
~February, 1994
A single golden french fry.
He stood tall and whispered, "Hi,
Aloysius Spun am I."
Then with an impish smile, wry,
He said, "I think that I can fly,
At least I know that I must try."
Then came silence -- but a sigh --
And with a curdling banshee cry
Aloysius Spud French Fry,
My little friend so young and spry,
From the table lept he high
And for a moment did defy
Gravity's operandi.
But when that moment passed on by
My special little tater guy
On the kitchen floor did lie
A broken little hash-brown pie.
How could I but help to cry
And wipe a tear drop from my eye
With a tissue -- double ply --
Asking, asking, "Why? Oh Why?
Why'd my french fry have to die?"
From the floor he I did pry
Then I stopped and gasped, "Oh my!"
For with my inner, mental eye
I saw Aloysius Fry
Swooping, swirling, soaring high
Through a mashed potato sky
Happy now that he could fly.
And with a laugh and wink so sly,
As he waved his last good-bye,
mentally projected nigh.
The moral of this story, wry --
"With naught but taters 'hind the eye,
Best think twice before you fly."
~February, 1994
WHAT IF
What if there is no one
In the Universe but me
What if I am every one
And every thing I see
And what if there is but one mind
And one heart and one soul
And as the whole contains each part
I contain the whole
And wouldn't it be wonderful
If all the world were one
And all that reigned was harmony
And peace and communion
And from every set of eyes
The light of love would shine
Cause everyone would know themselves
To be the child divine
What if all the Universe
Is nothing but a dream
What if there is something more
Than what at first may seem
What if everything is of
One substance and one source
Arising in expression of
A single loving force
~April, 1994
In the Universe but me
What if I am every one
And every thing I see
And what if there is but one mind
And one heart and one soul
And as the whole contains each part
I contain the whole
And wouldn't it be wonderful
If all the world were one
And all that reigned was harmony
And peace and communion
And from every set of eyes
The light of love would shine
Cause everyone would know themselves
To be the child divine
What if all the Universe
Is nothing but a dream
What if there is something more
Than what at first may seem
What if everything is of
One substance and one source
Arising in expression of
A single loving force
~April, 1994
Thursday, April 14, 2011
THE DANCE
Nothing needs to change for the world
To be a better place
It's just our old perceptions
That we need replace
The time has come to raise perspectives
To a different point of view
And put a ray of love instead of
Fear in all we do
Can you see the light before us
Can you see the earth divine
Can you see the threads of Heaven
Lovingly entwine
Won't you come and join the laughter
And the freedom, it's your chance
You can live in love forever
If you just come and join the dance
If you have the eyes to see it
Heaven's already here
And if you listen to your heart
There's nothing left to fear
Take a peek behind the curtain
See the love in every face
Cuz nothing needs to change for the world
To be a better place
~1994
To be a better place
It's just our old perceptions
That we need replace
The time has come to raise perspectives
To a different point of view
And put a ray of love instead of
Fear in all we do
Can you see the light before us
Can you see the earth divine
Can you see the threads of Heaven
Lovingly entwine
Won't you come and join the laughter
And the freedom, it's your chance
You can live in love forever
If you just come and join the dance
If you have the eyes to see it
Heaven's already here
And if you listen to your heart
There's nothing left to fear
Take a peek behind the curtain
See the love in every face
Cuz nothing needs to change for the world
To be a better place
~1994
I AM THE SKY
1. The present is your point of power
Breathe in deep and seize the hour
The future is a thought, just let it go
Nothing in the past that you need to know
C. My love is riding on the wind
Swirling round and coming back again
Blowing the thought clouds from my mind
Cuz I'm not the clouds, I am The sky
2. Everything you need is here within
Now's the only moment to begin
Cuz every moment holds eternity
You're the center of reality
Now you know just where the answers lie
See before you the clear blue open sky
Because you know that you can fly
~1993
Breathe in deep and seize the hour
The future is a thought, just let it go
Nothing in the past that you need to know
C. My love is riding on the wind
Swirling round and coming back again
Blowing the thought clouds from my mind
Cuz I'm not the clouds, I am The sky
2. Everything you need is here within
Now's the only moment to begin
Cuz every moment holds eternity
You're the center of reality
Now you know just where the answers lie
See before you the clear blue open sky
Because you know that you can fly
~1993
Thursday, April 7, 2011
INDIANA LOVE SONG (to the theme from "Raiders of the Lost Ark")
When I'm with you
Oh my love
I'm with ev'ry-
Thing that I dream of
Oh my darlin'
What's to say
But I love you
I love you
I love you
I love you ole!
~October 1, 1993
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Oh my love
I'm with ev'ry-
Thing that I dream of
Oh my darlin'
What's to say
But I love you
I love you
I love you
I love you ole!
