Changes; a poem
by Stefan J. Malecek I neither hate nor depreciate the self I used to be, for failures and faults I could not then avoid, that now burn brightly like ingots of stellar mass deep in my heart of hearts like a beacon for others, my brothers, to follow on their own journey into the heart of dark shadow and emerge newborn, reborn from the ashes of the past into the love, joy, and brightness that awaits each of us in the golden...
From darkness I approach; a poem
by Devon Strong As the seasons change at Equinox, it lasts the winters night, from darkness I approach. As the cold of frost feathered windows, from darkness I approach. As snowy footprints under star sparkled sky, from darkness I approach. It is time for changing or renewing the spirit of flesh, from darkness I approach. I see before me the vanity of youth and experience of times to come, from darkness I approach. I take the hand of...
Heart Opening; a poem
I opened my heart and found you comfortably resting inside, as if you had always been waiting for the right time when I would find you.
Where gold is mined; a poem
by Dave Koshinz I want, I want more I want a place where I am safe A place where differences, melt into honoring and deep respect A place where we can drop our clothes, easily, to look back at what we wear A place where we can hide, if we choose, with honor and truth A place where deep work is done A place of touching deeply, and honoring clear boundaries A place where gold is exchanged, and where gold is mined A place with rich soil,...
A last chance for redemption; a poem
by Paul Goldman Before the church bell tolls one last time as our ashes are scattered over the roiling ocean waves, you and I have choices to make about just how we wish to live— from the heart of all hearts— or in the throes of selfish desire directing others to pleasure our every whim. Rest assured the outcome solely lies in our hands, be they in the end dirty or cleansed by the reckoning of our own accountability. As certain as...
Falling into silence; a poem
by Steven Lee Mankle I am falling into silence deep within the stream a tiny will striving to find a Universal current without perishing even in the dark center of my pain Somewhere out of view is joy and wonder tumbling in a current larger than our own design yet even failing faith is possible Steven Lee Mankle: Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Steven joined the Navy after high school to “see the world.” After being a...
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