Dream Poetry Visions: The Secret Library
By Joshua B. Oakley
April - May 2013
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Part One (26 Poems)
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Star Raven
Rain tears falling
Breaking the bonds that separate
Imagine peace and an end to violence
Peace in your minds, on earth, in your houses
Love and giving always to your secret inner Self
Swimming in the seas of dreams and oceans of future
Saved from drowning when you most need help
Men and women on a boat that sails across worlds
A great ship that can go where men alone cannot
We catch a leviathan of the deep
It is almost too horrible to look at
To see it is to despair
And yet my friends are still in the sea
And who knows how many more monsters are there
Primordial, ancient, terrible to behold
And the one we caught was already dead
I remember the hill where we played
The bus where I broke the rubber bands
A wilderness, a forest, a river, a path, journeys
You and the others, my friends and family
I danced and floated away, you sang my name
Onward toward the sea, my destiny
I leave you, and you are still in the cold water
It is almost as if you were never here at all
Yet I still feel the phantoms of your presence
Some more people I know remained behind below
In the dark waters among the ancient ones
I felt bad for leaving you most of all, my love
But when I saw the rope I grabbed on
The strange elder ones in human form pulled me to safety
To help raise the other monsters and people from the sea
We are all related to one another, by ancestry and origin
United by the memory of ocean and the promise of sky
Happy to be alive and desirous of one another's company
Endeavor always to change ourselves and others
A difficult task requiring much effort, grace, art
Working as a fisherman in the cosmic ocean
Writing and knowing the true and beautiful
As well as I can, remember my dreams
Try to create some kind of meaning
Always growing, changing, learning, becoming
In the midst of being, time, evolution
Revolution of the mind, psyche, society
How can I hope to change the world?
Who am I and where am I going?
What can I do to help humanity renew?
How can I dream while still awake?
Each and every day that passes
I change and yet always remain
In love with life, living, and dreaming
Visions of the future that may be
We are all part and parcel of the whole
We belong to the earth, sky, and water
In every way and path I travel,
Every day I think of you, my beautiful star raven
Dream
Poetry Visions: Sixth Dimensional Perspective Archetypes of God and
Goddess and World Hero Lotus Light Love Laughter Longing Learning
Illuminating
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Song of Lament and Joy for Paradise Being
Born in the Ocean of Worlds, Galaxies, Universes
Thousands of rose petals drift
In the sweet sunlit air and sky
Brought down from the mountains
On the wind change from across
The oceanic tides and the stories
Of sailors who wandered far
So that everything brings me to tears
And the thought and fear that I will never
Leave my birth country for distant lands
In search of the promise of treasure
For I am tied to my friends and family
Yet there are many winds to tempt
The imagination of a poor man's son
And I am the same as any other inside
With just the same chances to succeed
My family's advice is permanent isolation
From myself as well as the rest of the world
But I will search for exquisite solitude instead
Go to the secret places in my mind
Where loneliness cannot corrupt me
Nor sorrow, fear, darkness, evil, hate
My heart is tied to the earth, love, poetry
The source of all that is, was, and shall be
Where my ancestors came from
To found a better life than the one
They had known across the ocean
From far away the wind brings its tales
Sailors who have wandered far from home
Myself among them, lost in the ether
The land of my birth only a memory
And all lost for the promise of treasure
My heart remains tied to my father's country
But I have chosen to cross the ocean
In the desert temptations of flesh are many
The imagination of a poor farmer's son is great
Yet I cannot deny the destiny of my soul
Tears Fall Like Rain and the World Is Created: Transcendence, Unity Within Duality, Immanence
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Windows of Soul
All from love and to love all will return
What soul have I not loved
Once I glanced for an instant into
One or two or three windows
Into the soul of mankind
Male and female combined
Their eyes were together
Merging, melding, becoming
Their eyes were all alive
With spirit and mind and self
Aligned with the soul of worlds
What pair of eyes has given vision
Dimmed awareness of the terrible divine
When have I not seen myself staring
Reflected in another pair of windows
How many are clear enough to see
And how many are locked and barred
How many fail to realize that we are
All a part of the same force of nature
I have traveled far on many paths
I have waited lifetimes just for one
Glimpse into the eyes of another self
One instant of recognition between
Love crossing generations and revolutions
Higher even than knowledge of God
Nothing except ourselves can stop us
I realize now that our destiny lies together
The fate of the one is tied to the many
And from individuality we can be as one
Trying to explore the mystery of being
And meaning light, life, love, laughter, longing
All the time we are creating truth and beauty
Individuals create the world of philosophy
Art of living for today and tomorrow and dream
Working together for the common good
We are each as one and we are all family
Healthy Red Blood Cells
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Self World Balance
Smile, Feel, Breathe, Love, Sing
Earth, Water, Fire, Sky, Spirit
You're a star
Because you are one breath
Original, honest, lovely
Breath within spirit
Every moment awakening
There's nothing you cannot do
Given time space to make
Nothing you can do to
Change the simple fact of
Belonging to the universe
Enjoy every moment of life
As if it was borrowed
From the earth and sky
For a limited time only
You and your soul experience
Manifold manifestation of light vision
What it is to be truly alive
In your bright beautiful life
It is your destiny to seek
But when you find what you are
You might no longer need
That which your heart speaks
Whispers in the deep solitude
And is not only truth in words
