Vignettes Of Rhythm And Thought

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Copyright © 2003, 2004, 2005 by Ronald Lindsey

Published by EnergyHarmonics, LLC P.O. Box 781 Atlanta, GA 30301

Edited by:

Ronald Lindsey Ronald Lindsey

Dee Robinson The RightWriter

www.theSophist.net

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All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.

ISBN X-XXXXXX-XX-X

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To my offspring... May your days be long in the experience of joy

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Acknowledgments

the Sophist

I write these passages in moments of thought shared with people that I know or people I recently met. Each verse rolls from my being as it is drawn from me by the spirit of the person sharing the communication. I wish to thank all the souls that helped in this process. I wish to thank the spirit realm for choosing me as a vessel of expression. My mother means a lot to me. Here in the public, I acknowledge your strength, your perseverance, your resolve to bring me into the world and to raise me at great personal cost. Thank you. I hope that the lessons you have learned through me are as meaningful as the lessons I have learned through you. My Father and my Dad. As I get older, wiser and gain experience, I see both of you differently, clearly. I humbly acknowledge each of you for your part in my creation. Thank you for showing me in your particular way that life is what you make of it and that enjoyment comes in the flavor of your own choosing.

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SEE PART OF YOU DANCING WHY I AM FREE EVERY THING FROM NO THING DESTINY ALONE IN A CROWD YOUR AWAKENING POPCORN BIRTH BEGINNING LIGHT NEW YEAR WISH SOUND OF SPIRIT LIVING IN THE LIGHT WHAT TO MAKE OF QUESTION GIFTS OBLIGATION RELEASE CONVERSATION IN THE DARK A KISS SINGING STARS RENDEVOUZ DESCRIPTION OF LOVE

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SPIRIT WHO I AM SEND IT LOOKING IN FEEL TO LIVE FOR FEELING ME TASTING THE FANTASY DEFINE ME SMILE SEE THE LIGHT AS IT IS MOON SHADOW BUTTERFLY FLUTTERING FLOWER PETAL ALONE I MISS YOU MIRROR INTO ME CONFESSION WANTING WHAT ARE YOU DOING... A WORTHY DREAM PRESUPPOSE THE FUTURE YOU AGAIN REALITY WRITTEN I AM

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HIDE-AWAY ALONE AT NIGHT...AGAIN CONVERSATION WITH MYSELF WHAT IS IT THAT YOU ARE DOING CHANGE OF A STAR MISTAKEN INTEREST A QUIET MOMENT ALONE WHAT DO I CAPTURE THERE IS LIGHT WHAT IS IT THAT WE ARE HERE TO ENJOY YOU ARE TO ME THE STAR YOU ARE THE CREATOR SOMEWHAT OF A GOOD BYE OR A NEW HELLO! IMAGINE THIS DECEIVING THOSE AROUND US ALWAYS SOMETHING A NITE TO REMEMBER

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WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP WE SHARE? YOUR VINE OF LIFE ONE SIDE OF A CHAT ANOTHER STORY YOU CAN’T SEE ME

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SEE

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See yourself for who are you

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See the moment for what it is in you

See today for what it shares with you

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PART OF YOU I am a part of you I honor you as I honor myself My appearance does not show my wealth – only how I measure it

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My words do not speak my praise – only how I grow it

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DANCING

Dancing amongst the clouds I sing your praise

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Seeing you, makes me desire you ...Touching that place in you that is warm and oh so comfortable

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WHY

why... do you not see that I am in your life forever

why... do you want the light of my fire to burn your house with the flame of together

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I AM FREE

I am in your world in a way you cannot see

I am a part of you so that away I’ll never be

I am you and if you look you will know that you are me

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why... can’t we share the dream that we dream each night alone

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touch me like ‘I want to be’ and your heart will then be ‘I am free’

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why... don’t you see the shadow that is me within your home

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EVERY THING FROM NO THING there is no thing that I want more than for your heart to feel the joy the joy of oneness with my soul the road that we travel to reach realization turns around corners and crosses jubilation

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up and down it seems to go but straight is the line

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I am here for you knowing every thing in time

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DESTINY

you will know in time that you can have me...

every single time you are supposed to have me...

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every moment that you are supposed to be with me... for the rest of your life.

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ALONE IN A CROWD Sitting here alone. People all around me not noticing my thoughts. Thoughts of you standing by my side sharing life and love. A crowd surrounds me with lost glances and vacant stares. Individuals looking my way, seeing nothing but emptiness, they quickly turn their heads in hopes I won’t notice. Did they see the sadness of their own heart in my reflection? Do they know that I cannot connect to them because they will not connect to me? I stare deep into their passing faces looking for an emotion I can recognize. Looking for a hint of joy. Animated faces hide most of the pain, but I see truth when they turn back to their lives.

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They are alone like me, I recognize it. Crowds of dreams waiting to be lived. Crowds of loves lost. Crowds of ideas they cannot share with others.

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Alone at the center of awareness, a pure heart is waiting, watching life pass by in a crowd without you.

