An Adventure in Ireland… (Short Story) - 12/17/2024 9:26:25 PM
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Spain and Goya (Short Story) - 10/5/2018 9:09:13 AM
The most popular painting by Goya in Prado's Museum is the portrait of the family of Charles IV (Bourbon, of course Bourbons since 1707) and the members of the royal family are so awfully ugly that it is almost unexplicable this popularity, more taking into account Charles IV lowered his pants with Napoleon, resigned the throne of Spain and let Napoleon appoint his brother José Bonaparte king of Spain. All Goya's drawings, prints and paintings are really extraordinary. I like his series of Colossus especially. As for Nature Dalí was such a fool he said he had a labour every day: he had to surpass Nature.
Best regards.
Outsider (Short Story) - 5/9/2017 1:56:21 AM
A most beautiful and fitting tribute to your brother who lives in you. May the "outsider" in all of us prevail in order that we may attain the spiritual freedom Seanie had before he perished in the desert.
Marilyn (Short Story) - 10/2/2012 11:47:00 AM
what a wonderful twist on the sad story of a beautiful star and her brightly burming need to be accepted...oh that it could have been...
so glad i stumbled upon you and your 'brightly shining ' works....will continue to explore...pmedlin
Marilyn (Short Story) - 6/1/2011 2:36:22 AM
Interesting concept, Tom. Marilyn probably wished she was as intelligent as you've made her here (smiling). Just the same, I did enjoy your story!
Hugs to you,
CJ
Outsider (Short Story) - 8/2/2009 9:52:54 AM
A most honoring and touching tribute to your brother, Tom. What you have shared here tells a lot about you as well; and it is fine. Love and peace to you,
Regis
Marilyn (Short Story) - 5/22/2009 10:57:32 AM
Thank you for sharing this most interesting, insightful, and thought-provoking story, Tom. Love and peace to you,
Regis
Pixel ...a story about playing (Short Story) - 9/23/2008 6:24:57 PM
He reasoned that all were indeed one and the same and that each loop was trying to come home to the state of power where there is no longer need for any loop at all.
Fascinating insight, Tom. Thank you for sharing it. Love and peace,
Regis
Outsider (Short Story) - 6/16/2008 10:44:34 AM
You visited his grave, gave him honor and buried that necklace with him as you were led to do. He made a great impact on your life and brought you much love and joy. A brother is never to be forgotten and is to be honored always. God loves everyone and takes care of them in Heaven.
A Moment Alone (Short Story) - 6/16/2008 10:41:17 AM
Thank your for the write. I read it and absorbed it and did not find some of it at all a happy write. You made it and are making it alone with your maker each day and you are still alive and have his love with you. Good health to you today and always.
Spain and Goya (Short Story) - 2/5/2008 1:32:29 PM
Goya depicted a very important truth in his lithographs and to have exposed the evils of patriarchy from within the umbrella was a threat and an embarrassment to the policies of Catholicism.
--I've always been haunted by this dark period of his life where he lived in "The House of The Deaf Man."
the contrast between the ego art of the museum and the natural art of the gardens struck me by the incredible difference of one to the other.
--True. I love artwork, but I also love nature. I guess I like both equally, but it is true that the art suffers from too much ego. I never really thought of it this way until now.
Outsider (Short Story) - 10/12/2007 8:13:11 PM
I think that it is a blessing for a truth seeker like Seanie to be able to die while suffering from sickness or hardship but not quickly such as from a murder or brutal accident. If you ever read Tolstoy's "The Death of Ivan Ilyich" you know that Ivan had time on his death bed to ponder what it is all about. Ivan did not have a family who could help him, nor did the minister in his community help him either because they did not have the answers that he needed. However, God answers a prayer in such a desperate time as being trapped under a truck from one who really wants to know what life is all about. I hope he asked the right questions in such a despairing moment. My own father on his death bed started asking all the right questions, and he died in peace as a result. Jesus Christ said, "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life and no man comes to the Father but by Me." I hope Seanie found this out by asking the right questions at the right time. Your writing is sweet and thoughtfully sincere. I hope what I said made sense. God bless you.
Outsider (Short Story) - 4/25/2007 10:15:14 AM
The book The Outsider by Colin Wilson is one of the greatest books ever written.
Outsider (Short Story) - 4/17/2007 1:29:25 PM
Tom, this is a radiant and gifted memoir. Seanie comes alive through your words -- I can think of no better tribute to your beloved brother. He lives in you and that's as it should be. Wonderful work.
