I am human
And
I am less than more
When I think of myself
In relation to the world
I understand
That
More is less
I’ve learnt that
To be human
I must give up my ego
And accept humility
As my power
For it is only in being humble
That I can achieve
I am more than I was yesterday
And tomorrow
I may be less
By recognition
There is a power that comes
From knowing
That to be humble
Is to be
My truth

Children have magical thinking
They think they can create
Anything can happen
If they just take the time to wait
For adults it is different
Life has thrown them quite a few
So things that have happened
They have to take time to chew
In workplaces people
Think that they are more
They forget about others
And become quite the bore
Power is something
That goes to the head
It makes people think
That they are in charge instead
They forget that we all are
Brothers and sisters of sorts
They forget to work together
And instead they exhort
Putting power over others
Is only a sign
Of people out of balance
They should quickly resign
And look at their actions
And what they do mean
They should wipe out their past
Become pristine and clean
For its only when we take
The time to reflect
That we realize that life
Should really be checked
When we understand that power
Is for making things better
We will start to make changes
And become a trend setter
Power is a gift
That helps us navigate this world
It helps us to prepare
For the afterworld
So pick up your britches
And head the call
The onus is on you
Use your power and stand tall

Love is like a rose petal
Strong enough to demand life
Fragile enough to float away


Love a four letter word
That creates
Fragility
And
Strength

Wanting and allowing love into your life
Means allowing in pain and
Things that make us stronger
Becoming vulnerable
Means allowing
Love
To enter


Open
Fragile
Alone
Aware
Hungry
Wanting
Needing
Love

Crystalline structures that resemble God
Each one so different, some slim and some broad
They fall down in flurries some fast and some slow
They each catch the sunshine and some start to glow
As you walk on the crystals they sure make a sound
They take over the landscape and become the background
When you lift them up high they’re light as a feather
But they only come out when it’s really cold weather
If you taste them the cold on your tongue can be felt
If you wait for a while they surely will melt
What else in this world can be so many things
From liquid to solid then to gas it does bring
Some people say it’s just some atmospheric vapor
Frozen ice crystals or flakes you remove with a scraper
White flakes that lie on the ground in a layer
Which you watch over as it falls like a real surveyor
What would it be like if snow didn’t fall
If we never had winter or a good snow squall
Then we wouldn’t understand nature and its beauty
Or the shoveling of snow and our natural duty

Some people talk about living together
How relationships can swell
While I believe that marriage
Can work out really well
I believe that marriage is truly
A spiritual connection from above
I believe in the institution
That can freely express true love
For living together and sharing life
Can bring a special bond
And when you add in spirit
It’s like a magic wand
That holds together all we are
And who we’re meant to be
For marriage is the special glue
Which helps us to be free
To be ourselves without the fear
Of finding we are wrong
For when we’re in a marriage
It’s like living in a song
The daily routine becomes a joy
Of which we both can share
We’re not afraid to be ourselves
To take chances and to dare
When living together we never know
When the beauty truly might end
With marriage it’s a single thread
Loving messages we can send
For marriage truly reaches places
That living can not find
It helps us through the trying times
When we are in a bind
Commitment can be found in both
With fulfillment reaching high
When married we can take a chance
And reach out for the sky
There is a difference between marriage in life
And living together as friends
What happens when conflict appears
And you feel like love has ends
Marriage is the glue that binds
Invisible and strong
It’s there whenever you reach that place
When things can turn out wrong
Marriage is for life, beginning to end
Through highs and also lows
It means you look at all your faults
And the person that you chose
And you find a way to make it work
You don’t run out the door
The intimacy earned from being together
Are the memories you will store
So while some say that marriage
Is a relic from the past
I think that marriage truly means
Your relationship will ultimately last

Red and green
What can it mean
Red and runny
Now that is funny
Red and yellow
Can be quite mellow
Red and white
Now that is right
Yellow and ****
That can be smart
Yellow and green
What can it mean
Blue and white
It’s  quite the sight
Green and blue
This one’s for you
Red and blue
Another for you
Yellow and long
Might just be wrong
Black and white
That’s quite the sight
Violet and blue
It sticks like glue
Yellow and red
Enough said

