SPIRITUAL BRIDGE

By way of a Spiritual Bridge to the Unseen
the Son of Heaven ascends
He in whom the heavenly and earthly world meet in Divine Contact
dissolves duality
On the Mystical Path, The Path of Conscious Communion with God

By the Presence and Power of the Father within
We are Delivered
So engaged and lifted by the immediacy of the moment are we
that Original Sin, mind-in-matter, is Transcended

     A Son of Heaven am I
     No struggle nor strive to be
     For like my Father I am
     A Son of Heaven am I

SON OF HEAVEN

Take a look, Sir
what do you see
think you that i am that mud-man, Adam
Nay, i am not he!

I am a Spiritual Being
unlike the mud-man
whose mind was mired in matter
I am the image of my Father
A true Son of Heaven
Perfect and complete in every way
without limitation, no struggle nor strive to be
content, with an Inner Peace am I

SILENCE

People yearn for the "long-ago days
when God spoke in a clear voice"
Yet,what gives God voice
is our willingness to listen

Silence is not an absence of sound
but is a state of consciousness
which enables us to refrain
from mortal reaction to what is seen or heard
   THE THUNDER OF SILENCE, Joel S. Goldsmith

               Silence is the Way

2012

          The End of Time (as we know it)

                        Amen
          A New Way of Knowing
    full-fill-ment...full in the moment
   immediacy of the moment...urgency of the moment
             The Pregnant Moment
                    The Now!

          No other way of knowing
             but in the moment

WHOSE GIFTS ARE THESE

one side of my face
warmed by the overhead sun
the other
cooled by a gentle breeze
what pleasures, whose gifts are these

FORCES OF LIGHT

The Forces of Light find expression
in my body
Darkness recedes inch by inch
Trust is established gradually

Out of the rapport between Light and Dark
A New Existence is forged
'tis not a war that is waged
but Peace, Brotherhood
Past Obstructions yield to New Alliances
Pain is Transfigured into Bliss
Rejuvenation warrants a New Point of Departure
Proceeding only as far as a New Path is shown--
Spiritual Principles become Operative Steps
gaining Influenze on Earth
New Ground is gained only by Patient Application of Inner Strength
Inner Power produces Influenze over outer events

Step-by-Step is Power developed
By the Iron Will of Resolve transfigured
Into the Steel of Rejuvenation

DOORWAY OF INNER TRUTH

By way of one eye
and one eye only
does one pass thru the Doorway
of Inner Truth
By focus and concentration
are we brought to the Doorway
but only by Surrender and Yielding
may one go thru it

In one eye only
lies the Doorway to the Inner Self
to proceed further requires Power
and Patience is the Footstool of Power
with Patience we become aware of the necessity of Remorse
and then, Remorse is only a beginning
it must be followed by a rigorous Rooting out of Decay
Rejuvenation is begun
but it is only with Iron Will that one emerges with Purity and Innocence

SOFT WITH LOVE

beyond reason

with a shy innocence

her eyes mirror the eternal fire

dance to an inaudible song

for a moment, but a moment

soft with love

GRACE

Your eyes, soft with love
with Innocence
the Promise of Childhood
timidly ventures out
a glimpse, a glimmer
the Soul's shy smile
Nurtured by a gentle hand
sparkles and shines
A Light, a Life reborn

GRACE (2)

In your eyes
I gaze at the Eternal
beyond reason and common sense
I see the Soul rising from the depths
I see a yearning, a longing, for what we both have known and shared:

             such Holiness must be tenderly treated

             for it shuns the light of day

            of reason's cold, hard ways

LIFEBLOOD

On the trail, the trickle of life blood
its scent i follow
by the blood of the Beast
I am nourished
that i must kill to live
follows the principle:  Life demands Death
and Death summons the Living

At best, the death of the Beast
is but a Sacrifice
a Debt that Life owes Death

But beyond metaphysical niceties
Death is a Cruel Master
Death holds no hidden boon
no Transfigured Self

Death is a dead-end
In Life only, lies Eternity
only with Light can the nether regions be traversed

One cannot submit himself to Darkness
in hopes of Life...

