Poetry

Neither hobby
nor pastime
its grip ever
grows

Its hold on my
heart
through the drought
and the snow

Each word
that it sends me
each phrase
to impound

And blessing
the silence
my Savior
— resounds

(1st Book of Prayers: August, 2025)

Divine Wind

Shinto
or Buddhist
the Samurai
served

Their honor
and legiance
in blood
was preserved

The sword
as their mantle
and spiritual
Lord

Death
was their preference
dishonor
— abhorred

(Shinjuku Museum: October, 2003)


Betwixt & Between

Better or worse
those two oxymorons
Lying in wait
entrapping the weak

Lo  and Behold
they claim self-importance
Lo and Behold
thoughts watered and meek

Polar extremes
they float barely conscious
To lure you between them
and hold you quite mad

Bye after Bye
they muddle your choices
Bye after Bye
— good orphaned with bad

(Dreamsleep: August, 2025)

hope is a flower
not bloomed yet
the tenderest part
of the plant

vulnerable
I tremble
quiver
every heartbeat
makes me shiver

every whisper
dewdrop
river

fills the maelstrom
in my head

the day is new
the storm is past
reach out my hand
in hope
again

The programming of social ethnicity is ingrained in religion. It helps the child in making moral decisions. Amen!
Unfortunately it puts a cap on logic, it no longer fits those who are wise minded.
In order to break the mold and embrace new truths, one must overcome the brainwashing of youth.
New evidence must be integrated into our spiritual intelligence. Do not disassociate from the obvious truths before you.
There is comfort and truths in magic and mythology yet spiritual intelligence does not end there.