~October 1, 1993
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COMES MORNING
Comes morning I awake
As reality I make
By opening my eyes upon the world
Gently I unwind
Sweep the cobwebs from my mind
Where dreams and clouds of things unreal have swirled
I walk with the sun in my heart
And dance in its rays
Expressing the light I am inside
Where Harmony plays
I turn myself within
Touch the source of life again
And become the joy and love from which I spring
Wings of laughter rise
To awaken inner skies
To the merging into one-ness of all being
~September 30, 1993
As reality I make
By opening my eyes upon the world
Gently I unwind
Sweep the cobwebs from my mind
Where dreams and clouds of things unreal have swirled
I walk with the sun in my heart
And dance in its rays
Expressing the light I am inside
Where Harmony plays
I turn myself within
Touch the source of life again
And become the joy and love from which I spring
Wings of laughter rise
To awaken inner skies
To the merging into one-ness of all being
~September 30, 1993
LOVE WILL BRING ME HOME
As I dream this journey
Into space and time
Sometimes Life don't seem to have
A reason nor a rhyme
That's when I hear the voice
Seeming not my own
Whispering to me
Love will bring me home
When I seem so far away
From where I've come
Fear and separation
Beat me til I'm numb
Then the thought occurs to me
That I'm not alone
It's Fear that got me here and
Love will bring me home
Slowly as morning breaks
Through the dream I find
I've never traveled anywhere
'Cept in my mind
I'm right where I belong
Where could I roam?
I've never left my source 'cuz
Love will bring me home
~August 13, 1993
Into space and time
Sometimes Life don't seem to have
A reason nor a rhyme
That's when I hear the voice
Seeming not my own
Whispering to me
Love will bring me home
When I seem so far away
From where I've come
Fear and separation
Beat me til I'm numb
Then the thought occurs to me
That I'm not alone
It's Fear that got me here and
Love will bring me home
Slowly as morning breaks
Through the dream I find
I've never traveled anywhere
'Cept in my mind
I'm right where I belong
Where could I roam?
I've never left my source 'cuz
Love will bring me home
~August 13, 1993
I AM LIGHT
1. I sit here in my box of illusion
Watching people in states of confusion
Like rainbow spectrums washing over me
2. It's all just patterns in mind
I let all the veils unwind
Then spread my wings and I am free
C. I am the Holy Son divine
Ah yes! The Universe is mine!
I am love, with the fires of truth I burn
I am light and to light I shall return
3. When the Self is truly revealed
Silently the dream is repealed
The lion lies down with the lamb
4. And in the light of realization
There is need of no explanation
For All-That-Is I am
~June 17, 1993
Watching people in states of confusion
Like rainbow spectrums washing over me
2. It's all just patterns in mind
I let all the veils unwind
Then spread my wings and I am free
C. I am the Holy Son divine
Ah yes! The Universe is mine!
I am love, with the fires of truth I burn
I am light and to light I shall return
3. When the Self is truly revealed
Silently the dream is repealed
The lion lies down with the lamb
4. And in the light of realization
There is need of no explanation
For All-That-Is I am
~June 17, 1993
DREAMERS
When I awake
Who falls asleep
And gathering from
My life reap
Answers to his
Questions where
My dreaming steps
Go walking there?
Then I sleep
But who awakes
And wandering through
My mind takes
Me into his world
Where it seems
To me to be just
Silly dreams?
~January 28, 1993
Who falls asleep
And gathering from
My life reap
Answers to his
Questions where
My dreaming steps
Go walking there?
Then I sleep
But who awakes
And wandering through
My mind takes
Me into his world
Where it seems
To me to be just
Silly dreams?
~January 28, 1993
IN THE MOMENT
In the moment lie the future
And the present and the past.
Any other time than now
Is but a shadow cast.
~January 27, 1993
And the present and the past.
Any other time than now
Is but a shadow cast.
~January 27, 1993
I TIE A STRING UPON A STAR
I tie a string upon a star
Way up in the sky
Then slide down it to the Earth
To get some pizza pie
But I slip and fall into
My mother's pregnant womb
So I start to weave another
Life upon my loom.
~October 20, 1992
Way up in the sky
Then slide down it to the Earth
To get some pizza pie
But I slip and fall into
My mother's pregnant womb
So I start to weave another
Life upon my loom.
~October 20, 1992
CURIOUS
Curious,
Goddess looks out
through my eyes
to see
what's so serious
about this
"life" business
anyway,
then,
laughing uproariously,
recedes back to
my subconscious
again
to let me
play my
games.
~June 21,1992
AS I SLEEP
As I sleep
the God inside me
awakens and,
rising,
shakes from itself
the illusions of
mortality and fear
before lying back down
upon a pillow
of stars
and dreaming me
again.
~June 6, 1992
WHY ARE WE AFRAID OF LOVE?
Why are we afraid of love,
What's to fear from peace?
You know we have the power now
To make the fires cease.
Fear and hatred hold us back
When we must move ahead,
Open up our minds and hearts
And turn toward love instead.
~January 1991
What's to fear from peace?
You know we have the power now
To make the fires cease.
Fear and hatred hold us back
When we must move ahead,
Open up our minds and hearts
And turn toward love instead.