A question that so many ask
Is where we soon will go
For we all know that when we're done
To death we all will grow
For leaving is inevitable
Is what we’re meant to do
We come to learn our lessons
And when done then we are through
This life is a gift of many breaths
And when our breathe is at our last
We look upon all we have done
We review our life past
And if good we’ve done then we can say
We have done all we’re meant
We have become much better
And we can look forward to ascent
And if instead we have hurt others
Not given thought to acts
We’ve thoughtlessly hurt others
And fallen through the cracks
Then we’ll go home realizing that
We could have done so much more
We could have made improvements
Right through to our soul core
This gift of life is given
So we can make things right
Discernment and responsibility
We should hold onto really tight
And become the very best
Of who we’re meant to be
To make things better to become
A better side of me
So if death you fear and want to hide
Then heed these words I say
Always practice being kind to all
In love you then will stay
For death is just a passing
A letting go of who we’ve been
And moving on to something better
Our soul we try to clean
And if our job upon this Earth
Was done with vim and vigour
Then your ascent after this life
For sure you can assure

Do you have fear
I’m sure you do
What comes next is your game
If you run away
If hide you do
Then this habit is really lame
For learning to face up to your fear
Is what you need to learn
To think about this fear of yours
And then to take a turn
To do something different than you have in the past
To move right past the fear
To look it in the face and say
What is it we have here
Most fears have come from something past
Something that made us small
So if we can talk to the fear
We will start to understand all
Of course we need to be careful
Of things that make us hurt
But when that feeling present
Is really quite a squirt
Then we can step into our power
And shoo it right away
For when we go right past the fear
Then no longer will it stay
And in it’s place we’ll feel real strong
And now we can do more
Then tremble cry roll in a ball
We can get up from the floor
And know that we are more than that
The fear from which we run
When we stand up tall and face that fear
Then we know that we have won

My tea is slowly steeping and some coffee I’ll soon make
My early morning habits are what I undertake
To make an early morning flow I always do the same
To repeat what I do every day is really my true aim
For when we repeat our patterns they become a part of us
For learning something that we like is really not a fuss
In order to learn to do the same we do it ‘till it’s ok
Eventually the task becomes a part of every day
So if you find something is hard and you really have concern
Then practice daily all the time until the task you learn
It’s the daily practice habit that soon becomes a game
Because what you are doing daily is truly quite the same
I want to learn to read a book or perhaps to meditate
A practice daily will give all you choose to undertake
So heed my words and give it a try and know that you will win
For all you need to win this game is really just to begin

My heart is set on ice cream
But it’s spinach I will eat
For while I know I shouldn’t
Chocolate definitely would be my treat
I’m trying here with all my might
To eat foods that bring me up
It’s the ones with higher calories
On which I prefer to sup
My perseverance is waning
And patience is running low
The chocolate bar is calling
It’s the kale that brings a glow
I know I should be healthy
And eating foods that are right
But my choice right now is limited
So I eat whatever is in sight
I empty all my cupboards
I clean my frig as well
I want a svelter figure
And French fries make me swell
What will it take to keep me on
A regime that is right
My clothes no longer fit me
And my jacket sure is tight
So help me, support me, make me see
That healthy is where it’s at
To set my mind to knowing more
And stop all that back chat
I want to long for vegetables
I want to crave no more
I want to know that eating
Should be more than just a chore
I want to learn to listen
To what my body says to me
I want to exercise with joy
A thinner body to enjoy with glee
I want to let go of all those habits
That keep me from my goal
I want to eat and exercise
And feed my inner soul

We’re looking and we’re seeking
And we truly think we’ll find
The answer to  our questions
Our true self to be defined
We look in many places
And hope others will give us truth
When the answer to all our queries
Is actually in our  youth
Be kind be good don’t run away
Be friendly as you play
Look nice keep clean don’t speak to strangers
And find some time to pray
Please respect others don’t talk when  you eat
Say please and thank you for all
Don’t scrunch don’t shout finish what’s on your plate
Please stand up very tall
So much is asked of us when we are young
We try to do them all
We fidget we forget we balk and shout
And answer nature’s call
To be good is really simple
If we remember these three words
Do good be good be one
And practice these three verbs
For in doing we make changes
In being we understand
The most import lesson is be one
This is the one that God has planned
That we understand that we are all the same
No matter the colour or walk
That we treat each other as truly our own
If we learn to walk the talk
Finding our self means finding other
That’s all a part of the game
To find out that we are more than us
That we are truly all the same
So take your part in the game of life
Walk tall and show your face
For who you are is what we need
It’s all the good lords Grace

