<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="auto">So delicious, Riantee! Each morsel is a delicacy delivered on a poet's plate for consumption, fortifying the reader's inner light, a gift that leads to a greater universal love. Thank you for this informative meal!</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">~ Ed</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div id="composer_signature" dir="auto"><div style="font-size:12px;color:#575757" dir="auto">Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone</div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><br></div><div align="left" dir="auto" style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Riantee Rand via Thespiritexpress <thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org> </div><div>Date: 2/23/23 11:03 AM (GMT-08:00) </div><div>To: thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org </div><div>Subject: [Thespiritexpress] Poet's Dilemma </div><div><br></div></div><br class=""><div><blockquote class="" type="cite"><br class=""><div class=""><div class="" dir="ltr"><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Poet’s Dilemma – To Abe<span class=""></span></div><p align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" class="MsoNormal"><span class=""> </span></p><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">A small voice keeps
whispering in my ear:<span class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">‘every word is a
judgment<span class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">every thought a
separation,<span class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">every comparison,<span class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">definition,<span class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">description,<span class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">all obstructions to
the flow of change,<span class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">to the constant
transformation that is life on earth. . .<span class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">and to the unchanging
essence you truly are.’<span class=""></span></div><p align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" class="MsoNormal"><span class=""> </span></p><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">I inquire:<span class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Since every word I
uttered as I first learned to speak,<span class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">every sight I
described as I first learned to write,<span class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">every image I put
forward in color or music,<span class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">all the things I ever
made with a goal in mind<span class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">are so many obstacles
to my awakening<span class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">how do I speak then,<span class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">how do I express
myself,<span class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">how do I write?’<span class=""></span></div><p align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" class="MsoNormal"><span class=""> </span></p><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Because the praise I
got for my achievements,<span class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">my pride at being
recognized as talented<span class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">special,<span class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">were death blows to
my true Self<span class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">and all my efforts to
accomplish<span class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">conspired<span class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">to conceal my accomplished
being,<span class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">how do I live my life
on earth then,<span class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">how do I do my work,<span class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">be useful,<span class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">giving,<span class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">how do I survive?<span class=""></span></div><p align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" class="MsoNormal"><span class=""> </span></p><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">‘Poet, you did not
come to earth to survive,<span class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">but to love,<span class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">do not consult your
mind on this, <span class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">let your formless self
<span class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><i class="">in-form</i> your self of form,<span class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">string words together
as they are given,<span class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">pull them out from your
heart, <span class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">let them create a
movement of energy,<span class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">a wave of awakening
that can be received<span class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">as it is given to you<span class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">by everyone who is
listening<span class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">let them put words in
your mouth,<span class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">offer those freely,<span class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">anonymously,<span class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">and let the life current
clear the way<span class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">for the transformation<span class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">to begin.<span class=""></span></div><p align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" class="MsoNormal"><span class=""> </span></p><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Follow that inner
sound,<span class=""></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 2in; text-indent: 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span class=""> <span style="white-space:pre" class="Apple-tab-span"> </span></span>just listen,<span class=""></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 2.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span class=""> </span>just hear,<span class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">just write!’<span class=""></span></div>
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