Tag Archives: Spiritual

Watercolour Dreams

Posted on January 9, 2019 by

I’m drifting in watercolour dreams Soft hues flutter past me Whispering childhood secrets I cannot yet hear But I am content Even so I’m floating in watercolour seas The rainbow has fallen To earth at my feet I am content … Continue reading →

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Perfect Silence

Posted on January 2, 2019 by

In perfect silence come and go The water following the flow The less you learn the more you know In perfect silence come and go In perfect balance, harmony Where three are one and one is three A single note, … Continue reading →

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A New Sunrise

Posted on December 26, 2018 by

And have you yet found A new sunrise? Not requiring you to strive To fulfil impossibility But allowing you To simply be? What have you found? A new child cries At its first sunrise Unaware of where The roads may … Continue reading →

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Late Afternoon

Posted on October 3, 2018 by

Late afternoon along the pier I found a wondrous silence here And everything became so clear This perfect moment In this perfect year Such luminous clarity was mine I felt the touch of the divine And in my hands a … Continue reading →

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Review: The Contract by John Howell and Gwen Plano

Posted on June 27, 2018 by

Full disclosure: I’m a sucker for anything about angels, redemption, universal love and honour. So The Contract, by John Howell and Gwen Plano, had me ‘at hello’ – or ‘chapter one’ as they say in the literature world. This is a … Continue reading →

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Balance

Posted on March 1, 2018 by

One by one Two by two The universe is made All the signs Here align For the light parade Balance for me Like a charm Overhead None will falter None will harm It is said It begins As it ends … Continue reading →

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Too Late To Pray

Posted on February 22, 2018 by

And is it now Too late to pray? As children we rehearsed the verse In ancient books and we hardly cared Each word we said It was enough to simply recite And hope that soon the doors would open Setting … Continue reading →

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Reclaim

Posted on February 1, 2018 by

Reclaim the butterfly Symbol of transformation Not simple Not easy But fine Not manipulated Traumatised And degraded Reclaim the symbol For what its purpose was And always should be Reclaim the butterfly And then set it free (c ) Helen … Continue reading →

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Threshold

Posted on January 18, 2018 by

Do I dare disturb this place? Enter the door forbidden By my ancestors Yet open here before me Entreating my safe entry To the world beyond? I have practiced carefully Learned the texts and rituals Prepared as a novice to … Continue reading →

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Peacock

Posted on December 9, 2017 by

This stage Of the working The peacock rises All colours Of the world In its delicate feathers Representing assimilation Of all into one For the coming Of the white rose This beautiful bird Is mystery Perfection in transformation Proud but … Continue reading →

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