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I'm just a seeker

It is

Posted on June 17, 2014 by skipavm@gmail.com

It is our silence He hears.It is our thirst that drinks.The heart pumps harder, when we bleed.It is the lightness of absence that moves the tides of company.It is the vast emptinessin which the enormity of the beloveddiscloses. tis nothing … Continue reading →

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Kun Fa’yakun

Posted on June 17, 2014 by skipavm@gmail.com

This love is going to kill me, Each remembered kiss a slice to my heart, drawing rivers of words, to exsanguinate on pages upon pages of never-ending, ending. Love bleeds like a sorrowful spring and yet I keep defending, defending. … Continue reading →

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Whispering

Posted on June 17, 2014 by skipavm@gmail.com

I have discovered that God whispers  among those who proudly proclaim love. The latter takes us for loves fool  but I take the whisperer  as a lover.  Just whisper. tis nothing if not heardEmailTwitterFacebook0PrintGoogle

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Grandfather

Posted on June 17, 2014 by skipavm@gmail.com

his skin looked like tree bark…  and he died on the outside.  but inside, he was still a tree.  a big wise tree. tis nothing if not heardEmailTwitterFacebook0PrintGoogle

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those who give

Posted on June 17, 2014 by skipavm@gmail.com

Those who give, travel within the deep hull of the given… this exchange builds a seaworthy vessel The way your ship lists is a lullaby. tis nothing if not heardEmailTwitterFacebook0PrintGoogle

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Humans

Posted on June 12, 2014 by skipavm@gmail.com

Wherever they are gathered, they are sure to draw attention to themselves. They are unable to avoid the same eventual malady but their symptoms are beautiful to behold. They are painters of great landscapes, yet challenge painters to capture their … Continue reading →

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Die Beautifullly

Posted on June 10, 2014 by skipavm@gmail.com

Were a rose to know the gift of its own fragrance,  it would surely die… fulfilled.  Sweet attar of its sigh lulls open the red petals of my own empty heart who could behold such hollowness without imaging all it … Continue reading →

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An Empty Gift

Posted on June 10, 2014 by skipavm@gmail.com

  A gift is fragrance out of breath fled from the abode of the urn seeking respite of a wayfaring vessel within whom, it makes its return. Be not daunted, open the cover, Draw deeply from spirits fathomless well Oh, … Continue reading →

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Dance Change

Posted on June 10, 2014 by skipavm@gmail.com

Big changes propagate from the slightest shift…. one small pebble will unsettle a placid pond… parted lips can divide a nation… Change within is the dance, all around us is music And we are the musicians… Change is not an … Continue reading →

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In side and beside

Posted on May 15, 2014 by skipavm@gmail.com

The map to your heart, is in your heart. So where are you going? Be still. The Light in mine Of which you seek Illuminates Yours. Seek the One who points your soul toward love’s direction. He is pointing at … Continue reading →

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