Do you ever feel like people talk
They do their blah blah blah
They really don’t know how to stop
They wear me ‘till I’m raw
I block my ears I close my eyes
I try to make them go
But they never even notice
And they make me feel so low
If I could only make them see
That non stop is so crude
They would understand that what they do
Is really kind of rude
I like to talk to people
And hear what they have to say
But non stop blah blah blah
Just has to go away
If they would take a breath or two
It would be kind of nice
The silence in that moment
Would really then suffice
So when you have some things to say
I hope you will hold in
The thoughts that run inside your head
Because silence is truly golden

Red and yellow blue and green
A rainbow passing by
A message filled with hope and love
We may be asking why
Some things happen that make us sad
Some things we don’t know
We think that we can change it
And learn to  go with the flow
It’s not about the good and bad
It’s not about the dark
But maybe about how we can
Just light a little spark
Things happen in this world of ours
Feels like we’re passing through
It’s about how we react to life
And use the things we knew
You can accept you can fight
You can sit and cry
You can react with all your might
Or just let things pass by
If you can just accept your fate
And grow with faith and love
Then happiness will follow
All that you are dreaming of

Tea or coffee coffee or tea
Do I want to wake up or do I want to sleep
I’m looking around the world has changed
People are lying and appear deranged
I wonder when people fell asleep
When they stopped making choices and became like sheep
Wake up wake up I want to say
It’s a time for work not a time for play
Things are urgently needing our attention right now
There are things in this world we can’t allow
Look at the ones who are making the choices
The laws are crazy lift up your voices
What do you want what will you say
We can’t wait for tomorrow this is the day
To get involved in this scheme of life
You can’t complain and remain a low life
Rise up to the cause rise up to be true
The only one that can change the world is you

Mask and vaccine what’s the take
Looks like the world now needs a break
Everything was closed down tight
We called out government with all our might
It’s hard to understand what this is about
We scream and yell and some of us pout
We hold marches and drive to the capital city
The Americans joined in, now that’s a pity
We just want our freedom, ability to choose
If we’re all corralled in then all of us loose
Vaccine and mask should be a choice
And yet we punish those who have a voice
I’m getting older and wiser than most
That is the reason for this post
The more rules the harder it is to be real
It’s not appropriate to make us heel
So rule makers listen we want you to hear
The end of the world could possibly be near
The rule that we need, the most important of all
Is to be gentle with others and heed the call
Of a higher power, the creator of all
If we could only listen we wouldn’t feel small
Be kind to others; treat all as your own
Step gently on the earth and set the tone
Set the inner boundaries that make you true
To yourself be authentic and be your best you

We have a name
That tells us all
That we are meant to be
And yet that name is given
By the ones that we can’t see
We take the name
And make it ours
We hold onto it tight
We think that we are all of that
We think that this is right
And if we were to question
What that name now means to us
We might find that we'd query
And put up a little fuss
Imagine if that name we hold
Could be a choice of ours
What would you call yourself
Would you reach out for the stars
Or keep the one that’s given you
Hoping you grow inside
Do you live your life by others choice
Do you go along for the ride
If you could choose another name what do you think it be
Would it stay the same or take a change
Rename yourself with glee
If I could make a little change
I’d think on what to do
For changing out our proper name
Our self we would renew

*** that sounds so good
Let’s go out now and buy
A steak a pizza a hamburger
Appetites reach for the sky
We think we’re hungry
We like to taste
The food is wonderful
Can’t let it waste
And so we hunger
And so we hide
We get much bigger
We’re growing wide
And still we want
Just more and more
We fill our pantries
And run to the store
We never fill
That empty void
We keep on eating
And get annoyed
Our doctors tell us
It must stop
We tell him not
To be a cop
We hang on to
Our sugary treats
Nothing can get past
What we eat
And suddenly one day
We start to feel
A little anxious
And start to reel
And realize that
The food we eat
Is making us sick
It’s not a treat
But poison yummies
Which we detect
Our bodies soon
Feel the effect
And suddenly
We understand
These very wise words
Which we command
We eat to live
Not live to eat
Once we get that
Our health complete

The TV is on
What should I do
I want to watch programs
And I want to play too
It’s so easy to get caught
In the TV’s  hypnosis
When I should really be dealing
With life’s gnosis
TV was invented
To bring us some joy
But instead it’s turned into
An adult’s game toy
If I go out get some air
If I take a walk around
Then my health will improve
And I’ll lose a few pounds
And the TV still calls me
With it’s junk food and rest
I think that I’m now
Taking a real life test
What will I choose
What will I let go
The walk is real
The TV is faux

