Gaia: Empowered by Poetry tag:gaia.com,2008,:Gaia http://groups.gaia.com/jdpoetry1/discussions/feeds/pod/2471 en-us 20 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:21:35 GMT Gaia: Empowered by Poetry Re: The Good Breath http://druidcircle.gaia.com Taikunping tag:gaia.com,2009:Gaia-516684 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:21:35 GMT http://groups.gaia.com/jdpoetry1/conversations/view/516671#516684 <p> such a good feeling Kevin :) </p> The Good Breath http://107LamplighterDrive.gaia.com Sparky tag:gaia.com,2009:Gaia-516671 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:53:22 GMT http://groups.gaia.com/jdpoetry1/conversations/view/516671 <p> Exhale the exhalation, slowly, <br />Fully through mouth<br />Pause, then inhale slowly<br />Through nose, till lungs are full<br /><br /><br />Pause for four seconds<br />Then gently exhale through mouth<br />Till lungs are empty<br />Savor the moment, ecstatic<br />Repeat<br /><br /><br />The breath means &quot;Espiritus&quot; in Latin<br />&quot;Inspired&quot; means&nbsp; &quot;In The Spirit&quot;<br />Find your &quot;Perfect Breath&quot;<br />And be &quot;In The Spirit&quot;<br /><br /><br />Where all inspirations are possible<br />As God meets self<br />And self meets God<br /><br /><br />Give yourself a big hug<br />Be happy as you Be!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Kevin W. Prout12/31/09 </p> Re: The Sacred Oak http://107LamplighterDrive.gaia.com Sparky tag:gaia.com,2009:Gaia-516537 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:11:57 GMT http://groups.gaia.com/jdpoetry1/conversations/view/516434#516537 <p> Tai, Thanks for your kind words which mean so much to me. Writing &quot;The Sacred&nbsp; Oak&quot; was such a joy to me. In Gratus, Sparky </p> So blue is.... http://druidcircle.gaia.com Taikunping tag:gaia.com,2009:Gaia-516475 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:42:36 GMT http://groups.gaia.com/jdpoetry1/conversations/view/516475 <p> <div style="text-align: center;">*<br />**<br />***<br />so blue is<br />wrapped in love<br />waters of the moon blessed<br />emotional ripples<br />stirred from above<br />moon&#39;s shadowed<br />consciousness<br />settled<br />***<br />**<br />*<br /><br />love Tai<br />Dec 09<br /></div> </p> Re: The Vision http://druidcircle.gaia.com Taikunping tag:gaia.com,2009:Gaia-516465 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:37:47 GMT http://groups.gaia.com/jdpoetry1/conversations/view/516222#516465 <p> I can feel your emotion - thanks for sharing these lines with us William - sacred :) </p> Re: The Sacred Oak http://druidcircle.gaia.com Taikunping tag:gaia.com,2009:Gaia-516464 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:35:48 GMT http://groups.gaia.com/jdpoetry1/conversations/view/516434#516464 <p> my favourite tree :) - loved the poem Kevin </p> Re: Blessed... http://druidcircle.gaia.com Taikunping tag:gaia.com,2009:Gaia-516463 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:34:24 GMT http://groups.gaia.com/jdpoetry1/conversations/view/516048#516463 <p> thanks William - glad to see you back in poets corner :) </p> Re: The Vision http://107LamplighterDrive.gaia.com Sparky tag:gaia.com,2009:Gaia-516435 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:39:13 GMT http://groups.gaia.com/jdpoetry1/conversations/view/516222#516435 <p> william, Such precious words and powerful. Thanks, Kevin(Sparky) </p> The Sacred Oak http://107LamplighterDrive.gaia.com Sparky tag:gaia.com,2009:Gaia-516434 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:35:21 GMT http://groups.gaia.com/jdpoetry1/conversations/view/516434 <p> One of my favorite gifts<br />In God&#39;s eclectic garden<br />Is The Stately Oak <br /><br /><br />Oh Oak<br />How many voices have you heard?<br />And how many secrets rest assured?<br />In years of longevity<br />On your strong arms have rest many the birds<br /><br /><br />Your beauty transcends all architecture<br />Your leaves come &amp; go<br />In the cycle of life<br />Again they come<br />Again they go<br />Like myriads of lifetimes<br /><br /><br />But in contemplation<br />I see a being that defies flux<br />Like a giant Bohdisatva<br />Etched in your strength, such tenderness<br /><br /><br />Oh Sacred Oak that just keeps on giving<br />Oh Sacred Oak, please just keep on living!<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Kevin W. Prout12/31/09<br /><br /><br />, such tenderness </p> The Vision http://william621.gaia.com william tag:gaia.com,2009:Gaia-516222 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:08:58 GMT http://groups.gaia.com/jdpoetry1/conversations/view/516222 <p> <div style="text-align: center;">Cleansed by bitter cold<br />and darkest of night<br />soul awakening<br />in clear starlight<br /><br />opening up<br />to worlds anew<br />spirit of love<br />life imbued<br /><br /><br />William&nbsp; <br />12/30/09<br /></div> </p> Re: Haiku:Renewal http://william621.gaia.com william tag:gaia.com,2009:Gaia-516212 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:45:46 GMT http://groups.gaia.com/jdpoetry1/conversations/view/516014#516212 <p> Thank you for this beautiful blessing!