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a spring song ~ poem
tag:peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com,2023-04-18:5143044:Topic:453622
2023-04-18T14:53:04.806Z
janice wilson
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<p>><br></br> > <br></br> > a spring song ~<br></br> ><br></br>
> miracles abounding, surrounding<br></br>
> in spring it is so obvious<br></br>
> everything coming back to life<br></br>
> after the long dormant time of winter<br></br>
><br></br>
> the early spring flowers, crocus, daffodils,<br></br>
> hyacinths,tulips, bursting forth<br></br>
> trees like willow are the earliest<br></br>
> to send forth tiny tender green leaves<br></br>
><br></br>
> the grass is greening , some can't seem<br></br>
> to…</p>
<p>><br/> > <br/> > a spring song ~<br/>
><br/>
> miracles abounding, surrounding<br/>
> in spring it is so obvious<br/>
> everything coming back to life<br/>
> after the long dormant time of winter<br/>
><br/>
> the early spring flowers, crocus, daffodils,<br/>
> hyacinths,tulips, bursting forth<br/>
> trees like willow are the earliest<br/>
> to send forth tiny tender green leaves<br/>
><br/>
> the grass is greening , some can't seem<br/>
> to wait for the first mow<br/>
> little patches of violets discovered here and there<br/>
> singing, singing, singing, flowers of light<br/>
><br/>
> in the forest the ephemerals rise up<br/>
> spring beauty, trilliums, trout lily, mayapple, and more<br/>
> they must do their dance before the leaves<br/>
> on the trees above shade them out<br/>
><br/>
> it's a symphony, a song, a dance<br/>
> a huge fantastical wonderment<br/>
> yes, miraculous !<br/>
><br/>
> the nests , eggs, newborn birdies<br/>
> bunnies, opossums, raccoons, skunks<br/>
> critters of all sorts giving birth<br/>
><br/>
> frogs , snakes, fish , turtles<br/>
> revive in the warmth<br/>
> deer, fawn, foxes, coyotes<br/>
><br/>
> new energy of being arises in us all<br/>
> in the glorious time of spring<br/>
> sing it , dance it , love it<br/>
><br/>
> my body, heart, spirit, celebrate<br/>
> I love , I live , I rejoice<br/>
><br/>
> in the spring of me and all<br/>
> wonders of creation, me and you being one<br/>
><br/>
> one that can consciously observe<br/>
> in great glorious gratitude<br/>
><br/>
> in admiration , appreciation<br/>
> for the opportunity to see and Be<br/>
><br/>
> ~ janice barden wilson<br/>
></p>
just taking orders
tag:peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com,2021-09-07:5143044:Topic:374417
2021-09-07T18:05:55.079Z
desmond dillon
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<p> </p>
<p>i found this recent poem, which is put to music to be worth a listen. i think you may find it to be as well.. 5mins of original poetry, music and old black and white film by Caitlin Johnstone.</p>
<p>.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azctPd3xU5o" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Just Taking Orders - YouTube</a></p>
<p></p>
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<p> </p>
<p>i found this recent poem, which is put to music to be worth a listen. i think you may find it to be as well.. 5mins of original poetry, music and old black and white film by Caitlin Johnstone.</p>
<p>.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azctPd3xU5o" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Just Taking Orders - YouTube</a></p>
<p></p>
<p><iframe width="1280" height="720" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/azctPd3xU5o?wmode=opaque" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>
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~Air of clarity ~
tag:peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com,2021-04-01:5143044:Topic:369373
2021-04-01T14:30:17.038Z
janice wilson
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<p>Air of clarity</p>
<p>inside of me<br/> there is a breath<br/> of fresh air</p>
<p>when I breathe<br/> this air of clarity<br/> I am set free</p>
<p>within my being<br/> I can find this<br/> light of living</p>
<p>then i breathe easy<br/> enjoy the gift of living<br/> without all the judging</p>
<p>I become full of accepting<br/> enjoying , and gratitude for life<br/> just life, pure and alive</p>
<p>~ janice barden wilson</p>
<p>Air of clarity</p>
