Tag Archives: Spiritual

The Lights

Posted on May 1, 2019 by

The glorious lights Awakened my soul Quenched a thirst I did not even know I had Until the colour Opened my eyes To the testament of the All So small I fell Before beauty immemorial I cannot hope To touch … Continue reading →

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We Burn

Posted on April 24, 2019 by

We seek the tree Axis mundi Centrepiece of all reality We seek On dried land it dwells Parched of life force As souls that fell Dwindle down Into private hells We make our pledges All we can learn From sacrifice … Continue reading →

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Sacrifice

Posted on April 17, 2019 by

Centuries deep This sacrifice sleeps Beneath our hearts Words whispered Heads bowed Unaware We cannot know The pain that was felt The blood that flowed Stories still told Centuries old Where faith starts When we weep On our knees By … Continue reading →

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Angel Beckons

Posted on March 6, 2019 by

What angel beckons me this night By gentle, warming firelight? That I might follow Yes I might For such a wondrous sight The angels weeping I can hear This sound so pitiful and clear Could I give solace Hold them … Continue reading →

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The Loneliness of Time

Posted on January 23, 2019 by

She was acquainted with the loneliness of time And though she did not speak of it, nor Dare to sing its saddest songs She knew it all along And on the seashore, at the pier She can hear the seagulls … Continue reading →

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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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