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YOUR AWAKENING

Dripping from the lips between your legs words to acknowledge my tongue’s warm embrace

on a quiet night alone under the stars shining into the darkness of your soul

feeling the passion of a moment’s fire quenching the thirst for creation

wide, i spread your gates of acceptance hard, i slide easily into the crevice of knowledge

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wet, you moisten the staff of penetration at the entrance, collapsed in the heat of your awakening

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POPCORN Standing in the sun Why don’t you run Rays of light shining down Banging your head You ain’t dead Breathe the air of freedom To be What it is you want to see

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Dancing in the reasons for existence Skip that beat again Don’t you understand Feel the rhythm It is your soul

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From form to form Changing every day Like the kernel with a little heat popcorn

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BIRTH

Part of me in he Part of me in she Looking in, deciding to be A part of their reality

How you smile... your style Intense mind... and you’re fine Creative ability to share with me A moment created so that you could conceive me

Growing to be what I am to be Inside of thee Experiencing you as me Sharing your name – your shame Feeling your pain... weight gain

So proud... screaming out loud A father to be on a cloud

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Him I do not know But in me he will show His style and flair will always be there DNA is there in what I share

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BEGINNING Put together the pieces It is the beginning Blue skies – clouds floating upon the air… Gentle breezes everywhere Butterflies dance across the carpet of flowers in the meadow Sunlight reflecting off your hair – Your silhouette casting shadows upon the shade light my every day The harmony in spirit I share with all of my being is directed toward the one that would be You and me

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Take your eyes away and see today, there is but a moment It is the beginning

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LIGHT

a day in the sun... a moment in the rain... a night under the moon... a dry afternoon

looking at the day turning to night watching the night engulf the light

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inside i shine hoping that you will see the light outside of me

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NEW YEAR WISH as the days begin with the same design ending with a new mark of time i wish and hope that you have no fear behold the joy of a prosperous new year

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enjoy all that is divine

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take a moment to understand that with this wish you will again have me with you in thought and mind there is no space, there is no time

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SOUND OF SPIRIT

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LIVING IN THE LIGHT

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in the light that you are living, sharing is the only thing that allows you to feel alive give to me that which you hold inside to let me know the light is warm to the touch shine the color of your internal longing so that i may taste of its nectar feed me with new ideas for the awakening of my soul now that you have licked the sweetness from my words... give me the towel that you use so that i may wash my brow

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WHAT TO MAKE OF

make of me a snow man crystals, cold and bright with the reflection of the sun formed into a melting image of a reality not quite true

make of me a reflection in which you look inside yourself to see

make of me a knight, the armor shiny and nice holding away the dreams that keep you awake at night

make of me your friend, that shelters you from pain

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make of me what you want... until you need to make me again

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QUESTION when i have the ability to touch you deep within your heart, do you want to feel the passion or only the surface part

i ask of you as woman, as only you will know we don’t always know what we’re doing or where the road will go so do you want me stepping in the place that’s close to home inside your fantasy...or prefer you to be alone

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don’t tarry... answer girl... let me know the fate... of our little mystery...Can I share your time, you call it, i think, a date!

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GIFTS

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...soothing warmth to envelope your body... ...fresh breeze to lift your spirit... ...light to see the truth... enjoy these gifts from the Creator, for they are always with you

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OBLIGATION RELEASE long time ago in a place far away... an energy worker found you and gave you a drink of life in your weakened state you offered assistance in a quest for one to find his guide... that language spoken... between the two could not decide so in the future you said, when better i feel, i will be sure to help you, and help you i will. so the future is here... today in fact what can you say to me to help pay me back not that a payback was what i had in mind... only a sharing and sharing in kind

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i charge these words with compassion for life... peace and harmony use the flow to find me ... use the flow to find my spirit... use the flow to find my guides... use the flow to connect the two in love’s embrace as one... share with me your ability to see beyond the veil... help me to open... so that in connecting i don’t fail .....this is who i am.....

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CONVERSATION IN THE DARK

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I see into the darkness of your internal night light of your soul guides my way

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i can feel your heart begin to touch the warmth beamed from the sun filling the void of your world

I can touch you from places deep within

while you are away...let me talk to that part of you that is feeling the flow of harmony

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A KISS you gave me a kiss? i don’t remember turning it down... the taste of your lips on me would not make a frown a cheerful smile i am sure is what you’d get if your mind on me would rest

a kiss from your lips upon my ears takes away the burden of my many years

a kiss... hmm... let me taste some

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but now the days of sharing have come

years alone not spent with you years of stone, no emotions got through

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your mind that speaks of images pure reflections of hearts and sickness cure

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SINGING STARS

i look at your image and i see... a star waiting on reality a vision of beauty, that could be more, but for some reason won’t open the door

i stand before you and then i say have me, experience life today have me, experience all that it may have me, know that life is good for in me you will find no other than the spark of yourself...

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a gift from mother mother nature... in all things you are me... and therefore i sing a song of joy like a bird a song for all never heard a song inside placed with joy a song of life...

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RENDEVOUZ if to meet you i did... touch your skin, should i begin, to share in the pleasure, that flesh allows or tickle your mind and make laughs come out?

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the fire you hold deep within... always burning... can i ignite... with delight... maybe tonight...

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DESCRIPTION OF LOVE

love... the resonant vibration of all things in unity...

a connection to oneness...

oneness experienced with all things

a sharing that transcends all things unknown into the all knowing...

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it is a most powerful thing to love...but few if any actually have experienced it outside of the womb....