Love,
CJ
Spain and Goya (Short Story) - 12/12/2006 9:04:08 AM
Very well done. Excecptional, actually. You fgave us Goya the genesis with all his warts . . . I did a poem about Goya a while back called "He Can No Longer at the Age of Ninety-six." Actually the poem was thought of becuse of the painting by Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes. I'm happy you reminded me of it, I think I'll post it . . . Here is the address for a FREE download of my novel, "fairy!: A Cautionary Tale," if you want to check it out . . . http://www.lulu.com/content/572010
THE PHANTOM SOVEREIGN (Article) - 8/4/2026 11:31:26 PM
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THE FIRST MOVEMENT (Article) - 4/7/2026 5:03:18 PM
The first rule of a scientific investigation is "no assertions." Otherwise, one imbecile could bring all science to a halt.
PATRIARCHY (Article) - 3/23/2026 9:33:19 PM
There is more to science than just the physical world. There is also the social world, where analysis, synthesis, evaluations, and state-of-the-art decisions are made that follow the components of the scientific method. But there is also more to life than just the sciences. There are concepts of right and wrong: of giving, caring, loving, forgiving, and doing good for humanity. Pope Leo is an incredibly intelligent person with a heart; he is a teacher; a counselor; he has the courage of his convictions; he leads with a force of determinantion and beauty. No one can be all things to all people, Neither science nor religion are attributess of wisdom, an attribute Leo has in abundance. He is a force for good. And I am not a catholic.
THE GARDEN (Article) - 12/16/2025 2:19:43 PM
This piece has a thoughtful, reflective tone nthat stays with you. I enjoyed how the ideas flowed naturally. Thanks for sharing
THE FORCE OF GRAVITY (Article) - 11/13/2025 2:25:19 AM
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THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES (Article) - 10/17/2025 1:34:01 PM
Thanks for the heads up. Up until now, metrics the world over showed progress. I have a book from 1979 by Heilbroner that predicts that we had reached the tipping point. Like the second coming that never comes.
If it is going to happen, I'm glad that I will have twisted off this "mortal coil" by then, or shortly after.
Ron
FOOLING OURSELVES (Article) - 9/13/2025 8:46:04 AM
I have been described as a fool and it's probably correct.
Ron
FEATHER-FALL (Article) - 7/15/2025 9:36:32 AM
I like the poem. And, I'm comfortable with the way the universe is unfolding… Constantly in motion right down to the crazy quarks within our atoms. Certainly an illusion. But an illusion that holds long enough for us to see some consistency in the minuscule timeframe of life on earth.
Ron
ANTICHRIST (Article) - 6/17/2025 2:36:50 PM
Cutting through the nonsense of your logic, the Christian cult has done a fabulous job of describing the Christ and proselytizing him.
So, it doesn't take much imagination for the human brain to come up with the antithesis, Antichrist. Since we humans like bad better than good as long as it's entertainment and not heaped upon us, writers since, like Dante, I have reveled in writing stories of the Antichrist.
It is written, so therefore it must be true. The most successful book of all time.
Ron
ILLUSION IS REAL? (Article) - 6/15/2025 10:24:19 AM
What a process arrives at the same conclusion many times over without varying, it is not an illusion although it is part of are very squirmy and irrational universe underlying everything, including our thoughts. Why they come and go so quickly and need to be captured in someway to become useful.
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THE THOUGHT PULSE (Article) - 6/15/2025 10:00:09 AM
More of the same. Aristotle had the world flat riding on top of a universe consisting of a tortoise. Small world, his. Did he think the stars above were painted on the ceiling?
Ron
ARISTOTLE'S INSIGHT (Article) - 6/15/2025 9:55:08 AM
You conjured up some interesting thoughts. Still trying to figure out why my sister thinks the way she does.
Ron
THE TEST (Article) - 4/30/2025 1:52:12 PM
ah, yes, this IS a self test
The Field (Article) - 4/30/2025 11:39:07 AM
This is fascinating-thank you for it
The Bell is Tolling (Article) - 3/25/2025 12:41:14 PM
Max Plank may have been a great physicist, but he is not the answer, either.
I'm fine with the observation of Charles Darwin and The Origin of Species. All species have brains. We have brains. If we don't use them like some members in Congress and those that voted the tyrant into office, we can clearly be faced by the last quote, without who said or wrote it except the author.
Science created the monster… Science can solve it. Not God.
Ron
8) THE SMALLEST PARTICLE (Article) - 1/30/2025 11:57:40 AM
The Antithesis of God is the demon in our heads - everywhere at once, in control of the sum of who we think we are. It is all as one - inseparable! We are our own cause, nothing is apart. All as one we contrive our 'forgetting' so we can do what we want without responsibility.
