Sunrise Tortoise - Poetry of Lawrence E. Keith

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Pear Blossoms

A chickadee messenger warns
Of grosbeaks waiting by the feeder
In a hypothermic daze.
Late April.  Wind, rain, sleet and hail
Hasten the daffodils demise.
Now, tulips are reluctant,
Oriental poppies terrified.

With seed and wood in short supply
I try to calculate the number
Of times the hourglass must be turned
Before the pear blossoms appear.

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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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“Leaving our footprints”
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Leaving our footprints
In the sands of time
We walk till sunset
Your hand in mine.
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Adieu Once Again

The veil of history is lifting.
     The mind’s eye opens. . .
          Seeing, feeling, re-experiencing
          The lives we have shared
          And the innumerable times
               Our paths have crossed;
     The past events race by,
          As we, the minor characters
          In the eternally flowing
               Play of life—
               Intermingle.
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Candlelight (For Aldous Huxley)

Its flame is a unifying force,
Illuminating the once dark,
Giving dimension to technopomorphic entities,
Bringing light and undulating shadows
To once bleak walls.

It opens your eyes for you see,
It is your heart and soul,
For you feel and love
In your mind’s trance.
All known senses are keen
And the unknown seem within grasp.
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From the Center of Being I

Centering each and every thing
From winging bird or grain of sand
To the largest galactic sun
Is an invisible point of Light
Connecting and communicating
With every other point of Light
Throughout the entire universe
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The Spirit of Phoenix – A Chant

Rise ye Spirit from the deep,
Spreading invisible wings for vast flight—
Sing out loudly the love of life
And peace on earth of our song.
Higher, higher do soar,
Showing your invincible might.
Bring eyes to those that are blind—
Banish our worldly thoughts,
Whisking the sleep from heavy laden lids.
We look without sight—
Our senses are dulled.
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“Swallowing a nostalgic placebo
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Swallowing a nostalgic placebo
Quickly relieves today’s pain,
Validating this illusion of life. . .
Unlived even in finality.
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Paths I, ix

Various books of scripture lay
   For our opened eyes to see,
   A testament from all cultures
   Of the world that is to be.
In spectrum’s spiritual array
   Peoples of all colors and creeds
      In silent reverence converse,
      Warning of temptation’s vultures
      That pilot desire’s mortal hearse.
   In scripture Providence’s seed
Is sown to grow and show the way
   For man to quench his thirstful need
   To live life, unshackled and freed.

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