No attainment because no non-attainment
Dark blue and white edge of world
Turquoise Bodhisattva sound of compassion
Electric blue silver moon brother and sister
Red and gold sun sister and brother
Purple and white earth and sky dragons
Rainbow red and blue magician wise warrior
Princes and princesses of light and shadow
Crimson phoenix mad and dangerous
Enemy king reveals hidden fears and hates
Cats and ravens with intelligence and memory
Masters, temples, cities, journeys, homecomings
The Four Protectors, Cardinal Directions, Classical Western Elements (Not including Spirit/Ether)
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Star Raven Two: Kiss Life Begins
For Shakespeare, Carl Jung, and Other
Silver Moon Blue Black Ocean Souls
By the name of the water and the wind
Unbind and free legs and body safety
Within walk fly then sit to share in banquet
Circle of spirits drink energy life light
Water life flow through earth moss sky
Dark light shatter split one into two
From dark and back to light again
Jade heart violet sapphire forget-me-not
Words communicate stories and memories
Direct knowledge passed through language
Magic of unconscious and intuitive balance
Listen and watch flowers grow and sing
I hear a knock on my door and there you are
Dark wonder gold and black serpent crow
Great wound healer of silent heart and mind
Green and blue and white with life light
All colors and masks evolve and transform
Time force consciousness alters chaos and order
From one comes two and then a great many
Plants and animals people yet to be long gone
Giant and communal and microscopic
Eye mitochondria fish weaving patterns of eternity
Transcendence not of the world but heart and mind
Soul shape build and create new ways of becoming
Wisdom existence understands through sky earth water
Each lifetime year day hour moment I am different
Lost in time, constantly forgetting and remembering
Die and reborn again and again the balance of light darkness
Opposites unite beyond within here and there
Pain and pleasure, now and between, good and evil
Autumn garden maple trees clover ripe wheat
Moss gentle strength and hidden courage subtle
Intimate connections between and among all life
Add and multiply consciousness unforeseen and unforeseeable
Cosmic imagination of creation and continual growth
Symbol web language interacting with living information
Visionary myth wisdom about alchemy dream poetry
Observe intuit feel understand speak watch listen
From science journey around the wheel of life world
Once again travel the windy roads towards eternity
Recurring always in different tragedies and comedies
Together the original and never-ending wakefulness
Until once ending the seeker finds a new beginning again
The sleeper awakens and no longer holds onto fear
The beginning is the end and the end is never complete
Our own world sphere making or made or yet to be
Share paths apart until we are alone together again
Death is a doorway that opens forward pushes life
Ever onwards towards some strange destined seashore
Heavens and hells between underworlds and skies
Compete combine and create new worlds somewhere
Spirit and dream meet between and beyond humanity
Merely more light perception rationality balance replaces
Integrative ethics intuition and myth artwork understanding
Cooperate to replace and redefine the old ways of doing
Know and feel some way out away from final
Apocalypse and illusion versus hope and transformation
Perfection in and from the midst of violent resisting
Balance and peace choose the way at the crossroads
Face accept love take and give life
Silence is best golden waves and intricate pathways
Though far as time allows for galaxies and people
Expanding growing evolving away from and together
With each other cluster and filament faster than light
Passing strange boats and sailing ships of great diversity
We carry with us memories and essence colors
Some regret that they regret when close so far apart
Good care full of illusion and separation
Reality divide and heat and synthesize
When you come close to world's edge
Remember the alchemist and his her stone
Cosmic ocean of infinite possibilities
Bounded seemingly yet not limited
One, two, three, four, five
Dimensions perceptions worldviews
Seeming intelligent and beautiful mystery
Souls and stars in the night sky nearby singing
Eye Intuition Violet
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Dragon Angel Lovers
Stars eyes serpents infinite vision dark and light unity lotus love laughter solitude
Ring wheel turning layers shadow angels isolation
Tonight may be good now and forever
Spirit life moss garden hidden
Masters have need for question play solitude
Care beyond action of asking clarify perspective
Ball bounces in darkness deep in contemplation
Wisdom teacher mind enlightened absolute
Not this and not that and constant as change
Gatekeeper smiles accepts allows passage
Keymaster sun disease and healing transformation discovery
Guardian contains part of breath and we
Enemy some say their own shadow selves
Snake beauty firebird stranger master forest mountain valley
Serpent every time realize we can feel infinity longing
Ocean through source of all that was, is, and shall be
Deep friendship heart infection house sloping hill trees green
Creation flame mad joy blind genius revolution
Poison rain clouds distance paradise balance humanity nature
Separation I sit and contemplate connectedness creativity love
Return life animals ending yet also beginning light vision
Balance home engulfed flooded wrecked and lost Odin One Eye
Clarity death mirrors our own as all purification rituals
Change sensitivity light insight sunrise birds singing crying pain
Growth though I may feel sorrow for all loss transcendence green
Learning I cannot help and be comforted by knowing feminine premonition
Silence they do not suffer or so I hope every day waterfall crickets
Sitting when we cannot even decide which side discovery sickness healing
Listening pity shame loss atonement dream demon dark moon
Teaching of the same coin to be though in nature infinite light river
Loving there were no sides except illusion and luminous history memory
Singing reality through the cosmic mirror reflecting change transformation
Self and the world truly not for or against rest meditate relax
River learn grow dance smile change ask tell say do think
Song neither can hope to conquer other change feel true beauty
