The Mists Of Time

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Posted on November 20, 2024 by Author Richard F Holmes

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

Posted on November 20, 2024 by Author Richard F Holmes

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

Posted on November 4, 2024 by Author Richard F Holmes

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?

The Eternal Oasis Of Love

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Author Richard F Holmes

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

Photo by Alexander Andrews on Unsplash

The Eternal Silence

Posted on October 28, 2024 by Author Richard F Holmes

Words are sounds we don’t always understand

They describe things we don’t always see

They utter pleas that often fall on deaf ears

The language of words can be very deceiving

See

Sea

C

Si

We are often confused with what we are receiving

There’s only one language we all understand

We find it within

It’s always at hand

The eternal silence

The language of the soul

The eternal silence

The knower of all

New Life

Posted on October 28, 2024 by Author Richard F Holmes

Love breathes in

Mother nature waits in excited anticipation

Love breathes out

Behold!

New Life

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Who Came First

Posted on October 25, 2024 by Author Richard F Holmes

Said the acorn to the world, “I give to you the great oak tree.”

Said the great oak tree to the world, “I give to you the acorn.”

Mother nature spoke, “Who came first?”

“Twas the mighty oak,” said the acorn.

“Twas the acorn,” said the mighty oak

Love suddenly spoke…

“You came together, as One, out of the Timeless Wilderness,

And as One, shall you remain.

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It Was You All The Time

Posted on October 22, 2024 by Author Richard F Holmes

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I hear you sing my name in the rustle of the trees

But, it was me all the time

I feel your caress in the gentleness of the breeze

But, it was me all the time

I hear you tapping on my window in the pitter-patter of the rain

But, it was me all the time

I smell you in the fragrance of the rose

But, it was me all the time

I taste you in the nectar of the fruit

But, it was me all the time

You feel the power of my love, as it flows gently through the very veins of your soul

But, it was you all the time

Copyright © Richard F Holmes 2024

Where Eagles Soar

Posted on October 14, 2024 by Author Richard F Holmes

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You may or may not have noticed, that my last few posts have been an attempt on my part at spiritual poetry. This is because, after five years, I have an idea for a new writing project. It’s going to be a book of poetry. Just a very small one, probably just 20 poems to test the water and see what happens. Here’s my latest offering; I hope you enjoy them.

Where Eagles Soar, you will find me

My heart calls out to you as I glide on the air waves

Soul searching; a soul searching

Searching the vastness of eternity

My Lover responds

Like a fragrance

permeating my entire being

I am smitten

You were there all the time

But I didn’t notice you

I couldn’t see

Enveloped by ego

But

Now

I

Melt

As I crawl into your loving arms

Reincarnation

Posted on October 8, 2024 by Author Richard F Holmes

Waiting for nothing in particular

Just sitting here

Just listening to the tick-tock

Of imaginary time

As it passes by, almost unnoticed

In all its nonchalance

Tick

Tock

Just being

Tick

Tock

The End

Start Again

ॐॐॐॐॐॐॐॐॐ

Waiting for nothing in particular

Just standing here

Just listening to the tick-tock

Of imaginary time

As it passes by, almost unnoticed

In all its nonchalance

Tick

Tock

Just being

Tick

Tock

The End

Start Again

ॐॐॐॐॐॐॐॐॐ

© Richard F Holmes 2024