Posts from — October 2009

are you sitting comfortably?

on your hands?

on your dreams?

on your hurt, anger and rage?

are you sitting

on your love, desire

passion

and innermost wisdom?

….are you sitting comfortably?

the open hand

waits

fingers

separated

by prejudice

dressed up

as religion or concern

but the open hand

will wait until

its gesture is

understood

when the world becomes overwhelming

and life starts to drag

when you feel frustrated, angry,sad

be still

beneath your circumstance and pain

there lies

stillness

so stop

and sense

the flowing breath

and there

you will

find the

entrance

to your still place

Heaven and Hell

both share

the same

entrance

but their

rear exits

lead to different places

Still hangs the air,

violins and cellos

snakes in between the cars

tones of Joni Mitchell

linger in burnt coffee

the look of love plays on a juke box

two old men recount the days, when and then and if it were different

this all goes into the soup

that makes us ready for

evolution,

mankind is an alphabet soup,

a thin broth, a froth of time and space

we need to create our own souls

so that humankind can aspire

to a state of liberation

grey shadows are cast

down

Fifth Avenue

all the way to the Village

as I walk

I walk in the footsteps

of Wolves and Cougar

of tall trees exuding sap

and scents of life

they still are there if you know how to see

The Hudson River

wants to go back to where it came from

Every city of the world

is a nursery for human behaviour

if you want to truly understand

Global Warming

then

look at the pollution

within

your

Self

in a window I see all my fellow beings

like Plato’s Cave

wondering what and if

but this century is not the age of observation

or even reason

but passion, compassion and timely rage

for it is the century of squeezing

and short straw choosing

every species has time

when it chooses to move on

or fade

saying

thank you

from your heart

with true meaning and devotion

to the spirit of thankfulness

changes you, the person you thanked

and the world,

for in an age of instant demand and wanting,

false politeness and ingratiating customer service

true thankfulness

reminds us of our shared humanity

when you can trust your self

in the ups and downs of life

and that trust extends itself to

all living beings

then you will know

that trust is self-love

and that it is the third law of the universe

how long have you searched?

search for meaning, peace of mind, a quiet place to live,

a job that satisfies you, a sense of meaning

how long have you searched for daily things

from thermal socks to power saving devices

the search goes on

we search all the time

because we know that by searching

we reveal to ourselves

the art of discovery

doubt and belief both cast shadow and broadcast light

both illuminate and confuse

for both are borne out of faith

the faith that creates doubt

the faith that  creates belief

faith itself can not be created

but exists

within that element of yourself

that has strongest emotional charge

In all,

there is life

when seemingly

there is nothing

there is all

that dwells in mind, body, universe and self

chains of conscious drops of life

seeking each the other

to merge

into life