<p>inside of me<br/> there is a breath<br/> of fresh air</p>
<p>when I breathe<br/> this air of clarity<br/> I am set free</p>
<p>within my being<br/> I can find this<br/> light of living</p>
<p>then i breathe easy<br/> enjoy the gift of living<br/> without all the judging</p>
<p>I become full of accepting<br/> enjoying , and gratitude for life<br/> just life, pure and alive</p>
<p>~ janice barden wilson</p>
i carry a torch in one hand
tag:peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com,2021-03-21:5143044:Topic:368882
2021-03-21T11:07:54.832Z
desmond dillon
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<p> </p>
<p>i carry a torch in one hand </p>
<p>and a bucket of water in the other: </p>
<p>with these things i am going to set fire to heaven </p>
<p>and put out the flames of hell </p>
<p>so that voyagers to God can rip the veils </p>
<p>and see the real goal.</p>
<p></p>
<p> Rabia al Basra </p>
<p> (trans by Charles Upton)</p>
<p> </p>
<p>i carry a torch in one hand </p>
<p>and a bucket of water in the other: </p>
<p>with these things i am going to set fire to heaven </p>
<p>and put out the flames of hell </p>
<p>so that voyagers to God can rip the veils </p>
<p>and see the real goal.</p>
<p></p>
<p> Rabia al Basra </p>
<p> (trans by Charles Upton)</p>
a blessing for anyone
tag:peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com,2019-09-25:5143044:Topic:277243
2019-09-25T11:38:38.881Z
desmond dillon
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<p> </p>
<p> I couldn't resist posting this poem/prayer from Caitin Johnstone today..</p>
<p></p>
<p></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>A Blessing For Anyone</strong></span></p>
<p></p>
<p>May all of your illusions be shattered beyond your ability to reassemble them.</p>
<p>May you learn quickly from your failures and successes.</p>
<p>May life treat you how you treat life.</p>
<p>May you reap swiftly that which you sow, and may it be highly educational for you.</p>
<p>May all of…</p>
<p> </p>
<p> I couldn't resist posting this poem/prayer from Caitin Johnstone today..</p>
<p></p>
<p></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>A Blessing For Anyone</strong></span></p>
<p></p>
<p>May all of your illusions be shattered beyond your ability to reassemble them.</p>
<p>May you learn quickly from your failures and successes.</p>
<p>May life treat you how you treat life.</p>
<p>May you reap swiftly that which you sow, and may it be highly educational for you.</p>
<p>May all of the hidden parts of yourself enter the light.</p>
<p>May all of your unfelt feelings be felt.</p>
<p>May you have a crystal clear glimpse of your own boundlessness.</p>
<p>May you have a crystal clear glimpse of your own insignificance.</p>
<p>May your inner monologue cease and may you experience stillness.</p>
<p>May you experience the beauty of each moment that the babbling mind eclipses.</p>
<p>May you uncover the mystery that hides behind the veil of separation.</p>
<p>May you know true courage.</p>
<p>May you know true wisdom.</p>
<p>May you know true humility.</p>
<p>May you know true truth.</p>
<p>May you know yourself intimately, without disguises or distortions.</p>
<p>May you meet the world lucidly, without projections or prejudices.</p>
<p>May you perceive the world clearly, without filters or fantasies.</p>
<p>May your delusions disappoint you and may authenticity astonish you.</p>
<p>May everything you have constructed in untruth crumble before your eyes.</p>
<p>May life conspire to unmake every false object you have made.</p>
<p>May you live each moment fully, not for the goal of grandiose achievement, but for living itself.</p>
<p>May you truly, deeply see yourself, and find there what you’ve always been looking for.</p>
<p>May you be truly, deeply seen by someone else. May you let yourself be seen by them.</p>
<p>May you end your war against the feminine.</p>
<p>May you finally let in the enormity of what your mother did for you.</p>
<p>May you find a home in your body.</p>
<p>May your body feel at home on this earth.</p>
<p>May the earth feel your sorrow.</p>
<p>May you feel the earth’s forgiveness.</p>
<p>May the earth feel your gratitude.</p>
<p>May the earth feel your love.</p>
<p>May thrum of the earth dance through you.</p>
<p>May you fall in love with that dance.</p>