This we call freedom.
8) THE SMALLEST PARTICLE (Article) - 1/30/2025 11:53:17 AM
The Antithesis of God is the demon in our heads - everywhere at once, in control of the sum of who we think we are. It is all as one - inseparable! We are our own cause, nothing is apart. All as one we contrive our 'forgetting' so we can do what we want without responsibility.
This we call freedom.
ENERGY IS AN ILLUSION (Article) - 1/26/2025 1:45:48 PM
Yes, it's amazing that we can hold everything together pour a lifetime considering we are just a bundle of squirming energy an elements all actively trying to build and tear down at the same time.
Ron
Starstruck (Article) - 12/6/2024 12:56:55 AM
Enjoyed this!
The Hairdryer Chronicles PREVIEW (Article) - 12/2/2024 8:18:15 AM
THE HAIRDRYER CHRONICLES
“Every living being is an engine geared to the wheelwork of the universe..." - Nikola Tesla.
The universe works just as does any electric hairdryer or drill: one cycle spinning an output for work to be done. The hairdryer is plugged into an a/c outlet whereas the universe is plugged into eternity.
“Draw from it as you will, it never runs dry.” – Tao Te Ching.
A SPARK TO FIRE
“Eternity is the source of energy.” ~ Nikola Tesla.
In the beginning there came a spark that continues to repeat.
The universe is a fire of sparks.
All things are accumulations of the same spark; a single wheel producing output.
All - archetypes of original experience/facsimiles.
The energy of all activity comes from eternity…
“Draw from it as you will, it never runs dry.” – Tao Te Ching (340BC).
Every time you use your hairdryer you are demonstrating an archetype of the universal cycle.
GATEWAY
Energy began when all as one resisted One is all.
One is all: God.
The resistance caused a spark of unlimited potential for the least time.
The eternal spark repeats until resistance is shed.
The constant on/off opens the gateway for all as one to come through.
THE COLLECTIVE SPARK
“Eternity is the source of energy.” – Nikola Tesla.
One spark of resistance opened the universe to limitless possibilities.
In 1900, Max Planck established the energy value of the spark as: 6.62607004 x 10⁻³⁴ m² kg seconds.
Planck’s constant is unlimited potential wound into the least possible amount of time.
The universe is a fire of sparks taking time to burn.
The resistance that caused the spark is hidden in the fire.
DREAMSCAPE…
“I observed two pet pigs packed into the back seat of a small convertible. The driver was taking them for surgical procedures, in Europe, it seemed…
Then, the scene changed to an abattoir and the raw fear of cattle coming through a chute, one by one, to be struck on the head with a sledgehammer.
The next showed the driver at home serving steaks to dinner guests.”
The sum of who we thing we are – all as one, has put the fear of God into us.
“People will do anything, no matter how absurd, to avoid facing their own souls.” – Carl Jung.
NON-LOCALITY
“He who grasps the truth of the Mental Nature of the Universe is well advanced on The Path to Mastery.” - Three Initiates, The Kybalion: A Study of the Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece.
Resistance grows as repetition increases.
We are one made many absolved by non-locality.
“Hear no evil. See no evil. Speak no evil.” – Lao Tzu, 340BC.
WITHDRAWAL
Resistance to eternity produced a spark of unlimited force for the least time.
The spark repeats - empties and refills without cost.
“Eternity is the source of energy.” – Nikola Tesla.
“Draw from it as you will, it never runs dry....” – Tao Te Ching, 340BC..
“Ask and you shall receive” - Matthew 7:7.
• The value of the spark/energy is Planck’s constant: 6.62607004 x 10⁻³⁴ m² kg seconds.
This is the QUANTUM.
The universe is the secondary result of quantum repetition – a spark to fire!
THE MORTAL COIL
All things are wound-up coils of unlimited potential.
Your location within the spectral hierarchy is dictated by your thinking.
As you embrace eternal recurrence through its attendant archetypes your body will vibrate in accord.
In due course you will involve beyond the fear of death as we know it.
You will be increasingly inclusive – increasingly alive!
This is the process we must abide.
ONE is all.
THE WAY
Humility is the anchoring principle of divine exchange.
ONE is all.
It is this absolute that enables one to draw from the eternal mother-lode with impunity.
Withdrawals increase until it becomes evident that building structures for their own sake is ultimately futile.
We build our dreams so that we may learn from them; that we may learn the truth of who we are.
All constructs are drawn from the well of eternity yet many believe they are their own cause and effect.
Everything glows with divinity and to claim exclusively in terms of this or that is to negate the objective of equanimity – One is all.
