The Daily Way

Poem #66 City Life

2009-09-13T11:47:10-04:00September 13th, 2009|

There's no doubt that my own experiences and consciousness are being used here, for today I'm in Boston, amid the crowds ... The city with its lack of trees And tall, tall buildings that block the breeze So crowded one can hardly breathe Gives you want to run and leave [...]

Poem #66 The Mysteries of Life

2009-09-12T11:49:14-04:00September 12th, 2009|

This morning as I cleared my mind to become receptive to the words, I saw a salamander in my mind's eye. I found this very strange, and like all other thoughts that try to intrude when I'm trying to meditate, I gently pushed it away. The salamander, however, kept coming [...]

Poem #65 On September 11th

2009-09-11T11:50:18-04:00September 11th, 2009|

Two tall buildings took a fall Hate and evil killed them all On this sad and tragic day There are some words we’d like to say Let not evil into your life With its stench you world is rife People kill with hardly a pause Some say it’s part of [...]

Poem #64 What Matters Most

2009-09-10T11:52:47-04:00September 10th, 2009|

As always, I received the words to this poem non-stop in just minutes ... Pay attention to what matters Before all you value ends in tatters Hear our voices You all make choices As the wind blows, the leaves it scatters Blessed are ye With a family To have and [...]

Poem #63 On Love vs. Hate

2009-09-09T11:55:22-04:00September 9th, 2009|

Hold a candle to your fears Light them with the glow, For when the darkness disappears Then true peace you’ll know. * * * There is one thing that all souls crave The one thing that your life will save It’s love that keeps you ever striving Keeps you pushing, [...]

Poem #62 The Nature of Evil

2009-09-08T11:56:11-04:00September 8th, 2009|

A very clearly male presence today. I felt as if I were stabbing the words onto the paper. When I opened my eyes at the end, I saw that unlike my usual script, I had written the poem in square, block print. Reform your ways. Stop the pain. Hasten now [...]

Poem #61 As Close as Your Heart

2009-09-07T11:57:10-04:00September 7th, 2009|

Surrender Give up your tireless efforts Find the peace The great release That comes when you turn your eye Not toward the sky, But deep inside How often do you stop and rest And put your faith to the test For there you’ll find Peace of mind Come now and [...]

Poem #60 We Walk Beside You

2009-09-06T11:58:18-04:00September 6th, 2009|

Time has no meaning in a world of thought A world where nothing can be bought With golden coins and trinkets that gleam A world that to many seems like a dream But we exist nonetheless Free of form and limit We move about within it with great ease To [...]

Poem #59 Cause and Effect

2009-09-05T12:01:15-04:00September 5th, 2009|

With crystal vision you see the trees The mighty oaks with golden leaves Turning every autumn To become brittle and fall to the ground Tired and brown Having served their purpose Their role in the cycle of life complete This life it is replete With stories such as this The [...]

Poem #58 The Ladder of Life

2009-09-03T12:02:17-04:00September 3rd, 2009|

I asked the spirits for more information about the ladder analogy from poem #57 … Climb the rungs Step by step With each rung Higher yet The variety of life experiences Hold them dear For each brings to you From year to year New wisdom Further growth Raise your hand [...]

Poem #57 Two Ways to Approach Life

2009-09-02T12:04:15-04:00September 2nd, 2009|

Look into eternity There in the distance you will see Secrets revealed For all the world’s a mystery To those who open not the eyes But gaze upon the skies And wonder … why? *** There are many levels to reality Each a different vibration You rise upon the ladder [...]

A comment on poem #57

2009-09-02T12:03:17-04:00September 2nd, 2009|

Almost every day I wrestle with my doubts that I am "making up" these poems, even though I don't have any idea what the theme is going to be when I start writing the words I hear. The spirit world is so patient with me, in spite of my doubts. [...]

Poem #56 Why Suffering?

2009-08-31T08:29:28-04:00August 31st, 2009|

Sorrow Sadness Grief Emotions of this life From which you seek relief Fear not the hurt and pain When into your life cometh the rain These are but markers along the journey All must face With life they come apace Never welcome But a needed part of growing Suffer them [...]

Poem #55 What Lies at the Core

2009-08-30T08:30:48-04:00August 30th, 2009|

For clarity of vision Look within That which seems inscrutable See with new vision There inside the spirit lies To animate the body Which walks and speaks Yet knows little of the valley and the peaks Of mighty mountains So high, so forbidding To climb them seems A task quite [...]

Poem #54 The Rhythms of Life

2009-08-29T08:31:53-04:00August 29th, 2009|

Fish swim upstream against the current Dark waves push them back Who can say when all we hold dear Will come under attack? Sit quietly and ponder the future Like that dark wave it does loom Before us Filling us with doom What lies beyond it? You see not through [...]