I SAW YOU (2)

I held you with my eyes
as you were in my mind
Nay, even so in my Soul
your image there, penetrating my Inner Being
Releasing a joy, fluid, streaming
The Watershed of all my sweet moments

AT THE LIGHT

I saw you at the light today
the love that was once mine
You just stared away
emptiness...
I glanced a time or two
I couldn't help myself
Your Beauty still enchanting

I saw you at the Light today...

FIRST EMBRACE

Never will i forget our first embrace
the force of your cheek upon mine
the soft, yielding invitation of your mouth
the savage clench of our bodies
yearning to unite

Splendor denied

            is

Splendor remembered

RUNNERS OF THE WOODS

come sweet Jill
come with me
into the forest deep
onto the open meadow
set foot upon the path
let Pan be our guide
runners of the woods
you and i
if just for a day, a moment
out of time...

WOLF EYES

                                                             My baby has wolf eyes

                                                             she's wild and she's free

                                                             my baby has wolf eyes

                                                          they have a yellow-gold glow

                                                            and they're burning a hole

                                                                           in me

MASK

Before my eyes my Beloved
shed her mask
and in a succession of images
her soul-countenance revealed
each more beautiful, startling than the rest
until i could behold no more

SIGNIFICANT OTHER

nothing moves me
like you do
you make my world
shake and shudder
you are my significant other

HOW MUCH TIME

How much time is enough
how deep is the love in your eyes
how silently my heart throbs
this joy too great to contain
spills over and over
wetting those around us
drawing them into our circle of joy
how much time...what time
time is irrelevant, of no consequence
in matters of the heart

TIME AS LUXURY

to have the luxury of time, together
to feel assured that with the passing
of this moment
the next is not threatened
the immediacy of your presence
is so great
I am always shocked
when its time to part

HIDDEN BEAUTY

its 3am and three angels are sitting at the foot of my bed
talking, chatting, keeping me company
in the middle of the nite
I'm drawn to the one on the right
tho she's not your typical "Angel"
definitely not "Angelic" looking; but rather dowdy, homely
And I think that is the point:  Beauty is Within

On another level, our own personal search for Beauty
should begin and end Within
On our passage thru this world
we will have many encounters with Beauty
but the Beauty that is tangible, substantial
is the Beauty Within

Hidden Beauty is an experience
that takes place within one's soul
once you discover the Beauty Within
you will never be without it

RALPH de CHABERT

it is said, that "you can never go home" (Thomas Wolf)

But the image of you standing in my doorway
and sitting in a chair opposite me
as we exchanged life histories,
will never diminish in my Awareness

As improbable as it is
for that moment, we revisited the "home" of our friendship
As said, "that moment will never diminish in my Awareness."

BITTERSWEET

upon this
bittersweet sword of my life
I fall
Grant me Release
from this Chaos that would grip me
hold me prisoner in its savage clutches

UNFORGETTABLE

touched for a moment
by the Divine Spirit within
Awakened
brief as it was, but Eternal
Unforgettable, forever lasting, a moment Divine
the Eternal Now

FAIRY TALES

Do you think Princesses and Knights
are things of myth only
do you think of Satan only at nite
then
you know not the reality of the fight

I mount my mighty stead
time after time
and joust with Death
I hold tight my Princess's sacred scarf
as she casts her eyes my way

my armor clinks and clatters
as i settle into the saddle again
then dig my heels into my trusted companion
he snorts and jumps and accelerates with great force
Death, his lance at his side
steps foot into srirrup
for one more bout
knowing his ultimate defeat is what drives me to ride
Truth...an unforgiving enemy

fear of death, fear of life
a semantic reality
mediates
between senses and precepts
the illusion of control

LILITH

Lilith comes, emerging from the forest
fierce and proud
she strides with stealth
cunning yet graceful
clad only in a low slung thong
leather leggings, barefoot and free
the Huntress approaches
men humbled, lower their eyes
unable to engage the gaze
of the Goddess, primeval, unbound

I caught the look
saw it in your eye
tho just a passing glance
your soul betrayed the mask you wear
I saw you...

