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Often I think of you
in the time of our youth
when it was just us.
Sunshine glowed when we were together.
The grief of our former lives made us a pair.
Then our lives were simpler
filled with few things
but rich in much love.
Somethimes I wonder if you think of me on occasion.
Did you put aside
as I have
the separation of our love
the anger
the hurt
that we both suffered?
Beauty is in those memories.
The thoughts of us at that time are sweeter
and more beautiful when they cross my mind.
In daydreams of simpler times
my thoughts question where you are now
and did you find happiness?
Did you have the children
that we never had?
Althought many years have passed
I send to you my love from a former time
with blessing for your happiness.
I also send my wish and hope
that in the eternity to come
we will meet as loving friends.
Until then
often will I think of you.
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What is this thing that cries out within me?
Is it a spirit that hungers for freedom?
“Freedom from what?” my mind asks in cold hard terms.
My life seems about things.
Things stack
things store away
a room full of things.
A bank acoount with growing numbers
but it seems
it is all about the balances.
I look into the mirror because they say
“Mirrors never lie”
What I see
is not
what I am.
I am like unto the spirit of youth
locked in a dark gray cell
listening to the sound of time on the clock
growing more loudly each day.
I find myself dancing alone at times.
I love what the sound of music does to my body.
I go back to that mirror
with sweat dripping down my face.
I am still puzzled by the face
that stares back at me.
There is a pleading look in my eyes.
They cry out,
“See me, see me
I am not dead!”
A ghost I have become from growing older with time.
I move through my life
seemingly untouched by the sounds of laughter from my past.
The smells of loving sweat
the memory of gentle lips touching
the back of my neck.
I feel like my body
no longer remembers the joys of passion.
Yesterday I sat in a room noticing many things.
They were little things
but important things
that let the gift of beauty
be shared by one
such as me
hungry for their taste.
The gentle curve to a neck
that seemed to never end.
The movement of material on a full soft breast
as the breath of the beholder
played with the movements.
Eyes with a color of the lightest blue
with mystery whirling within their depths
of thoughts yet unspoken or shared with anyone.
I heard that voice within me cry out
“See me, see me, I am not death, but alive!
Hear my cry
feel my need
I am alive!”
I left the room without a word.
There was a slight smile on my face toward you
as there was a similar smile on yours.
Silent thoughts unshared
upon our departure.
Two ships passing on a huge ocean
with a wave of the hand
toward each other
across desolate waves.
When will this voyage end?
What distant shores await each of us?
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Walk tenderly on my dreams
for my dreams are me
with my soul exposed.
Judge not
the worth of my hopes
nor the possibility of their reality.
If you are without encouraging words
then seal your lips in speaking of my dreams.
Are we not without hope
when stripped of our dreams and aspirations?
Look to yourself and ask
when were your own dreams scattered against
the rocks of time?
Take not your anger
with yourself
against those
who still have hope.
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There are many things I remember about my past.
Each memory
stones that built
who I am today.
The memories that have stayed with me the strongest
are those that recall when my life was rendered
a touch of kindness.
I remember the days well
in vivid detail.
The words spoken.
The smile given.
The touch of a hand upon my shoulder.
So in this day
if it is within your power
to pass that touch of kindness
to another.
Render that kindness
to another.
In so doing
you will be giving
a memory of strength to another
in their darkest times.
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The Power comes forth.
It is the power of His Love for us.
All that one has to do
is believe.
All one has to do is believe
in the Power of His Love.
His Love is for all of us.
Get on your knees
Thank God
for the Power of His Love.
Joy will now be yours.
Your enemies are now dust.
Darkness is no longer your fate.
The Light of Eternity and Love
is now yours.
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Thou has blessed me beyond the dreams of my youth.
Thou protected me when I fell into darkeness in the middle of my life.
Thou guarded me as I walked thru the fires of hell and Evil.
I lied screaming in darkness
within the hell of eternity
but never did you forsake me.
You showed me the torment of others
so that I might offer direction
and comfort to others in Your Name.
In my childhood
you appeared before me
upon me did you place your Sign.
When I asked for an angel to be beside me
you granted my wish
in bringing such into my life.
Even to this day
you turn back all evil that is directed toward me
and bring a return wrath upon those
who attempt to harm me.
