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