<p>Amen.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> <a href="https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2019/09/25/a-blessing-for-anyone/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2019/09/25/a-blessing-for-anyone/</a></p>
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<p> I hope it hits the mark for you..</p>
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Expansion
tag:peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com,2018-04-05:5143044:Topic:250584
2018-04-05T09:20:08.374Z
Bill
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<p>Expansion</p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>. . . Poetry will never fail you.</em> ~ Karama Sadaka</p>
<p> </p>
<p>This is true . . . yes, it is.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Poetry does not fail us, but we fail poetry.</p>
<p>We falter,</p>
<p>We stumble</p>
<p>In the gardens</p>
<p>Of our dreams</p>
<p>Over our indifference, doubts and…</p>
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<p>Expansion</p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>. . . Poetry will never fail you.</em> ~ Karama Sadaka</p>
<p> </p>
<p>This is true . . . yes, it is.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Poetry does not fail us, but we fail poetry.</p>
<p>We falter,</p>
<p>We stumble</p>
<p>In the gardens</p>
<p>Of our dreams</p>
<p>Over our indifference, doubts and fears</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Do you live a poetic life,</p>
<p>Filled with Joy,</p>
<p>Happiness,</p>
<p>Compassion,</p>
<p>Harmony</p>
<p>And Love ?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Wherever I look,</p>
<p>There is poetry!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>When I look within,</p>
<p>I realize that “I AM”,</p>
<p>And that my friend</p>
<p>Is poetic</p>
<p> </p>
<p>You are poetic,</p>
<p>Life is harmonic, melodic and rhythmic . . .</p>
<p>Can you hear the music ?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The great composition of life</p>
<p>Calls for our instrumentation</p>
<p> </p>
<p>When a leaf,</p>
<p>Solitarily or in groups</p>
<p>Falls to the earth</p>
<p>There is poetry in the movement,</p>
<p>The journey . . .</p>
<p>Can you see it ?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The clouds drift languidly</p>
<p>Across the skies</p>
<p>Playing poetic games</p>
<p>With the shadows they paint</p>
<p>Upon Mother’s being-ness</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I listen in my “Here-ness”,</p>
<p>My “Now-ness”</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I Listen</p>
<p>To the</p>
<p>The brook,</p>
<p>The spring,</p>
<p>The river,</p>
<p>The ocean</p>
<p>And I hear poetry</p>
<p>Streaming,</p>
<p>Screaming</p>
<p>My name</p>
<p>With loud whispers</p>
<p>To my soul</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Feel me . . .</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I am vibrating</p>
<p>In multiple dimensions,</p>
<p>For the gates</p>
<p>That collect the toll</p>
<p>To the bridges</p>
<p>That we all must cross</p>
<p>Open only</p>
<p>To poetic spirits,</p>
<p>For poetry is the light</p>
<p>Of all humanity</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The movement,</p>
<p>The journey is poetry,</p>
<p>Perfection personified . . .</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Feel the energy</p>
<p>And allow it</p>
<p>To anoint the spirit</p>
<p>Of your life</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Poetry is blessing my life . . .</p>
<p>It lays guard</p>
<p>To how I walk,</p>
<p>How I talk.</p>
<p>How I think,</p>
<p>How I smile,</p>
<p>And all other aspects</p>
<p>Of my life</p>
<p>When I move ‘Me’</p>
<p>Out of the way</p>
<p>And allow poetry to remain infused</p>
<p>In my ways,</p>
<p>My spirit,</p>
<p>And all that “I AM”.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I see poetry in your eyes</p>
<p>Pleading to be untethered</p>
<p>From the mundane</p>
<p>We all endure . . .</p>
<p>Needlessly</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Blink for me</p>
<p>A million times</p>
<p>And then by 5 times 5 exponentially</p>
<p>And see the wonder of poetry</p>
<p>That patiently awaits</p>
<p>The opening</p>
<p>Of your 3<sup>rd</sup> eye</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Let us expand our horizons</p>
