poetry

[charliegee]

silence of morning
emptiness of mind
stillness of heart
life is here ~ in this moment

only here ...

CG 8/18/10

[zendancer]

That's a world-class haiku, Charlie. Beautiful.

[charliegee]

thanks ZD ...

[charliegee]

full awake alert
music plays somewhere nearby
who is here to hear?

CG 8/18/10

[lobo]

morning sun
yellow and warm
blue sky
open and cool
where is my heart?
where is my mind?
who am I?
what is this?

[charliegee]

if I'm aware of the sky
can I be the sky ...
if I'm aware of the stars
can I be the stars ...

if I'm aware of my body
can I be my body ...
if I'm aware of my mind
can I be that mind?

if I'm aware of me
then who am I? ...

it wasn't me ...

CG 8/19/10

[charliegee]

there's nothing to lose
there is nothing even to gain
there's nothing to change ...

CG 8/19/10

[charliegee]

the show ...

the person I was
no longer is ...
the person I am
is not ...

somebody
played Charlie
for so long
had the starring role

for so damn long
I started to believe
he was real ...
but I learned ...

as I watched the show
that he was an imposter
a house of cards
that tumbled ...

collapsed
when the truth
was seen clearly
and now life goes on

like before
but unlike before
the web has untangled
and so free ...

I walk
I talk
on god's
good earth

but now ...
the curtain has fallen
the show is over
no encores, no encores

CG 8/20/10

[charliegee]

shade ...

dance with fists unclenched
dance with open arms
with crystal sight
and clarity of mind

dance with no possession
dance in god's good graces
with grateful heart
and peace of soul

know that you are loved
know that you are love
that where you end
god begins (and vice-versa)

walk in solemn peace
breathe freedom's air
touch the hem of his garment
as he breezes by

sit at the feet of mercy
knowing only the beloved
asking nothing
yet possessing everything

wake to the beauty of sunrise
embrace all that life brings
sing the song of the angels
die in the shade of their wings

CG 8/21/10

[enigma]

Absolutely beautiful, Charlie.......Beautiful.

[charliegee]

thanks so much, E ... means a lot coming from you ...

[charliegee]

moves ...

we're taught who we are
we learn who we are to be
to stay within the ledgers
color inside the lines

and those who taught us
were taught by others
back and back and back
to the beginning ...

nobody really knows
nobody ever knew
but we pick up the ball
and we run with it ...

hoping to find the goal
somehow ~ hoping to reach
that place where it's all
alright ~ all right (alright?)

then why does it seem
all wrong ~ why is there
resistance every step
of the way ~ why does

life as presented, as defined
never bring contentment
never bring happiness
or peace ~ just trouble

magnifying trouble
magnifying trouble
and then we die ...
and they'll say ...

he/she is in a better place
maybe it isn't us that is
suspect ~ maybe it's the
way we've been taught

maybe we have to discard
all prior knowledge and
discover for ourselves
what this life is really about

about time we looked at it
more closely, see through
its deceptions ~ reject
its lies ~ it's falsehood

maybe it's time ...

may be the best move

we ever made ...

CG 8/22/10

[enigma]

No pity for the dreamers

A bird in flight on a windy night
gives pause to all that matters.

To all who brave the wrath of God
and dance while moonlight shatters
and falls like daggers come the dawns
that splinter when they break
to cast a spell...
but tend to dwell
a moment in it's wake.

Crystal sounds of winter nights.
A petal in the snow
lost in dreams of summers bright
and basking in the glow.

To solitude that lets us dream
to hope that sets us free.
To the lion in the city
and the prisoner on the open sea.

You're everything that matters
You're all that matters to me.

[charliegee]

just lovely E ... thank you ...

[charliegee]

blueberry muffin
buttered with a cup of joe
sunday closes sweetly

CG 8/22/10