Stars only to better understand our potential perfect joy life future
Glowing animals spirits world self family friends crossroads pattern
The Door of Perception, Eye of Love, Window of Heart
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Each Side Has Another Side -- Seasons of Revolution -- Abraxas -- Birds of Paradise
Winter Spring Summer Fall and When You Least Expect
Green Blue Turquoise Purple Diamond Silver Gold Shadow Light
Water Earth Fire Air Spirit Vision Thought
Jade Onyx Opal Amber Violet
Lapis Coral Cerulean Blue Marble
Diamond Lotus Solomon Joseph Shakespeare
Spiral Galaxy Shell Human World
Experience subjective objective speculation intuition
Darkness and hidden light breathe in out
Balance rational empirical mythic poetry
Now the wind blows through the trees
Limbs bend and sway dancing in ecstasy
Lover and loved and loved lovers together
Giving life breath between among
Spreading seeds blowing branches kisses
Their life shadow is their true self
Humans and trees related yet different perspectives
Disappearance carbon and oxygen combination
Reappearance anytime and in season
Individuals species families reflect humanity's collective vision
Teachers guardians protectors nature spirits
Myth ocean connection symmetry order in chaos
Spirit natural world together combined
Reflecting depending on condition of one another
Love nature force spirit spreading throughout wind and rain
Storm thunder crossroads clouds sky expansive stretching
Mountains valleys bridges and hidden mysteries treasures
Yesterday the world came to an end and today we will begin again
New sunrise women and men equality heaven and earth
Hope rebuilding uplifting returning again
Rebirth temple first memories of sky spirit
Birds of fire stars traveling through roads
Cosmos lattice structure stretching expanding
Evolving transforming and creating light
New consciousness novelty reveals mysteries
Ancient future history myth poetry
Reflected humanity spirit storm sea change choice
Crossroads modern time story of Caladan and Prospero warning
Teacher companion guide tormentor friend
Wise philosophy and knowledge about wisdom learning
Circle line spiral double helix of history evolution choice
Between catastrophe and cure there is not much room for error
Crossroads of future history and ancient philosophy together
Myth and science vision spirit of time humanity genius of species
Unconscious collective individual and great memory consciousness
Psyche of the new world star symbols and modes of thinking doing feeling
Past present future together in one understanding appreciation of complexity simplicity
United diversity through love compassion sensitivity tolerance ethics open mind body
Soul of fire truth knowledge and heart sympathy grace balance wisdom
Water earth creativity myth poetry storytelling singing universe chaos dark beauty dancing stars
Calendar of future present past lives identities masks personalities
Wheel fractal mandala worlds without end again beginning life
Rainbow light color novelty transformation butterfly community
Colors changing gold and green and white purple sky sunset west
Calm steady strength beneficent auspicious sentinel guardians at the gate
Doorways tunnels to worlds connected to our own through tree of life
World of spirit faerie interdimensional universal pathways
Spirit guide animal companion teacher friend and shadow twin
Red and blue white and black conflict within self and with truth world and good
Last three choices of balance and reconciliation between opposites
Transcendental experience spirit awakening personality number two
Shadow whole family interior exterior connection love belonging outcasts positive solitude
Hope change energy matter centers snowflakes seasons world events towards peace health balance
I remember dragon angel consequences and wings broken healthy
Masks faces personalities monstrous reflections
Lie in misery defeat and shame against
Crumbled wall near the center of the gold and silver city
Victory and defeat came to within a hair's breadth
Watch as the enemy hero places the crown on his head
Your head bowed white light surrounding all
The ones still fighting stop and gaze at beauty
Enemy and friend are now one again at peace
Balance the blood of slain lost yet not forgotten
The eternal moment constantly changing
Staying the same yet always evolving transformation
Glorious architecture and wondrous imaginings
The tree of life cut open in the garden for greed
Pure white snow falling over the battlefields
Suffering and sorrow and isolation yet leading to solitude
Demon heart wound bite skin break free
"I will show you all my pain," said the defeated one
And he walked together with his shadow
Long into the outer dark wilderness west
The Mind of a Peace Ninja Samurai Warrior
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First Day
Today is the first day of the rest of my life
What will I do and who will I be
When will I remember everything I have done
One part of a great mystery I do not understand
I am happy sometimes a little lost
Other times completely utterly confused about meaning
Giving up fighting how I live without compromising
Ideals thoughts feelings inspire me to keep going
Poets artists dreamers remind us that there is always something more
Beyond what is more being giving up illusions and desire
What I am or will be certainty and uncertainty
Relative to my world beauty and truth mix into one reality
Why I accept separateness I do not know anything
Except I am alive thinking and feeling
Soul understands more than self hope will
Guidance from within focus a conscious light
I love everyone and need their help and company
Flower of Life Art Intuition Creativity Visions Dreams Imagination Wonder Childhood
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The Hidden Library Beyond Time
Spring sits at a long oak table deep in contemplation
She is reading a very old book with gold and silver lettering
She looks up for a moment and our eyes meet
They are two dark pools with the weight of this great place
The spiral towers offering beautiful views of the mountains
The long shadowy aisles of books and remarkable treasures of knowledge
Her eyes have much wisdom, sadness, beauty, understanding
Reflecting the many worlds, times, places, people of the world recorded here
Outside in the courtyard, I sit under the tree of life’s ornate canopy
