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    August 28

    Thought for today: Abstract Absolution

    Abstract Absolution

     

    What if in your final moments  you had the realization that the absolution you hoped to seek before death came not from an omnipotent being, but from within yourself?

    Could you forgive yourself a lifetime’s wrong doings to yourself and others?

    Could you forgive those that had wronged you?

    To err is human, To forgive is divine…maybe there is something in that?


    ~Serenity~  2009

    June 03

    Primordial Inquiry

    Millennia a babe in arms
    evolution at an amoebic level -
    slow distorted violent and raw.
    Singular probe spreads testing,
    tasting on microscopic scale.
    Judgement with-held: findings
    are not emotively based.
    Here Science rules the answer
    Empirical decree through
    observation: resulting now
    with this Primordial Inquiry -
    How can we sustain a
    disposable society when we reside
     in an Indisposable world?
    Hindsight comes at a price:
    Here is our debt to pay....

    "Serenity" June 2009

     


    October 18

    Poem For Teira

     
    A Poem For Teira
     
    Solitude is not a sentence:
    great things can surface when
    time is spent peacefully within.
    Out of a personal journey of
    self-discovery I stumbled across
    my friend Teira Naahi.
    Who would have thought a
    friendship like ours could form
    through quiet cyber conversations?
    Twas a lazy Saturday afternoon
    when the now familiar msn tone
    called out to me, and we first
    typed back and forth.
    You helped me find my way
    whenever i felt was lost.
    You have given me hope,
    strength , faith and courage
    to move Forever forward
    through wisdom, not force.
    ~Serenity~
     
     
    There are those who do not believe in fate, i do not fall into that category. I am grateful for that Saturday when I first 'met' Teira Naahi online.  His writing, songs and friendship since have helped me through some hard times and he has taught me invaluable lessons.  It has been through his guidance and encouragement that helped me find my inner voice and true self through writing.  I am neither a poet nor a writer, I am happy simply being me.  Teira empowered me by giving me the courage to express myself through words.  Thank-you Teira, you are a true friend.  Congratulations on two years with MSN, your art through words, paint, and song have meant more to me than you will ever know.
      xx Serenity xx
     
     
     
    Life has kept me fairly busy of late (in a good way!!) and this is the first time in months I have written anything here. Looking back over the past 18 months or so I have found many poems that were inspired by Teira, the following verses are just a few:
     
     
     
     
     
    Souls Voice 
     
    Defiantly she raised her head
    and spoke to an empty room
    "I am not a Nobody! Like you lead 
    me to believe". Silently the room
    stared back, absent of rebuttal.
    Yet memories still burned inside-
    playing on a show-reel in her mind,
    these the reminders of darker times.
    Blinking away the scene she
    spoke this time with conviction: "I
     am NOT a Nobody! My life is Full
    with meaning!". Echoing her words
    bounced from wall, floor to ceiling.. 
    Resonating with this Inner truth
    empowered by words from deep within,
    at last the souls voice had been heard, 
    for now she spoke her truth with
    conviction, heart and feeling!!
     
    ~Serenity~ 
    (25/08/07)
     
     
     
     
     
    Three Gifts
     
    Confusion clouds thoughts:
    clarity of yesterday is lost
    in the darkness of tomorrow-
    the fabric of reality is torn.
    Hope, a flickering candle
    dances in the breeze...
    Endangered by that which
    sustains it, the weak flame
    grows ever stonger
    defying all...Strength
    builds with an unerring
    Faith, thoughts of you
    mend all damage wrought...
    The phoenix rises from
    the emotional ashes with three
    simple gifts from you:
    Hope, Strength and Faith.
     
     ~Serenity~  
    (01/03/07)
     
     
    Flight Of The Phoenix

    Flying high in blackened clouds,

    thunder rumbles in the distance,

    heralding a new order.

    From the ashes new life reborn,

    as the pheonix of my soul, flies

    defiant, on the winds of change.

    Balance restored the journey

    continues, forever forward...

    ~Serenity~

     

     

    Out Yonder 
    Looking thru the window I wait
    somewhere out yonder
    a snail marches forward
    I prepare cool lemonde and
    commence the glass pane vigil.
    Nose pressed to window
    searching: the snail is
    not in sight..march on
    snail, march on...for here
    I shall sit and wait...
     
     
     
    ~Serenity~
    (10/03/07)
     
     
     
     'With Me'
     
    You walked with me
     along the halls
    a presence felt
    golden, pure and warm
    my hand encased
     
    You walked with me
     down the street
    a presence felt
    golden, pure and warm
    my heart embraced
     
    You stood with me
    when times got hard
    your presence felt
    golden, pure and warm
    my spirit strong
    for no longer I
    stand alone.
     