~January 1991
WHEN MY MIND FORGETS TO SING
When my mind forgets to sing
It seems the end of everything
And all is deafened by the sound
of darkness gath'ring all around
In its silence as it draws
The day to close on ginger paws
Yet in the darkness, day is born
And from the silence hear the horn
Of all the world in revelry
Which brings with it the eyes to see
The cycles spinning round about
And working from the inside out
My mind learns how to sing once more
By list'ning to the inner roar
That breaks like waves upon the beach
Implementing self to teach
That I AM all there is to be
For all exists in sovereignty
~November 20, 1991
It seems the end of everything
And all is deafened by the sound
of darkness gath'ring all around
In its silence as it draws
The day to close on ginger paws
Yet in the darkness, day is born
And from the silence hear the horn
Of all the world in revelry
Which brings with it the eyes to see
The cycles spinning round about
And working from the inside out
My mind learns how to sing once more
By list'ning to the inner roar
That breaks like waves upon the beach
Implementing self to teach
That I AM all there is to be
For all exists in sovereignty
~November 20, 1991
SIX AND TWENTY
Six and twenty half-pence
A croc-a-gator wine
Black and seven fly birds
Walking in a line
1991ish
A croc-a-gator wine
Black and seven fly birds
Walking in a line
1991ish
POETRY
I let my mind go wander thru
The words and syllables onto
The meanings hinted at by rhyme
Whose essences are free of time
Where there another mirror I see
Once more looking back at me
~November 20, 1991
The words and syllables onto
The meanings hinted at by rhyme
Whose essences are free of time
Where there another mirror I see
Once more looking back at me
~November 20, 1991
I AM SACRED GROUND
The Earth
reaches up
and
wrapping herself
around
my mind
forms my body
that
I may walk
through her.
~August 25, 1991
~August 25, 1991
WHEN MY SOUL DREAMS
I saw myself before my days
Through a misty, yellow haze
And from there I looked back at me
Wondering what I could see
From where I stood, my point of view
And thus his dream -- his life -- came true.
And then I saw after its done,
When all my days in time had run,
There stands the same self as before
Only now there's something more To him and me or so it seems
And so it goes when my soul dreams
~August 2, 1991
Through a misty, yellow haze
And from there I looked back at me
Wondering what I could see
From where I stood, my point of view
And thus his dream -- his life -- came true.
And then I saw after its done,
When all my days in time had run,
There stands the same self as before
Only now there's something more To him and me or so it seems
And so it goes when my soul dreams
~August 2, 1991
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
KINDRED SPIRIT
I felt the breath of a kindred spirit
Blowing 'cross my mind
Gentle winds, refreshing breezes
Pushing on to find
The answers to the questions of
The meanings I have sought
Of worlds and souls unlimited
Yet held within a thought
The thought I hold now in my mind
Has gathered strength to stand
Reminding me of one I'd known
In some other timeless land
~1990
Blowing 'cross my mind
Gentle winds, refreshing breezes
Pushing on to find
The answers to the questions of
The meanings I have sought
Of worlds and souls unlimited
Yet held within a thought
The thought I hold now in my mind
Has gathered strength to stand
Reminding me of one I'd known
In some other timeless land
~1990
LANDS INSIDE
I like to walk through lands inside
Where all my dreams and poems ride
On wings of light and waves of time
Where All-That-Is is all that I'm
Suppose to be creating nigh
Abundant lands, the dappled sky
And all the beings far and wide
Who peopling myself reside
In worlds of strange and wondrous birth
Below, above, and in the Earth
Where all are one for all are me
Yet infinitely they are free
To create world's beyond their own
For I am not a god alone
~July 18, 1991
Where all my dreams and poems ride
On wings of light and waves of time
Where All-That-Is is all that I'm
Suppose to be creating nigh
Abundant lands, the dappled sky
And all the beings far and wide
Who peopling myself reside
In worlds of strange and wondrous birth
Below, above, and in the Earth
Where all are one for all are me
Yet infinitely they are free
To create world's beyond their own
For I am not a god alone
~July 18, 1991
A NOTE
I send a note into the past
Through time it flies because
I wish to build a bridge of light
Back to a me I was
My note received I feel a change
He is a different me
Our bridge of light has altered his
And my reality
As he grows and learns along
Another different line
He becomes a different self
Than the one that's mine
Into the future flies my note
A self I wish to be
Developed from the other with the
Different past than me
Realities swing in and out
Between my mind and his
Til we join our consciousness
And I am what he is
Across the bridge of light and time
I traverse boundless seas
With all the notes and messages
Between the different me's
I can be the one I want
Without the butchered lamb
Because the choice is up to me
To be the me I am
~July 15, 1991
Through time it flies because
I wish to build a bridge of light
Back to a me I was
My note received I feel a change
He is a different me
Our bridge of light has altered his
And my reality
As he grows and learns along
Another different line
He becomes a different self
Than the one that's mine
Into the future flies my note
A self I wish to be
Developed from the other with the
Different past than me
Realities swing in and out
Between my mind and his
Til we join our consciousness
And I am what he is
Across the bridge of light and time
I traverse boundless seas
With all the notes and messages
Between the different me's
I can be the one I want
Without the butchered lamb
Because the choice is up to me
To be the me I am
~July 15, 1991
GOLDEN THREAD
I raise my head above the sky
And spread my wings that I may fly
And through the clouds my lofty view
I see a thread of golden hue
That stretches out beyond my death
Yet reaches back past my first breath
I knew my life to be this line
Though more time ran than what was mine
Or so I thought before I flew
There more to me than what I knew
And instantly my mind was free
I saw no one in charge but me
With every breath my life does change
The golden thread will rearrange
Through cycle after cycled birth
And deaths of and beyond the earth
And on into infinity
My consciousness an endless sea
In peace I rest from where I spring
The eternalness of my own being
~July 12, 1991
And spread my wings that I may fly
And through the clouds my lofty view
I see a thread of golden hue
That stretches out beyond my death
Yet reaches back past my first breath
I knew my life to be this line
Though more time ran than what was mine
Or so I thought before I flew
There more to me than what I knew
And instantly my mind was free
I saw no one in charge but me
With every breath my life does change
The golden thread will rearrange
Through cycle after cycled birth
And deaths of and beyond the earth
And on into infinity
My consciousness an endless sea
In peace I rest from where I spring
The eternalness of my own being
~July 12, 1991
WHAT BE I?