A child of the great tree of life and the same as its parent
Much like this small world is similar to the universe outside
Beyond the mountains and forests of this paradise I have come to love
I feel privileged to be one of the few chosen to live here and learn
Time seems to slow down when Spring comes outside to sit with me
She likes to look at the secret city in the moonlight and the starlight
The wind is gentle and carries with it the smell of wildflowers
Deep in the mountains it is yet warm in the early spring
An atmosphere of peace and calm lies over the library
We are both silent, sitting together under the giant tree’s ornate branches
Even though the air is warm the wooden benches are quite cool
Later, we cross through the doorway to the forest outside the city
To the world we knew all of our lives, the world of humans and Earth
We find our bicycles where we left them, close to my house
We ride home and eat a simple meal -- She sings a sad song of love while I cook
Afterwards, Spring sits on the edge of the porch and swings her legs over the shrubbery
Her long brown hair hides her eyes as she bends down to smell the flowers
We talk about our plans for the future, how she wants to bring more people here
And I tell her of my desire to create a utopia with her help, and that of our friends
Whether or not to speak of the secret world Spring and I discovered, that will be tricky
An important decision not to be taken lightly -- Great power and knowledge are at stake
In the wrong hands the course of human evolution on Earth could change for the worse
The development of a new world to replace the ones that came before could be stifled
By greed and lust for power, the ages-old foil of human progress and evolution towards
The optimal version of history Spring and I have been fortunate enough to witness
With the help of the Wizards, the elusive people in charge of the hidden city
A small world separate yet connected to every time and place in the cosmos
The World Is in the Best Hands Today: World Healing Compassion Hope Balance Nature Protectors
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She Is A Star
I am able to fly yet again
I understand I am dreaming
Beautiful stars offer themselves to me
Affection, intimacy of mind, self
Energy of closeness with a slight touch
I remember her from before I moved away
I want to be close to her more than ever before
I regret not showing her how I feel about her
More than I did -- Discovering, exploring life
I imagine she is sitting in the moonlight tonight
Under a weeping willow tree reading the poetry
Of the beauty of nature, the earth and the sky
Stars in her eyes and in the sky and her mind
I have to set her free, in my own mind
On the wings of night birds
Ravens, crows, owls, life of imagination
Beauty wonder her guides
Companions in the moonlight world of garden
Strange sounds mysteries keep her company
The world begins again, continuing to be born again
With the rise of the sun in the morning
Never ending, always beginning
And as long as there is life
There is always hope for the future
Eye Window Soul
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Glimpse of The Future
As I walk by the river in the sliver of crescent moonlight
Shining through the tops of the trees, just enough light
To make my way without falling, yet not enough to stop
Paying attention to each footstep, I think about my future
Years ahead in time I will be different yet the same soul
I am barely able to know myself as anything other than a child
Yet there are hints of my future self shining along with the moonlight
Starlight Golden Silver Child
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The Future of Humanity
Ancient symbols of change and chaos depict figures from our ancestral memory
Cow, Mother Earth -- Lucifer, Shadow -- Pisces, Sacrificial Lamb
Back and forward from today for thousands of years
Gold, Silver, Bronze, Iron, Information -- always changing
Humanity continues to grow into its potential for enlightenment
Whether or not there is a cosmic plan for us does not matter
Consciousness flowers and produces seeds for the future
End of one age is beginning to another and we are lucky to see the changes
Even if we do not understand, we still have the opportunity to witness the world
We can save the world and ourselves in the process by allowing the future to exist
Without interfering with the progression of ages and future generations
The traditional meaning of conservation and not inflicting our flaws on children
We can explore the universe in peace and prosperity for all if we only desire
The ancient cards may become antiquated, our divisions unnecessary
Through the houses of death and life time continues as arrow and circle
Freedom the great potential and necessity for humanity to grow
Individuality and memories of our past must be reconciled for balance
We may choose to cover the tattoos of past triumphs and mistakes
Or show our regrets with pride and intimacy, without promoting destruction
Black Hole Doorway Window Soul Dark and Light Complexity: Dark Eyes Man Woman Child Love Flames Hands Feet Knowledge Alchemy
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Symbols of Life
Figures from myth and legend use symbols to control nature and be controlled by it
Farm houses and factories can be centers of learning for children and adults
An ancient tree near an even older tower comes back to life after being almost dead
Children worship the tree and begin to return the land to its former vibrancy and magic
A beautiful angel comes to witness this and offers to help with creating a new eden
She leads the children up to the inaccessible rooms near the top of the ancient tower
When they want to leave, she says to go down would be to go through a narrow drain
And to go up would be to enter the abyss of space and time and uncertainty
The demon that lives nearby appears and threatens her and then leaves
She says they have been chosen for combat against the darkness, but it will not be easy
They fight for the original symbols that define the myths and legends of human history
They use the language left to humanity by the stranger who fell into the abyss long ago
Elements of Love: Places History Different Worlds Alternatives Choices Eternities Becoming Being Existence Transcendence
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Defending My Home
In the middle of the trance ceremony I realize that I am in great danger and I go outside