Today
I will be more than I was before
I came into a world
That was created
By others before me
And
I entered
Not knowing
Wanting to learn
Wanting to be more
I have learned
That
To make the world a better place
Begins with me
If I can remember
To always leave things
Better than I have found them
Then
I have learnt
The lesson
Of life
Please
Tread softly on the Earth

There’s a feeling inside of me
That I call love
It’s warm and it’s cuddly
And a gift from above
Love is a word
That is hard to describe
A feeling a knowing
It comes from inside
When a person’s in love
They radiate Grace
They’re glowing they’re happy
It shows on their face
The day can be rainy
Or blustery cold
But when love is around
It is beauty to behold
This four letter word
Can express just so much
A warm compassionate voice
And a gentle touch
They say love is just
In the eye of the beholder
But when love is around
People don’t grow older
For love is the panacea
For everlasting Grace
For when love is around
It brightens up the place

Brrr it’s cold
My feet can’t feel
I cover my ears
I’ve missed a meal
I can’t walk out
On ice I’ll fall
My car won’t start
And now it’s stalled
I miss my friends
Miss my old life now
I hear a noise
It’s the old snow plow
What do I do
When it gets cold
Can’t walk around
I’m not that bold
So I think I’ll try
To find my house
Will have to call out
To my very warm spouse
And ask for help
To get inside
The yellow snow
Will be my guide

When I think of all the things I’ve done
The places I have been
I wonder at the logic of all
And what I’ve heard and seen
Which comes first the chicken or egg
Do we think or are thoughts given to us
Do we process all that we’ve become
Or is it just the dice in a toss
I think and therefore I transform
I do and slowly I am
Do my thoughts create or am I the God
Do I exist or am I a scam
I know you must think this is all much dribble
Just thoughts pouring out of my mind
And yet I’m on the discovery road
My thoughts and my being combined
We need to master we need to transform
We need to ground all that we learn
We need to grow up to who we’re meant to be
We tend to move to what we do yearn
I am therefore I become
I learn and then I grow
I try new things until I am that
Until I become the flow

I want to have this
I want to have that
We scream and we yell
And become quite a brat
My friend has a new house
Another has a car
What other people have
Is how we set our bar
We forget to look at
All the things that we own
We think we need more
Until we’re all alone
What we long for is such
That it changes who we are
We forget social graces
We fight and we spar
We become what we long for
Forget what is real
Stomach aches head is hurting
We feel really ill
If we’d stop for a moment
Take a breath and relax
The image of what we’ve become
Will stop us in our tracks
What we want is not real
What we long for is crap
What we’ve become will soon be
Our life long road map
So let go of the physical
Let go of the need
Look deeper inside
And grow a new seed
Be happy and grateful
For all you possess
Become more and let go of
All that not needed stress
For where you set your mind
Is where you will go
Relax and be happy
And follow your inner flow

Is there someone you like
Is there someone you trust
Is there someone you hold in affection?
Is there someone you admire
Is there someone who supports
Is there someone with whom you make a connection?
Then maybe it is a friend you have found
You know there are few from afar
To find such as this one that is truthful and clear
And can be held up to and beyond par
A friend is a person on who you can count
Even when the going gets tough
You know they’ll support you and guide you with love
And will never treat you too rough
For friends are the people we look for in life
They are hard to find and we need to hold on
For once we have found one be sure not to let go
Treat them well before they are gone
For a true fiend is one you want to respect
You want to hold them in esteem
You want to support them and show them your truth
You want them to be on your team
So look for a friend that is authentic and true
Look for a friend that is wise
Look for a friend that supports who you are
Look for the one that’s a prize
And let them know what they’re doing is right
Let them know that their lives are touching yours
Let them know that their presence can make a true difference
A true friend can be a real cure
For most of our ailments come from being alone
And having no one by our side
A true friend is one that understands your pain
And takes everything else in their stride

You’ve made progress in life
Now what do you do
You’ve hemmed and you’ve hawed
And wondered about life too
You don’t really know where you’ve come from
Or how far you will go
Life has a way of taking hold
Hold tight and don’t let go
We think we are in charge of life
Of what is going on
And even when we plan our day
Something can still go wrong
So we’re told to build our lives
On just letting go
Of believing in faith and a higher form
And energy that moves to and fro
How can we hold onto something
That we cannot hold or see
How can we just stop doing
And allow ourselves to be
For if we can in truth let go
And allow a higher form
Then what does that mean about who we are
As we steer though the storm
We have a body and mind and more
And higher self that guides the ship
And it’s ok to make mistakes
And allow ourselves to slip
If we just learn from our misfortunes
And make them for no more
Then God will guide our ship body
Through pleasant and through storm
Our job is just to stay on board
And not make too much fuss
Just play the game and do what’s best
And be an authentic us