FLIGHT

How thrilling it must be
to take wing on the rush of air
soaring, diving, gliding unfettered
Flight
free as a bird

REDEMPTION

John the Baptist standing on a street corner
shouting about redemption
Jesus walks up to him and says
"Peace, brother, let it go"

THE ETERNAL NOW

Touched for a moment
by the Divine Spirit within
Awakened
brief as it was, but Eternal
Unforgettable, forever lasting, a moment Divine
the Eternal Now

MUD-MAN

Soul-Making is like playing in the mud
Adam
was a mud-man
patty-cake, patty-cake...

DIVINE MADNESS

The Divine Madness of Love
is an opening into the Eternal
a door that opens out
from human reason to divine mysteries
shaking tranquility

PATH OF MANY TURNS

Soul-Making
has no direct path
while Spirit's ascension is firm
soul meanders, wanders
a path of many turns
the ultimate marriage of spirit and soul
requires the courage to traverse terra firma
moment-to-moment...

SOUL MAKING

Too eager to know, too eager to act
wanting a literal, immediate solution
to all life's dilemmas
in bottom line fashion, we bypass opportunities
to know ourselves, our motives, our secrets
leaping ahead to final solutions
we bypass soul-making
which requires that we pause
savor the moment
apprehend, perceive the mysteries
beyond the scope of reason

INNER BLISS

as i awake
the power that rushes up to meet me
swells from deep within
I am overcome by an exalted sense of well-being

by reflection on Inner Being
a whole realm is transformed
and the world comes to order

A SECRET

I know a secret
by which a whole realm can be transformed
Patiently, let go of doubt, fear, anger and distrust
Quietly, accept the Unknown

FOCUS ON THE MOMENT

My life does not consist of that which
I have to look forward to
but of this moment beseeching me
to explore the NOW
pregnant with calling demanding my full attention
imploring unconditional surrender
to the UNKNOWN, This Moment
This Moment, only

OUT FOR AWHILE

i'll be out for a while
in between
this moment and the next
is where you can find me

lets rearrange our senses
and see what comes about
our perceptions are all too common-place
leading to inaction, doubt

its not what you agonize over
that matters
its what you can do in the moment
that counts

PRESENCE

Presence in the moment
no past, no future
thought and doing unified
mind in heart, power in presence

HEART AND WINGS

true to life, true to heart
letting go of mind's strangle hold on life
to soar like birds in flight
heart and wings beating as one

THE FUTURE

to divine the future
is no great task
requires only that we retreat
put first things last

LETTING GO

give up on strategy
cease trying to predict, control
surrender to the tide
merge with the flow
heavenly guidance surrounds us
all you have to do, is let go

PAIN

pain purifies makes pristine
holds on high that treasure stumbled upon
in the valley below
polished, perfected with the sharpness of an Eagle's eye

CLARITY

seeing with clarity
requires utmost suffering and despair
the diamond, wrested from the clutches of matter
yields its sparkle, most unwillingly

ETERNITY

the end is in the beginning
nothing to fear
eternity, present, here

TIME AND SPACE

energy and matter
time and space
stuff made to order for the human mind
as long as the heart
is in the right place

TIME

its all about time
how it unravels, how it unwinds
how it conforms
to the order of mind

THE DAY AFTER

Rising to a grey day
the surging tide of my power coming up to meet me
unheasantly, I pushed off for my embarkment to foreign shores
upon my arrival I am met by only a solitary light beacon
all else, desolate in disarray

what favors of fate have worked this disaster
was it nuclear holocaust or Nature's revenge
unanswered, lies the remants of the day after
it matters not, for fortune's future
lies with the Light within

