Photo by Riccardo Chiarini on Unsplash There is a dream, As of the gull, Whose self-assertive call Resounds, and plays Above the ever-moving waves. There is a secret wealth Revealed in cooling whispers

Photo by Sašo Tušar on Unsplash Since I was a child, I have always been entranced with that magical time we call Twilight. Even now, when I take myself outside to experience it, I can still feel the subtle,

Photo by Jakob Owens on Unsplash Oh, gentle one that plays Among the minds of men And echoes in their hearts: Ah, how sweet your echoing song unsung Afloat again Upon the skies of a world apart. Yours

Photo by Ricardo IV Tamayo on Unsplash I've always said ... Ostriches bury their heads in the sand, thinking they are safe, and forget that their butts are left sticking way up in the air, just waiting

Photo by J A N U P R A S A D on Unsplash The dying shades of day Linger awhile Along horizon's edge. The last-departing ray Melts slowly into guile --- Yesterday's lost pledge.

Photo by Ian Stauffer on Unsplash Truth is such an undefinable and elusive treasure. Perhaps this is because it is the sum of all virtue -- a Universal Truth. But there is also a truth for each of us,

Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash The world is a whirlpool Of thoughts and acts --- Yet softness does rule The harsh, cold facts. My scope of perception Has limits, yet free Of self-blinded deception Has

Photo by Teddy Kelley on Unsplash Friends of love's ardor, Hate's sworn enemies: With knowledge we barter For conscience's appease. Our life is replete With a wondrous defeat Of enigmas, so intricate,

Photo by Chris Abney on Unsplash Amid cold steel And concrete do I stand, And see upon my land The wondrous seal Of Man's ingenious mind. And as I look, I find A sun that tries to set In city's post and

Photo by Taylor Leopold on Unsplash Look up at a starry sky some night, and discover how important it is to be worthy of yourself.

Photo by Joshua Earle on Unsplash Man has so many rich Ideals, deep-rooted in divinity. The span of thoughts, infinity, And those creations which Express Man's soul, Have lent the Earth A radiant rebirth

Photo by Ralph Howard on Unsplash The forest has reclaimed A glory once proclaimed. A heavy darkness clings In silent victory To walls that housed A short-lived history Of Strength to Ignorance, espoused.

Entendimiento Dulce puro Del conocimiento amargo, ¡Que tan duro Es realizar tu encargo! Invariablemente Mi deseo es repleto: Diariamente busco tu secreto. Mi mente se ha sometido A ti, Manana --- Y tu

Photo by Larisa Birta on Unsplash Here, suspended in eternity, And lost In isolation of taproot beliefs. And left, my self, alone To discover whether Value must lie within one, An absolute good, Condemning

Photo by Tom Gainor on Unsplash I scramble to avoid The detritus of past mistakes And sometimes I am buoyed By successful dodging of their aches. How does one learn to thrive In this land of legal but

Photo by frank mckenna on Unsplash The Magic of Gratitude Years ago, something unexpected happened in my life that gifted me with gratitude and thankfulness, as I have rarely experienced. One of my Reiki

Photo by Sharon Co Images on Unsplash I rise before the dawn to experience the birth of a new day. And as I wait, and watch, a subtle breath of energy announces the coming magic. It becomes a whisper,

Maulana on Unsplash Your words are brave But the thickness of your voice reveals your pain. I hear your unsaid wish. For I, too, seek reprieve From the tyranny of unkind thoughts. I feel the leading edge

Photo by Jesse Echevarria on Unsplash The tranquil melody of the murmuring brook Broke the hush of a golden dawn, As the dappled doe, just awake, now shook The leaves from around her fawn. The luminous

Why is it That all genuine, Enlightened glimpses Into Beauty Must inevitably strike A vibrant note Of melancholy? Does Beauty hold A deepest-buried memory Of afore-life? My pinings are directed Toward