We can call God by any name
Allah Hashem or Dieu
He comes to us in many forms
From birth until adieu
Some people think that God is just
A figment of imagination
They think that people made it up
To hold people in congregation
And yet the image of God has lived
Through many generation
There are some who believe and some who don’t
Some hold God in infatuation
There are some who pray and some who hide
The belief is in gradation
However you hold the thought of God
In heart or in damnation
He plays a role in many lives
We call him he or she
And yet in truth the God is neither
Just energy in which to be
Our belief in God will set the stage
For who and what we are
Doesn’t matter if we believe in ghosts
Or angels who live on a star
For God is the whole the completion of us
He teaches us right from wrong
He helps us to hold onto more
He guides us to belong
For without God what would we be
A stranger lost in space
He holds onto humanity
With love, compassion, and Grace
We think that God is far away
A place that we can’t see
When in fact he’s deep inside
Each one of us as we be
God guides us on our every step
As we go on through our life
He holds us to a higher form
From here to afterlife

Family is a state of mind
Family is an affair
Were meant  to keep together
And sometimes we stop and stare
At others who we wonder about
We want to look and learn
What is it that keeps families alive
Lets’ talk and let us yearn
For that which some take so for granted
And that which can be true
A family is people together
From them you take your cue
You work as one you talk as one
You do things all together
It is so simple to chug along
In all kind of sorts of weather
And when it gets too difficult
To keep  your mind in sane
You start all over and try to win
And do it all again
For family just means people together
Who are working together as one
family can be a mom and dad
And children playing under the sun
Family means support when we are down
It means cheering up when things aren’t right
It means talking and caring and coming around
When life is holding us tight
Our ancestry tells us the we are whole
Our lineage binds us together
It means we keep hold when things are not right
And even in sunny weather
We may think families have to be perfect
When in truth so much can go wrong
A broken family is very painful
And many have spoken in song
Families take courage and great strength and pride
It takes lots to make it go right
But when we all get together
We certainly are quite the site
Families can be so many things
We congregate, join, and compete
But when day is done and we’re on our own
Our family makes us complete

It’s really time to write a poem I should give it a try
For writing poems gives me a chance to really explain why
We need to share our inner thoughts we need to understand why
Our words can bring forth wisdom and our words can make us cry
Our wisdom place knows oh so much if only we can share
The things we’ve learnt the things we know give others if we care
We aren’t here to sit around we really should ask why
We aren’t alone on this planet Earth so we should really try
To reach out to others , to hold their hand, to give a little sigh
Put others before our own true self and not just pass them by
For all we know is just a part of an ever greater whole
We need to know why we are here, we need to play our role
We may think we are small and weak and not a player in the game
We may think we are different or we may think we’re the same
Whatever the course we should always remember that we’re not here alone
We’re part of an ever greater whole our talents we should own
Whatever part we play whatever we’re meant to do
Is a part of the whole life game to our own selves we’ll be true
Just find out what you’re good at, what you love to do, where you show strength
Keep at it with a follow through it’s important to go the length
For we have come with good and bad, we need to find what brought us here
The part we play the reason why will one day become clear

We usually think of beauty
As a very pretty face
Or how people act, or what they do
May also be the case
We’re told that beauty lies
In the eyes of the beholder
Some people also see beauty
As a person that is bolder
But me, I think of beauty
As the sunshine in the morn
Or the face of a brand new child
On the day that he is born
Beauty can be a running steam
Or the reflection from the sun
Beauty can be the enlightenment
On the face of newly ordained nun
Beauty can be an object
That brings us so much pleasure
Or an act that is reversing
That has brought us such displeasure
Beauty can be a state of being
That is pleasant to the senses
Or a ****** exposition
That brings forward our defenses
Whatever beauty means to you
We hope that you have more
That you find some time to listen
To the water at the shore
And take the time with gratitude
To understand your fate
And enjoy the beauty before you
Before it is too late

Some days
When I sit in the silence
And wonder what life is about
I stop
And reconnect
With who I am
And who
I want to be
All is never lost
When we know who we are
And where we are going
Sometimes
The path is clear
And direct
And
Sometimes
We feel lost
And unsure
Of who we may be
In the future
So
As long as you hold onto
Who you are
You
Can do
Anything

