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August 28 Thought for today: Abstract AbsolutionAbstract 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 InquiryMillennia 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 TeiraA 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 changeWhy 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 EvidenceSurreal 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 AnonymousREPLY 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 WaitingSitting 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 SongGazing 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 ShopStanding 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 TearsTrail 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 SongOn 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 WordsWords 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 RetrospectYesterday 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 LifeWearily 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 EveDeathday 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 PoetryTrance 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 GraceThe 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 MeditationPlayfully 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 greyConvoluted 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 ContemplationSeasons 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~ |
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