True beauty lies not in a lash ... A finely painted face. The beauty of the human soul Is the same in every case. You tend to think you’re different, Separated by your skin. But, in truth, you all are One. The Spirit lies within. No distance does divide you, [...]
Look down upon the huddled masses. Compassion wells. Your heart speaks without words. Torture could not hurt as badly. Suffer this feeling gladly. ‘Tis the voice of your soul awakening. Compassion, pity, The desire to help… These are the gifts of the Spirit. You need not great wealth to give. [...]
Miracles happen every day When you quietly sit and pray. Oh, how powerful is the word Which so often goes unheard. We hear you when you speak to God. No request can be too odd. But know we answer as we can Although not always by your plan. For people [...]
Quiet like the snowfall Whispers on the breeze, The rustle of the branches As it moves softly through the trees … Spirit seems ephemeral – Fleeting, like the wind Like a thought that passes through your mind That you never can rescind. You can try to grasp it, But touch [...]
Foreign voices in your ear Whispering a message. Is it a test? Do they know best? How to trust the guidance When it comes? You think a man must stand his ground, Deal with things when no one is around. Honor all the thoughts you hear. Send them love as [...]
Since time began Man has tried to understand Death. The ceasing of life – Always shrouded in mystery and fear, But finally, let it be clear… Death is merely a transition - A change of condition. There is no need to cry and wail When one leaves the body’s jail [...]
Into each life there comes sorrow, Tears, and pain, and grief. Your heart it aches for tomorrow, When you think that you’ll find some relief. Think not of the future. Live only in the now. The present’s all you ever have But just “to be” you know not how. Think [...]
You don’t understand that all is one. You, too, shall know the truth … Prepare. Be as loving as you dare. In this way you make your bed For what lies there up ahead. Every action you do take Is for your future’s sake. So do everything knowing That by [...]
Start at the beginning, Before there was man. You all want to know How your world it began. Nothing but blackness Was all that there was. Then into existence There came a slight buzz. The start of creation - With the fluctuation of time. Then what followed was matter From [...]
You see only the tip of things Like the iceberg. How much lies beyond the curtain you cannot know Until you throw off the cloak of the body And fly in your mind. Pure awareness are you… ** So much heartache for so many souls Their lives reduced to rubble. [...]
Such caring lies there in the heart Just waiting to be free. Open up the lock With your thoughts as the key. By holding back love You withhold your true self, And therein miss out On the greatest of wealth. Forgiveness and kindness Are ways to show love. Compassion and [...]
Free as a bird that soars so high Your spirit longs to fly. Yet kept locked in its prison there, It doesn’t get to try. How sad that you should think you’re stuck – Nowhere that you can go. When, in truth, your spirit’s free The universe to know. Don’t [...]
Oh so cumbersome, the burden you bear. The weight, it wears you down. Trodding, plodding with this boulder on your back, Upon your face a constant frown. You think you walk alone in pain But this is far from true. If you would only call for help, Much peace would [...]
Starry, starry night. Glitter in the sky. Distant planets twinkling… Light from years gone by. Such distance does divide you From the light which you do see. It’s hard for you to fathom Another galaxy. But as you gaze upon the planets Do not think that we lie there. We’re [...]
So you think you know it all All the answers have you got. But as much as you know now Far, far more you have forgot. Where you came from holds the answers To your questions far and wide. There in the seat of knowledge All information does reside. You [...]
Stormy nights … thunder claps. Children huddle in their beds. Mommies and daddies sit at their side Stroking their round, silky heads. Comfort comes in many forms… A tender caress, a whispered voice. Whether or not you find relief, This is a personal choice. So many people feel they’re alone [...]
Look upon the window. See the shiny glass. Just like that through which you go When to our world you pass. It’s like a one-way mirror-- That which you look through. You look but cannot see us But we certainly see you. We’re with you when you call us. We [...]
Holiest of holies This you call your God. For He is there to guide you… Your thoughts He gives a prod. Do not fail to worship this, Your inner guiding force, For most certainly is holy… The Universal Source. You call God “He” But mistake this not, No one set [...]
Blessed are the children. So innocent are they. They know nothing of worries. They simply want to play. Watch them as they run and shout. See the glee upon their faces. Dashing ‘round like dervishes, Playing hopscotch, running races. Oh, such innocence, If only it would last. But childhood is [...]
Silently you wait Afraid of the dawn. Great mystery surrounds the day. What will happen When the sun rises? You can only sit and pray. Have faith that in the light The proper path will be shown. Solutions await But as yet go unknown. If all were revealed There’d be [...]
A friend who stressed the comfort these poems bring suggested I compile some of the best poems into a booklet to give to children’s hospitals and hospices (and how about veterans’ hospitals, too?) The idea, I think, was inspired. It’s perfect. I can see “Messages of Hope, Vol I” in [...]
Happy new year! May 2010 be filled with love and brightness ... Black as a crow, Dark as the night, Why is it darkness Does fill you with fright? You’ve learned from your birth That there’s good and there’s bad. There’s hot and there’s cold, Just as there’s happy and [...]
Singe not the fraying ends That leave a hanging thread. A tiny imperfection Is nothing you should dread. You seek to reach perfection But it’s a lofty goal. And when you fail to reach it, You’re left feeling less than whole. Just know that deep inside you There lies a [...]
Mars, Venus, Pluto, Uranus… Planets far from yours. They have not the grass and plants Through which the oxygen pours. Barren places, lacking life, So far from the sun. But life has been a part of earth Since time there was begun. But what is life? Does it grow From [...]
Every man must face a challenge In every cycle of his life. For in your world of comforts There must come some times of strife. How you face up to the struggles Is part of your big test, For the one who sees these eagerly Will rise about the rest. [...]
An interesting experience today. After a conversation with a neighbor last night, I thought today’s poem would be about dealing with hardship. I pushed the poem in that direction and it just wasn’t working. The poets kindly chastised me for trying to be active instead of passive, and they made [...]
Forests filled with leaves and twigs So thick they block the sky. The filtered light it trickles through To meet the wandering eye. Nature has such miracles They’re everywhere you look. In them you’ll find the face of God If often time you took. A tiny ant that marches on [...]
I love not knowing what the topic of each day's poem is going to be. This morning I found myself sitting up straight as could be and felt an in-charge masculine presence which I recognized from previous visits. His language was quite different and forceful. After the first few lines [...]