I do my best to defend my people and I tell the dark spirits to go away or else be destroyed
I cut off one of the death knights’ heads and tell the others to leave or face the same fate
Most are scared away, but there is one terrible creature who is not afraid of anything
I confront the dark leader but it is strong and I have difficulty gaining any kind of advantage
So I lead him out to the shore of the ocean in order to quench its deadly flame of anger
My fire cannot hurt it, but the water can put an end to its rampage, or so I hope
I manage to pull the creature into the ocean with me, sacrificing myself for the greater good
And I am left alone in my own dream, trying to find another individual who is also dreaming
I do not know if the people I meet are just part of my dream or if I am simply part of theirs
My Other Half: Sagittarius Teacher Healer
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Flowers of Lust
We lie together in my house at the edge of a great mountain forest
At some point she says “We both know that we want each other”
I turn to her and she is looking at me with longing in her eyes
She kisses me and I let my instincts take over and she does too
Later, in the glow of sexual contentment, we lie together looking up at the ceiling
I hear her crying and ask what is wrong but she says nothing
She gets up and walks into the bathroom, and closes the door
I want to say something else, to find out what is wrong
The smell of her sweat lingers in my bed and I wait for her to return
When she does, she says she wants to go home, but it can wait until tomorrow
So we both try to go to sleep, and I put my arm around her, and our foreheads pressed together
A strange kind of blue purple light seems to emanate from all around her
And I am happy for a little while, until she leaves and I am left alone again
But that is tomorrow, and for now she is here to stay -- And I am thankful for this
Magic Blue Beautiful Violet Rose Peacock Eye Labyrinth Mandala
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Love of Life
There are so many people I deeply care for, it’s hard to count
And yet I cannot help but feel more love for some than others
The ones I dream - when the rain comes and the earth drinks its fill
I think of her often in good times and bad times — It helps
Knowing she is alive and vital in my world at this moment in time
Even though we cannot be together, even though she may not want to be
At this particular point in space and time, I still love her
The memory and idea of her inspires me to be a better person
To make better art, or at least know when my art is not good
When I do not create for the benefit of other people — Humanity
Benefits when I am enlightened in my pursuit of self-interests
When I give as much as I take, and take only what I need to survive
We are all part of the cause for social justice and equality for all
Even my friends who are selfish and who do not like the idea of change
We all play our part in the great unfolding drama of the universe
And she is the one who inspires me to have faith and hope for the future
What may be and what will be, a better world that is busy being born
Always unfolding and changing in the pattern of chaos and intention
Her very existence is a work of art of the highest order of beauty
Purity of soul and body and spirit always changing, becoming, living
The fire of her mind penetrates and burns my masks to ashes — Holy
Desire to know her better and to learn her thoughts and perspective
On every matter of thing in the world, and in her mind, and everywhere
A foundation for my own understanding of the universe and life
Love lives on, no matter how much time passes, no matter how many mistakes
Bad judgments you make — There is always hope of a new brighter day
The sun rises and the past fades a little more into obscurity — Healing
Your body, mind, and spirit — And while she sleeps her true form shows
The light in her eyes spreads out to the rest of her face — Peace
And happiness I am happy to see, perhaps in some small part because of me
In the night I held her in my arms, and it was something like heaven
A secret that we never talked about afterwards, yet thought about
I held her hand and felt a deep sense of belonging, of coming home
My quest to find the center of myself would not be possible without her
I owe my strength and determination to her influence and presence in my life
Full of music and magic, peace and understanding — Bliss, love, and freedom
Process of Life
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The Mind of Nature
Global warming is real — fact not fiction, yet strange
The beautiful storms of change, intense and wild
Floods and wildfires threatening the vulnerable
Those in the desert are even more thirsty for water
The butterfly says to let the outside in and the inside out
Let the wind blow through your heart and breathe deep
The presence of the sun shows through closed eyelids
Progressive cultural evolution for humanity is necessary
The moon and stars and visible planets are a beautiful example
How to organize chaos — Hope in the midst of violent conflict
Mind and consciousness shared by all beings in the universe
Perception that helps create reality — Each influencing the other
I tend my garden and find comfort in the smell of rich earth and leaves
A microcosm of my hope for humanity’s efforts to change the environment
Each part and individual working for the benefit of the whole ecosystem
The diversity of nature allowing for greater health and balance overall
Consciousness rises from nature — Its history remains tied to the earth
The combination of the water of life and the fertile soil creates beauty
Lessons for humanity about the patterns of interdependence in the universe
The spiral and the circle of creation, preservation, change, desire, becoming
Everything is transforming into something else, yet essence remains the same
The wind spreads seeds within the garden and also to other faraway places
The world is a garden too, and the wind shares without distinction for nationality
The rain allows for new life to begin, and consciousness to flower inside the mind
Like plants and animals, people are constantly making love and fighting each other
But with hope, conflict will be more about words and ideas instead of physical violence
The cities of light and darkness, the forests and oceans, the blood and passion flow
