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Two Birds
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Two
birds in synchronous flight
In your voyage I partake with delight
Gliding through the air with such grace and ease
You fill my sails like a light autumn breeze
When winter comes I know that you will be gone
Yet in my heart memories of you live on
Soon it will be springtime and you shall return
With fresh songs to sing and new lessons to learn
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Trees |
You neither condemn nor do you judge
Firmly rooted you do not budge
From your towering view high above
You observe the games we play with parental love
Providing us with shade from the heat
Oxygen to breathe and fruits to eat
A place for bugs to dwell and birds to nest
Children to play and a wanderer to rest
Branches swaying so gentle and free
Whichever way the wind blows you just let it be
Towards the sunlight is where you bend
I pay homage to you my enlightened friends
Trees.
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Evanescence |
Is anything in this world not
transitory?
The bird, the sun, the morning glory
Patterns woven through the fabric of time and space
Oh mighty seamstress, how I love this place
Gladly we come again to do it all once more
Building sand castles by the shore
Until the sea comes to wash our castles away
My sweet love, maybe we will play again some other day
Does anything in this world everlast?
The sea, the wind, blades of grass
The eternal process of coming and going
Into itself the river of life is continually flowing
The Self within is the same as the Self without
This I say beyond a shadow of a doubt
There is no separation; we are all but only one
The Self that lies in the heart of man dwells also in the center of
the sun
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For the Wandering
Spirit
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Oh restless wanderers arise and let
us take a path less traveled
Observe with wonder as the mysteries of life unravel
The journey that does not finish and does not start
Let us travel this course with love in our hearts
A love unconditional, a love that ever lasts
We give this love and nothing in return do we ask
For this love is in itself our greatest reward
On this path less traveled, love be our shepherd and our lord
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Let This be our prayer (written in open circle) |
Love be our captain and guide,
Lead us to the shores where we are fully alive
Through listening we become still and aware,
Let this be our prayer
Love connect us all to each other,
The trees, the water, my sister, my brother
With you all this life we share,
Let this be our prayer
Love be our sole measure of wealth,
Connect us to our inner self
Open every heart until we all care,
Let this be our prayer
Love be the hands that heal,
Only love is real
Free from fear we dare,
To let this be our prayer
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Transcendence
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Now and again I take a stroll down
memory lane
Over the hills, into the valleys, and across the plains
I must admit I loved a starlit night spent dancing in the rain
With those twin sisters named pleasure and pain
I prefer a sober view of life now
Before the majesty of it all I bow
Those who are not humble will in turn be humbled
And en route this mountain top even the best climbers have stumbled
Striving for perfection can surely drive a man insane
But strive for less and you have strived in vain
There was a time when the pursuit of truth had me reading and
studying constantly
Now my only aim is to live this moment consciously
In order that the hands of time may forever stop
And in the sands of time many a soul has been lost
Only to be found again when the time is right
My sweet darling, do you have some time tonight?
We can dance away to that place where time doesn't exist
Have you ever in your life experienced a time like this?
When all things previously thought separate reveal themselves as one
And with your eyes closed you can gaze gently at the sun
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For
a flower
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Before my eyes I behold a beautiful
flower
One upon which I could gaze hour after hour
I wish I could shelter her from the storm when it rains
I wish I could shield her from suffering and pain
Yet deep within my heart I know
That the rain is necessary in order for her to grow
And there again will come a time
When the sun decides to shine
She yearns for the sun; her spirit so innocent and free
And when she smiles she gives a smile to this buzzing bumblebee
In our field of dreams this love can never perish
Oh my beautiful flower, it is you that I forever cherish
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In honour of love
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Love is the answer
Love is the key
If we all love one another
What a wonderful world this will be
Love is precious
Love is free
Some love for you
And some love for me
Love on a mountain
Love in the sea
Let us give and take love
Unconditionally.
