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