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SPIRIT

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I am the essence of logic... artistry is just the layers of beauty that i shed so that you can recognize the pattern that is all things

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WHO I AM

how about a wizard.... or a sage or a guru without the gaze looking into your soul for it is my own looking into your eyes so that you will know that my dreams are yours tonight feel me touch you... share my light dance with me on the cloud sing a song of love out loud this night and the next... make a sweat drip the tears that show you know that all things in life are a glow with the essence of your spirit... now and always

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SEND IT all you can send is a kiss you don’t even know if I’ll catch it you are short on words... and shy with verbs expressed from within your flow

i will wait for your reply... don’t act like you’re shy some day i may want to receive you

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take heed of my words and touch your prime nerve with the lines of prose that i feed you

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LOOKING IN

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in your eyes the reflection of sweetness in your sweetness the warmth of your heart in your heart the spark of a world in your world an eye for the beauty I seek

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FEEL TO LIVE FOR

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FEELING ME

Feel me inside you, for i am with you always

I will encounter you in your dream

I must attack the night with my being for my spirit dances alone not once in the company of all that is, but only in sharing of its essence will it know the true color of itself can I find the part of you that seeps into my dreams when I walk amongst the stars

I will encounter you in your reality

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Feel me inside you, for i am with you always

be it tonight or next life

I will encounter you in your soul

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be it tonight or next year

be it tonight or next week

will I sing a song that pierces the night and finds its way to your heart or will it dissipate on the wind as these words disappear off your screen look for me ... find me... touch me...

feel the moisture of the expanding as the fire melts your resistance to the enjoyment of bliss

feel the glow of my fire warm the insides of the folds of your mind

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feel the heat soothe you and begin the birth of a new day a day that you have yet to live, ... a day you have lived for 39

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TASTING THE FANTASY you don’t know if i am sweet or not.... you are only tasting the crust of the pie from this little bit can you tell if i have a warm center or what’s inside

... maybe ice cream is the flavor of the day...

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DEFINE ME

I search for definition I expose my shell to those who would crack it not

an egg... with life beginnings inside

an embryo of what...

fertilized...?

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I search for definition

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SMILE

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smile... smile... smile... that is how you protect your heart... I am here to help you grow... that is the gift of what i know don’t be mesmerized by the clothing of my soul the body is no more than a tool be enlightened by my deeds be enhanced by the seeds the seeds should grow inside your soul to bloom one day before you grow old into the flower that you truly are not the victim of your own cage

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I am the light

SEE THE LIGHT

but you have to follow it in darkness

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because you won’t open your eyes to see

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AS IT IS Since all that is, “is as it should be”, that your heart beats faster means it was beating too slow and that your pressure went up meant...you know, that having my words touch you in the way that they did was all that you needed...

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to experience the bliss, but some day... maybe soon, I will stand beside you and catch that kiss...

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MOON SHADOW

I am the man in the moon I glow with the reflection of your sun I am full only when I am not occluded by the mass of earth that tries to ground me in practicality I hover in your sky as the fantasy you build your dreams upon I am the color of Gold, a precious metal A precious medal to hang upon your mantle of success I am nothing without the definition you give to me I wait for you to trace my passage inside your reality And walk along in the light of our sky together

Into the life of the one that rises each day a star… The sun relaxes its rays to allow the shining bright of the light The light which emanates from your heart.

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Reflected upon the moon each night is the glow of the earth’s star, But as the sun relaxes so do those that feel the warmth of your rays upon their world. And in my eyes beauty is that which is reflected from within - you. 46

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BUTTERFLY A butterfly, dancing amongst the trees Alight yourself right on me Make my day as wonderful as your own Light as a feather with nary a bone Beautiful wings fluttering in the wind Reflecting the light of the sun Images of color before unseen In which only I can see my queen Can you take me to your hideaway Up in the sky, right now, today Let me fill you heart with joy Drink from my cup, I’m your boy

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Knowing that time does not exist When stolen moments we share in a kiss Kiss me now forever more Kiss me silly till my lips are sore

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FLUTTERING FLOWER PETAL

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Am I touching your heart? Am I making you sense that the feeling inside is real? Do I make your heart skip at a different pace? Do I make your cheeks wet when I kiss your face? Can I feel you inside? Can I receive all of your pride? Is it me that pleases you? Is it you that pleases me? Do you believe in destiny? Why not the stars decided? Why not sanctify it? There’s a better thought for this to describe? There’s a ‘better’ without you by my side? Not that I can describe!!

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ALONE A moment alone in the sunshine of your life Reflecting upon the passages you’ve endured Underneath the shade of the trees that have grown around you Children laughing Family close to your heart wanting your company Tears of joy and pain shared with you and by you A moment alone in the sunshine of your life Barely remembering the darkness of the clouds that went away Examining the crystal drops of water hanging from the leaves after the rain Enjoying the quiet after the claps of thunder awakened you to its bliss Noticing the new growth that could only begin after the lightening struck down the dead tree

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A moment alone in the sunshine of your life By yourself always inside your head Never alone inside your heart All the light that is you shines upon the world to make it only what it is because ...a moment alone in the sunshine of your life ...makes the day for every one you shine upon

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I MISS YOU

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I miss you My system is leaking fluids towards the world that includes you It is as if you are far away from me... not in your usual place inside of me My world is a mess And you have been there to see the worst of my spirit I have tried to maintain I hope that I have not shown too much of my pain Floating from day to day... having nothing to show and little to say I cannot continue on this road I miss you I wish that I could wallow in my sorrow inside my mind alone But I want someone there with me I climb the walls and peer over the edge only to see the barrier I have created I miss you The dreams I made to include you are grey Black and white fantasies in a living color world Fading from my eyes as I draw towards destiny I miss you Can the spirits see what is left inside of me