We learn this when we die;
…but, again and again and again we repeat - never in the same form but always in perfect form.
“I am different from ordinary people. I drink from the Great Mother's breasts.” ― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching.
THE VEHICLE
The truth: One is all.
You are God, so am I and so is my dog or a gust of wind.
God came to energy as the complementary opposite of resistance.
The primal duality is the root/seed of all things: SILENT within every emerging detail.
All things are archetypes of the original - take a hairdryer or a kitchen appliance asunder and at its heart you will discover a rotating magnet producing output for work to be done.
The primal spark is the prototype of all: a magnet rotating just as a hairdryer except its power comes, on demand, from the limitless source of eternity. Archetypes are our tools to learn by.
NEEDLE
The universe is an energy system that began when resistance to eternity caused a spark of energy.
It is all-important to realize that the cause of the spark is silent.
The energy packet/spark repeats to become the fabric of the universe.
We are bound to the fabric because we are turns of the same resistance – a needle at work.
Find the needle and you will knit your own experience.
CONSCIOUSNESS
“The unity once possessed has been lost, and must now be found again.”
– Carl Jung.
The universe is the secondary result of one eternally recurring spark of movement.
The energy of the movement is Planck’s constant: 6.62607004 x 10⁻³⁴ m² kg seconds.
Planck’s constant is the Quantum.
• The quantum packet is unlimited energy for the least time.
Eternal recurrence enables the consciousness necessary to engage the possibility of pacifying the quantum’s energy.
THE IMMORTAL COIL
“Treat everyone that you meet as if they are God in drag.” – Alan Watts.
One is all means each thing is God.
We are wound-up coils to be released.
Energy began when the least resistance split One in two.
The material world is growth of resistance – coils upon coils maintained by consensus.
The silent duality is everywhere at once - a seed growing…
Just as nature comes and goes so also the universe.
"Every living being is an engine geared to the wheelwork of the universe." - Nikola Tesla.
THE ONE POSITIVE
God does not exist in energy.
The first energy was the silent positive/negative that resulted when One was resisted.
The primal energy is Planck’s constant: 6.62607004 x 10⁻³⁴ m² kg seconds.
The universe is the secondary result of quantum repetition.
This is proven by the abundance of archetypes that inundate the universe; take apart anything at all and you will find a rotating movement producing output.
The object of repetition is to catalyze a change of direction that embraces the silent positive.
One is all.
No one has a right not to know who they are.
Starstruck (Article) - 11/26/2024 12:51:34 PM
People do not know they are here to learn who they already are. Claiming exclusivity for this or that is as '30 pieces of silver', others will pay for this.
Withdrawal (Article) - 11/26/2024 12:40:39 PM
The universe is one movement going in/out of eternity. Max Planck measured this movement but the resistance that caused the movement was threatened. And so, we still do not understand quantum physics.
Emotion (Article) - 11/26/2024 12:26:49 PM
Movement/energy is emotional! The universe is hierarchically bound because all energy systems are fearful.
The Spark Collective (Article) - 11/21/2024 1:57:20 AM
The eternal spark is everywhere at once.
The Cycle (Article) - 11/18/2024 1:25:12 AM
The cycle of life began when All AS ONE we resisted equanimity. We do not remember the Love we come from and so we are given cause to remember.
Desire (Poetry) - 4/30/2016 7:04:30 AM
I can surely relate to the theme that you have shared through your verses here, Tom. Love and peace,
Regis
Anything Is Everything (Poetry) - 12/25/2014 6:24:21 PM
short, sweet, and too the point! very nicely done. Thank you!
You is who you ain't (Poetry) - 10/7/2012 10:14:51 AM
Your philosophical point of few has awakened my thinking, Tom. Thank you. Love and peace to you,
Regis
Love is Alive! (Poetry) - 5/5/2012 9:21:06 AM
"We are forever meeting each other
over & over & over......"
This is so beautiful!!!!!! I know it's true!
The Black Guards (Poetry) - 7/29/2011 8:29:09 AM
How true this is. I love the last two lines:
They are the dupes of Satan
Swinging his sword of fear.
rege schilken
Higher Love (Poetry) - 6/1/2011 2:42:52 AM
Our thoughts become things -- there, you found such beauty and peace and love, thinking you would stay if you could -- and the universe made it so. What a wonderful poem and story!
Namaste.
CJ
Love is Alive! (Poetry) - 6/1/2011 2:39:42 AM
A beautiful write, Tom -- your awareness is showing!
Namaste.