I am a thought, I am emotion
I am the light behind the mask of my eyes
I am a god, I am a planet
I am the rainbow stretching thru my skies
I am a man, I am a mountain
I am a lake whose waters silently lie
I am the Earth, I am the heavens
I am divinely All -- That's what be I
~July 5, 1991
I am the light behind the mask of my eyes
I am a god, I am a planet
I am the rainbow stretching thru my skies
I am a man, I am a mountain
I am a lake whose waters silently lie
I am the Earth, I am the heavens
I am divinely All -- That's what be I
~July 5, 1991
LITTLE CHILD
Oh little child lost in snow
I will guide you where to go
Feel the chill, allow the cold
For though your body's not too old
The light that burns within you deep
Shall in your soul forever keep
You safe from harm as it has done
For eons since it's all begun
Cuz life is but a game you see
For you will live eternally
And each adventure you endure
Adds more awareness til you're sure
Of who you are and whence you've come
That you may go back where you're from
So love yourself and know your worth
The Universe that gave you birth
Is manifested for your sake
The choice is really yours to make
To open up or close it down
Yet love will blossom all around
Whether you have eyes to see
Or not -- so please trust me
For when you've made your way thru fear
You will awake to find me here
Where you no longer need to roam
Because you've never left your home
So listen to me, I'm the rain
That's come to wash away your pain
I am all -- there is no line
So you can see you're not alone
And that I am not made of stone
And we have never been a part
For I am you, I am your heart
My little child you are free
To be what e'er you wish to be
Without the need to travel far
Just simply be right where you are
~May 10, 1991
I will guide you where to go
Feel the chill, allow the cold
For though your body's not too old
The light that burns within you deep
Shall in your soul forever keep
You safe from harm as it has done
For eons since it's all begun
Cuz life is but a game you see
For you will live eternally
And each adventure you endure
Adds more awareness til you're sure
Of who you are and whence you've come
That you may go back where you're from
So love yourself and know your worth
The Universe that gave you birth
Is manifested for your sake
The choice is really yours to make
To open up or close it down
Yet love will blossom all around
Whether you have eyes to see
Or not -- so please trust me
For when you've made your way thru fear
You will awake to find me here
Where you no longer need to roam
Because you've never left your home
So listen to me, I'm the rain
That's come to wash away your pain
I am all -- there is no line
So you can see you're not alone
And that I am not made of stone
And we have never been a part
For I am you, I am your heart
My little child you are free
To be what e'er you wish to be
Without the need to travel far
Just simply be right where you are
~May 10, 1991
YES MOTHER
Yes Mother I'm going to heaven
Fact is I'm already there
What else would you call this life
And Universe that we share
Everything that you believe
Manifests here before your eyes
When you ask you shall receive
And Mother that's paradise
Yes Mother I love my neighbor
Because I first love me
In loving self I love all others
All are one and all are free
Letting others make mistakes
Allowing them to rise or fall
Down the path that they have chosen
Is the greatest love of all
Yes Mother I still love Jesus
But you know he isn't me
And I know I'm the only one
That he wants me to be
For me to try to be like Jesus
Would start the circle again
Cuz imitation is living a lie
And Mother lying's a sin
~March 18, 1991
Fact is I'm already there
What else would you call this life
And Universe that we share
Everything that you believe
Manifests here before your eyes
When you ask you shall receive
And Mother that's paradise
Yes Mother I love my neighbor
Because I first love me
In loving self I love all others
All are one and all are free
Letting others make mistakes
Allowing them to rise or fall
Down the path that they have chosen
Is the greatest love of all
Yes Mother I still love Jesus
But you know he isn't me
And I know I'm the only one
That he wants me to be
For me to try to be like Jesus
Would start the circle again
Cuz imitation is living a lie
And Mother lying's a sin
~March 18, 1991
Monday, April 4, 2011
IMMERSED
I've been immersed for so long now
I can't remember why
Whatever happened in my mind
Had made me want to cry
Last night I felt it climax
When I whispered my goodbye
But with my mind now cleared I turn
My wings back toward the sky
~February 22, 1990
I can't remember why
Whatever happened in my mind
Had made me want to cry
Last night I felt it climax
When I whispered my goodbye
But with my mind now cleared I turn
My wings back toward the sky
~February 22, 1990
I SAIL
I sail my ship of love upon a sea
The ever flowing ribbons of my mind
A whaling serpent cuts my moorings free
And leaves my passions for thee intertwined
Before my eyes the sea becomes the sky
An ever dawning morning burning bright
And there my thoughts meander where they fly
Upon their soft and silken wings of light
~1990
The ever flowing ribbons of my mind
A whaling serpent cuts my moorings free
And leaves my passions for thee intertwined
Before my eyes the sea becomes the sky
An ever dawning morning burning bright
And there my thoughts meander where they fly
Upon their soft and silken wings of light
~1990
ANGEL RAIN
