In a bubbling stream,
And a lonely wind,
That whispers
Through an endless night.
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In the crying of a baby,
And its anxious mother,
That whispers
'Till it's light.
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At the end of a rainbow,
And the start of the journey.
And the end of a lifetime,
With the last breath of a one and only.
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When I notice a leaf,
All brown and fallen down,
And others in its stead,
Budding green all 'round.
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Below a bridge,
Where homeless sleep,
And somewhere below my pride,
Where my heart cares deep.
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Inside a movie reel,
All but run down,
And a life still spinning quickly,
But now almost gone.
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Behind the mask of self-righteousness,
Where ignorance remains,
And behind that wall of fear,
Where unconditional love still reigns.
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While I am asleep,
And all is quiet and immense,
And then when I am dreaming,
The dreams of innocence.
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By the side of the road,
Where beggar's eyes look down,
And all who pass their way,
Fail to see their crowns.
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As I toil in my fields of dreams,
And pray for better days.
And long for my release,
In an unrelenting haze.
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On a bridge at night,
And a moon in flight,
With a sky spewing diamonds,
And all around such light.
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Along a trail,
A mountain track,
Where we see anew,
And never go back,
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Until my breath is gone,
And the world no longer spins,
And when I know for sure,
There's no such thing as sins.
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In front of every door,
Before the bell is rung,
And everything we do,
And every song that's sung.
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Around each care,
That ripples through our lives,
And every friend and foe alike,
And every love and strife.
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Where no one else dare tread,
The land is far too strange.
Yet in my heart I know,
This is where I change.
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Above the end,
As far as it can go,
And then a little further,
Where no one ever knows.
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And then beyond the boundaries,
Of everything there is,
For God's face is found there,
And yours is simply His.
Author's Bio
E. Raymond Rock of Fort Myers, Florida is cofounder and principal teacher at the Southwest Florida Insight Center, http://www.SouthwestFloridaInsightCenter.com His twenty-eight years of meditation experience has taken him across four continents, including two stopovers in Thailand where he practiced in the remote northeast forests as an ordained Theravada Buddhist monk. His book, A Year to Enlightenment (Career Press/New Page Books) is now available at major bookstores and online retailers. Visit http://www.AYearToEnlightenment.com
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