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That I want things as they are supposed to be Yet I can’t see... what that is for me I miss you And when missing you the words that come to mind Are only “how can I shine”, Oh, again I rattle on with nothing but a song... the pain inside of me won’t come out The rains of change upon my life have not ended their season Do not yet put your foot to test the waters at my riverside Listen closely to the sound of the current passing by

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Soon the banks will overflow with happenings And the water will dance lazily across the landscape Then you will be invited to bathe in the new Then you will be able to cast aside your garments And immerse yourself in who I truly am And I will caress the you that comes into me Wash away the world that is not uniquely yours Brush against your skin with life Ahh, but a dream again… Step in my waters I miss you

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MIRROR INTO ME

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At the doorstep to my center you stand Waiting to hear the herald news Are you the one I am relating The gladness, the love and the blues Is the vision you see a fairy tale Or is it really the truth Open the door and look inside What you will find is a mirror to your soul For my center is yours to view A reflection of what I desire A refracted spark of the fire A queen in her greatest glory A king to create with the story How much more can I expose of myself Before you see what I say Before you accept, even today That in answer I am for what you prayed

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CONFESSION

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I can’t know all that goes on in your head. I only know what I feel and I don’t understand a lot of that. I think you have a slight clue as to who I am and what my ideals are, but whether or not you believe in me... that might be taking it a little too far. I am behind you and will put forth every effort to see your dreams come true. I will not try to change them to ensure that I am there with you. I think you know by now that I am different from the rest, One day you will trust me to carry forth the quest, traveling towards forever protecting what’s in your chest.

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WANTING

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I desire you. I want to be in you. I want your heart to beat as if mine I want this feeling I have to flow endlessly in the river of you I want to know that you reflect my light completely I want to create with you the essence of the highest dream I want to experience the bliss of you without reservation I want you to share in that feeling I want the star that is ours alone to shine brightly into the darkness of unknowing And light the way to a future of positive change at each and every moment I want to walk with you alone in the mist of the crowds

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I want to know that the magnitude of our connection is mirrored only by that of the planets to the sun I am inside of you I am you Feel me wanting you Feel me soothing you Feel the goodness that is life with me in your arms Want it to be where you belong Come to me… Dance in the raindrops of my tears Pull me into your world and make it a part of me See yourself without me only in the furthest nightmare Open your expression of who you are Open that place that you hide from me Let me touch your soft spots Let me hold the sensitive pieces of your being Let me kiss you

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WHAT ARE YOU DOING...

Waiting for me to call When you feel it deep within you my being Knowing that I am with you at all times, but not wanting to admit Wanting my touch at a physical level but denying it on the spiritual Intellectual dances that avoid the truth Creation of ideals that do not move you forward Destruction of myths and yet held onto Feel these words penetrate you like my manhood penetrates the folds of your flower Then touch me with what you hold so dear Give me what is already mine Be And enjoy it as I present to you... yourself … Again I am waiting...

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Waiting to understand what it is that we are doing

Waiting to feel you

Waiting for you to see what I mean

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A WORTHY DREAM

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Wish upon the night, that stars would fall in place Mark your path to greatness… a free dinner plate A mansion on a hill A Cadillac in blue A man they call Ronald to sleep in bed with you What is the value of having all your dreams If you only dream of holding a cone of ice cream

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PRESUPPOSE THE FUTURE

I begin to expose my heart to you, but fear keeps you at bay Trying to get away from one day having to say “I enjoy the time together... you maybe more than most, but I am so used to going... why add butter to the toast”

In my world what you do not know is that running is also my game I am faster than the speeding bullet... and forget about the train I run for a reason not unlike your own No one can know that I am quietly alone A façade of smiling faces always around Mine, yes, is one of them... just hiding an eternal frown Looking for the answer to questions I cannot ask Being a part of Oneness and hoping that it lasts

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Your dreams I see when you talk will take you far from me I must relish in the knowledge that I got to share in thee

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I know that somewhere deep inside is more for me and you It takes for us to want it... we know what we must do

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I can’t say to you all the things that will reveal my course I have been warned to accept you and not expose the force The power you have over others... You cannot use on me But my own on you I will not waste for we both must be free I hope to help you realize just what you’re playing with The possibilities are endless if you’d only use your gift…presuppose the future and create it with me

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YOU AGAIN

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I feel the motion of unity creeping into my awareness whenever I think of you I miss the fire growing higher spending time with you I move my mind along the path of the future lost in you I open my eyes to realize, you are only you

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REALITY WRITTEN I will not edit this as it should be fixed in places

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I can see mistakes in the rhythm and it doesn’t have a beat But as the words flow from my lips or in this case my hands I want you to feel how you flow from me and to know all that you can I am a light for your protection a shadow in your past Not to be forgotten or to be harrassed That is a nice thing... just to say I won’t Get in your way or fail someway to be to you the host The host of your forever your future that is bright The places I must show you to share with you delight I look at your eyes and fall into sleep I caress your soft thighs and know why men weep Everyone wants the honey of your kiss

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Sweet sugar baby... in you I share pure bliss