SLOW DANCE

Slow dance to the music
lets be gentle, take our time
gather some rhytm, enjoy the sublime

MOONGLOW

Moonglow lay soft over her shoulders
i dare not move, nay, even breathe
for fear of disturbing a grace so emminent
a scene so tranquil

Silently, I bid the Princess of the Morning Dawn
God speed
as she sets off for another run

LONE WOLF

I know why the lone wolf howls
his pain, his loneliness, they are my own
I hunger, but do not hunt
my instincts grown dull and blunt

I know what the lone wolf feels
his cry is my song
memories etched in flesh
shake my body
Haunted by images struggling within
A fight I cannot win

I know why the lone wolf howls

SHE-WOLF

Lone wolf howling
bowels bellowing loneliness
my pain a cry echoing in a dark, empty sky

My dreams, my yearnings
clothed in flesh and blood
She-wolf, wild, untamed, motionless
her stare transfixing deep from within
my mirror image stood before me
dropping to my knees, heart fluttering
head bowed, i submitted

Sweet love that might have been
but because i could not hold her gaze
she vanished
a moment, but for a moment
did we stand outside of time

...with eyes to see

when I was young and brave
full of deeds
a pretty girl looked up at me with admiration
but, I did not see her until many years later
                                          BLACK ELK

THREAD THAT TRANSCENDS

Is it just for this brief moment only
that our lives intertwine
or is there a thread drawing us together
that transcends space and time
this feels like more than chance
happen-stance
but then, time is so irrelevant
inadequate as per measures of the heart

LOVERS' PASSION

as lover's must, return to dust
lets take with us
the seeds of a new humanity
sown in fertile soil
of having left nothing un-lived
only thru our raw passion un-leashed
will the power of these seeds be released

MY GURU

I was walkin down the Path, aimlessly
one day
when i bumped into my guru
he stepped out from within
with a how-do-you-do

INDOMINABLE NATURE

The wind roaring thru the trees
could be the incoming tide
lapping at the shore
As such, Nature's repetitive patterns, sometimes interchangeable

DAMION

We are made from the depths
from beyond consciousness
more original than we can imagine
We are driven from a place beneath awareness
what drives us has been called an angel...damion

The inner presence that is full of power
the ultimate source of our real creativity
the authentical self
                              Thomas Moore

EMPATHY

It takes an awakened heart to identify with others...
when the heart goes numb...we can no longer feel empathy
based on our own emotions...

We may not have the capacity for empathy
because our attention is focused on ourselves
Anxiety about our own welfare may preclude the very imagination of another's distress
                                           Thomas Moore

LANGUISHING SUMMER'S DAY

The clouds foreshadowing sunrise
appear as mountain ridges on the horizon
the parched yellow grass takes on the look
of a field of summer wheat

the mirages of a summer drought
mystical, numinous in their illusory forms
leading or misleading, the mind
in the deception of the senses

So, Mother Nature ever myriad in her displays
the start of a languishing summer's day

HEART TO HEART

Heart to heart we communicate
in a tongue unknown
to the waking mind
descend sweet sleep
descend
that I may know my love, again

ITS NOT UP TO US

Its not up to us
feeble ego-beings that we are
no, its not up to us
our destinies are controlled
determined by stars light years afar
distant, unimaginable in their existence
shooting their rays of love
penetrating our mortal beings
guiding from far above
divine mysteries below

DARK MAN

in the woods behind your house
lies a sanctuary, a refuge
there, a dark man lurks
on its edge he emerges
searches...

you tread warily but
your scent on the nite air, gives you away
suddenly, you are caught from behind
in the darkness, my hands explore
your warm supple body
you yield, surrender to a lover's embrace
we sink to the warm earth
wet and moist
intertwine in reckless abandon
love's labors peak, exhausted we lay
damp, in each other's arms...

