Tag: spiritual

  • Poem: Angelic Conversations – 23/06/21

    Poem: Angelic Conversations – 23/06/21

    Angels, open my eyes to your norm.
    Watch me pirouette with joy as
    mischievously, I crush away negativity
    with bright, sparkling charm.

    Allow me to clear my clouded mind,
    intentions wrought,
    systemic intent there to find,
    underscored,
    rightfully learning,
    warmth, embraces,
    until the waking morning.

    I pass aside complaints,
    they no longer serve me,
    convoluted,
    they are unnecessary,
    they shan’t fuel like a disease for me,

    for then,
    I can say that I have danced,
    an angel in my arms,
    decisively, decidedly so,
    the beings assist me to cast goodness
    up, away
    like flung seeds
    which will magically morph
    into hidden food sources underneath,
    quietly homegrown.

    In the darkness, they will flourish,
    they were cautiously then confidently thrown,
    reaping the beneficial nature
    of stardust angels have imparted,

    beautiful,
    I know,

    of their blessings,
    their benefits,
    beseech the angels I do,
    I will entreat myself to the
    celestial beings
    before me,
    softly speaking,
    they’ve addressed my need
    intuitively,
    divine nature so pure,
    comfort swims before my eyes,
    a rich splash of electrifying blue.

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  • Poem: Alignment – 21/05/21

    Poem: Alignment – 21/05/21

    In alignment with understanding,
    alignment with fresh truths,
    no stale visions or ideas,
    no biting coldness,
    there is only Winter’s
    artificial warmth,
    flowing and growing,
    hearts drift and imbue.

    The source of ideas
    shows presence,
    an historical strength
    of mind and character,
    bitter interior rooms
    need no envisioning,
    intention, brightness,
    shining through the
    murk so soon.

    Focusing on firm understandings
    and even when on shaky ground,
    to be open and available at
    every moment
    surely cannot permit eternal growth.

    Learning from a situation,
    protective harmony,
    dissertation,
    expanding awareness while
    being conscious of reality,
    it’s truly important
    for intentions to be
    set and to be seen.

    Being aware of what
    can be dedicated to,
    who, what, where, why,
    being aware of how
    moods work in dark
    then effervescent ways,
    supporting,
    being supported,
    then needing to breathe
    fresh air,
    a new space,
    extracted,
    self-instated to another place.

    There is freedom residing in
    the atmosphere,
    rising higher and higher
    like wise, airy intentions,
    fly away,
    becoming more,
    there is less drag upon the wind,
    Life has proven there’s so much
    to align with,
    so much there is in store.

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  • Poem: Beautiful Soul – 29/04/21

    Poem: Beautiful Soul – 29/04/21

    Sustaining the high energy 
    of the beautiful vitality within thy soul, 
    watch as it trickles through the gaps visible 
    in the aura that surrounds you whole. 

    You are wonderful just the way you are, 
    the courteous, gentle being who sings slightly off-key,
    it is permissible to be less than perfect, 
    because this is what I have to say freely:

    Imperfection is beauty, as a wise woman once had said, 
    your perfection lies in the moments when your heart is beating –
    that’s always… 

    You easily keep promises to yourself, 
    honouring what you call for, 
    what you beg for with a smile,
    more, and more, and more… 

    The grimaces are gone, 
    they are done for, done for, 
    that’s what I have to say, 
    and treasured is everything, partially, 
    of what I know,
    expressions of true friendship, always.

    It seems that specific people will always be there
    for me, 
    it appears that they aren’t the ones 
    who we expected them to be, 
    but I treasure the new alliances made, 
    I am safe to be safe, as are you.
     
    It is safe for us to live in these bodies, 
    it is acceptable and right to express ourselves,
    we should appreciate our splendid uniqueness, 
    and when the flight of our souls occurs, 
    we shall grasp our lives again whole.

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  • Poem: Spiritual Names – 25/04/21

    Poem: Spiritual Names – 25/04/21

    A name rolled off the tongue, 
    started with a stammer, ended with an “A”, 
    I was not upset, I would not be swayed, 
    I was not irritated, I would not be saddened, 
    I would not allow myself to feel hurt or even 
    burdened or betrayed. 