1. An idea was conceived
In the womb of the night
All-That-Is gathered round as
The darkness gave birth to the light
2. And in that flash of contemplation
We became the light of the morn
All together one and one together all
We were born
3. Life was still a dream and we the dreamers
Created worlds for all we were worth
Then we dreamt about a shining emerald
And it became our Mother Earth
C. We showered down like angel rain
To rise from within
It's time to find ourselves once more
It's time to rise again
4. When we know who we are
Then we are free
And there's no such thing as 'they'
Because there is only 'we'
~December 10, 1990
In the womb of the night
All-That-Is gathered round as
The darkness gave birth to the light
2. And in that flash of contemplation
We became the light of the morn
All together one and one together all
We were born
3. Life was still a dream and we the dreamers
Created worlds for all we were worth
Then we dreamt about a shining emerald
And it became our Mother Earth
C. We showered down like angel rain
To rise from within
It's time to find ourselves once more
It's time to rise again
4. When we know who we are
Then we are free
And there's no such thing as 'they'
Because there is only 'we'
~December 10, 1990
WHEN I CLIMB A TOP THE WORLD
When I climb a top the world
And sit upon a cloud
I hear the darkness all around
Screaming far too loud
But when I look and see the whole
Picture all complete
I see more light than darkness spreading
Silent 'neath my feet
~November 29, 1990
And sit upon a cloud
I hear the darkness all around
Screaming far too loud
But when I look and see the whole
Picture all complete
I see more light than darkness spreading
Silent 'neath my feet
~November 29, 1990
A TAPESTRY
You must love yourself before you love another
We must heal ourselves that we may heal our mother
The tapestry we wish to weave
Is ours to have if we believe
That all are woven from the loom
Of Mother Earth's bountiful womb
So each thread adds to the design
By its own unique align-
Ment with the total scheme of things
Connected with all other strings
Innately we all know the quest
By knowing self we raise the rest
So trust yourself to get you thru
The healing process starts with you
And when your life begins to mend
You'll find the living Earth to bend
Her loving self to mirror our ways
That we may happ'ly live our days
Individuals in the All --
A tapestry upon the wall
~November 7, 1990
We must heal ourselves that we may heal our mother
The tapestry we wish to weave
Is ours to have if we believe
That all are woven from the loom
Of Mother Earth's bountiful womb
So each thread adds to the design
By its own unique align-
Ment with the total scheme of things
Connected with all other strings
Innately we all know the quest
By knowing self we raise the rest
So trust yourself to get you thru
The healing process starts with you
And when your life begins to mend
You'll find the living Earth to bend
Her loving self to mirror our ways
That we may happ'ly live our days
Individuals in the All --
A tapestry upon the wall
~November 7, 1990
THY BODY
Thy body tho' beautiful to mine eyes
Holds there a secret which my heart belies
Love can't be held within mere walls of flesh
'Tis of the Spirit which transcends this mesh
Thus fears unfounded have past seen their day
How can an essence be taken away
When it dwells neither in time nor in space
But lives within itself at its own pace
Stretching forever on into my soul
There ever changing and yet always whole
And forming an integral part of my being
Of which nothing could possibly severe
'Tis of myself so I fear not its fleeing
Already I have loved you forever
~November 19, 1990
Holds there a secret which my heart belies
Love can't be held within mere walls of flesh
'Tis of the Spirit which transcends this mesh
Thus fears unfounded have past seen their day
How can an essence be taken away
When it dwells neither in time nor in space
But lives within itself at its own pace
Stretching forever on into my soul
There ever changing and yet always whole
And forming an integral part of my being
Of which nothing could possibly severe
'Tis of myself so I fear not its fleeing
Already I have loved you forever
~November 19, 1990
ILLUSIONS WE WEAVE
The illusions we weave
By what we believe
Can sometimes get me down
It feels like a trap
All the sorrow and crap
Weighing me to the ground
But the air that I breathe
Holds a truth just beneath
My conscious waking mind
As hope I increase
I feel my release
The illusions begin to unwind
~October 20, 1990
By what we believe
Can sometimes get me down
It feels like a trap
All the sorrow and crap
Weighing me to the ground
But the air that I breathe
Holds a truth just beneath
My conscious waking mind
As hope I increase
I feel my release
The illusions begin to unwind
~October 20, 1990
CIRCLES OF LOVE
How can I out into words
The circles of love spinning round in my brain
But if language fails
How else on earth am I going to explain
The things I want to say
Would take up more space than the world could contain
Yet they'd drip away
Right thru the web of my words just like rain
So hear my circles of love
Like rings on a pond
Hear my circles of love
expand ever on
A lifetime of love
Maybe the only hope I've got to show
The feelings I hold
So deeply inside me that it's hard to know
Just what to say
The words fly about me like great flocks of birds
I must live what I feel
And hopefully actions will speak more than words
So hear my circles of love
