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“¡Presente!”

A Word from the Raven

Awaiting inspiration
a poet sits
amidst
space and time
seeking rhyme
in life’s
rhythms
standing by
he scribes
what he eyes
his long
haired
bearded
ears
hear
harmony
a symphony
looking up
he sees
receives
an epiphany
a ca ca phony
words
from the Ravens
and writes
rightfully
on

Fortune Cookie Fun

Every time we go to this Vegan Chinese Food Place – Happy Family – they provide us with Fortune-Cookies.  And, each time, my dear friend hands them to me and assigns me a poem.

Here are those I’ve written so far …  Each is preceded by the four fortunes from which it is composed.  Thanks to my friends who have  kindly provided theirs for my use.

 

• Compassion will cure more than condemnation
• Calamity and prosperity are the touchstones of integrity
• Catch on fire with enthusiasm and people will come for miles to watch you burn
• Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient in nothing

Bide the Light Inside

Light burning bright
a warm glow
casts a long
shadow
I’ve come to know
through ebbs and flows
by what comes and goes
a companion en tow
to self enlighten …

Meant
to integrate
with good intent
a balanced blend
of dark and light …

Translation of
language lent
for transition
of vision
to the intuitive …

Mind
steeped
in things divine
practiced in time
by biding
the light inside
a guide
to comply
with a course
set forth …

I decide
Who am I

Source … ry

Accessing the Source
of the divine force
of all that came before
and hereafter
flows
unceasingly
toward the sea
of infinity

a river of depth
tapped by those
of creative repose
existing in the know
reach into the flow
to render their rendition
of the human condition

the musician
pulls down chords
the poet … words
worldly verse
to reinforce
a soulful
discourse

inspiration cavorts
with creative import
a ringing rapport
of deep accord
a cadence rhythmically
recited and entranced
an iambic dance
enhanced
by inspired romance
sprung by the chance
of the sublime
expression
of Mankind
and for all time

Source … ry
defined
by body and mind
indelibly applied
by pen and ink
the missing link
to the infinite dream
of all we can be

Unity Under the Sun

 

Group energy
you and me
discord plain to see
disharmony
shared
by those
who care

One weak link
out of sync
inadvertently
undermines
a destiny
of what could be

with each
free flowing
being
creating
a climate worthy
to receive
a spun magical
reality

a potency
expressed poetically
lyrically lighting souls
phonetically free
to unfold
with stories told
and untold

I’m sold
on what could be
the endless possibility
if we could only break free
and nobody leaves

Early

Why eject
prematurely?
What’s the hurry?

If we wish to arrive
and finally find
our climax
super radiance
to the max … imum
peak
and not be done
before its come
to pass

At last

We will
have won
our place
our unity
under the sun – ny rays
of all who stay
for the long run

Dragons en Tow

 

life-long companions
likened to
familiar friends
searing their mark
indelibly on a life
lived
undeniably high
yet
allured to the low
the undertow
lying far below
the flow

wherever you go
you bring
your dragons
en tow
they persist
through transitions
and revelizations
feeding on intuition
and ambition
seeking not evolution
but dissolution
of will
eating away
until
a barely ephemeral
sense of control
remains

gone
for a time
but on stand by
always at your side
they lie …
patiently in wait
for an opportunity
to twist your fate
when they engage
you
sans sensibilité
leveraging a lack
of humility
telling tales
seductively
seducing
you
cycling endlessly
til you break free

even then
don’t drop your defense
there to the end
they dutifully test
your integrity
and credibility
laying bare
your strength
to be
a saint
a warrior
a lover
and friend

be wary watchful
and thoughtful
know your ground
before stepping out

be self-possessed
a path righteous
living without pretense
fear or regret
deny them sustenance
secure your passage
fortify and protect
so as not to let
them find an in … let

never forget
to self collect
so you protect
your ass … ets

your every step
guides the next
what came before
can be no more
if facing forward
you

walk on
warrior

walk on

Nostalgia Rock

Watching thoughts
like a reel of life passed
time gained and lost
in the sea of living
deeply

I stood
high atop
Nostalgia Rock
the hands of my watch
suspended
a flashback
to a decade past
takes me back

I’m changed

though
the scene remains
the same
Chocolate Mountain
the valley serene
rocks sand and trees
an oasis reflecting
a different me

These
long-haired
eyes and ears
see and hear
a different song
sung in tune
with
walking on

I saw what I’ve become
wars waged
battles won
thoughts and actions
done and done

friends come and gone

My heart opened wide
to send them love
I was at peace
a stillness broken
by a howling breeze
hissing through
Joshua Tree
leaves
a coyote call
reminding me
I’m in the desert

Free

It’s good to reminisce
to return to this space
higher than I’ve been
may my own life’s
leaving
follow an upward trend
until it sweetly ends
and begins
again