    A slip of the tongue, 
    shall we look this up? 
    Perhaps a spiritual name, 
    underlying of sorts. 

    And then we found it, 
    beautiful description, 
    suited to a T, 
    was this the Universe’s way of highlighting 
    its secret name for me?

    As I read on, 
    I smiled, 
    it described me in ways that fit, 
    although there was some advice I didn’t agree with, 
    I wouldn’t allow my heart to dip –

    I remember at a time wondering what or even if 
    I had a soul name for me, 
    or whether it was what I was named by my loved ones, 
    Miss Lauren M, the assigned name for me. 

    Have I now discovered my spiritual name? 
    Perhaps, perhaps I have not, 
    but the process was lovely all the same, 
    and I liked reading those kindly written words, 
    and for the one who rolled off the name from his tongue, 
    his real name is meant to remain, 
    maybe the same is to be spoken for my chosen, given name.

    Maybe there’s no need to search for something else 
    when there’s no need to replace.

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  • Prose: Ghosts – 12/04/21

    Prose: Ghosts – 12/04/21

    I will detail a peculiar incident that I once experienced. One might attribute it to tiredness, others to something more intriguing and perhaps with some elements that could be further looked into upon then, and future nights. 

    As I rest upon the couch, I close my eyes and strangely experience this golden sensation of euphoria. It is like white lace woven with golden, glistening lace, and around my forehead I feel this certain aura. It’s odd, this sensation, it is one like a state of bliss, it is encompassing my upper face now and throbbing almost from within. Suddenly, something mischievous and perhaps malicious passes through me and then I am wearing this slightly deranged grin upon my face. It’s as though a spirit has overtaken me for the moment, and now gone is the white and golden lace. I remark to my friend close by that to me, its colour is that of deep purple and black; he humours me, I suspect, but he wants to leave this spiritual talk at that. 

    “Are you returning to when you wanted to see ghosts again?” he asks. I don’t know what he’s talking about, I can’t remember those times at all, they must have long passed. I scoff at him, tell him I’m not looking for ghosts, but was there something here, that passed by, I wondered, aloud? 

    “Sensations can be powerful,” he replied simply, and with a slight, and worried shrug. I’m not concerned. Though, of these sensations I am mildly curious enough. 


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  • Prose Poetry: The Realm: An Exploration – 14/03/20

    Prose Poetry: The Realm: An Exploration – 14/03/20

    Since the dawn of time, we have existed. And breathing out fire and brimstone are the ones below us, but we live on a middle plane, known as Earth, where soil is beneath our feet and the endless sky is a twinkling seascape in our curious, admiring eyes.
     
    The singed beings, they wish to harm us, to draw us into their world, of fire, smoke, of fire, smoke, until all our brittle bones will cry out NO MORE! And everyone, hands held in a circle, crumble to the ground. Only some will rise, and the others will remain face-down, unable to snatch that moment, that last breath of life, that fleeting air, because they could not rewind. We can never go back in time, what is done is done, it is dusted. It is history, as I call to the little returning memories which niggle in my ear, in my head, in my eyes, as I recall those confusing moments – did they mean something? Had something occurred, or really, not even at all?
     
    I confront these sizzling, smoky demons, stopping them, now stagnant, in their tracks. What they do not know won’t hurt them, this I understand to be true, because these cold, unfeeling beings are exactly that: emotionless and malicious. They enter dreams and make me toss and turn and bore holes into my heart until I feel the dire attack, and that there is nothing left within my former safety, due to their ability to arm.
    
    I manage to walk up to one, my face inches from his, and I hiss and hiss because this is the language that they are familiar with. And now he laughs, he cackles, he is unmoved by my display and with a sense of cruel poetic injustice he bites my thick thigh, inserting his poison. How I adore the chill as it enters my muscle, those two puncturing fangs. Though I know this can only mean certain death, I relish the coldness entering. Strangely, it makes me feel alive.
     