#52 The Light of Love

2009-08-28T08:36:23-04:00August 28th, 2009|

Two poems today (#52 and #53) When toward the light you travel Mysteries of the world unravel There you’ll find All things divine Comfort beyond measure Greater than your greatest treasure For there beyond the curtain One thing you’ll know for certain: Love is real It’s warmth you’ll feel Undeniable [...]

#53 Essence and Energy

2009-08-28T08:33:22-04:00August 28th, 2009|

Two poems today (#52 and #53) I am. Before a single sprout arose through the dirt A seed of thought took root Planted firmly This is how it all began The mind of God it did expand And grow Hoping for itself to know Thought Like a river it does [...]

Poem #49 The Center of the Circle

2009-08-26T08:52:10-04:00August 26th, 2009|

Search not in the sky For love Within it doth lie Faintly glowing until The brain you do still Be as one in mind With God, your Creator Save this though not until later Unity is the Source of all creation Without a Source there can be no nation Yet, [...]

Poem #50 A Question About Sensing Spirit

2009-08-26T08:50:34-04:00August 26th, 2009|

A friend asked the question: "Why can’t I see or understand with my physical mind what I have always felt inside?” Spirit works not as most people think We have no need for food and drink We see not with physical eyes Touch and taste no compromise Our hearing comes [...]

Poem #48 A Perfect Body or a Perfect Spirit

2009-08-25T08:53:07-04:00August 25th, 2009|

A hand curls into a fist A limb misshapen From some a perfect body is taken But he who knows of imperfection Knows greater truths beyond detection Many look with pity on the soul Who they picture as not quite whole Oh, what a shame! They do proclaim But they [...]

Poem #47 Home is Where the Heart Is

2009-08-22T08:54:39-04:00August 22nd, 2009|

This life it has its challenges That all must face This is part of being a member Of the human race Face each day with joy Look toward the sun and smile Every little moment Stop and think awhile Of all the many ways God fills your hours and days [...]

Poem #46 The Glory of Nature

2009-08-21T08:56:19-04:00August 21st, 2009|

Curtains rustle by the window A gentle breeze blows against the folds The cloth gives way To mysteries untold From where cometh the breeze? Does it come from the trees? Or is it Spirit driven? Yet another gift God’s given … All of nature tells a story Of God’s great [...]

Poem #45 The Touch of Love

2009-08-20T08:58:05-04:00August 20th, 2009|

Silence the wind It bellows and howls through the night Filling young minds with fright “Oh, please, turn on the light!” They cry Great fear in the eye Soothe a furrowed brow To calm them, you know how Wipe away the tears Help dissolve the fears This is what a [...]

Poem #44 Knights in Shining Armor

2009-08-19T09:18:59-04:00August 19th, 2009|

An interesting experience today. I’ve been dealing with a lot of personal doubts, feeling that I’m making up the words in the poems. I decided to make a concerted effort today and write only what I hear without letting my mind jump ahead and find a word that rhymes to [...]

Poem #42 Focus on What Truly Matters

2009-08-18T09:22:05-04:00August 18th, 2009|

Write these words today Hasten not to play Surely you can hear our voice Beyond the many thoughts which intrude upon your brain The message it is plain History has been unkind The battles of mankind Constant use of force Takes a toll Leaves you less than whole Forget the [...]

Poem #43 The Nature of Hell

2009-08-18T09:20:32-04:00August 18th, 2009|

Again, two poems today, #42 and #42, this one in answer to my question, "What is Hell?" Hell’s a place that knows no shame There go those who’ve played the game And lost- Their time on earth they wasted God’s great love they never tasted Spent their days in anger [...]

Poem #40 Gone From Your Sight

2009-08-17T09:35:36-04:00August 17th, 2009|

Two poems today (#40 and #41) Gone from your sight But not from your memories … You loved them so When they did walk upon this earth Their tears you wiped away And then one day In the blink of an eye They disappear No longer here To touch and [...]

Poem #41 The Transition

2009-08-17T09:30:18-04:00August 17th, 2009|

Two poems today (#40 and #41) Who can say At the end of the day Who lives on and who goes to sleep? Who crosses through the door toward the light … Takes flight You know not these things while here you live But know to each the Lord does [...]

Poem #39 The Ego vs.the Spirit

2009-08-16T09:40:03-04:00August 16th, 2009|

How long must man go on fighting one another? Since time began men have bickered The flames ever flickered Stones they did sharpen Weapons used to kill Forever still When the blood of the body Flows from holes poked with points Broken joints … All of this unnecessary Keeps you [...]

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