    ~Serenity~
    02/03/07
     
     
    Thank-You my friend. xx
    June 02

    Time of change

     
     
    Why does that fire burn so?
    Is it fuelled by envy or by fear?
    Pause, take stock and accept
    answers that come to thee:
    then with acknowledgement 
    comes forward motion, no matter
    how small any movement forward
    trumps stagnation or regression...
     
    May 03

    Circumstantial Evidence

     
     
    Surreal is this looking glass
    fragmented reflections of former self
    ripple in the distance.
    Thunder sounds as
    schizophrenic reason echoes
    your personal treason.
    Dont go on making excuses
    rationalising why you've grown reclusive:
    They have seen the fragments
    puzzled over the pieces
    then turned and walked away.
     
    ~Serenity~
    April 19

    Reply to Anonymous

     
    REPLY TO ANONYMOUS:
    You can pen your poisonous words
    and have your twisted view,
    but hear me when i say
    i've seen through your malicious webb.
    Spun from nothing more than
    spite and bitter jealous intent.
    We all live life with free will and choice:
    our paths we make our own.
    Do not blame others if you lost your way,
    now condemned to live
    the lonely life of of discontent.
    Let go of venomous thoughts
    with sad attempts to unravel
    others happiniess. It did not work:
    im walking my path and living a life
    filled with love and happiness.
    Let go of hatred and its poisonous path
    live the life intended, of truth with integrity.
     
    ~Serenity~
     
    February 06

    Waiting

     
    Sitting on the outside, the observer patiently waits
    A flurry of activity is muted through closed doors;
    Red button the only link to the other side: where
    dull eyes betray symapthic faces.  Words fall
    from the tongue, scripted and rehearsed many times
    Grief is not unique to these walls, seeping down the halls
    thick and opressive it slows you as you walk, and
    settles on your shoulders, this its heavy cloak of despair.
     So here i sit waiting, with grief a gloomy companion on one side
    and hope strong and steadfast to my right.
     
    ~Serenity~
     


    January 06

    Heart Song

     
     
    Gazing upward into twinkling velvet sleepy sky,
    crackling bonfire dances, warding away
    dewy chill that settles on lush green ground.
    This mental snapshot is forged for eternal
    safe keeping.  It shall be cherished and
     remembered always, for it was in that moment:
     with You at my side i realised at last i had
    come home.  A true heart resonates and sings
    in harmony with the Soul.  This ballad is the first
     i have heard and sung with synchronicity.
    Past and present merge and open the gateway
    to the future: content, happy and at peace,
     i walk by your side.
     
     
    ~Serenity~ 
     
     
    December 10

    The Great Time-Keeper's Shop

     
     
    Standing in the queue
    patiently waiting for front of the line
    Clock in hand, eager to query time.
    It seems to be broken or faulty you see,
    for time has sped up exponentially.
    I placed faulty device upon counter top
    ready to question the owner of this
    great Shop.  Twas twelve months ago
    Saint Nick did appear, but why
    Mr Time Keeper does it not seem a year?
    Birthdays have passed with alarming
    speed, merging one to the next, i ask
    how could this be? He paused for
    a moment then sighed outwardly,
    Looking down from his spot in this the
     great shop.  He spoke very slowly
    each word loud and clear, "It is not the
    fault of the clock here my dear.
    Time is a gift given to one and to all,
    so precious its neither too large nor
     too small. So you see here my dear
    it is not for me the Time-Keeper to say,
    how time should be used each and
     every day.  All i can offer to you is this
     word of advice: Live in the moment,
    the here and the now. Time is a gift:
     It is yours, you must own it!". At that
    very moment all clocks they did chime,
     for this was the TimeKeepers Chorus of time. 
    Smiling with understanding i did stop
     thanked him profusely then left His great shop.
     
     
    ~Serenity~
     
     
     
     
     
    November 21

    Trail Of Tears

     
     
     
    Trail Of Tears
     
    Sleepily the Mountain woke
    An Eagle cried out as it circled a cloud
    Small children played by the River
    while a Mother prepares
    the days first meal.
    Such was the pattern of
    this quiet, rhythmic life-
    until the Unwanted came.
    Bringing change by
    bayonnet, evicted from their
     rightful home, forced to
    leave Ancestral Land. Loaded
    into Wagons with brutal disregard.
    Banished from the Mountains
    denied its quiet soothing Song.
    Four thousand perished along
    this Trail. History seemingly forgotten
    now shadows in the mind-
    like White Buffalo.
    Yet history is not forgotten
    for thousands lost i weep.
    Remembering horrors of the
    Past I walk towards the Future,
    with shadows at my side.
     
