Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Another Look Inside A Dawn Run Hot with Morning (The Poetry II)

In two recent blog posts in the last few weeks, you got a look inside A Dawn Run Hot with Morning first at the Introduction and later at some of the Poetry. As promised, here is a third blog post that takes yet another look inside the book. Get a look at more of the Poetry that will appear on the book's pages. Enjoy!


Compassion


So moved,
you reached for my hand.
Although startled, I remain here
disarmed
by the gesture,
as I give you mine.
And your face is the picture of sincerity.
I see so plainly the mirror, the reflection to my anguish in your eyes.
Your daring empowers my resolve and leads me to smile.

Meditation


I journey within to the confines
of emotion, of memory, of consciousness
I have found a stillness here
I have quieted my mind only to
Navigate the topography of inner peace
I am here, I am present

As I chant my mantra with every breath:
―Ham-sa
I hold on tightly to moments of solitude
The past and the future drop away
A unified consciousness emerges
Soundless reverberating unity
Inwardly, I howl of freedom

The Power of Now


We are hopelessly nostalgic
Gently caressing the finest moments of
Yesterday.
Like a musician harbors the soaring high note
We bend time for the expressed
purpose of being.
But like pending judgment,
the future awaits us.
Embrace the supreme power of now.
Hear it beckon your every impulse.
Know that the present is yours to define.
Expand it.
Multiply it.
Deliver it.

I hope that you enjoyed your third look inside A Dawn Run Hot with Morning. Please join me for future blog posts featuring the Poetry inside the book and new chronicles in self-publishing and book promotion.