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I AM

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I am more than a reflection of the past unfulfilled I am more than the person that gives you a thrill I am a giver of light and satisfaction untold I am the one to share with life and to grow old I am knowledge I am wisdom if you care to look I am your equal I am your partner I am an unwritten book I am the lens by which you see things right I am the warmth you wrap in for cold at night I am the path that leads to your wish come true I am the darkness from which the light shines through I am peace inside of your golden heart I am currents of energy, the eternal spark I am the wall of security about your home I am comfort I am strength I am honesty I am alone I am waiting for you to see, what you mean to me and to realize how to share

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How to share in reality as dreams unfold How to reach heights of ecstasy while keeping on our clothes How to cross the bridge into the light of Oneness with the Sun, The Earth, The Moon and Galaxies reciprocating fun. I am waiting for you to recognize why I am here today What I have to offer and what you’ll have to pay I am waiting for the rain to wash away your fears Clear yours eyes of mystery from long past years I am waiting for the moment when if I walk away, you’ll ask me to return to you or beg me to stay I hope I’ve been successful in the making of my point, Otherwise this verbiage should be rolled in a joint

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HIDE-AWAY

Growing inside a fire Quenched by only you

Until it burns no higher, I hope you don’t feel used The dancing of it sparks high into the sky

Embers leaping here and there creating a show that is incomparable

Ah the colors that you emit when I touch you like this The sounds of laughter in your eyes when I kiss you in that place A special song that plays on the air that only we can hear

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It is the melody of our summons to each other’s hide-away

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ALONE AT NIGHT...AGAIN Waiting for you to call Is that what my life has been reduced to Sitting alone like a little child hoping that the ice cream man will come Looking into the receiver as if I can see your face Can’t understand why it won’t ring and put me in your space Waiting for your call Nothing else to do

I have a stack of books to read and papers that are due My school work is late and my chores not getting done

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The sun has set again without me touching my friend

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CONVERSATION WITH MYSELF

So many people, but none to satisfy that simple urge inside to share who I am completely... Always having to keep parts of me hidden. Always having to coat the truth in words that protect the fragile hearts of those that want to feel the glow of …what? Something inside that I give freely is never enough, for they always want more... this thing called ALL. It is devotion, honesty, trust and any number of other words that are used to describe why I must share more than what I have already.

What is it that you are giving me? Why is what you give so valuable that I have to spend of myself beyond what flows freely to achieve this gift from you. If you are happy without the knowledge of the other women, why then all of a sudden when the other women are revealed do you become unhappy. What has changed but your idea of what you had.

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If it is just the idea of sharing, why did you not learn the lesson taught by your mother that sharing was a part of life? Didn’t you give your sister half the cookie? Wasn’t the birthday cake made for you eaten by everyone at the party? Does not the sun shine in the life of all things?

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WHAT IS IT THAT YOU ARE DOING

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Thinking about me Trying to know what it is you feel Thinking about us Wanting your thoughts to be more than that Thinking Who even said you know how . I know that what I am doing is Thinking about you Trying to know what it is I feel Thinking about us Wanting my thoughts to be more than that Thinking? Can’t be sure since I don’t know how either

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CHANGE OF A STAR

The stars have changed alignment and my nights are cold

The heat from your irradiance I no longer know

Peace be unto you my sister - and may the flow always enhance your direction of travel

Why the universe has presented this time to grow In the end I’ll surely know

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MISTAKEN INTEREST

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I see you standing there wanting to know but will you walk up to me and expose your eyes... the reflection of your soul? I see you looking back at me but will you admit that your heart is protected by the mystery of your misery I see you...oh! ... you are not looking at me

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A QUIET MOMENT ALONE

a quiet moment alone the wind blowing at the trees shadows dancing on your window pane memories cross your mind

a quiet moment alone wanting to be in the warmth of a caress wanting to hear the sounds of laughter wanting to drink in happiness

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a quiet moment alone let’s me feel the caress of myself as i fly through the leaves let’s me laugh at the shadows while dancing at home drinking till intoxicated in the happiness of the quiet moment alone

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WHAT DO I CAPTURE

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what part of you do i capture where is your heart when you say it is mine why does the sun shine in the colors of our togetherness a shade that is more than meets the eye who are you when you are with me and what are the things you have to say why do we stand alone in the middle of a beautiful day is there no time for us to be together is it for us to always be apart do you know who it is that I am being is this the beginning of a new star Living this life is for us to share as individual particles of the complete one thing that is all of us one thing to know and experience ourselves... inside... looking for the answers inside hoping that i will find the joy that is my being when being in you

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to bounce you around with words that flow from a place inside where am i taking you do you enjoy the ride can i ask you to describe the journey of your soul being bounced around is the sky grey or is it hazy...when the breath from you I take away does the air feel warm around you is your hair blowing in the breeze do the birds laugh as they are singing the songs of your life i question the look upon your face as i try to expose your heart is what i see the inside or a reflection of me staring back what can i know but myself and how can i know for sure the pieces of the puzzle called life....integral is your part define who you are in the mystery of the dark places of your mind what light can i shine upon you to acknowledge that the essence of truth bleeds from every pore of the one to bathe the soul with purity 72

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THERE IS LIGHT

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There is light Follow the rainbow of your dreams to the place you belong This is light Inside the dreams of tomorrow, yesterday is born There is light Inside I feel the pleasure of a new love There is light What more could I imagine than the glow of your heart for There is light Seeking to find that which makes us whole we look everywhere but in the only place the answer can reside Inside your heart

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WHAT IS IT THAT WE ARE HERE TO ENJOY