Tick tock, tick tock, time is passing by
Sometimes it makes me happy and sometimes it makes me cry
Our busy time moves by so quickly, when at rest it sure slows down
Time is measured by what we do and how we move around
Einstin talked about  ripples in space-time and the relativity of life
Some people talk about the here and now and others about past life
Time is the continued sequence of events that occur throughout our day
Time is the measurement of what we are as we work and as we play
We plan and schedule and arrange our days with activities galore
And sometimes we just sit and veg and never move out of the door
So how can we make the best use of our time on a daily basis
If we procrastinate and sit around and get nothing done in stasis
Time has a way of flying by until our time is over
If we don’t use our will and make some changes our life we won’t turnover
Take the time, make some time, use your time spent well
Do the things that make you happy, do the things that to you compel
Do the things that bring you happiness and the things that bring a frown
Do the things that fill your day up rather than spending time lying down
For time moves by and before you know it your time will be complete
You want to look back at all you’ve done and know that your life was sweet
So take the time and do your best and consider each breathe as your last
For life passes us by so very quickly and before you know it life has passed
Count each tick tock as a gift to hold and cherish  as your own
Meet friends find love and celebrate and know that you have grown

Isn’t it amazing how much attention we give to body
We dress and clean and groom it and explode when we look shoddy
We think that our appearance is how other's tend to judge us
Can we take some time here to justify and talk, so let us now discuss this
Our body is just a part of us, a part and not a whole
Take time to look a little deeper then you’ll find a better goal
For our bodies are just a fraction of what we should be looking for
If we look a little deeper then for sure we will then score
We are more than just our bodies, our minds and feelings, oh
We are so much more than what we know, let’s take this all in tow
We have a body to take us places where we’ve never been before
We have a mind to guide that trip and feelings can be a chore
So body, mind and feelings are just a part of who we be
And what is it that steers the ship? Let’s look and we will see
We have a body, mind, and emotions and we are so much more
We need to find our true, real self, we need to find our core
The Self that guides who we are now and who we’re meant to be
Is something more than our tri self, take time to look and see
Our self is a flow of mind-stream and ****** conditions
Our self is taken care of by our family physicians
Our Transpersonal Self is able to stand in itself
Received, absorbed and utilized by the self
When we look beyond body, mind and emotions
We find that we’re much more
Than who we thought we might find
Our true Self at the core
Our driving force is Self which is a truly focal point
An enduring reality, stable center with a very simple viewpoint
The Self is what is left when we take away the parts
The Self can stand alone, it’s the power from where life starts
The self is not a working force, in a sense it just can be
For the Self is not the electric cord, it’s the power which we can’t see
The self and Self in unison can be a beautiful dance
It comes from knowing who we are, it’s experience not happenchance
So if we take just minute to know we’re more than just our body
We’ll find that we are so much more, a soul that we embody
Materialism is believing that our body is all we are
Yet when we look much deeper we’ll find our soul is the true star

Have you ever felt
Like you don’t have enough
Like you want to have more
And things are real tough
Your friend bought a dog
Another a new car
And all that you have
Is a view of a star
And you feel bad for yourself
And envy the other
And you blame it on your father
And of course on your mother
And envy does grow
And so does your greed
And you never feel like
You can fill all your needs
I suggest that you take
A step back now and look
At all that you have
And all that you took
In order to be
Like all the others
You want to have all
Like your sisters and brothers
Step back once again
And count all your blessings
It’s the need that now
You need to be addressing
Sometimes we think that
What we have is all there is
What others have
Is really none of our biz
So if we can just remember
MYOB and rejoice
Because being happy
Is really a choice
To accept all we are
And be happy with that
If we were like others
We’d just be  copycat
So be happy with all
That is yours in the now
Be grateful and thankful
There’s nothing holier than thou

