Eyes to See
When I was young, wild and free
I didn’t have the eyes to see
Didn’t have the eyes truly to see
Beautiful diamonds glimmering back at me
Not only jewels but people too
Shimmering their brilliance, showering their good
Each moment was special
If only I understood…
The preciousness of nature
Its fragility too, so fleeting and passing, to all not a few
Now I have grown I am learning to perceive
The magnificence in moments and in all that I see
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A Good Day Goodbye
Before the sunset colours the sky
The sun shines its brilliance, a good day goodbye
Beaming over grasses, casting shadows upon trees
An exquisite, fleeting beauty if only we see
Before the sunset colours the sky
Take a moment to breathe the beauty
A good day goodbye
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Trees
How many leaves on trees on our earth?
Impossible to estimate, impossible to tell..
Although the count is beyond the mind…
Never enough trees to sustain humankind
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Invisible Thief
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Behind Closed Eyes
Resting quietly behind closed eyes
Mindfully sitting without disguise
Observing the senses
Observing myself
A detached state of being
Where the truth of life dwells
A pounding sensation pumps through my veins
An inner drummer constantly plays
The heart’s four chambers conduct life
The lungs, our organs, breathe life bright
Resting quietly behind closed eyes
A limitless landscape to realise
We are eternal, there is no end
Connected to everyone
Only to love we’re meant
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Healthy Living
It’s a special kind of feeling
Lightness in the breeze
Lightness in your limbs
Moving one’s fingers with ease
A special kind of feeling
Heading towards real gold
Spiritual wealth and thriving health
Treasures and riches untold
An invaluable, precious feeling
Life as it’s meant to be
Breathing with the full confidence of being
A healthy body enables a life worth living
An exceptional state of living
The condition of living is giving
With every breath of life we’re giving
Empowering life on earth with healthy living
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Shining Inside Out
May the sun really begin to shine
In the hearts of all humankind
May we truly begin to be kind
In the understanding to others we actually bind
May ours eyes begin really to see
It’s in our responsibility
All that’s happening in the world is a part of us
We’re not separate, life goes on within us
May insight enlighten our thoughts
The world is where we walk our walk, talk our talk
There is no other place to spread our love
Starting within our own hearts lifts everyone above
The daily grind, heartaches and misgivings
Misdeeds in the world that should not be occurring
May we hear the magnanimous voice in our being
Send loving thoughts to all people living
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Precious
Our lives are like the shadows briefly on the ground
Not one of us can guarantee how long we’ll be around
Life is like a river that seems to flow ever on
Flowing ever on, some strange and wonderful song
Our bodies are only temporary, housing our residing selves
A transitory location to express, to love, and to delve
Our spirits are said to be eternal, reigning ever on
May we nourish our souls, our spirituality, in order truly to get along
Our lives are like a brilliant sunrise, sunset or waking dawn
Let’s live with the deeper knowing that we’re too precious to be forlorn
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Every Child’s Right
Every child has the right to live this life without fright
To sleep peacefully through the night
Without fear for their precious lives
Every child’s kingdom is their life
Adults are guardians guarding their rights
To a full and trouble-free existence
Spared from the madness of war where life is insignificant
Every child needs the fullness of peace
To develop and grow with ease
Children are the future
It’s their rights we need to please
May they forgive those who are bringing them to their knees
Flower Power
Withstanding heat
Withstanding rain
Enduring weather
The flower sustains
Standing upright
The flower has might
Hour upon hour
Flowers never take flight
Inspiring us to love and to live out our days
The flower’s exquisite beauty is sure to amaze
And, when comes time for the flower’s demise
Petals cover the ground, pleasing the eyes
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Seize It
Look to the distance
Whenever feeling unease
Look to the distance
To the trees blowing in the breeze
Looking at the horizon
Can bring about a smile
Looking at the horizon
We’re not really separated by miles
The distance and the presence
In essence, is so close
The distance and the presence
Living in the now benefits us most
All we have is this moment
Despite its changeability
All we have is this moment
When we seize it we are free
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Footfalls
Footfalls on the ground
All of my life, I’ve loved the sound
Feet clip-clopping along the road
Crunching gravel, my interest flowed
Taking me back seemingly centuries
Past-life intrigues, who would believe
Captivated my inquisitive imagination
I never knew where my mind would go sailing
Footfalls on the ground
All my life, have seemed so profound
The sound, the sound will never wear me down
Footfalls falling on the ground
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Becoming Good
On the path to becoming good
We are often, often misunderstood
Especially by our restless selves
When our hearts, our minds constantly rebel
Walking on a lighter path
Consciously avoiding the tumultuous dark
That pulls and drags us recklessly in
False lights eventually dim
On the path to becoming good
The journey of humankind, if only we would
Uncovering our precious, true selves
Is the destination for all of us, in our own time delve
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On the Clothes Line
An assortment of birds on the clothes line
Hanging out, feathers fine
Colourful attire
Gray tones too
Brilliant whites as if washed right through
An assortment of birds on the clothes line
Comical behaviour, we watch them all the time
Fooling around, all the while a birds’ eye view
We never tire watching wild birds and all they do
An assortment of birds on the clothes line
One moment they are there
The next they’ve left us behind
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The Sight of a Rose
At the sight of seeing a rose our faces soften
We feel some repose
We take deep breaths, breathe her in
The beauty of a rose causes our hearts to sing
But, what does a rose see looking on us
People standing, voices hushed
Or does she see us rushing by
To ‘stop and smell the roses’ a mere lullaby
The world goes on while the rose she stands
Knowing her place on the world’s great land
Offering her beauty, delivering respite
Shines her glory with all her might
Expecting nothing, the rose grows on
She watches our lives, judging no right or wrong
Appreciates the tending of a gardener’s good care
Her beauty free to those who dare
To count the layers of her love
Scented-petals permeate an exquisite touch
Observing the rose, observing us
The sight of a rose is worth so much
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Human Rights
Everyone has a right to living
To a standard adequate for one’s health
To a standard supporting one’s wellbeing
Including one’s family within all the world’s girth
Everyone requires food and clothing
Housing and medical care
As well as social services
And, security in an event of despair
Via unemployment, sickness, disability,
Widowhood and the possibilities go on
When adversity strikes one’s life
It’s far from a merry song
Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion
Of expression colourful and bright
All humans are born free and equal
In dignity sustained by all human rights
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A Maze
As a continuous flow
Samsara goes
Repeating the cycle of life
Past, present and future
Each lifetime suits us
Determined by actions we sow
Birth, life and death
Our souls seem to digress
Into perpetual wandering
Journeying through lifetimes
A quest of humankind
To come out of all suffering
Embracing unity
Our oneness with all things
Is a potential, real way
To shatter the illusion
Separation does bring
When we’re united, we’re freed from Samsara’s maze
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Earth Day ~ 22-4-14
Make every day earth day
It really is the only way
To abide on this planet
To let life live
To our glorious earth
It’s our duty to give
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Oneness
All embracing oneness in our hearts let’s never forget
The bridging of each other in every part: it’s heaven sent
So very hard to believe we’re all divine most never met
Pays us to remember we’re on voyage that’s kismet
Human character is the hardest to change, we know, isn’t it
Our true natures hidden inside, to reveal it is a feat
Most of us are too shy to shine our exquisite, blinding light
Most of us rather decry our love, and live life tough
Let’s shed our skins and walk within the oneness of our flight
Humans trying to survive, sharing life with all our rights
When we see our brothers and sisters experiencing hardships full of blight
Take the opportunity to do the best, caring for humans with all our might
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