A bit of rhythm A song A word of truth

There is but one thing

I stand here before you only to remind you of what you are A reflection of divinity

There is only one thing

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YOU ARE TO ME

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Precious flower The night so lonely without your grace Falling to my knees I praise the one that blessed me with the joy of you in my life Visualizing the image without you is painful to bear Touching you always with the strings of my heart Wrapped up in the blanket called affection Sharing my reflection while providing protection from the cold you’ve experienced before me I give you my light in darkness so you might see that for me you are a bright day

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THE STAR YOU ARE

Shining so bright What is the color of the one you wish to expose to

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Come into my world with your eyes open Don’t try to be away from me I want to touch you the same way That you want to touch me

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THE CREATOR

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How does one deal with that which is so beneath the surface of their awareness that it boils over into mist? Can’t find the words to say the things representative of the emotion I miss A tear to fall, a word to say A silence heard from far away Inside I fight to know your truth Ignore my pain developed from youth Somehow reflected upon the world The environment of my insides, the darkness unseen Respect for myself to capture the dream I give to you all that I am to give I show you the truth of your souls I dance for you happily upon the grave, of what you can’t be or won’t be growth to praise I am myself but ask for it naught The dream of my becoming the light of god I see how it makes you wince in pain…so I give up my shadow and dance a jig to create the light to make you big To let you see To let you know To give you joy For love I show

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But what of me and why not Show for me – what for you I got Show for me – what I shared this day A dream, a star, if you may Just TAKE TAKE TAKE Each and every one Take from life, but give back none Not that you don’t have it or don’t receive The blessing of Divine, the fantastic dream You got more than your share today But shared with who – but yourself I say Shared with no one!! Shared alone Shared the bounty of the kingless throne And how might I reap what I sow Have I done for many what I do not know Why this life must I live this dream How do I use my knowing nothing Wake up yourself and know truth’s truth I am the creator And the creator is you!!!

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SOMEWHAT OF A GOOD BYE OR A NEW HELLO! Many words have passed between us Many moments of joy Did I awaken in you what had previously been asleep? This is real life, not your private fantasy Other dreams must mix in with your own

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We are all walking together – down the trail of our years – conquering our fears – drying each other’s tears Why do you find it so hard in being yourself – to acknowledge your complicity in the cycle of dissatisfaction expressed by those in the circle of your primal energies Ignore the ranting of those outside your “Van Allen” belt of energy – what do they know anyway… and who cares what they think But me… she… her… him – we are supposed to be covalent in our bond to you… do we not bow Would I be proud to say… that was once my resonant self YES!!!

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Every octave of a note is pure music – I would not want to limit your range of expression begin I got mad at you… then finally myself – you are who you are I must accept that you will become at your pace in your time, what your spirit has designed… my anger can only be directed at my growth

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I wish I could illuminate for you Purity I have given more than you acknowledge with minimal effect My dream is still waiting - if you care to merge Peace be unto you on your journey Call if you get the urge…

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IMAGINE THIS

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wake up your head i am here in your dream awaiting confirmation it is not your hand that touches the soft places of your senses but the imagination places me next to you the imagination let’s me feel what you so softly experience the powerful forces that come from the depth of your being joy... passion... eruption of emotion... moisture... tears... pleasure... again you reach inside and want... again i touch you... softly... firm and warm...

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fire increasing in your awareness burning a familiar hole... a familiar whole... oneness again experienced oneness of rhythm beating hearts musical harmony rocking back and forth rocking...to and fro ...what is this you feel inside now.... taste desire explain it to me let me know share it with me peace be your experience

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DECEIVING THOSE AROUND US Deceiving those around us For what they do not know Maybe it will change their view To enhance the rhythm’s flow One day we will all be able to tell the truth out loud Why is that day not now and why not revealed to grow Participating in the mystery as much as the next Trying to shine my vision upon the shadow bright Recognition seen by those few and far between Confusion is the reflection seen upon the face of masses

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Again my thoughts return to you The source of my daydream Deceiving those around us Because they can’t believe

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ALWAYS SOMETHING

Always something I saw the beauty in what was before me And my enjoyment of it was unfulfilled Always something getting in the way A thought or idea of what-what is supposed to be Looking for satisfaction here there and only finding temp-or-airy

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Always something to say A rhythmic melodic word today A sad emotion on the holiday A description of clothes to wear at play Always something to say Avoiding truth or reveal what may Inside you be confliction portrayed I know a place not far from here We can go to find ourselves Wide open fields with grass so green contrasting the clear blue sky A radiant sun and the occasional whispy white cloud passing over head A tree, majestic in its presence provides focus for our attention, shelter for our protection from the blazing light of revelation as we look into who we are The leaves let shimmering light pass between them Highlighting the qualities always there, but seen only in glimpses by me or you 84

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A NITE TO REMEMBER A nite to remember here with you Tasting wine, food and thought Poetic voices – musical flow Spirits moving together to create A vibe unique and personal Again let’s gather , me and you Bring some friends to expand our sharing

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A quiet nite on a white sandy beach The moon low on the horizon full and orange The stars twinkle overhead as whispy clouds slowly pass by Sitting under a coconut tree wrapped in your arms The wind against our skin cools the heat generated by your touch Slowly my hands glide along the curves of your body

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WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP WE SHARE?

