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  • This Poem can be found in

    Paths, 1978 - Second Edition NOW Available.
    Collected - New, a collection of all of the poems in one book - Available January 2013.

    Paths IA, v

    The veils of Truth quickly unfold
       When the pure core of faith within
       Is freed from the smothering walls
       That have kept our Real Self hidden.
    Absorbed with Truth’s Light, our foothold
       Presently strengthens us this day
          For any temptations ahead
          That could precipitate a fall
          From the path of awareness we tread.
       With the ascent well underway
    The occulted knowledge is told
       To all those immersed in Love’s ray
       To continue their Divine Way.
    
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  • This Poem can be found in

    FIVE - New, First Edition NOW Available
    Collected - New, a collection of all of the poems in one book - Available January 2013.

    Listening Point

    Pend d’Oreille, remember the time
    Before time when in the womb 
    Of your mother Lake Missoula
    You heard her tell of the upheaval
    That violently birthed these mountains;
    When horizontal layers of rock
    Instantly pitched to angles
    That today disorient my eye;
    Appearing to fall directly
    Into their own reflection.
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  • This Poem can be found in

    Paths, 1978 - Second Edition NOW Available.
    Collected - New, a collection of all of the poems in one book - Available January 2013.

    Paths IA, xi

    During the early budding years
       The Holy Spirit will descend
       To live in the sacred temple,
       Becoming advisor and friend.
    When Heaven’s voice pierces the ear,
       Our Inner Peace gathers the might
          To pass all of temptation’s tests;
          For in the speaking of His Will
          We help establish the conquest
       Of evil’s all engulfing fright.
    With the Kingdom of Heaven near
       His ever radiant Light
       Produces wings for the coming flight.
    
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  • This Poem can be found in

    METAMORPHOSIS, 1989 - Second Edition NOW Available.
    Collected - New, a collection of all of the poems in one book - Available January 2013.

    Remember the Love

    Cherish all the tender warmth
    Of small, thoughtful considerations
    Shared in moments of joy and sorrow.
    Acknowledge the good times,
    Yet be thankful for overcoming the bad,
    Always seeking extended periods
    Of Peace and Serenity.
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    METAMORPHOSIS, 1989 - Second Edition NOW Available.

    “A death has been knocking at the door”

    A death has been knocking at the door,
    But I refuse to listen and only ignore;
    For Destiny is worth keeping
    These two feet terra firmly seeking
    To extend the never ending Dream
    Beyond personal reality.
    
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  • This Poem can be found in

    Paths, 1978 - Second Edition NOW Available.
    Collected - New, a collection of all of the poems in one book - Available January 2013.

    Paths II, iv

    Banners of prejudice
    Maliciously declare
    The misdirected depths
    To which we have fallen;
    Soon foregoing hope
    Of peaceful unity.
    
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  • This Poem can be found in

    Paths, 1978 - Second Edition NOW Available.
    Collected - New, a collection of all of the poems in one book - Available January 2013.

    Paths I, vi

    Is the heaven we seek beyond,
       Or a divine flame within us?
       To reach out, grasping distant star
       Is opening the heart to trust
    In a divinely loving bond.
       The seeds of immortality
          In each individual soul
          Lie dormant, to sprout at any hour,
          As we dwarf or nurture their very goal.
       If the quest be made lovingly,
    Our eternal life will greet the dawn;
       Awakening the asleep to see
       Heaven’s all encompassing glory.
    
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  • This Poem can be found in

    Paths, 1978 - Second Edition NOW Available.
    Collected - New, a collection of all of the poems in one book - Available January 2013.

    Paths, I, ii

                      
    We progress beyond thoughts of one
       Inwardly growing hand in hand.
       The sprouting seeds from ego’s hub
       Bring forth trees in desolate sand
    To light the path beyond the sun.
       Together we greet the new day
          Outwardly radiant, and purge
          From self the demon Beelzebub.
          Thwarting greed and desires that surge
       We cleanse the soul, halting decay.
    With death of selfish pride begun
       We don plumes in brilliant array
       Walking and old, yet newfound way.
    
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  • This Poem can be found in

    Dream Fragment 19, 1995 - Second Edition NOW Available
    Collected - New, a collection of all of the poems in one book - Available January 2013.

    Early August

    The morning garden chatter spoke
    Of the ripening chokecherries:
    In a week the firm green berries
    Have become a plump burgundy.
    
    Soon after the fledglings have flown
    The annual gathering begins
    With errant flights of drunkenness;
    Ending in somber discussions
    Of migratory timeliness.
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