Seeing Beyond

Starting to see Beyond self Beyond everything To the mystery With which the music Of the universe rings.

The Answer Within

Within us Is the answer God gave To the many questions Of the mind God’s breath Our inspiration Like spirit Whose truth and love Gradually we find.

Cosmic Tide

IMMORTAL DIAMOND POEMS #10 Beyond Good and evil Where does spirit abide Moved By the flow Of divinity As if washed By God’s cosmic tide. Previous poems in the cycle are found after the image below 1. ~ So much fear As if it was unbearable ~ To know Our true selves ~ As if …

Who Are You Really?

IMMORTAL DIAMOND POEMS #9 Who are you really? Behind the masks you wear? What is your spirit Behind the stranger’s stare? Be mindful Of your soul Which so longs for eternity And seek Your unique Destiny. Previous poems in the cycle are found after the image below 1. ~ So much fear As if it …

Grace Fullness

IMMORTAL DIAMOND POEMS #8 For all Of time ~ The temptation To avoid ~ The void Unknowing ~ Its emptiness Hid the supremely ~ Important The meaning ~ Of all The grace ~ Fullness Of the truly divine. ~ Previous poems in the cycle are found after the image below 1. ~ So much fear …

Summon Your Soul

IMMORTAL DIAMOND POEMS #7 No one else Can say Where your courage Awaits For mind, will, And emotion Must summon Your soul To goodness And to action. ~ Inspired by Richard Rohr's book 'Immortal Diamond'. Previous poems in this cycle appear after the image below... 1. ~ So much fear As if it was unbearable …

Loving There, Now and Here

IMMORTAL DIAMOND POEMS #6 Within There are demons As well as divine Darkness So how to discover God is also there? And way beyond Both far and near Loving me there Now and here. ~ Inspired by Richard Rohr's book 'Immortal Diamond'. Previous poems in this cycle appear after the image below... ~ Why Did …

The Hidden Power of Timeless Revelation

IMMORTAL DIAMOND POEMS #5 Why Did I deny The divine presence So present in those tastings Of transcendence? I did not know It was God Whispering in all Still moments of transfiguration I did not understand at all The hidden power Of timeless revelation. ~ Inspired by Richard Rohr, who writes about "“the human temptation …

A Better Eternity

IMMORTAL DIAMOND POEMS #4 I was running From my own pain My own Insecurity Running into A confusion Of lies A false security Until there beckoned A voice of divinity Calling me deeper Redefining my identity From God I now seek A better Eternity. Inspired by Richard Rohr, who writes about "“the human temptation to …

Source of Love

IMMORTAL DIAMOND POEMS #3 Deeper Than our deepest identity God Our reality Awaiting Our destiny Our source Of love Where we May endlessly run. ~ Inspired by Richard Rohr, who writes about "“the human temptation to run from and deny not just the divine presence, but our own true selves, our inner destiny, our true …