In the ocean of life that is before us we can’t help but notice that some people, events, places seem to present themselves as if they are a part of us. Is your life a part of my world? Or is my life a part of your world? What is the relationship we share?

Such was the question asked while walking with the teacher and myself. So what then could be the answer…

Let me just speak to what I share with you. A breath of fresh air, each moment that you are there. How is it that before you I could see you in prayer. Meditation upon one-ness, close-ness, being-ness.

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A relationship is the word used to describe a correlation between one or more things to one or more other things. The thing could be an attitude, a color, an emotion, a thought, a place, a person, any thing. Let us talk about it generally before talking specifically.

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Opposites attract only because they are the continuation of the same motion. If you travel clockwise around a point and you are in front of another traveling in the same direction, could not your back be mistaken for the desire of the follower’s front? Would then it be that if another is traveling in a counter-clockwise direction about a point in close proximity to you, could your front, in its attempt to move forward appear to be in opposition to the other’s front trying to move forward? The relation to object a to object b depends not only on object a and object b, but on the environment in which object a and object b exist, the environment of the observer and the point of relation or point of interest in the relation. Let me at this point introduce the sphere as a tool for illustration.

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understanding of what exists.

Pick a subject: Sexual Relationship …The relation of my desire to be pleased to your desire to fulfill …The relation of my willingness to speak of my desire to your listening …The relation of my ability to describe my desire to your ability to understand it …The relation of my ability to fulfill my desire to your ability to participate Emotional Relationship …The relation of my fear to your courage. …The relation of my hope to your optimism …The relation of my compassion to your empathy …The relation of my empathy to your compassion

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As we view the relations each side can have different weight or effect based solely upon the angle of incident. A straight across relationship is one in which both spheres of the individual realities exchange equally with each other. Resulting in the maximum exchange of energy, information, and

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substance for the spheres involved. If more than one sphere is a part of the equation, then the issues presented from the viewpoint of the object incident to the event will donate to the interaction only what is proportional to the event as it is approached from the particular spatial relationship of the objects in question.

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Examining the relationship we share as Man and Woman in the typical Sexual Encounter. I create in you an image of who I am and see who it is that is reflected back to me. I look at you and what do I see, but the image of simplicity. Can I dance with you tonight amongst the sky lit starry bright. I to hold you in my life…

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YOUR VINE OF LIFE

through the darkness open your eyes to see me light a path such that energy flows let it pass through the source of reality and abundance let it drip from you onto me to quench my thirst show me how to suck from your vine the sustenance of my needs give me a taste of the freedom the earth has to offer open the doorway from which you have come guide me into you through you past you into the forever

let the shining of my fire burn the fuel of your heart take from the one to replenish what I use to create in you an enjoyment of life, an experience of oneness, a communion with all give to me what you have to offer without condition, so that the color I burn is free to be whatever it shall be and let us walk together in the light of its fire

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share with me the juice from your vine it is volatile and high octane.... it is what I need to quench my thirst... let me suck upon the fruit of your vine to grow 94

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let me be the one to eat of your fruit even to the point of removing the life as you know it... only to create a new life beyond your imagination let me be one with that which is unknown... share in it with me drip into my fire your fuel... do not worry that the flame will consume you for the flame is a part of who you are the flame is only the manifestation of the light which has been waiting to shine from within let me see without you covering my eyes... let me see from within your deepest crevice let me hold you and set you free let me burn your chains of restriction as my own restrictions release and the flame of my desire is fulfilled let the juice of your vine feed me drip into me so that I may burn hotter than the sun drip into me so that my world will be recreated in a new light a light of color unbeknownst to mankind a color of spirit a color of the soul warm and complete... a new birth let me drink from your cup even to empty it into my soul so that I may re-fill it with a new juice the juice of forever 95

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the juice of the one such that never again will you know emptiness... such that you will know complete fulfillment by giving to me a drink from your vine give me a drink from your vine let me drain it let me make it shrivel without moisture so that I may rehydrate it again in the moisture of togetherness in the image of the one release your hold on that which does you no good... give it to me to destroy... in its destruction we shall experience creation in its destruction we shall know newness hold on to me for the light of my fire to ignite in you all that you are such that I can be all that I am let me suck the juice from your vine drip into my being the essence of your liquid self the flowing source of your spirit drip into my being that which you are drip into my being all of you... and hold back not what you wish to protect but even that which will demonstrate your belief in me expose yourself to me completely let me pull the vine from its roots and drink of its nectar such that I can use it to light up your night with endless days

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ONE SIDE OF A CHAT

I am from Atlanta... don’t you remember talking to me? My impression upon you must have been slight You can’t remember what we did that night only a few notes we shared in here, maybe that night you had some beer... Well I put a little something in your page to see, I hope that it touched you delicately in a place that is pure and helps to comprise the dream that I’m from you fail to realize...

I appreciate the props, but I am only myself and have nothing to do with my looks... my kindness is from the purity of my heart... I am glad that it shines through.

I must enjoy you, for I am in some way a part of you, I hope that you enjoy me, for in reflection I hope to only show the best of who we are together...

Take a moment to look inside, I’m sure that it also resides in you. If we look at each other and see ourselves, we can find the way to change the world one mind at a time...