Lord guide me this day.
Assist me in becoming worthy of the many gifts of Love
Thou has given me.
My Lord
My God
I Love You
with all of my earthly heart
and my eternal soul.
Make me a servant
who brings joy to Your Eyes.
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There is a secret to happiness and peace.
It is there for all of us.
Simplicity in surrender is part of that secret.
It is when we can “give ourselves up” to the Love of our Lord
will we then find true happiness and peace in this world
and the eternal life before us.
When we do such
we will need no one in our life
nor will any procession be of any importance to us.
The Lord in His Love for us,
will render us all of these things,
today, tomorrow, and through eternity.
With this gift of His Love
we will also find
that we will never be alone again.
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The Master’s hands were strong and hard
from years of work as a carpenter
just like his father.
The creation of His hands had a gentle quality
such as the toy camel and shepherd
He was crafting this night.
His sister had begged Him to make a toy for her child.
With love and humor He worked several nights.
In the back of the villa the room was small and cramped
making the carving difficult as the oil lamp light flickered.
Entering the doorway with a quiet sweep of the door blanket
came His sister’s oldest son.
Many questions burned in the mind
of this young man on this night.
Quietly he approached the Master
so as to not disturb His carving.
The young man whispered,
“Master do you have time to speak with me?”
Gently and with love the Master set the little wooden carving
aside and reached for the boy’s shoulder saying,
“What is troubling you this night
son of my sister?”
The boy replied,
“I am afraid about death
and where I will go when I die
since no one alive
has ever been to the place that dead people go
and returned
how am I to know what to expect?”
With patience and the deepest of kindness
toward the concerns of the young man
the Master spoke,
“Telling humanity of the world beyond death
would be like explaining
the sight of sunrise or sunset to a person
who had always been blind.”
He further explained,
“Beyond our lifetime is a world inconceivable
to the senses of man
beyond every gift rendered in this world around us.
It is a world of being
in the midst of eternal love
and never fearing again.
It is knowing light beyond any light
we now know of in this world.
It is never being alone again
but cherished in the arms of a mother.
So will it be in the arms of our God
forever in eternal love
peace and happiness.”
So He spoke to me
the Master of my life.
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Picture couresy of Bing
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Multicolored lighting amidst the sound
of rhythmic thunder pounded the huge hall.
The laughter and droning noises had a hollow metallic sound.
The human Ferris wheel was in motion around the center spoke.
Quick glaces, smiles…some real
other’s set in concrete faces.
There was quiet desperation set in the eyes of many.
Touching in passing moments of movement
were soft warm bodies
pressed against arms
hips brushing fingertips.
Out of loneliness did I seek this place
a passenger on a self-made time machine.
I am tired of too many futures coming to this moment.
I want the warmth of my youth.
Child-book romance where just the touch of a hand
freezes time in its beauty.
Primitive drums change tempo
the words are lost to the sensation of physical self.
Reality is moved to the edge of pulsating light beneath
the feet of bodies in tune with the sound.
Paired dancers locked in self-love
unaware of each other.
A checkerboard of kings and queens without mates
in a game without end.
Surrender whispers the voice within.
A reflection on a mirrored wall looks intently
at a standing figure.
A misplaced look of aging shown in
salt and peppered hair with growing signs of age
around the eyes.
The dream of youth shatters.
The Guardian of Time Present
leaves through the portal marked “Exit.”
The dream is no more.
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I understand your pain.
Your anger overcomes you in being treated so badly.
You strike out at all others in this pain.
The one you are hurting the greatest
is the soul of your being.
I understand your pain.
To have given so many of your good years to such a man.
A man who abused you each day of those many years.
He trashed your heart.
He spat on your very soul.
He now parades his new love
each day before you.
I understand your pain.
How blessed you are this day.
He now has exposed his evil to you.
You can now leave him behind you.
Thank God each day.
The one that he will abuse each day
is another and not you.
I understand your pain.
You are still blessed with your beauty of form.
You are still blessed with the power of your mind.
You will now have soon
a new life before you.
I understand your pain.
Cease to be a continuing partner in his evil.
Let go of him.
Let go of his created pain upon you.
Let go of his efforts to remove the beauty of your life,
In finally so doing
will you find
Peace
Love
and Joy
in your Life.
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