Preparing For Guests

In this bath
At once to be transported
To the spa
Beside the Giants Causeway

With these hands
At once to become the sculptor
With China Clay
Papier-mâché and potters slip

Thus to contemplate, and
Mould
Thus to feel the breath, and
The heartbeat

In this house
At once to be welcomed, and
With these easy words
To offer you thoughtful gestures

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Letting Go And Catching On

And so it is
And so the next step

A path
A journey
The search
For a calling
Name it
As you will

And then turn to me
and say what you have to say

For I am here
To listen
To learn
To grow
To free up
The spirit

And if I call it soul
And if I touch you

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Creeping In

Is it only me, anyhow
Why not delve deeper
Explore the joy of creation
Feel fully the desperate
Sensations that those
Who have lost
As well as those
Who have found
Might experience
From time to time
From town to town
Turn down the gladness
Emphasise the sadness
Pick up clearly on the fast
Approaching madness
With the fickle, pick of the
Snap, crackle, and pop-shops
Only to stop short of saying love
Don’t reach for the stars above
Be entirely sated, hesitate, wait
And then, always, and then
Move on, be strong, sing that
Same old song, that same old song

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Candelabra

And as the natural light fades
The artificial illuminations
Strike a chord of their own
Blues, and greens, and sharpened

Reds, from the box of decorations
Ghostly whites, and blossoms of
Blues, from the heavenly gates
Of unconditional love

In this prepared environment
The table is laid for dinner
Yesterday's presents are set aside
To create space for cold turkey

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Articulation

With this desire

To slow down
To make more time
To become truly observant

For in that future

Calmly embrace breath
Calmly capture thoughts
Calmly deliver tranquility

All the while

Look fondly on others
Look out into the world
Look towards creating a past

Then, or even before

Remember the good times
Remember the troubles
Remember those breaths of yesterday

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