But we should let each other live, for we are all unique though essentially the same
Looking out the eastern and western windows in morning and night — Duality of time
Accepting the space around us — Working to change the future but accepting the past
The crossroads allows for us to change our lives and choose which way we want to go
And it is never too late to change our minds and follow a different path, another destination
I pass by a beautiful woman on a forest trail — She is bending down to smell the wildflowers
For years I will think of her and wish I had stopped to say hello and see what she sees
She smiles at me and her eyes are full of light but also very dark — Duality of being alive
A fire rises in my heart and I cannot help but smile in return — We will always be connected
In the same bed, I put my arm around her and breathe in the natural fragrance of her beauty
I cannot go to sleep no matter how hard I try, and time seems to stand still, but I am happy
To be close to her, to feel her presence blurring the boundaries between our bodies and minds
She turns over and our foreheads touch for a long time, and our breath becomes entwined
You are a manifestation of the divinity present and indwelling in the self-aware universe
You are a star given human form — Light in the darkness — Mirror of cosmic consciousness
Dream of Music, Time, Love
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The Water of Life
Worshipping the earth, the smell of humus, rain
Finding love and peace in the stillness of morning
Gardens of mind and body give hope to sick friends
They heal by making their surroundings a beautiful place
Through perception and understanding, and the right force
To make the world fit your will, your will the universe
To search for someone who dreams the same visions as you
Or at least similar enough so that you have some understanding
It helps me accept that people I love are not doing well
A way to make some kind of a connection with the universe
And perhaps my work will bring some joy to the people I care about
And what I learn I can teach others, and help my friends live better
When the rain comes, it washes my soul and gives life to the soil
The seeds I plant grow into beautiful creatures and friends
The whole world is a garden, and yet each place is different
Each smaller garden within the whole has its own unique beauty
Consciousness pervades nature, and the universe is self-aware
The garden of your mind goes on forever, just like the cosmos
We each have the opportunity to share our vision and dream together
The trick is finding the right person to love more than others
Blessings of nature and the divine indwelling mind of the universe
The force of attraction and the coming together of disparate parts
There are ways we can be better stewards of the earth, water, and sky
Though things are getting better, there is much left to be done
Paradise Dream Map River Garden Temple House Mountains
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The Sleeper Awakens
Some are frightened by the shadow inside them
Others learn to accept and cultivate their dark half
Even the least attractive part of our minds have value
The sleeper must awaken — both the good and evil
By transcending our shadow we become whole —
At home with ourselves, without fear or apprehension
In this new world, it snows at the beginning of the spring equinox
Then I pause and reflect on my past and desires for the future
For all who seek truth to find balance between dark and light
Trusting love — Both angels and demons sleep within the deep
Places of our souls — our minds give rise to them when we need them
Even when we don’t want anyone, especially then, they appear
Friends who help us back on the right track, or to keep going
On the right one — Beyond limited definitions of family, they are
Closer than blood, a way of understanding your place in the universe
A reminder that you are beautiful and unique and not ever alone
Earth Family -- The ones you think about, the ones you love most, for better or worse
They can be the source of your inspiration or a cause for despair
My friends are closer to me than biology — Blood and bone are secondary
We would be nothing without our parents and grandparents — And yet
It is warm in the sunlight and cool in the shade — You can choose
Your family if you are willing to look beyond the chains of your past
I may not be able to forget you, but the least I can do is try to forgive
Myself — We have all made some positive impact in someone’s life
Flower of Life -- Truth is the most important thing — Making sense of chaos
Order and a way of discovering your place in the universe
Consciousness and understanding can flower in every mind
Part of the soul of the universe subjectively experiencing itself
Organization Pattern of Chaos
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Emperor of a World
Yet -- There are always some who resist a tyrant of any kind
No matter how enlightened the policies -- Comfortable the citizens
The trick is to use the political process whenever possible
Create a coalition, a movement of revolutionaries to reach the majority
Give the minority enough not to complain, and the reactionaries nothing
Except kind words and a sincere effort to explain the progress of history
But those who want things to go back to the old ways will always protest
Everyone can find reason to complain if they think it will take them somewhere
They want to go -- Especially back to old prejudice, injustice, and inequality
So you may be an emperor of a world, but not the only one, not the only world
You are best served not to ever claim complete control or even desire it
Encourage individuality, serving enlightened interests for the good of all
A leader should not be a tyrant, if only for practical reasons, and less grief
History teaches us that they do not end well, no matter how good and popular
They are -- Necessary sometimes in times of crisis -- Opportunity and danger
The development of human culture should have outgrown petty differences
Yet here we all are -- Still dealing with the same issues as past generations
Reactionaries still want us to go back to the past, and revolutionaries the future
Balance must be found between the opposing forces of change and order
A new kind of understanding of the play of life, discovering the key to wisdom
