“gaia
The glory of *Gaia;
The imposing silence of a moon lit night
Countless stars strewn ‘cross night sky
The pale rays of morning sun through trees
Her rivers of cleansing menstrual flow
Her ocean womb
The pregnant smell of fertile soil
The diversity of life inter-dependent
All created to render an Adept worthy of Gaia
That moment when for the first time she exclaims;
“Man…I am yours”
Beautiful words formed by a Divine Goddess
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Gandhi
Small in stature this Hindu man
Yet a giant amongst fellow men
For human rights he did stand
Time and time and time again
Stood for non-violence, truth
Vegetarianism, faith, simplicity
Educated, wise, noble, couth
Never succumbed to duplicity
A Hindu that embraced all religions
He knew well that all men equal be
To bigoted men gave admonition
On his way to make salt by the sea
“Bapu” freed India of British rule
Without violence or declaring war
Civil disobedience his only tool
A peaceful goodwill ambassador
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A Call to Inspiration and Good Deeds
Accept thy fellows for better or worse,
Welcome all men, however diverse
Inspire whomever ye speak with, touch,
Empowering, uplifting and in as much…
Some may oppose, move to cause harm,
Counter with love, they'll withdraw 'n disarm
Plead, “Oh brother I beseech thee becalm,
Pray lay down thy sword, offer thy palm'
Extend a handshake in peace, good faith,
Be no more stranger nor unhappy wraith
Work together to make world better,
Accounts settled, no longer debtors
Embrace all that suffer love, compassion,
Give water to drink, generous food ration
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Murder By Association
The majority of Americans abhor conflict, especially war
Some carry placards and parade in protest
Some join militia groups
Most do nothing
Yet, everyone supports war
How?
By electing corrupt and hawkish politicians
By paying taxes that support military expansion
By accepting and believing corporate media propaganda
By buying and eating genetically modified and fast food
By sending our children to schools that are nothing more than public daycare
By allowing banks to plunder retirement savings and steal homes by foreclosure
By allowing Wall Street skullduggery, with no accountability or arrests
By allowing the invasion and occupation of Sovereign Nations
By being ambivalent and complacent to the destruction of a once great Nation
Yes we are all guilty of murder by association;
Murder of Planet Earth
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Fallen Priest
Humble servant of a Church so vast
Chastity, poverty, service vowed
For this, forgiven a jaded past
He kissed Bishop’s ring ‘n bowed
Lived in austere room neath altar
This robed servant with pointy nose
From priestly duties vowed not falter
He had many prayers to compose
Then carnal urges forced him yield
For a man was meant to procreate
With altar boys he played the field
His primal instincts he did satiate
To Church ‘n self brought he shame
For evil done upon the sons of men
With mortal sin he set his soul aflame
As has happened time ‘n time again
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I'm All-In! ' (for poker players)
A fever now rages in this 'n other lands,
Gamblers shufflin ‘n dealin...endless hands,
“Texas Hold-Em” is what they yearn,
“Takes a lifetime to master 'n only minutes to learn”,
Some sit in smokey casinos,
some stare at a flickering screen,
They lust for that fickle friend...'Long-Green”,
All long to be winners but mostly they’ll lose,
“Damn! You sucked-out at the river,
now pour me some more booze! ”
Lucky ones stay, while some come and go,
Some cross arid deserts or great mountains of snow,
Lured by glitz & glitter of Las Vegas town,
Snake-tongued front-men taunt unsuspecting suckers,
'Ya'll Come-on-down! ”
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Magickal Clash
There lives a white witch in the West
A Wiccan, who practices magick
With great powers to heal blessed
‘Till one day she did something tragic
There lives a great warlock in the East
Conjures powerful demons with his words
Some say he’s not man, rather a beast
Sends spells in the beaks of black birds
Came a day, these two titans did clash
Summoned their powers, went to war
Drew weapons from their magickal cache
Went at each other like never before
The battle went from day into night
Day after day, week after week
Seemed no end, this titanic fight
Until one day, a truce they'd seek
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Tzolk’in Remembers
“I remember everything that happened before 2012 AD,
as I watched fundamentalist, fanaticism grip the world.
This vile trigger lay deep in the human soul. They were
sexually excited about the end of the world. They lusted
over this, because they would not have to solve any of their
own problems. Lurking deep in their soul was the desire
to die rather than to take responsibility for Mother Earth.
They were choking in the garbage of their own making.
Great souls that walked the Earth kept absorbing the waste,
but still man’s inner and outer garbage burgeoned.
Men built bigger and deadlier weapons.
Great nations made war against and plundered smaller nations.
They built bigger cities, and covered themselves with layers of possessions.
They consumed anything to avoid realizing their own inner emptiness.
They waited…
2012 AD came and nothing happened.”
(Dedicated to Barbara for inspiring this poem)
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HER EYES KNEW THE WAY (Ode to Love)
A full moon bathed her
tranquil form in silver light
This playful orb would only
dance on her this night…
Hesitant I knew desire
was the bane of zealous lovers
Yet eagerly I reached down
moved aside the satin covers
She sensed my presence
awoke then moved to rise,
A moan exhaled parted lips
as she opened sleepy eyes
With eyes blue as glacier ice
she smiled, reached for me
I held her dainty hands in mine
and kissed them tenderly
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Alchemy Of King Midas
The king had cause to worry much
Though "World's richest man" be told
Alas there was nobody Midas dare touch
'Lest he turn them into solid gold
One day the King did shake a fist,
At God for punishing him this way
"I only wanted wealth" he hissed
Then on bended knees began to pray
"Lord I'm sorry for my selfishness
I'm sorry for unbridled greed
I pray you once again will bless
This wretched soul in dire need
God looked down after brief silence;
In gentle voice these words were spoken
"Thou hast sinned and tried mine patience
I'm pleased to see thy pride is broken"
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