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accouterments – noun: personal

clothing, accessories, or equipment;

trappings.

 

This morning, out on my deck as the Fall

unfolds, I opened my journal to the poem

featured here titled This Chest. Well, here

it is years later, and I still have the chest

referred to in the poem.

 

Perhaps, you also have a chest that you drag

around with you. For me, sometimes it is

difficult to differentiate between my dreams,

my often self-centered longings, and my,

hopefully, positive, authentic mission.

 

Maybe my chest actually encloses all of these,

and more: the contents are shaped into an

ever-expanding ball of  yarn created from

life’s remnants – its hopes, its frustrations,

its struggles, its deep desires, as well as,

its dreams, its purposes – all parading

in a multitude of colors and textures,

all vying for attention.

 

As I write, I realize that the chest may

not be the problem, but an opportunity,

an accouterment of sorts, holding

the clues  needed for a more productive

and positive life. So rather than stow

the chest, I need to open it up and

rediscover what it may have to convey. 

 

OK, I can do this.

 

THIS CHEST 

In the perfect peace

    of this tranquil morning,

        I seek nourishment,

    as we sit together

        watching life unfold;

why do I persist in

    dragging this chest

        around with me,

    I have no explanation;

just a desire to be

        free of it, of the me

            who will not give up

        the longings – these

desires to be more.

POEM BY G. 8.21.2013

 

WITH LOVE, G. 

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VESTIBULE OF WOE

I feel the pounding

of the surf of life

within this vestibule of woe.

Alive we move transfixed

with the dream

fully engaged in the

pursuit of a destiny

beyond our grasp

but within our genes.

I move between two

states of consciousness,

both puzzled by my progress

and too far away to reach either.

Sanity is but an interpretation

of my own twisted perception.

I see this vestibule of woe -

lifelike - a brief passage from

one door to the next –

an entertaining game,

where we find meaning

in forgotten moments,

or are drawn into our

own illusion – until

we gasp for breath,

turning the dark to light,

the night to day.

POEM BY G. 2.1.2010

 

WITH LOVE, G.      

 

 

 

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What a wonderful concept - a holiday where

the primary mission is to be grateful and to

give thanks, offering true gratitude for all we

have been given. I think the Affirmative

Note below sums this up and provides some

additional guidance on how we might expand

our thanksgiving.

 

THANKSGIVING 

Let us live this holiday of thanks  giving

            with true gratitude in our

hearts - fully acknowledging the gifts

   of life, we have been given – truly

     understanding the bounty that

                     surrounds us.

 

Let us live this holiday of thanks giving

        focused on love and kindness

    seeking to make our relationships

      with family, friends, associates –

    and even those we wish to change –

       deeper and more meaningful.

 

Let us live this holiday of thanks giving

      connected with our own Divinity –

            knowing God is within us –

   dwells with us and allows this Divine

           nature to shine through as

     we accept others and ourselves

            as God personified.

 

Let us live this holiday by giving thanks!

AT BY G. 11.23.2010

 

WITh LOVE, G.

 

 

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Finding an analogy or symbol to describe God, 

helps us understand God as more than a concept, 

giving life to Spirit. In my poem below, Fabric Of God,

Spirit is the strong thread holding together life.   

 

FABRIC OF GOD           

Move through this life transcended –

awake and alive beyond the consciousness

of the physical – material world.

Comprehend the depth of the spirit holding

together the moment like strong thread.

 

The fabric is textured and full of manifested

and preconceived desire. Look deeply

at the fabric of life – the beauty

and craftsmanship of all forces

to create this moment.

 

The fabric of now was sewn with a billion

manifestations –  interrelated – conjoined

by mutual desire. Live the moment –

understand the creative energy required

to bring you this order – this into being.

 

Wrap yourself in the fabric – focus

on the threads of integrated life creation.

Rejoice in the opportunity to be a participant

in this creation.

 

This is the fabric of God – constantly evolving –

changing – reforming and becoming more.

POEM BY G. 9.22.2022

 

WITH LOVE, G.

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For the mystics through the ages, spiritual joy

and Divine love seems to represent the state of

being lost in the love of God. I find poetry 

the perfect medium to express spiritual sentiments

such as joy and Divine love, as in my poem

below titled Divine Light.  Note that these

poems often sound like traditional love poems

and seem to reference what seems like romantic

love to describe the spiritual experience.

 

DIVINE LIGHT

The sun shines brightly on my soul

     full of love and joy, waiting

      to burst forth on this day

             and on humanity

 warm – enticing –  penetrating

    like a lover in full ecstasy –

    I am alive within the Divine

       within the energy of life

                  refreshed.

 

Rumi, the Sufi mystic and poet, was born

in Afghanistan in 1207, wrote many poems

that focused on spiritual love and ecstasy, and

only after a few readings do you realize he is

referring to God, not some overpowering

romantic love. This type of love is described

by the Sufis as “full fana,” which represents 

annihilation in God.

 

Here is the poem O Love by Rumi.

 

                             O LOVE 

O Love, O pure deep Love, be here, be now

       Be all – worlds dissolve into your

              Stainless endless radiance,

Frail living leaves burn with your brighter

                        Than cold stares

Take me your servant, your breath, your core.

 

WITH LOVE, G.