Finding bliss in knowledge and action directed toward improving life for everyone
Trusting the perseverance and prevalence of love, sweet and bitter love
Mandala Cubed: Heart Compassion Joy
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Wizards of Light
If one knows where to look for the doorway or window -- the way to elsewheres
Other planets, other dimensions, other realities -- close and yet an infinite distance
A meeting point where beings from different places and times come together to talk
To share information, strategies, coordinate plans of thousands and millions of years
Hidden by a great temperate rainforest and ancient mountains with many secrets
One such city of doorways is home to a group of scholars of many races and backgrounds
A center of learning and observation of the world outside the city’s boundaries
A world named Earth by the billions of humans that call the planet home in 2013 AD
Some fight to survive, but others hoard books and knowledge from many worlds
Many times, helping when they can to move humanity towards a better tomorrow
Aligned with spirits of nature, magical creatures that live in other dimensions of reality
Against the forces of darkness, both in the world of humanity and in worlds beyond
To put aside ancient conflicts between the forces of light, to find balance and harmony
To focus on the darkness in everyone and the truly evil, to serve the force of life
In all things, in all places, in all times -- the cosmic conflict between light and darkness
Both on the individual level and the level of communities, planets, galaxies, universes
Green Man Nature Spirit Friend Guardian Defender
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World Dragon
He comes down from the mountain peak, threatening the farms and the school
The White Tower stands and will not be broken even by a giant serpent -- Yet
The crops and the people’s houses are not so strong -- The Wizards must act
To protect their people’s livelihoods -- The ancient truce has been broken
And when a hero has slain the dragon, young and foolish yet very powerful
A greater power wakes in the mountains -- The Mother -- All must change
Her terrible anger threatens all that the Wizards and the townspeople know
Something must be done to appease her, to restore the peace of their world
World Dragon
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The Forest Paradise
The ways to the heart of the great temperate rainforest are limited from the cities
A few old highways, less than there once were, a small method of keeping some part
Of the old world the way it once was, before the great changes of the past 100 years
So much has changed, humans spreading throughout the physical universe,
Unlocking the secrets of the invisible universe within and outside each person
The world united under one government, each old national enemy at peace with one another
The people staying on Earth concentrate in ever larger cities fueled by free energy
No more poverty, no need for injustice, plenty of food and clean water for all human beings
All manner of new ways of travel -- Flying cars, high speed trains, personal spacecraft
Those with a desire to see the preserved mountain forests of the old national park may do so
There is even a single train line from Knoxville to the old small city of Sevierville
For those who like to travel across the surface of the Earth, and watch the world change
From new to old -- Yet even the old has changed, and would no doubt be unrecognizable
To the people that lived there, here -- Generations before humans started exploring the stars
Sailing the cosmic seas like ancient explorers of the old world, searching for new worlds
For humanity to call home -- When our sun dies, as all stars must, billions of years from now
Life will continue, as it always has and always will, using humans to seed new planets
As the universe becomes ever more complex, yet even simpler, self-aware -- Perfect
Multiversal Guardian
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The Philosophy of Love
Forgive yourself for past mistakes and bad judgments you have made
Look to the future -- Positivity is essential for the continuation of life
Without hope, how can any human being continue to live and learn?
Even if only a faint glimmer of light, almost completely hidden under
A veil of regrets, despair, sorrow -- But it can be lifted, if only
For a little while, and life continues ever onwards -- We are all stars
Players in our own games of love and life -- Games that are not games
And the game of life that we all play together, whether we like it or not
Finding joy and happiness wherever and whenever we can, with who we can
Serving others in order to find what we are looking for -- The meaning of life
Some kind of god or deity of the earth and sky and the universe of stars
Traveling and making new homes on faraway planets, in our dreams
One day we will look back on this time and see our old home earth
Still there, still here, for us, all of us no matter how low or high we may seem
No matter our mistakes and our triumphs -- We will be glad to have known
This the first of many worlds, home planet for humanity, mother of us all
Peace: First Day of Spring
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Rome -- Life Continues Ever Onwards
No one is beyond redemption -- Nothing in this world is wasted
Everything we do has purpose whether we know it or not
The world is always beginning and continuing to be born again
Constantly evolving towards new kinds of transformations
We are all connected in our becoming, part of the universal mind
All is one, yet different -- Everything is everything else, but distinct
Becoming amidst being, creativity acting on receptivity, unity in duality
The potential for transcendence and wisdom is inside each of us
Through the mirror of our minds we can understand the language of love
Oceans of life giving energy there for the taking and giving away -- Here
Swimming, flying, walking -- Life continues ever onwards in its quest for perfection
Searching always for balance, joy, happiness -- Reasons for living beyond just surviving
Everything good and bad is part of life’s plan, a way for the cosmos to become better
Through resolution of conflict, the good becomes more perfect and the bad fades away
Insight Dream Art Poetry Creation
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True Love Lost (Not Yet Regained)