&nbsp;&nbsp; William </p> Re: Blessed... http://william621.gaia.com william tag:gaia.com,2009:Gaia-516211 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:43:48 GMT http://groups.gaia.com/jdpoetry1/conversations/view/516048#516211 <p> I love this!&nbsp;&nbsp; William </p> Blessed... http://druidcircle.gaia.com Taikunping tag:gaia.com,2009:Gaia-516048 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:20:52 GMT http://groups.gaia.com/jdpoetry1/conversations/view/516048 <p> <div style="text-align: center;"><br />Blessed is the heart of love<br />no speaking compensates<br />for a smile<br />for a helping hand<br />for being together<br />for witnessing<br />the gentleness of the moon rising<br />the vitality of the sun falling<br /><br />Dec 09<br />Tai<br /></div> </p> Haiku:Renewal http://107LamplighterDrive.gaia.com Sparky tag:gaia.com,2009:Gaia-516014 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:54:03 GMT http://groups.gaia.com/jdpoetry1/conversations/view/516014 <p> May Jesu, The Gentle<br />Nazarean and carpenter&#39;s son<br />Appear to you in a thousand faces<br />Should your faith<br />Start to wane&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Kevin(12/30/09 </p> The Gold Within Our Hearts... http://druidcircle.gaia.com Taikunping tag:gaia.com,2009:Gaia-515971 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:49:25 GMT http://groups.gaia.com/jdpoetry1/conversations/view/515971 <p> <div style="text-align: center;">green is so to balance<br />the gold within our hearts<br />lifting up our eyes to see<br />the colours within “our charts”<br /><br />making our balance<br />a wheel within a wheel<br />showing&nbsp;all our&nbsp;colours<br />a “field” within a field<br /><br />a dream inspiration :)<br /><br />Dec 09 <br />Tai<br /></div> </p> Re: Reap The Now http://druidcircle.gaia.com Taikunping tag:gaia.com,2009:Gaia-515944 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:07:19 GMT http://groups.gaia.com/jdpoetry1/conversations/view/515649#515944 <p> <div style="text-align: center;">soothing balm of eternal love<br />never seeking<br />accepting in the moment<br />never asking<br />acknowledging each divine breath<br />never questioning<br />knowing that all is perfection<br />s p a c e<br />d e p t h<br />t r u s t<br />resurrected and whole<br /><br /><br />Dec 09<br />Tai<br /><br /><br />thanks once again for your inspiring words Kevin<br />Peace<br />Tai<br /></div> </p> Reap The Now http://107LamplighterDrive.gaia.com Sparky tag:gaia.com,2009:Gaia-515649 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:05:17 GMT http://groups.gaia.com/jdpoetry1/conversations/view/515649 <p> Now is my time to act<br />In timeless cusps<br />In timeless Cups<br />&quot;That Runneth Over&quot;<br />With ever brewings That<br />Eternally Run over<br /><br /><br />Timeless are my acts<br />Timeless is my Cup<br />That &quot;Runneth Over&quot;<br />With eternal overflows<br />Eternal lullabyes of<br />Of Eternal Love<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Kevin W. Prout12/29/09 </p> Re: If Eyes Are Oceans... http://druidcircle.gaia.com Taikunping tag:gaia.com,2009:Gaia-515580 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:58:22 GMT http://groups.gaia.com/jdpoetry1/conversations/view/515548#515580 <p> joining chi in poetry :)<br />Tai </p> Re: If Eyes Are Oceans... http://107LamplighterDrive.gaia.com Sparky tag:gaia.com,2009:Gaia-515576 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:48:36 GMT http://groups.gaia.com/jdpoetry1/conversations/view/515548#515576 <p> Tai, If eyes are oceans<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Oneness in Thee<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Oneness in The Grand Scheme<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Nothing between Everything<br />Such a bountiful image, &quot;if eyes are oceans&quot;. Thanks And Grace, Kevin </p> If Eyes Are Oceans... http://druidcircle.gaia.com Taikunping tag:gaia.com,2009:Gaia-515548 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:04:41 GMT http://groups.gaia.com/jdpoetry1/conversations/view/515548 <p> <div style="text-align: center;">If eyes are oceans<br />I feel the sea<br />if eyes are oceans<br />my being is free<br /><br />My being is present <br />in clouds and in trees<br />my being is present<br />in both you and in me<br /><br />Drifting on a wave<br />floating on the sea<br />flying on a dragons back<br />seeing ripples of &quot;thee&quot;<br /><br />Dec 09<br />Tai<br /></div> </p>