The Path of No Path

The thirst for power is quenched When we choose to drink deeply The healing waters from the river of gentleness The need for control is lost By choosing to stand firmly On the ground of our own innate freedom The seemingly never-ending quest for solutions Is put to rest when we learn to Express compassion towards all life on this planet Choosing to put aside all agendas Allowing ourselves to love and be loved Causes the world of peace to rise on the near horizon As assuredly as the stars light the night sky

What Price? The two leaders embraced Tears of joy in their eyes A bear hug recorded by CNN With the whole world watching Eli the leader of Iraq and Aaron the leader of Israel In front of them an agreement Brings peace and prosperity Signed by all nations The wind bites at them Followed by the daggers of freezing rain Well below zero no one knows for sure Cold nights where whispers Travel off into eternity The screams of two women In the last few moments of labor Lying together under the roof Of former packing crates and relief supplies P-U-S-H ! P-U-S-H! “It’s a miracle Said Roger” “Two at once” “Get more blankets” screams Norman The birth mothers together In one final scream As if by some prearranged plan yell ALLAH! YAWEH! YAWEH! ALLAH! At that moment two boys are born They grow up together as brothers Love so profound and expansive All those around them are uplifted Practically inseparable from birth They live in a daily richness In the faith and traditions of the other Defying all

Great is the longing To hear the mountains whisper Springtime of my youth

The love we cannot see That sings and dances Right under our noses There Then not Or so we we believe Gracefully intertwined Through Cells, heart and spirit This is the love that knows us This is the love we all know is there We feel it deep in our bones But, we say that we do not Yet Inwardly we all know It is this This love That sets us all free

Which wake Of consciousness Do you choose to ride? Those who Choose to no longer Be asleep Create their own wake

Of what use are my Words of gentleness Or tenderness If you know only hatred And violence What sounds can my voice make That will cause your heart To resound with peace From where does love gain A foothold When the holy books Teach That some people must Die It is time, don't you think to let die All those Books who refuse To love each other?

Winding around The still point of consciousness In the center of the garden The last cherry tree Blossoms and bears fruit Each of us in turn Will do the same Mmmmm Very tasty indeed

Iridescent bright The sound of the universe Thunders coming change Humble as if, dust Winter ending sunrise bright Birthing completeness Rules protect! I'm told Maintain the common order Well guarded prison

A few musings Longing to live in the Unbounded lands Action that is based on knowledge that is not born of wisdom that has been birthed from compassion will only lead you in circles. To know something is true in a universe of constant change is to be utterly misinformed.