Monday, September 3, 2018

our truth




by Shannondoah

Our truth 
unfolds as we
open Our hearts
more and more

each sunrise
and every
sunset

love is all there is

really, when 
meditating
on
Great Mystery, 
Our Source

within and 
without

Love is Our Everything

All Our Relations

love brought us
together

and it can
bring us back 
home

to Ourselves
and then

to Each Other 


when the words stop




by Hafiz 
Persia (Iran)


When
the words stop
and you can endure the silence



that reveals your heart’s pain
of emptiness
or that great wrenching-sweet longing,


that is the time to try and listen
to what the Beloved’s eyes
most want to

say.

Friday, August 10, 2018

sage




by Shannondoah

words
on this page

burn like
sage

smoke in the
air

it doesn’t always
feel fair

sometimes 
i think
i can’t 
take one more
minute

without you
in my arms

you holding 
me
to your heart

breath upon
breath

forever love

beloved


scriptures



by LALLA (India)

To learn the scriptures is easy,
to live them, hard.
The search for the Real
is no simple matter.


Deep in my looking,
the last words vanished.
Joyous and silent,
the waking that met me there.


mountains



by Shannondoah

i love you
in the mountains

i love you
in the sky

i love you
in the midnight
and the morning
all the while

i wake up
in the sunshine
and dream 
of you
and smile

i imagine
our love
is like the 
stars

infinite, 
like a 

wild 
song


i became you



by MAHADEVIYAKKA (India)

When the body becomes Your mirror
how can it serve?

When the mind becomes Your mind
what is left to remember?

Once my life is Your gesture
how can I pray?

When all my awareness is Yours,
what can there be to know?

I became You, Lord, and forgot You.



Friday, July 13, 2018

gravity


by Shannnondoah

not sure 
where gravity
went or
how 
it’s gone

i’ve been praying
day and night
for that ole
gravity to turn
back on

and bring us
together, reunited 
as one

and i can 
almost
feel your hands,
your heart
your whole self
breath
upon breath

i’m choosing 
trust
Spirit’s gonna
get it all
going

you and me

hey i’m a believer
and i don’t
give up

love is the 
only truth
we have

this trust 
lives
in each other’s 
hearts


infinite love, beloved