For some weird reason people think
That money and fame equal love
They spend their lives acquiring
When sufficient could be enough
Their eyes look wide and far to find
What they think they could need
While forgetting to look inside themselves
With thanks and prayer , indeed
This intense and selfish desire won’t bring
What you are looking for
If you would look inside yourself
You’d find you need no more
We need so little to get along
We’re all we ’re looking for
It’s just that you’re looking in the wrong place
And always think you need more
And when you get those wonderful things
That you’ve been searching for
You find that feeling deep inside
Is tearing at your core
Enough is enough should be enough
We shouldn’t need any more
And yet we continue to gather ‘stuff’
And see life as a chore
If we could just sit in silence
Then we could learn the truth
That less means more and we’re enough
We have been since our youth
But someone somewhere gave us the message
That we are not enough
We formed a skin that’s thick and wide
And very very tough
And yet our true self is loving and warm
And soft pliable and truth
If we could just be enough for ourselves
We’d find the fountain of youth
The intense desire of greed is strong
And very overtaking
If will we possess and want to change
Then a new ‘we’ is in the making
Let go of objects, money, power and all
That you used to think you needed
And find your true authentic self
Your desires you’ve exceeded

For some weird reason people think
That money and fame equal love
They spend their lives acquiring
When sufficient could be enough
Their eyes look wide and far to find
What they think they could need
While forgetting to look inside themselves
With thanks and prayer , indeed
This intense and selfish desire won’t bring
What you are looking for
If you would look inside yourself
You’d find you need no more
We need so little to get along
We’re all we ’re looking for
It’s just that you’re looking in the wrong place
And always think you need more
And when you get those wonderful things
That you’ve been searching for
You find that feeling deep inside
Is tearing at your core
Enough is enough should be enough
We shouldn’t need any more
And yet we continue to gather ‘stuff’
And see life as a chore
If we could just sit in silence
Then we could learn the truth
That less means more and we’re enough
We have been since our youth
But someone somewhere gave us the message
That we are not enough
We formed a skin that’s thick and wide
And very very tough
And yet our true self is loving and warm
And soft pliable and truth
If we could just be enough for ourselves
We’d find the fountain of youth
The intense desire of greed is strong
And very overtaking
If will we possess and want to change
Then a new ‘we’ is in the making
Let go of objects, money, power and all
That you used to think you needed
And find your true authentic self
Your desires you’ve exceeded

I walked past the park
And saw the children at play
And tried to remember
What my mother used to say
And I thought of the times
I held my babes in my arms
And I tried to remember
And it set off alarms
For our children are precious
A gift from above
And they need to be raised
With kind, compassionate love
How can our young beings
Take over this world
If all they’ve been taught
Is a hidden dreamworld
The truth we should teach them
What made us be strong
We need to teach them
The right from the wrong
To respect other people
And see them as same
For if wars do continue
It will be the end of this game
So teach your children courage
And strength and true love
And live the lessons well
And hate, please get rid of
Show them that hiding
Won’t bare well for their future
Shine bright in your real self
And don’t be a moocher
Leave the world in a better state
Then how you found it
Make your enemies your friends
Authentic self not hypocrite
For people see through
When you’re not being your self
People know when you’re lying
Shine through, personality wealth
And share all your gifts
With the children you know
And show them the way
Teach them how so they grow
Into the future of this world
Which is changing so fast
Let’s make the future different
Than our soiled, tumulted past

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When you say,’ I know’
What you’re really saying is
That you have no interest
In finding out
What you don’t
Know
A wise woman once told me
That when you say, ‘ I know’
You are closing all doors
To future learning
Everyone, yes everyone
Has something to teach us
If we can just
Open our ears
Our heart
And our mind
To understanding
That
We don’t know
Everything

Our body truly is a gift
Given from above
Without it we’d be stuck in place
And would find it hard to love
We need to keep this body of ours
In shape and feeling healthy
We need to eat well and exercise
In order to feel wealthy
Sometimes we may feel tired
And not feel like moving so
We need to push right past that block
Allow our energy to flow
We need to keep on wanting health
Our body is so keen
We need to feel we’re worthy
And feel good about being seen
We also need to exercise mind
And our soul shouldn’t be forgotten
Eat well, exercise and meditate
So we aren’t feeling rotten
If we bring our mind, body and soul
Into alignment, into balance
We’ll know we’ve done all we can do
Not fallen into nonchalance
So keep in mind these simple words
Look good, feel good, be good
And do whatever you can do
As you already know you should

When I think of poetry
I think of some words
That tend to give picture
To thoughts
I think of the ways
To express all our dreams
It’s just like the game
Dot to dot
We begin with one word
Or a phrase we think of
And try to expand
What we see
We think of the rhymes
And the cadence of voice
Bringing colour
To all that we be
But some in this group
Seem to think that a word
Or two is enough as a dome
I don’t understand how
A daily expression
Can be justifiably
Thought of as poem
There are many different kinds
Of poetry expression
Some rhyme
Others just chain of thought
There should be some forethought
Some real inspiration
Put into this game
That we’ve bought
I would like to think that
Our poets out there
Can truly express
What they see
So please take the time
To make poetry your aim
Give thought to the process
That be
Bring us all to tears
And great jubilation
Speak out
Use the words now at hand
Poetry is our expression
Of life as we see it
Use words well
Speak out to the land