    He then removes his weapons from my skin and carries on, passing by. I am left to handle my damaged outer and slowly disintegrating inner layers which burn and itch incredibly. I am left unknowing what to do, unknowing how to handle this vile situation. But, it seems that this is meant to be my fate. I lay down and shudder, cold and hot chills, there may not be a second left to waste. I huddle into a ball, attempting to retain the remaining heat I have within my form, and lull myself to sleep with pleasant images in my mind, my wanted dreams, my dispelling of those nightmares which perpetually plagued.
     
    With a sense of melodramatic finality, I heave my final breath, my ostentatious sigh, and pass into the spirit world, where I can finally access the information I would like. I am here and now, yet not here, and this is something I must contend with, between worlds, floating, my body upon the ground, my spirit rising, free. I will return to myself soon, but I am yet to explore this new realm presented unto me.
     
    At this current moment, I am the only one permitted entry. I silently thank the being who harmed me, for he allowed something great to transpire. This opportunity I will not allow to pass me by. I will connect with my past beings, with knowledge and gracious gratitude, and a feeling of fine ardour.
     
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  • Poem: Purple Girl – 27/02/20

    Poem: Purple Girl – 27/02/20

    He tells me he has seen a girl,
    with vivid purple hair shining in the sun,
    according to him she walked with great presence
    away from him,
    her face was hidden,
    yet her aura shone,
    with flecks of blue,
    and green and gold,
    if I cared to know I would look these up,
    the energy, the auric balance of this being,
    who captured his heart this very day.
     
    He brings her up in conversation,
    several times, likely unintentionally
    but because he is compelled,
    I remind him of the girl in rainbow garb
    who I saw around my house many years prior,
    like her, he would never lay eyes upon this purple haired girl again.
     
    No, these are the people we view once in a lifetime,
    for some reason they bless our day and our minds,
    filling us with their memories,
    that there is something spiritually inclined,
    that far off in the distance their presence really
    isn’t as far away as the colours may seem,
    near us,
    holding us,
    are the thoughts we have,
    of our desired, wholesome dreams.
     
    One may state I should have been affected by
    the idea she mesmerised him,
    completely took his breath away,
    although he did wax lyrical about this vision,
    I knew that she meant something to his day.
     
    I cannot permit a sense of jealously,
    a sense of misery because she captured his heart,
    for in the mere seconds he watched her
    leave the station and head north-east,
    his heart enlivened,
    and she can be thanked for this,
    she managed it in her departure.
    
    In fact, I am pleased
    he has had this beauty to lay his eyes upon,
    not in the sense that he appreciates her wantonly,
    but accepted her presence wholly and for what it is,
    something exceptional,
    something worthy of speaking and sharing.
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  • Poem: Gateway – 27/02/20

    Poem: Gateway – 27/02/20

    I’ve come to a stark white marble gateway
    where I have the choice,
    presented with left or right,
    which path is moral,
    which path is exploratory,
    which will help reach a state of divinity?
     
    I pause at the crossroads,
    unsure of which road to take,
    because the truth of the matter is
    I’m barely guided
    I’m doing this on my own, it seems.
     
    Each path is covered with a looming arch,
    veins of tiny grey riddle the white, I discover,
    and they remind me of varicose veins,
    little interfering modules that stain the perfection
    of the set stage.
     
    I wonder to myself what would occur if I chose no path at all,
    would I reach my desired goal
    on my own?
    Would I attain that which I seek
    without the standard paths of known?
     
    I decide to stray from what is before me,
    I have always been known to explore,
    to test the waters,
    the rivers so deep,
    I do not need to follow many others,
    I’m already here on my own.
     
    I instead backtrack,
    it may look like failure,
    that I have given up,
    but the irony here is I’m redoing the procedures,
    I am here,
    I am there,
    I am gone,
    into the air.
     
    It is now my choice where I shall place my feet
    or spread my wings,
    seek forth,
    seek right,
    seek left,
    I am but a frugal queen.
     
    I shall seek my king and my kind
    because I know they are waiting for me,
    I’ll reach them in time,
    resurrect the past,
    I’ll no longer become lost,
    and I’ll traverse until I become wiser than I’ve ever known.
     
    Then I will know the true meaning of what I seek,
    what is it?
    The answer is within me.
    
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