slowly, the moon rises
her soft light cast all about

I AM NOT MYSELF

I am not myself anymore
he that I was
is like a brother, a cousin to me
yea, I know him well
but I'm not myself anymore

there is a distance between us
we hardly speak
seems as if he is a drone
and I...
hatched from a shell

I'm just not myself, anymore

REVOLUTION

I'm off to join the Revolution
its all about a Natural State
the State of Innocence
by devotion to the Divine Spirit within
comes a mind, Natural and True
unshadowed by reflection or ulterior designs
devoid of ego or ambition
the Spirit that runs thru all things rules
Creation evolves moment to moment
in accord with the will of Heaven

I'm off to join the Revolution
where Spontaneity and Inner Certainty
walk hand- in- hand, heaven on earth

THE LOOK IN YOUR EYES

I saw the look again

caught it in your eye

just a flash, a moment gone bye

but you can't hide what's in your soul

you can't deny that over which

you have no control

when you are loved by someone

deep and true

when your souls connect, merge

its really not up to you

anyway, I love you

beyond all time, beyond all rules

I love you

because I've seen your soul looking out at me

when it gathered itself in your eyes

BELIEVE IN DREAMS

I love the little girl in the woman
oh, its no doubt
the woman is beguiling, intriguing
but its the little girl
the one who believes in dreams
the little girl
the one who is joyous
whose voice trickles and leaps
like a cascading mountain stream
it will always be the little girl
who embraces life whole-heatedly, magically

ON THE TRAIL OF THE SACRED

On the Trail of the Sacred following Subtle markers
we travel a path, you and I, laid down
in an Ancient Riverbed

Man once lived in the Subtle Realm (Garden of Eden)
but expelled himself by the act of choosing Ego-Consciousness
(The Tree of Knowledge) over communion with God
Ego-Consciousness is an addiction providing the illusion of control
Only by SURRENDER can Man gain re-entry into the Subtle Realm

Now, once again, our attention is focused on Vibrational Frequencies
by which the Subtle Realm reveals itself
only those with eyes to see know of its existence

As Spiritual Beings, aware of our own Subtle Body
the "physical world will gradually fade away."
                                                        Ram Butler

ENJOY THE NOW

Enjoy the moment while it lasts

then let it drift...

drift away into the past

as one moment fades into the mist

an eternity of moments rise and fall

in every end, a New Beginning

like the ocean's tide the Creative sends into motion

moment after moment

after...

RETURN

Love cannot be destroyed

not once and for all

it keeps on coming back

Return

each moment holds a secret awaiting discovery

like waves of a tide lapping upon the shore

each wave a treasure continually renewing

forever returning...

TIME

Time, as we know it
is but a staging point
for destinations we birth ourselves
realms beyond, reserved for the bold
archetypes, patterns yet untold
where imagination defines the way
we penetrate the realm of archetype
and order the Primal Patterns
to our own desires
we become the Pattern Maker
no longer content to be puppets
of Olympian gods
but such a herculean task
must begin in matter, in mud itself
spiritual ideas are fine
but Earthen Realities Rumble

BETRAYAL

Once your heart gives birth
to love pure and true
once you submit to its ancient wisdom
allowing it to nourish you
tenderly it leads and
your life is forever changed
it may turn you inside-out
challenge your most time-honored beliefs
its heart that brings you blessings
heart that puts a knowing smile upon your face
but for all its Beauty, for all its Truth
no matter how joyous we may feel
its heart we betray

we return to that shallow way
that has no depth, no soul
that shallow way that knows not passion
that shallow way, halting in step
freezes in fear
in trepidation calculates

give it no thought tho
we mortals have not eyes to see
our metaphysics, reason, protects us
instills in us a sense-common
which denies seeing and being
its only Nature's Child, God's holy child
that defies reason
but not
no, not you and me

MOTHER EARTH

"Out of the darkness, the chaos of time
The whirlwind gave birth to the Mother sublime...