Like rings on a pond
Hear my circles of love
Expand ever on
~October 11, 1990
The circles of love spinning round in my brain
But if language fails
How else on earth am I going to explain
The things I want to say
Would take up more space than the world could contain
Yet they'd drip away
Right thru the web of my words just like rain
So hear my circles of love
Like rings on a pond
Hear my circles of love
expand ever on
A lifetime of love
Maybe the only hope I've got to show
The feelings I hold
So deeply inside me that it's hard to know
Just what to say
The words fly about me like great flocks of birds
I must live what I feel
And hopefully actions will speak more than words
So hear my circles of love
Like rings on a pond
Hear my circles of love
Expand ever on
~October 11, 1990
WATERS
I watch my mind reflecting off
The waters of the sky
Playfully I splash the moon
With love as she drifts by
I skip a thought across the stars
And make the currents roll
Then feel the waves return to me
To gently nudge my soul
~October 5, 1990
The waters of the sky
Playfully I splash the moon
With love as she drifts by
I skip a thought across the stars
And make the currents roll
Then feel the waves return to me
To gently nudge my soul
~October 5, 1990
DREAM A WORLD
Dream a world and you will find
That what you hold there in your mind
Someday will be brought to be
If we learn that we are free
To build our world from things we've thought
For we together choose our lot
Know that something can be done
That's how the battle will be won
Break thru the layers of disbelief
Let go of all the fear and grief
For though we set ourselves a part
We all make up the beating heart
Of Mother Earth alive and well
With peace and harmony we dwell
Where consciousness has rising swirled
Because we dared to dream a world
~September 26, 1990
That what you hold there in your mind
Someday will be brought to be
If we learn that we are free
To build our world from things we've thought
For we together choose our lot
Know that something can be done
That's how the battle will be won
Break thru the layers of disbelief
Let go of all the fear and grief
For though we set ourselves a part
We all make up the beating heart
Of Mother Earth alive and well
With peace and harmony we dwell
Where consciousness has rising swirled
Because we dared to dream a world
~September 26, 1990
PROPHETS OF DOOM
Prophets of doom be still with your fire
Setting the powers of Fate as your sire
I shan't take part in your fear or your sorrow
For I can clearly see our tomorrow
With the transforming and healing all done
All of the people and Earth live as one
With no Armageddon's last fiery ball
So prophets of doom be gone with you all
~September 12, 1990
Setting the powers of Fate as your sire
I shan't take part in your fear or your sorrow
For I can clearly see our tomorrow
With the transforming and healing all done
All of the people and Earth live as one
With no Armageddon's last fiery ball
So prophets of doom be gone with you all
~September 12, 1990
I FIND THE WORLD A JOYFUL PLACE
I find the world a joyful place
Here in my niche of time and space
And like the rings upon a pond
This joy expands forever on
'Til all the world's engulfed in love
And all below is as above
~September 14, 1990
Here in my niche of time and space
And like the rings upon a pond
This joy expands forever on
'Til all the world's engulfed in love
And all below is as above
~September 14, 1990
DAWN
Breaking thru the stormy night
I hear a mournful cry
The rain upon my cheeks I take
For teardrops from the sky
Our Mother Earth is crying
And it causes me to fear
All we've done here in the past
Has brought her death so near
But then I hear another sound
Beneath the pounding rain
Realization dawns now as
The sun comes out again
For this is not the sound of death
'Tis not the sound of fear
I listen to her laughter knowing
It was always here
Those other feelings were my own
Projected on the earth
It was my mind and attitudes
That gave these things their birth
Since they're mine then I can change
And dry my tearful eyes
Now I know for certain that
My Mother never cries
~September 21, 1990
I hear a mournful cry
The rain upon my cheeks I take
For teardrops from the sky
Our Mother Earth is crying
And it causes me to fear
All we've done here in the past
Has brought her death so near
But then I hear another sound
Beneath the pounding rain
Realization dawns now as
The sun comes out again
For this is not the sound of death
'Tis not the sound of fear
I listen to her laughter knowing
It was always here
Those other feelings were my own
Projected on the earth
It was my mind and attitudes
That gave these things their birth
Since they're mine then I can change
And dry my tearful eyes
Now I know for certain that
My Mother never cries
~September 21, 1990
LOVE YOUR MOTHER
Love your mother, Planet Earth
Love yourself and find your worth
The outside world springs from within
So that's the place you must begin
Let the light inside you rise
To brighten up your mental skies
And you'll see a different world
Before your wond'ring eyes unfurled
~September, 1990
Love yourself and find your worth
The outside world springs from within
So that's the place you must begin
Let the light inside you rise
To brighten up your mental skies
And you'll see a different world
Before your wond'ring eyes unfurled
~September, 1990
WHEN MY MIND
When my mind becomes
too narrow
I walk outside and throw
my consciousness
to the sky
and find the sky
is not big enough
to hold it.