<p>That we may see our potential</p>
<p>Looming with open arms</p>
<p>Ready to embrace our</p>
<p>Evident evolution</p>
<p>As we resonate in verse</p>
<p>Be whatever the form</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Poetry is formless</p>
<p>And of form</p>
<p>It is as you like it,</p>
<p>But like it if thy will,</p>
<p>For it is our collective destiny . . .</p>
<p>Fateful in nature</p>
<p>For we were fashioned by Poetry’s hands</p>
<p>In love</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Expansion</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>© 4 april 2018 : william s. peters, sr.</p>
<p> </p>
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early buddhist poem
tag:peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com,2016-03-17:5143044:Topic:237705
2016-03-17T14:17:14.135Z
desmond dillon
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<p> </p>
<p>let all beings be happy!</p>
<p>weak or strong of high, middle or low estate</p>
<p>small or great, visible or invisible, near or far away</p>
<p>alive or still to be born - may they all be entirely happy!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>let nobody lie to anybody or despise any single being anywhere.</p>
<p>may nobody wish harm to any single creature</p>
<p>out of anger or hatred!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>let us cherish all creatures as a mother her only child!</p>
<p>may our loving thoughts fill the…</p>
<p> </p>
<p>let all beings be happy!</p>
<p>weak or strong of high, middle or low estate</p>
<p>small or great, visible or invisible, near or far away</p>
<p>alive or still to be born - may they all be entirely happy!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>let nobody lie to anybody or despise any single being anywhere.</p>
<p>may nobody wish harm to any single creature</p>
<p>out of anger or hatred!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>let us cherish all creatures as a mother her only child!</p>
<p>may our loving thoughts fill the whole world</p>
<p>above, below, across - without limit:</p>
<p>a boundless goodwill towards the whole world,</p>
<p>unrestricted, free of hatred and enmity!</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
~ the peace of Me ~
tag:peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com,2015-12-26:5143044:Topic:235952
2015-12-26T19:46:20.735Z
janice wilson
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<p>~ the peace of Me ~</p>
<p>more than anything<br></br> I want to feel peace<br></br> to live it<br></br>
to love it<br></br>
to be it<br></br>
to embrace the real me<br></br>
in my short time on earth<br></br>
may the lovejoy , the beauty of me<br></br>
Be ~ reign supreme<br></br>
in my little kingdom<br></br>
heart delights in the magic of life<br></br>
kind gift to me<br></br>
a drop , a bit of dust<br></br>
turned into wet alive breathing<br></br>
moving gold walking on earth<br></br>
shining from deep within<br></br>
all is well<br></br>
peace is the…</p>
<p>~ the peace of Me ~</p>
<p>more than anything<br/> I want to feel peace<br/>
to live it<br/>
to love it<br/>
to be it<br/>
to embrace the real me<br/>
in my short time on earth<br/>
may the lovejoy , the beauty of me<br/>
Be ~ reign supreme<br/>
in my little kingdom<br/>
heart delights in the magic of life<br/>
kind gift to me<br/>
a drop , a bit of dust<br/>
turned into wet alive breathing<br/>
moving gold walking on earth<br/>
shining from deep within<br/>
all is well<br/>
peace is the sweetest present<br/>
to my , our golden self<br/>
alive in the glory<br/>
of our unique story<br/>
tickled by the divine from within<br/>
jumping with joy<br/>
we truly honor life<br/>
yay hooray yippee<br/>
to see, feel , be, real Me</p>
<p>~ janice wilson</p>
'Still I Rise' Maya Angelou, 1928
tag:peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com,2014-05-28:5143044:Topic:217794
2014-05-28T19:19:50.356Z
Eva Libre
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<p></p>
<p></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4">Still I Rise</span></p>
<p>Maya Angelou, 1928</p>
<p></p>
<p>You may write me down in history</p>
<p>With your bitter, twisted lies,</p>
<p>You may trod me in the very dirt</p>
<p>But still, like dust, I’ll rise.</p>
<p></p>