The dark empty void and the vast barren Earth
With anticipation, awaited the birth...

She birthed once again from her cavernous room,
And brought forth, the Children of the Earth"
      from the Origin Story set in a Sacred Cave
      the Womb of the Earth, THE LAND OF PAINTED CAVES
                                                                   Jean Auel

LOVE WHISPERS

Things left unspoken, unsaid

if they be of love

cause the universe to skip a beat

erupt, corrupt, so every chance you get

whisper softly, I love you

MOMENTS PAST

There are moments in life
that we wish we had back
to re-live in a different way
to bring more Grace to bear
upon that given moment in time

wuld that we culd
but Fate wuld have it, otherwise
so what knowledge we may have gained
we must apply to the present moment in time
afterall, it's the only liveable moment

FATE

Rise above fate

let the wind at your back, emanate

from your own Inner Being

from the fire that is in your heart

wind...waves of heat radiate

creating order on earth

in accord with the will of heaven

fulfilling your deepest dreams

IN PASSING

In passing we meet

but only in sweet sorrow

for in our embrace

the seeds of departure

MOONLIGHT

Moonlight crawls thru my window
and creeps between my sheets
her skin is soft and pale
aglow
she casts shadows, spinning
on the ceiling
her touch is as warm water
on a cool nite
the curtains flutter, clouds drift by
till we meet again...

LOVER'S HEART

Somewhere in the darken corner
of a lover's heart
lies dormant a divine spark
spontaneously ignited, this a lover's heart
illuminates the world

ANCIENT RIVERBED

The path I walk follows an ancient riverbed
sometimes there are tracks laid down in a distant time
otherwise, the only tracks left behind are mine
destination unknown, unimportant
the path emerges one step at a time
its not wise to look ahead
or behind
one step, one step at a time

RAINY NIGHT IN AUSTIN

it rained in austin town last night
i lay with my back hard-pressed
against the doorway of my downtown suite
the finest in sidewalk accomodations
rivulets of water swirled around and under me
my cardboard mat turned to sponge
remembering when rain on a tin roof
was a luxury to sleep by
my eyes shut tight, searching
for the beauty in austin rain tonight

CLOUD OF UNKNOWING

Our preoccupation with so-called reality sends
deep-soul into hiding
we create a veil, a fabric of illusion that hides soul
"we, ourselves, become rigid, thick...our personalities, flat"
                                                             Thomas Moore

To wake-up "we must follow the lead of deep soul."
An opportunity for Awareness presents itself
WHEN THINGS GO WRONG, don't turn out as we hoped
We immediately work hard to "make things right"
instead, we should allow ourselves to follow the lead,
to be "shocked into awareness by tradegy or failure."
                                                      Thomas Moore

Awaken!  don't plod ahead on the familiar path
that led to our demise
The lesson escapes us if we persist in repeating the same pattern
doing the same thing over and over...

     It may be more important to be AWAKE
     than to be successful.  Thomas Moore

WITHER ON THE VINE

a man who has no compassion
lest he awaken thru arduous personal suffering
'tis his fate to wither on the vine

MODERN DAY JOHNNY APPLESEED

I am a Modern Day Johnny Appleseed
onliest difference being
that in my side-satchel I carry not
appleseeds, but sunflower
and most of the territory I cover
is not fertile ground, but concrete and asphalt

Yes sir, I am a modern day Johnny Appleseed

ORIGINAL SELF

In re-discovering your Original Self
unknown since childhood
one must overcome the influenze of Fate
develop enough Inner Strength and Independence
to overcome the vicissitudes of Fate
in so doing, there is immediate Peace, Contentment
a quiet security of heart

Awakening to the Self within
is usually a matter of the Self
speaking to you
its not as if the Self has been silent
but, more that Fate has blocked communication

The moment of Awakening
is characterized by Receptivity
a willingness to hear
the Self has always been waiting and willing
held captive within the Heart