~May 10, 1990
I AWOKE WITHIN A DREAM
I awoke within a dream
While other people slept
And found that there despite it all
My sanctity had kept
So with the beacons I have known
I gladly add my light
I burn the candle of myself
But do not curse the night
Softly still I walk between
The shadowed cracks of time
So only those who wish to wake
Will hear the flowered rhyme
The dream goes on but where I look
Illusions part for me
I know the meaning of my life
My purpose is to Be
~July 24, 1990
While other people slept
And found that there despite it all
My sanctity had kept
So with the beacons I have known
I gladly add my light
I burn the candle of myself
But do not curse the night
Softly still I walk between
The shadowed cracks of time
So only those who wish to wake
Will hear the flowered rhyme
The dream goes on but where I look
Illusions part for me
I know the meaning of my life
My purpose is to Be
~July 24, 1990
THE STONE
I look upon a tiny stone
And wonder at its size
And think about the countless worlds
Borrowing this guise
Realms of life and consciousness
Upon these atom spheres
Where a moment in our time
Would take a million years
As I look I swear I see
A boy pick up a stone
To think about the worlds within
Some quite like his own
Another thought comes to my mind
I look up thru the skies
There amongst the whirling stars
Another pair of eyes
Looking down upon the stone
Resting in his hands
Wondering if there within
Lie other worlds and lands
~July 12, 1990
And wonder at its size
And think about the countless worlds
Borrowing this guise
Realms of life and consciousness
Upon these atom spheres
Where a moment in our time
Would take a million years
As I look I swear I see
A boy pick up a stone
To think about the worlds within
Some quite like his own
Another thought comes to my mind
I look up thru the skies
There amongst the whirling stars
Another pair of eyes
Looking down upon the stone
Resting in his hands
Wondering if there within
Lie other worlds and lands
~July 12, 1990
I SAW A BIRD
I saw a bird up in a tree
It whispered oh so silently
"Would you come and fly with me
So that you may fin'ly see
The whole of life -- That which you be?"
Though I knew I couldn't fly
I found myself aloft there high
Where time flows not as life goes by
No difference 'tween the earth and sky
And both of them becoming I.
Then spoke true my little friend
A promissory rainbow send
Of life ongoing without end
Weaving thru the river bend
The source for love and thought to blend.
~June 12, 1990
It whispered oh so silently
"Would you come and fly with me
So that you may fin'ly see
The whole of life -- That which you be?"
Though I knew I couldn't fly
I found myself aloft there high
Where time flows not as life goes by
No difference 'tween the earth and sky
And both of them becoming I.
Then spoke true my little friend
A promissory rainbow send
Of life ongoing without end
Weaving thru the river bend
The source for love and thought to blend.