<p>Does my sassiness upset you?</p>
<p>Why are you beset with gloom?</p>
<p>‘Cause I walk like I’ve got oil wells</p>
<p>Pumping in my living room.</p>
<p></p>
<p>Just like moons and like suns,</p>
<p>With the certainty of…</p>
<p></p>
<p></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4">Still I Rise</span></p>
<p>Maya Angelou, 1928</p>
<p></p>
<p>You may write me down in history</p>
<p>With your bitter, twisted lies,</p>
<p>You may trod me in the very dirt</p>
<p>But still, like dust, I’ll rise.</p>
<p></p>
<p>Does my sassiness upset you?</p>
<p>Why are you beset with gloom?</p>
<p>‘Cause I walk like I’ve got oil wells</p>
<p>Pumping in my living room.</p>
<p></p>
<p>Just like moons and like suns,</p>
<p>With the certainty of tides,</p>
<p>Just like hopes springing high,</p>
<p>Still I’ll rise.</p>
<p></p>
<p>Did you want to see me broken?</p>
<p>Bowed head and lowered eyes?</p>
<p>Shoulders falling down like teardrops,</p>
<p>Weakened by my soulful cries?</p>
<p></p>
<p>Does my haughtiness offend you?</p>
<p>Don’t you take it awful hard</p>
<p>‘Cause I laugh like I’ve got gold mines</p>
<p>Diggin’ in my own backyard.</p>
<p></p>
<p>You may shoot me with your words,</p>
<p>You may cut me with your eyes,</p>
<p>You may kill me with your hatefulness,</p>
<p>But still, like air, I’ll rise.</p>
<p></p>
<p>Does my sexiness upset you?</p>
<p>Does it come as a surprise</p>
<p>That I dance like I’ve got diamonds</p>
<p>At the meeting of my thighs?</p>
<p></p>
<p>Out of the huts of history’s shame</p>
<p>I rise</p>
<p>Up from a past that’s rooted in pain</p>
<p>I rise</p>
<p>I’m a black ocean, leaping and wide,</p>
<p>Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.</p>
<p>Leaving behind nights of terror and fear</p>
<p>I rise</p>
<p>Into a daybreak that’s wondrously clear</p>
<p>I rise</p>
<p>Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,</p>
<p>I am the dream and the hope of the slave.</p>
<p>I rise</p>
<p>I rise</p>
<p>I rise.</p>
<p></p>
<p></p>
<p></p>
<p></p>
<p>- In memory of Maya Angelou where today passed away. -</p>
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Bluebird by Charles Bukowski
tag:peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com,2012-08-16:5143044:Topic:180420
2012-08-16T19:07:15.882Z
Nada Jung
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<p>there's a bluebird in my heart that<br></br> wants to get out<br></br> but I'm too tough for him,<br></br> I say, stay in there, I'm not going<br></br> to let anybody see<br></br> you.<br></br> there's a bluebird in my heart that<br></br> wants to get out<br></br> but I pour whiskey on him and inhale<br></br> cigarette smoke<br></br> and the whores and the bartenders<br></br> and the grocery clerks<br></br> never know that<br></br> he's<br></br> in there.<br></br><br></br> there's a bluebird in my heart that<br></br> wants to get out<br></br> but I'm…</p>
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<p>there's a bluebird in my heart that<br/> wants to get out<br/> but I'm too tough for him,<br/> I say, stay in there, I'm not going<br/> to let anybody see<br/> you.<br/> there's a bluebird in my heart that<br/> wants to get out<br/> but I pour whiskey on him and inhale<br/> cigarette smoke<br/> and the whores and the bartenders<br/> and the grocery clerks<br/> never know that<br/> he's<br/> in there.<br/><br/> there's a bluebird in my heart that<br/> wants to get out<br/> but I'm too tough for him,<br/> I say,<br/> stay down, do you want to mess<br/> me up?<br/> you want to screw up the<br/> works?<br/> you want to blow my book sales in<br/> Europe?<br/> there's a bluebird in my heart that<br/> wants to get out<br/> but I'm too clever, I only let him out<br/> at night sometimes<br/> when everybody's asleep.<br/> I say, I know that you're there,<br/> so don't be<br/> sad.<br/> then I put him back,<br/> but he's singing a little<br/> in there, I haven't quite let him<br/> die<br/> and we sleep together like<br/> that<br/> with our<br/> secret pact<br/> and it's nice enough to<br/> make a man<br/> weep, but I don't<br/> weep, do<br/>you?</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-1">Published in "The Last Night of the Earth Poems" 1991.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Charles Bukowski</p>
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