Hundreds of versions of myself, spread out over many times and places -- All very similar
Saying and doing the same things, though in slightly different situations -- Repetition, echo
Some variations have their own personality, and provide guidance to me when I am silent
Even if I do not actually follow their advice, they tell me what I should and should not do
One with special experience in particular romance tells me not to try again with Helen
Though there is chemistry, to be with her again would be very difficult, without much reward
I find Sophia sitting with her childhood self, and my own inner child -- Playing
He teaches me how to be happy, for I have forgotten more than I can remember
I teach him how to fly, or at least how to fall gracefully -- His future will require rising above
I ask Sophia if she hears the echoes of her other selves, but she does not
Her childhood self curses a lot -- An interesting pair we make, though contentious
She comes close, but then leaves to be with Helen, and once again I am alone with myself
One of Helen’s female lovers comes to say that I am still wanted by both Helen and Sophia
But I do not want to go through the pain of seeing either of them with someone else
So I write a poem and draw a picture and leave them in a package for Sophia to find
Strangers try to keep me with them, which is flattering though I want to be with another
My soul keeps getting caught in circles -- And my feet get stuck so I cannot leave
Until I have listened to the music all the way through -- All the way around to the end
The circle of life continues to turn, the records that make me happy also bring me sadness
But I am learning, and it is possible to go back to the beginning again, if only in memory
And there is always the possibility of finding true love, beyond compassion and empathy
When I talk to Sophia, I tell her I love her and miss her -- Yet I am afraid to go to her
Sometimes I disregard my own advice and try to find Helen, despite the pain and heartbreak
I know that I am meant to be with one and not the other, but I am weak and uncertain also
And I know that Sophia may not feel the same way about me that I feel about her
A different kind of love, unpossessive and free from jealousy, at least most of the time
Yet I still cannot help but hope that one day we'll be together, when I am a better person
I know there will be heartbreak and loss and pain, but also some occasional contentment
My heart is full of red wine, and there is always the prospect of finding true love again
Even if I never see Sophia again, she will continue to be in my thoughts and dreams
Portrait of the Artist
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Part Two (21 Poems)
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Song of Myself: Everlasting Starflower
Everything allows us to perceive
Reality cracks and divinity shining
Hearts and minds becoming one
Effulgent bliss surround hold protect
Allow us dreams of heaven
Experience underlying pattern of eternity
From dark to light doorway
Horror terror fear hate shame
Your dreams can come true
World conflict trial by fire
Through danger appears strange heroes
Spirit air water fire earth
Blue red yellow green orange
Every color and each element
Initiation into the deep mysteries
Dark shadow with magician hermit
Danger for friends and family
Refusal of call to adventure
Banishment and beginning again again
World salvation darkness to light
Accept destiny water and drown
Premonitions of shapes of things
Places personalities masks and secrets
Journey lessons learned and remembered
Your true initiation never ends
The basis of Greek-Roman-British culture
Rational intuitive philosophy of knowledge
Axiomatic yet imperfect vital humanism
Out of all possible worlds
This our mystery we know
Beyond the edge of physics
The universe stretches far forever
There’s always more to come
A stage dream constant rehearsal
At the same time finished
Flash of black or white
Gold silver together at heart
Always beginning in ending
Other worlds and different times
Related to earth and sky
The planet we all share
That which is everything
With the most useful transcendence
Mind remembers the future shadows
Parallel planes bubbles and points
Various multicolored gem worlds floating
An unbroken circle and chain
Happy to consider the wonders
Grandeur and vastness of space
Far and deep within and without
Yet heart is the center
Soul light wisdom air body
Sky looks down and through
Creates and reveals self discovery
Spirit builds networks of consciousness
Between different and separate lives
Interpenetrating the lines limits horizons
Overcoming understanding awareness of self
Night longs to be real
Harmony music of the cosmos
Something special as a star
Come join in healing growth
Sorrow thorns hate fear self
Shadow allow light to shine
Through life endless star night
Sadness flowers dance and forgive
Beauty to behold one moment
Time before you behind you
Find anything worth dying for
Live space to remember forgetting
Sky purple water blue butterfly
Despair and deception all conquering
Love that binds the universe
Force constant state of change
Evolution transformation growth
Mysterious Self World Unconscious Collective Knowledge Myth
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Egypt Greece Rome Ever Onwards
Apollo and Isis belong together
All their pain leads to growth transforming
No suffering sadness sorrow except their own
Peculiar perfect relation between opposites
Everyone’s hidden secrets loves potentials
Transcending overcoming fear envy meanness
Towards more truth beauty light
Sorrows reminding me of ancient mysteries
Memories reflections mirrors of what once was
Shall be given enough space idea time
Beautiful night sky full of blinking worlds
I awaken ready for always already every
And all good things desire ending need
Weight of past present future
Speak truth beautiful even especially to shadows
Dark help move beyond worry defeat horror
Terrible mystery give form nothingness not afraid
Once again realize the illusion surrounds us
Disconnection fragmentation and despair
Make belief dream become reality
Similar simultaneous here and there
Some point to words never
Explain direct experience through stories
Surrender to ways of otherness
Stand beyond shadow fear doubt
And awareness clarity vision stays
Remember and you remain strong
Open unblocked brilliant uncovered calm
Again change yet stay rad