[Thespiritexpress] Poet's Dilemma

[Roz]

So gorgeous and so true!  Thanks dear Riantee!
Love, Roz 

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> On Feb 23, 2023, at 11:03 AM, Riantee Rand via Thespiritexpress <thespiritexpress at lists.mcn.org> wrote:
> 
> 
>> 
>> Poet’s Dilemma – To Abe
>>  
>> A small voice keeps whispering in my ear:
>> ‘every word is a judgment
>> every thought a separation,
>> every comparison,
>> definition,
>> description,
>> all obstructions to the flow of change,
>> to the constant transformation that is life on earth. . .
>> and to the unchanging essence you truly are.’
>>  
>> I inquire:
>> Since every word I uttered as I first learned to speak,
>> every sight I described as I first learned to write,
>> every image I put forward in color or music,
>> all the things I ever made with a goal in mind
>> are so many obstacles to my awakening
>> how do I speak then,
>> how do I express myself,
>> how do I write?’
>>  
>> Because the praise I got for my achievements,
>> my pride at being recognized as talented
>> special,
>> were death blows to my true Self
>> and all my efforts to accomplish
>> conspired
>> to conceal my accomplished being,
>> how do I live my life on earth then,
>> how do I do my work,
>> be useful,
>> giving,
>> how do I survive?
>>  
>> ‘Poet, you did not come to earth to survive,
>> but to love,
>> do not consult your mind on this,
>> let your formless self
>> in-form your self of form,
>> string words together as they are given,
>> pull them out from your heart,
>> let them create a movement of energy,
>> a wave of awakening that can be received
>> as it is given to you
>> by everyone who is listening
>> let them put words in your mouth,
>> offer those freely,
>> anonymously,
>> and let the life current clear the way
>> for the transformation
>> to begin.
>>  
>> Follow that inner sound,
>>    									just listen,
>>                                                                         just hear,
>> just write!’
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