Stride

Photo by Eleni Bellou on Unsplash

They come in flashes
sometimes,
here and then gone,
yet when they are here,
the pain is often
more than I can bear.

Racking
the body with such fervor,
breaking again and again,
wondering
when it will all end.

Wanting
the past to be here and now,
and yet knowing
that it’s just as it should be.
As it is. Right now.

That doesn’t
take away the pain,
it’s not supposed to,
is what they often say.

And, though,
I know this truth at my core,
there are times when everything
slows down,
the tides rise, the waves come in,
and it all happens again.

One wave, then the next,
crashing
against the sand
of my heart’s rocky shore.

And, as they come, I allow
the process to unfold,
knowing deeply
that it’s not mine to hold.

Curtailing these very
human happenings, is like
swimming against the tides.

And, I’ve learned
it’s much better
to take it all in stride.

Harmony

You, me,
these three,
and all that’s in the sea,
the air, and the land, both
underneath, and all that’s seen.

Connected through unseen
in-betweens,
spread out like a
maze of infinitely translucent
fibers of being, oh, so fearlessly.

And, yes, we may call This
harmony, if you please.

In response to Friday Fun – harmony from aroused, by CalmKate.

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Haiku #20

Photo by Jackson Hendry on Unsplash

stars twinkle off the
horizon, while shadows dance
illumination

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Remembering The Mirrored Child Within: Amber and Jeff (3)

Godly pure clay they came,
shaped then crafted
by environmental ruptures,
connected to Spirit,
adjacent to our home world,
this molded fabric weaves,
through the veil of amnesia.

Cloaked
in a brocade of vibrant colors
and images
of another place and paradigm,
as we left that ruptured line
and connection for a time.

Mirroring parental behaviour,
in the earthly realm,
observative as they are,
education brings the moment we see
children as innately wise and capable beings;
only then can we play along in their world.

Fitting into God’s plan,
to be of service to the divine.

Our invitation?

Shine a light
on all that you find within,
which came prior
to the social necessities laid bare
before you. Reconnection with Truth
is one of the greatest gifts
we can deliver to ourselves, and
all the rest of the fauna
and flora we find
everywhere.

Breaking the chains of illusion
necessitate the
familiarization with the Atman,
residing within the chambers
of the heart.

Seeded offspring from the
universal intelligence,
when you utter, leave an impression
on the young,
allowing them to embody
and fully love
who they have become.

To see the magical in the all
and be the teachers of the old by
remembering what you already know,
which lives within, and is free and clear.

Another lovely collaboration between Amber of DiosRaw and myself. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did writing it!

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