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holding on to the day as if no tomorrow holding on to you... to remove any sorrow touching your heart as I touch your skin touching my lips are the words “my friend” how can you enjoy me more than I know... If you tell me, then i will not have to show that what i know is what you know so go to the show and tell me so Poetry.... is that a verse or is that the thing they call a curse is it the way to talk in rhythm or is it how to speak your mind is it what you cry about or is the tear your laugh aloud is it something you say... is it something you write... is it something we do at night well, if its something it must be right do I like it ....well I don’t know do I like it... or does it like me

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recognition of the truth inspired merging our juices creatively pleasurable climax we will reach as we stroke each other intellectually

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Ahh, but a touch of your body I did not share mentally touching what was not there and the fall is not from the lips my dear but from fingers that type the words we share inside your mind the penetration must... first to enter your consci-us whispering breeze ... a hurricane and the bird that flies is really a plane dancing in that moon on that fated night piercing your heart with my sword this knight as emotion flows from the wound I drink in it watching you swoon but damage to you was not done my sword just released the fun climax you’ve yet to explore for from this heart there is so much more let it flow fair maiden let it flow only then will you truly know that what I have to share with you me inside reflecting you

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illusion the deepest part of my intrusion into that which causes confusion you cannot hide from my solution a shield to protect is just pollution naked exposed is my intrusion soft womanly strength is my conclusion you are the protector within your fusion to harm you is harming me in union don’t follow this to be in collusion with what is not you sweet nubian for the brighter you shine upon the horizon understand that you possess the real sun .... it is not how deep you can get it is how deep do you want to be penetrated? I can go to the core of your being as you mentioned you desire to protect that space I am more than meets the eye... as your eye can only see

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what I write but can I say to you i can see more of you in your words than a picture would allow can I say to you that i can touch you without my hands far more intimately than your dreams of passionate kisses in the moonlight can I say these things and not have you think I speak untruth...

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be direct my sister for you do not know with whom you play I am the protector of your insides, because inside you is where I reside always

yes, little one, I enjoy the texture of your folds of mind it would not have to be a deep penetration you know they say “size doesn’t matter” but I know how to use my tool and the core of your being is already exposed to reach out and touch what you offer to me will ignite a raging inferno within the soul of life that is shared the possibilities that I help you imagine will cause the gods to dance in the harmony of its music the bliss... in a kiss... of the N side of you N side of me

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to show you... to know you... what is it that I must go to? have I not opened your eyes? can you not feel me inside? will you be able to dream of what-what without the essence of my touch yes, I will follow your thoughts in your mind, my energy flux tonight as you sleep and tomorrow as much you will know that I am with you as your thoughts will resist to allowing me to fade away 102

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ANOTHER STORY

Close your eyes so you can see The answers to the questions I present to thee I stand before you waiting to know just what it is that fails to grow the seed has been planted by many before some sprouts are growing, but it should be more the power that sits within your hands waits to be shared across the land

Every new moment you live your life provides another to prove your right Right to live in total bliss Right to have and not to miss miss out on things that you say you love miss out on heaven, why... because

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will I come with you, I may not say I only perform the task at hand it is up to you to understand do not look the horse in the mouth split wide its belly and let come out the gift that truly it hides inside knowledge experience death or life walking amongst the spirits of my youth waiting to wake and share the truth finding you standing in the corner of the night within your hands hiding the light touch you I did with little reserve knowing my power... did you deserve time will tell as all things revealed move to the next one without my shield

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I know that you lose most of the meaning that I share with you in the words of my songs that flow through you some day in the future when I learn the key to touch your awareness that is locked in ”D” I have visions of a grand beginning... I have visions of no end... for each moment is the beginning... and each moment is the beginning I look upon my people and watch the suffering, I have experienced enough to speak from my heart Together we must try to ascend to the place that

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once we all began Listen to me, if not our women, the source of life who then will warm us in the night the night of darkness to end only then when you close your eyes to see

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when you close your eyes to see that the light that is shining comes from thee that the light that we wait for is in your hands that the light is the beginning and each moment is the beginning and each moment is the beginning and each moment is the beginning and each moment is...

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YOU CAN’T SEE ME

You can’t see me because you are looking too hard at yourself You can’t see me so the dreams I have are on the shelf You can’t see me while looking into the glass The glass’s reflection reveals your imperfect past

You can’t see me, though you say that I am what you seek You can’t see me, in your own life’s fantasy All that you know and all that you’ve learned make of you a goddess for any man to yearn But that is your own dream and that is your own life…when will you share it with another as wife

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I am more than meets the eye I wish only once some one will see And more than see me, but share my reality It wouldn’t take much to show me you care, just give up one thing… a moment here and there A moment to give me concern for not what, …not what you long for …not what you need …not what you enjoy …not what you please …a moment for me that you have discerned a moment that shows the world that you know the person you’re with is a step beyond 110

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Ronald Lindsey is an Atlanta-based poet, energy worker and Sophist. This triage of talents is the creative force behind his poetic efforts. Ronald is multi-disciplined and brings forth visual delight through his thoughts transformed to words. His personal ideology of harmony through positively-directed energy is evident through his ‘message’ poems.

“Vignettes of Rhythm & Thought” is his first published work with pieces selected from hundreds of poems written over the years. Much insight can be gained by his far-reaching thoughts, unique perspectives, and provocative precepts that stir the imagination. Ronald’s writing shows a lot of promise while guaranteeing food for thought.

Ronald Lindsey prides himself on being different from the norm. He was born in Georgia, raised in Arizona, lived extensively in the Virgin Islands, but is truly the ‘Brother from Another Planet’.

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