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Together |
Many souls take many paths
But the goal is one and the same
In the sun we all laugh
And together we cry in the rain
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A touch of zen
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The sound of one hand clapping
Keeps rap-tap-tapping
Inside the walls of my head
Illuminating the path I tread
I do not seek to walk the paths of seekers of old
For those are stories that have already been told
I seek after that which they themselves did seek
Treading a path of its own; altogether fresh and unique
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Born to Fly
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All of these people and places
Scenes and faces
Keep on traveling by
They simply vanish in the blink of an eye
As much as I wish that I could stay
I really must continue and be on my way
Soaring through the open blue sky
A free bird that was born to fly
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Ascension |
With serenity and patience let us
observe the breath
In this very moment experiencing birth and death
From every ending springs forth a new beginning
Arising and passing, the sphere eternally spinning
Just as a caterpillar knows that it must enter the cocoon
And a newborn child knows that it must exit the womb
We too must leave behind all that we have come to know
Like blossoming flowers, this is the season for us to grow
In these times of rebirth we must joyously sing
For we have been blessed and life has granted us wings
In order that we may ascend to forever greater heights
Like the beautiful butterfly upon receiving the gift of flight
It is said that for the raindrop, joy is entering the river
The day will come when all waters are delivered
And they join together in the ocean of liberation
This day is here let us practice meditation.
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Slow Burn
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Sisters and brothers come together
and hold hands
Let us love one another and cherish this land
This hallowed ground is not for us to keep
And what we sow is exactly what we reap.
When, oh when, will we ever learn?
To light the candle of love
It’s a slow burn
It’s a slow burn.
When, oh when, will we ever learn?
To light the candle of love
It’s a slow burn
It’s a slow burn.
Plant a seed and one day it will grow into a tree
Put the message in a bottle and cast it into the sea
These dark skies, they too are going to clear
Children of the sun, rejoice our time is here.
When, oh when, will we ever learn?
To light the candle of love
It’s a slow burn
It’s a slow burn.
When, oh when, will we ever learn?
To light the candle of love
It’s a slow burn
It’s a slow burn.
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Today
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Today let us start afresh, for it is
a brand new day
Please retire the sorrows and grief of yesterday
Today, the sun, joyously and gladly it also rises
And this day is full of its’ own glorious surprises.
That which has already been written, it cannot be changed
And the pages in this book of life, they cannot be rearranged
Let us, instead, write another verse, another chapter
For in the heart of this very moment lies eternal rapture
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You Never Step Into the Same River Twice
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You never step into the same river
twice
The universe is in constant flux
Transience, such is the nature of life
And of this matter that is the crux.
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Love and Peace are my Names
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I will throw your bombs into the sea
And I will sing the song of every dying tree
Until it echoes over high mountain and across vast terrain
Love and Peace are my names
As long as the sun shines and the skies rain
I shall remain
I shall remain
Love and Peace are my names
As long as blood courses through human veins
I shall remain
I shall remain
Love and Peace are my names
I will not fight for the pride of your country
And I will plead the plight of those left hungry
Until all of the children have received their fair share of grain
Love and Peace are my names
As long as the sun shines and the skies rain
I shall remain
I shall remain
Love and Peace are my names
As long as blood courses through human veins
I shall remain
I shall remain
Love and Peace are my names
I will not swallow the lies that you feed
And I will not fall victim to anger, jealousy, or greed
Until all beings are liberated, and freed from shackles and chains
Love and Peace are my names
As long as the sun shines and the skies rain
I shall remain
I shall remain
Love and Peace are my names
As long as blood courses through human veins
I shall remain
I shall remain
Love and Peace are my names
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Falling Leaves
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Each season arrives and departs in
its’ own time
The rain is here today, when yesterday the sun did shine
And the summer days came and went, gone, all too fast
Drifting, like leaves in the wind, falling, gently into the past.
Yet, now, allow us the strength to embrace the gales that blow
Rather than resist the current, we shall merge with the flow
We may meet again, on a sunny day, on a sandy shore
I patiently wait the day when our eyes dance forever more.
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A New Dawn
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A new dawn has arisen,
And a new day has been given
I shall focus on this day, and this day alone
And make the heart of this moment, into my home
Another chance to spread compassion,
An opportunity to be mindful of my actions
If I am aware, then how could I ever hurt another?
Suffering arises when we are viewed as separate from each other
Interconnected, is every living being
And with eyes closed, the sage is all seeing
The world is a stage, and this play but a dream
Now the dusk is here, yet this life is not as it seems.
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