I don’t travel alone
The angels accompany me
Through the tunnel we fly
“It’s time,” the beautiful souls had said
“We have come for you”
“New adventures await”
We travel the tunnel
at breakneck speed
Warmth and anticipation swell my heart
The end of the tunnel looms
Larger and larger
The light beckons
Until…
I’m through the veil
The Spirit greets me
I’m home
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When change comes calling
It extends the hand of friendship
Like The Prince of Opportunity
Bearing gifts of untold possibilities
Change is inevitable
One of the few constants in the universe
It is like a majestic eruption
Inviting you to pastures new
But remember…
Resistance to change can be painful
So, welcome her with open arms
And bask in her loving embrace
Oh Majestic Sun
I feel your power surge,
through the veins of this mortal body
As you graciously gift me another day
But is this another day?
Or, the same day experienced differently
In the one, single, eternal moment of Now?
As I step out into the world
Coaxed by the melodic symphony
Of Mother Nature and her orchestra
As I inhale the perfume of your love
The answer to that question
Pales into insignificant hypothesis
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Dearest storm
From the comfort of my room
I hear you raging
I hear you howling like a lover scorned
Such is the beauty of this great paradox
We call life, that
Your anger brings me the most wonderful peace
Your protestations sooth me and heal me
And I,
Just a single droplet in the ocean of creation
Am completely helpless
In relieving your pain
I cannot heal you, as you heal me
I can but feel eternal gratitude
For your love
Unconditional
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The quest for happiness is fruitless For it is not a task to be performed The average mind believes that happiness can be found in “things” But, the thirst of such a mind is never quenched
Such a mind chooses the arduous slog of the eternal treadmill; the destination of suffering
Stop!
Take a moment
Listen to the silence
It whispers the language of love
Enter into Zen And the realisation that you, yourself, are happiness embodied
You may now break out into timeless laughter
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In the twilight of the morning, I hear you softly calling Stirring me into a new day I venture forth, once more into the chaos
My light shines before me Dispelling the darkness as it does so What new adventures await?
“Come, take my hand,” I hear you softly whisper And like a child, safe in the arms of a father who loves him dearly
I surrender to your presence
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Oh Mists of Time
Tell me your secrets
You wear your mysteries like a shroud
How will I know you?
And The Mists of Time answered…
My child – there are no mysteries
My secrets are your secrets
For you and I are One
Together we have surfed the corridors of eternity
We have shared untold wonders
The joys of pleasure and ecstasy
Strength-giving tribulations
And with each growth inducing experience
We dive deeper into infinity
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Roll hills, roll
With your chameleon-like colours
Ever changing, with each passage of time
What secrets do you hold?
Roll hills, roll, roll on
Bask in golden sunlight
Be cooled by the rain
Allow the elements to sooth your pain
We share the same father, you and I
Yet my brothers and sisters beat your brow
Roll hills, roll
Take refuge in your beauty
Drink from Mother Nature’s cup
Eat at her table
Celebrate your glory
time and time again
In the overcoming of human inflicted adversity
Roll hills, roll, roll on
And roll on again
Roll on into eternity
Beautiful Earth
Beloved friend
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Who Am I?
If you look for me, you won’t find me
If you find me, I disappear
I am nowhere, and
I am now here
I am everything, yet
I am nothing
Who Am I?
You can touch me, yet
I am not solid
I am as the sun when obscured by clouds
Ever present, but unseen
I am the knower of that which cannot be known
The All in All
Who Am I
I speak with the language of fragrance, but
My voice is silent
I am in constant motion, but
You will only find me in the stillness of your heart
Who Am I?
Why do you weep for me?
I have not gone anywhere.
You will see my uniqueness
in the intricacy of a snowflake.
Before I melt away,
then entertain you with a dawn chorus,
tantalise your senses with earthy richness,
as I spatter the land in raindrops.
I twinkle with happiness
when you gaze up at the stars,
or look into the eyes of a new born baby.
Your heart yearns for me.
Follow the path of your yearning,
it will guide you to its source.
The eternal oasis of Love
There shall we meet,
and melt into the timeless abyss
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Author - Richard F Holmes 