    ~Serenity~
     
     
     
     
     
     
      
     
    Song: Mahk Jchi - By Robbie Robertson
    You Tube Video posted byAccabadora
    November 20

    Eagle Song

    On the wings of an Eagle
    and at the side of Kings
    yours is a path
    destined for great things!
    Guided by light, and
    a compass within.
    Gift of compassion
    radiates out to
    those in great need,
    Given with love
    unconditionally.
    Yours is a life
    predestined, With
     a warriors spirit
    and gentle soul:
    Fly with the Eagles
    and Walk with
    the Kings-
    You are living
    your Life-
    Your soul's destiny!
     
    ~Serenity~
     
    November 15

    Missing Words

     
    Words are lost in convoluted
    grey matter, apathy sets in:
    The search party's abandoned
    after all who cares where
    mislaid alphabetic codes
    choose to hide.
     
    ~Serenity~
    November 07

    Trail Of Retrospect

    Yesterday i knocked on the door of the past-
    hanging lopsided a sign did read "tread with
    care on paths of past, for the future lies ahead:
    Not down the Trail of Retrospect". Heed the
    warning i did not, and upon the door i knocked.
    Creaking with reluctance the door began to open,
    inch by inch allowing a brief glimpse through the
    solid aging frame. In an instant clarity was received,
     and i firmly shut the door. Turning i departed,
    leaving the Threshold to the Past and continued
    along the Intended path. A message clear yet simple
    in briefest moment had been spoken: "Eventually the
    paths of the future become a Trail of Restrospect." 
    So live i shall in the Here and Now, for each day unveils
    a new lesson! Live in the here, live in the now..
    Life is a Gift, and the gift is the Present!
     
    ~Serenity~
     
    November 01

    Roadmap of Life

     
    Wearily i sit, contemplation
    my only companion.  Lifes
    roadmap lies in the palm
    of my hand, the way from
    here is forward: Consulting
    the map one last time, i stare
    down at my palm and the
    future looks back at me.
     
    ~Serenity~
    October 28

    Deathday Eve

    Deathday Eve
     
    Reflections mirrored in the eye
    upon the Deathday eve:
    Memories of times gone by
    a small child upon your knee.
    Those happy times i laughed
    aloud, innocence upon my face.
    Dashed it was when my Father
    suddenly did take his leave
    of this our earthly place.
    Yet visit me from time
    to time i know this to be so:
     Subtle presence in a room
    a tingle warm does flow.
     
     
    ~Serenity~

    Trance Poetry

     
     
     
    Trance Poetry
     
    The words arrived in picture form
    and soon flowed onto paper.
    Alphabetic truths of times long past, 
    some reaching far, to distant future.
    Through the words you did appear,
    silent prayers were heard and answered.
     Friendship forged, a bond so strong:
    Everlasting in its nature.
    An eagle flying upon heavenly winds
    messages filled with love and hope.
    Guided by shining star on distant
    shores with wreath of blood red roses.
    Bathed in unconditional love, a child of
    white light. Gifted words of truth the 
    dormant soul at last it was awakened!!
     
    ~Serenity~
     
    October 24

    Fall from Grace

     
    The fledgling falters and falls,
    momentary confidence plummets-
    as the ground rises, instincts
    override all fear:fight or flight.
    The fledgling awkwardly slows
    the descent, survival of the
    fittest, a fall from grace yet
    tiny wings prevail triumphant.
     
    ~Serenity~
     
    October 09

    Sea Shore Meditation

    Playfully the sea breeze tickles,
    up-turned face in the warm spring sun,
    and the weariness of winter recedes.
    Salty air purifies and rejuvenates-
    meditation on sandy shore vanquishes
    the parasitic emotions of times long past
    Freedom at last! Flying high with
    the squadron of seabirds, carried
    on the air currents of the sea with
    careless abandon: Happiness is here
    in this moment, finally
    peace flows throughout me!
     
    ~Serenity~
    October 02

    Cold shades of grey

    Convoluted imagery:tangled pictures
    lay forlorn, like fallen soldiers
    Hopeless and lost after a day
    of confusing revelations, all
    sparkle is gone,the only remains-
     the colour-blind rainbow:
    depressing archway of
    grey upon grey, reaches out
    tainting all it touches. No
    colour remains, it drained away
    when you departed, leaving
    nothing but the cold chill of
    despair.
     
    ~Serenity~
    October 01

    Libran Contemplation

    Seasons have come and gone
    another year has passed, with
    quiet contemplation the Libran
    reflects with gratitude how
    the winds of change blew
    her way, carrying on them
    many great friends.
     
    ~Serenity~