~June 12, 1990
FROM WHERE I LOOK UPON THE WORLD
From where I look upon the world
I see no evil there unfurled
For right and wrong illusions be
For those whose mind is truly free
And always when I look I find
There's no one else here in my mind
That is alone except for me
So must be I who holds the key
Where freedom, time, and life have swirled
Is where I look upon the world
~June 5, 1990
I see no evil there unfurled
For right and wrong illusions be
For those whose mind is truly free
And always when I look I find
There's no one else here in my mind
That is alone except for me
So must be I who holds the key
Where freedom, time, and life have swirled
Is where I look upon the world
~June 5, 1990
THE FROG
I was born into a world
A vast and stagnant bog
And I was told from that day forth
I was a sinful frog
So I began to suffer fate
I lived a life enslaved
For someday some great deity
Would come and I'd be saved
It wasn't long, there came a time
I wondered of my youth
I saw the cold and emptiness
Of their One Great Truth
So cautiously I wandered out
Lest someone call me fool
And came at last where none had gone
The edge of that dark pool
It was there, a wondrous light
I viewed a different earth
There I found a fullness -- There I
Found my own self-worth
I stepped a foot out of the swamp
A shoe there came to be
The rest of me soon followed suit
A prince became from me
I needed not a princess' kiss
To break an evil spell
I only need believe in me
And know that I am swell
I wasted not my time on rage
But quickly took my way
I let them wallow in the past
While I seized the day
I love them still as they remain
Happy in their sorrow
But nothing now can hold me back
Living my tomorrow
~June 5, 1990
A vast and stagnant bog
And I was told from that day forth
I was a sinful frog
So I began to suffer fate
I lived a life enslaved
For someday some great deity
Would come and I'd be saved
It wasn't long, there came a time
I wondered of my youth
I saw the cold and emptiness
Of their One Great Truth
So cautiously I wandered out
Lest someone call me fool
And came at last where none had gone
The edge of that dark pool
It was there, a wondrous light
I viewed a different earth
There I found a fullness -- There I
Found my own self-worth
I stepped a foot out of the swamp
A shoe there came to be
The rest of me soon followed suit
A prince became from me
I needed not a princess' kiss
To break an evil spell
I only need believe in me
And know that I am swell
I wasted not my time on rage
But quickly took my way
I let them wallow in the past
While I seized the day
I love them still as they remain
Happy in their sorrow
But nothing now can hold me back
Living my tomorrow
~June 5, 1990
IN FOREVER
1. From my brain onto my tongue
I find a song that must be sung
A stream of thought, I watch it flow
'Cause I wanted you to know
C. The wheels of life continue on
Into the elusive dawn
Discov'rin' what I knew
In forever I will find
Not a moment passes thru my mind
That I don't love you
2. The Moon enchantress waxes high
Spreading love across the sky
With the stars she dances long
Thru the colors of my song
C. When the circle has been run
I place a thought upon the sun
Eternally true
Existence moves into its prime
Never knowing of a time
That I don't love you
~March 15, 1990
I find a song that must be sung
A stream of thought, I watch it flow
'Cause I wanted you to know
C. The wheels of life continue on
Into the elusive dawn
Discov'rin' what I knew
In forever I will find
Not a moment passes thru my mind
That I don't love you
2. The Moon enchantress waxes high
Spreading love across the sky
With the stars she dances long
Thru the colors of my song
C. When the circle has been run
I place a thought upon the sun
Eternally true
Existence moves into its prime
Never knowing of a time
That I don't love you
~March 15, 1990
THERE COMES A TIME
There comes a time when things must end
And you must be your own best friend,
But aren't these ends beginnings too
The old transforming into new
So do you really feel a change
Or rather do you think it strange
That when the old ways fall apart
That's when the good things fin'ly start
And everything remains the same
Except that it's a different game
Played between the mind and thought
In control of all that's wrought
Ascending up the lighted stair
In ecstasy that's free from care
You learn to love the spiral dance
Discovering you've got the chance
To make each word create the rhyme
To every life there comes a time
~February 17, 1990
And you must be your own best friend,
But aren't these ends beginnings too
The old transforming into new
So do you really feel a change
Or rather do you think it strange
That when the old ways fall apart
That's when the good things fin'ly start
And everything remains the same
Except that it's a different game
Played between the mind and thought
In control of all that's wrought
Ascending up the lighted stair
In ecstasy that's free from care
You learn to love the spiral dance
Discovering you've got the chance
To make each word create the rhyme
To every life there comes a time
~February 17, 1990
THE COW SONG
I'm gonna play this ol' guitar until the cows come home
a-moo a-moo
I don't know why they had to go to Gnome
a-moo a-moo
They wanted to see a real live Eskimo
But all that happened was their milk had turned to snow
a-moo a-moo a-moo
I'm gonna play this ol' guitar until the cows come home
a-moo a-moo
It's the e-pit-o-me, or is that epi-tome?
a-moo a-moo
I guess water is thicker than blood
That is of course if you've got to chew your cud
a-moo a-moo a-moo
I'm gonna play this ol guitar until the cows come home
a-moo a-moo
I don't know why they had to go to Rome
a-moo a-moo
They have an appointment with the pope right about now
Some silly business about a holy cow
a-moo a-moo a-moo
I'm gonna play this ol' guitar until the cows come home
a-moo a-moo
They've got a idol, a cow made out of chrome
a-moo a-moo
They kneel in worship, it brings them good luck
They got it of some cowboy's pickup truck
a-moo a-moo a-moo
~June 6, 1989
a-moo a-moo
I don't know why they had to go to Gnome
a-moo a-moo
They wanted to see a real live Eskimo
But all that happened was their milk had turned to snow
a-moo a-moo a-moo
I'm gonna play this ol' guitar until the cows come home
a-moo a-moo
It's the e-pit-o-me, or is that epi-tome?
a-moo a-moo
I guess water is thicker than blood
That is of course if you've got to chew your cud
a-moo a-moo a-moo
I'm gonna play this ol guitar until the cows come home
a-moo a-moo
I don't know why they had to go to Rome
a-moo a-moo
They have an appointment with the pope right about now
Some silly business about a holy cow
a-moo a-moo a-moo
I'm gonna play this ol' guitar until the cows come home
a-moo a-moo
They've got a idol, a cow made out of chrome
a-moo a-moo
They kneel in worship, it brings them good luck
They got it of some cowboy's pickup truck
a-moo a-moo a-moo
~June 6, 1989
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