<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">So gorgeous and so true! Thanks dear Riantee!<div>Love, Roz <br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPad</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Feb 23, 2023, at 11:03 AM, Riantee Rand via Thespiritexpress <thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><br class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">Poet’s Dilemma – To Abe<span class=""></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" align="center"><span class=""> </span></p><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">A small voice keeps
whispering in my ear:<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">‘every word is a
judgment<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">every thought a
separation,<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">every comparison,<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">definition,<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">description,<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">all obstructions to
the flow of change,<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">to the constant
transformation that is life on earth. . .<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">and to the unchanging
essence you truly are.’<span class=""></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" align="center"><span class=""> </span></p><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">I inquire:<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">Since every word I
uttered as I first learned to speak,<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">every sight I
described as I first learned to write,<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">every image I put
forward in color or music,<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">all the things I ever
made with a goal in mind<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">are so many obstacles
to my awakening<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">how do I speak then,<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">how do I express
myself,<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">how do I write?’<span class=""></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" align="center"><span class=""> </span></p><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">Because the praise I
got for my achievements,<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">my pride at being
recognized as talented<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">special,<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">were death blows to
my true Self<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">and all my efforts to
accomplish<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">conspired<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">to conceal my accomplished
being,<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">how do I live my life
on earth then,<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">how do I do my work,<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">be useful,<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">giving,<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">how do I survive?<span class=""></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" align="center"><span class=""> </span></p><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">‘Poet, you did not
come to earth to survive,<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">but to love,<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">do not consult your
mind on this, <span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">let your formless self
<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><i class="">in-form</i> your self of form,<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">string words together
as they are given,<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">pull them out from your
heart, <span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">let them create a
movement of energy,<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">a wave of awakening
that can be received<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">as it is given to you<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">by everyone who is
listening<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">let them put words in
your mouth,<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">offer those freely,<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">anonymously,<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">and let the life current
clear the way<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">for the transformation<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">to begin.<span class=""></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" align="center"><span class=""> </span></p><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">Follow that inner
sound,<span class=""></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 2in; text-indent: 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><span class=""> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span>just listen,<span class=""></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 2.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><span class=""> </span>just hear,<span class=""></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">just write!’<span class=""></span></div>
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