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A Path of Mind and Heart

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All my life I have been a seeker As a boy I loved mathematics Nobody taught me but I learned arithmetic at an early age My father showed me algebra I loved astronomy and saved my allowance to buy a telescope My parents took me on trips to view the stars In college I studied … Read more

Joyful Reunion

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You are open my love You have glimpsed the wonder Of our souls’ journey How our plan was fulfilled Coming from different places And different backgrounds We came together as intended In the Scheme of Things How joyful that reunion And how joyful the reunion That is yet to come You are on the path, … Read more

Mercy

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Mercy Although I make so many mistakes And choose so many wrong paths And sometimes it seems I am truly lost Yet from somewhere comes a gentle blessing A balm of reassurance that all is well I think it must be true for me And for you too, my friend, That we float in mercy … Read more

One Step

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I wrote this poem in 2013, the year after Marianne died, but I find it speaks to me now. I have felt lost about my path, but did gain clarity about one step to take. I remembered this poem, and it brought comfort. I am waiting for the rain For heaven to shed tears That … Read more

My Path

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I know my path I know it from the depths of my soul It is to follow my beloved wherever it leads I do not see the light because I am in darkness But something in my heart tells me it is there I do not know if I will find it in this lifetime … Read more

Summer Moon

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Summer Moon Some feelings are subtle How can I convey the peace I feel this summer morning? It began with lines from a remembered Christmas hymn Angels bending near the Earth To touch their harps of gold Then I saw a songbird And noticed the fair-weather clouds Slowly drifting in the summer sky. It was … Read more