It’s time to let go of
Resentment and vengeance
It’s time to make intention of change
We need to voluntarily let go of our thoughts
And stop thinking that things are so strange
We think we are victims of other people’s thoughts
And we allow ourselves to let go
Of who we are truly and not what others see
And these changes can be very slow
As long as we believe that we are in the right
And others are truly at fault
We can’t see the whole, need to change what we think
In order to create a gestalt
When we’re feeling offended or locked in our guilt
When our anger becomes all we are
We need to let go of our weird expectations
We need to let go of the bar
For life flashes by in the blink of an eye
And before you know it, we are gone
We need to let bygones be bygones at last
In order to bring in a new dawn
So let go of negative thoughts which keep us at bay
And let your true light shine right through
If you want to live a truly happy life
You need to be true, to you

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You know we’re not the only ones
Who have a need today
There are some who go days hungry
And have no place to stay
There are some who wander across the land
Looking for food and space
There are some who don’t know where to live
Who look for aid and Grace
There are some who don’t know what to do
To make the hurt go away
There are some who reach out with empty hands
Who have never had a chance to pray
So those of you who know their place
Who’s bellies are full and  hearts embrace
Reach out to those who know not what
Reach out and help from heart and gut
Remember that in this Earth of ours
One shouldn’t be alone or left to starve
Reach out and help reach out with heart
Reach out and give right from the start
And know that you were never alone
In giving you have now reached out and grown

The time has come for all good  men
And women, to take a stand
To speak their truth and jest their love
And passion across the land
We need a voice that should be heard
By people far and wide
The inner cry of higher knowing
The words from deep inside
Let’s find a place where people care
Where truth is held up high
Deceit gets buried and lies are gone
Let’s all reach for the sky
For we are more than most will live
We hide when we should shine
Let’s raise our voices in unison
Reach out as one divine

Winter
A time of contemplation
And rest
Under the deep, soft snow
Of life
That keeps us from
The Spring
Of our
Awakening

The thrill
Of stepping onto a sleigh
Knowing that soon
I will be
Flying

The snow is white, and wet, and cold
And alive
With the rhythm of life
I walk through the crunch and wet
And feel wholeness coming back to my limbs
The earth
Sharing her wisdom and beliefs
And I
Am but
One

Christmas is a time
For celebration
A time to enjoy
The family way
Eat foods that bring comfort
Sing songs that give joy
Remember to follow
A rhythm on course
For life has its times
Of up and down
So celebrate
Laugh and have joy
For that too
Shall pass
Enjoy it while it is available
Time has a way
Of speeding up
So
Take one moment at a time
And enjoy
For that too will be gone
And in its place
A newness
Of life
Christmas
A time to reflect
On
The joys of
Life

Tis the season and the time
To know from wence we came
And where in fact we’re headed to
As we play this crazy life game

We’re born into a story of woe
Of difficulties and strife
We move forward to an understanding
Of our authentic right to life

Our freedom to be our true, real self
To move with love and courage
We sometimes see the difficulties
And tend to be discouraged

So take to heart this message
Of joy, love, truth, and peace
Of knowing of who we  truly are
And self love to increase

As children of God we have a place
A role which we shall play
A puzzle piece on the scheme of life
A place from which to pray

That all of life find balance and love
That all men shall be free
To live with all abundance
So our true selves we can be

Love
At the heart of all
That we are
Our comings and goings
Daily
Mean nothing
Without the context
Of love
Love permeates
Every particle
In
Our world
We are love
We breathe
Love
We exist
Because
Love exists
In the world
We are
Therefore
All
Is
Love

Growing into love

Raw pain
The kind that brings
Tears to our eyes
And permeates
Our very
Existence
Is important
To
Our growth
When we allow ourselves
To feel pain
To acknowledge
Pain
To go through
The pain
We allow ourselves
To feel
Our
Humanity
Life does not exist
Without pain
In fact
It is the very pain
That we run from
That helps us to grow
Into that
Which we are meant to be

Authentic love

Love
Without pain
Does not exist
It isn’t until
We totally give ourselves
Over to the love
And feel the pain that
That brings
That we can truly be
Who
We truly are