CJ
Higher Love (Poetry) - 8/25/2010 4:48:04 AM
Very well composed, Tom
The Christian Schism (Poetry) - 7/31/2010 12:49:41 PM
Tom, Remarkable write! The world is filled with pride, greed and deceit...but one day every knee will bow and every tongue confess that Jesus is Lord... alive and well! Blessings...Frances
Human Folly (Poetry) - 2/25/2010 11:59:17 AM
Your philosophical perspective gives me much pause for reflection, Tom. Thank you for sharing it. Love and peace to you,
Regis
Humpty Dumpty (Poetry) - 11/1/2009 8:20:09 PM
Moment of truth:
Only Humpty can put Humpty together again.
I appreciate the philosophical perspective that you share within your verses, Tom. Love and peace to you,
Regis
A Face of Love (Poetry) - 4/26/2009 9:49:55 AM
This is fine poetry, Tom. I am certain that anyone reading it can find some way to relate to what you express. Thank you. Love and peace,
Regis
Higher Love (Poetry) - 4/7/2009 6:55:13 AM
Tom,
Amazing write, profound and thought provoking.
Many blessings,
~Linda
Higher Love (Poetry) - 3/10/2009 9:01:08 PM
Oh Tom, did you really live within earshot of crashing waves, omigosh I am so jealous! I love being near the water, going fishing, and is it warm there? It is snowing sleeting and icy cold here, and I hae it. I want to sit on your balcony!
Higher Love (Poetry) - 3/2/2009 11:16:40 AM
A profoundly thought-inciting write, Tom. Thank you for sharing it. Love and peace to you,
Regis
Higher Love (Poetry) - 1/19/2009 11:43:50 AM
Having all the riches in the world does not make one happy. Too sad but true. I too would love an oceanside home, but finances make it not available. Only some dreams and readings of it can be had by me about that ocean life I'd like to lead.
The Christian Schism (Poetry) - 12/11/2008 7:38:18 PM
Excellent Poem.
The truth was too simple, no control, no power in the truth.
Love, such a simple message. Early censorship I guess.
Tony
Higher Love (Poetry) - 12/11/2008 7:16:08 PM
Were not always aware of our journey, until we look back.
Pity that.
Tony
Higher Love (Poetry) - 12/8/2008 6:33:43 AM
Wow, this is very thought-provoking about the self and the journey we are all on-very tight, well-written piece.
Higher Love (Poetry) - 12/5/2008 7:17:34 PM
Amazing how and when we really learn to see and then absorb it all in to become a part of who we are, lovely writing...
Be always safe,
Karen
Higher Love (Poetry) - 12/5/2008 3:46:34 PM
Tom,
for me this is a personal epiphany, a rejection of your old order and acceptance, and the search for a higher consciousness which this poem tells me you've found partially at least, partially I think is what's achievable, nirvana is elusive but never to be given up on.
I love where you take me with this.
John
Higher Love (Poetry) - 12/5/2008 4:55:30 AM
this is sad-i hope he found his way back
Imagine (Poetry) - 11/29/2008 10:50:14 PM
ahhh imagine that which cannot be
for life has thorns that are imposed
a prick upon the souls supposed to be free
imagine life as worry free, a life as boring as can be
and yet we seek none that is worry free! Sandi
Imagine (Poetry) - 11/8/2008 10:45:15 AM
This inspirational write cannot help but remind the reader of John Lennon's "Imagine." I love your poem, Tom. Thank you for sharing this gift. Love and peace to you,
Regis
Imagine (Poetry) - 10/11/2008 4:17:50 PM
I really like this poem, Tom! I can almost imagine the love and peacefullness. However, I'm having trouble with the third stanza lol!
"No me, no you
No trees, no animals
No births, no death."
Can't even vaguely imagine this scenario. Wow! That's somethin to think about.
Imagine (Poetry) - 10/11/2008 4:01:21 PM
Tom,
the clarity and spareness of expression heighten the impact and make each line tell. I like how you deliver this fine theme.
John
The Black Guards (Poetry) - 10/11/2008 11:46:58 AM
The first line of the THE BLACK GURADS' introduction made me go back twenty-four centuries of history. "Religions in my opinion are generally well intentioned." A thought flourished: The creation (Founding) of THE HOLY MAMMONITE CHURCH OF THE PLUTOCRATIC SAINTS OF THE SEVEN DAYS, (SEVEN, not The Seventh) --to unite all servants of the "wealth intentioned leaders of SATAN".
Let me talk about the poem: It seems that a revision of the sixth stanza will help readers understand it better.
I have enjoyed the reading of "The Black Guards". It stimulates the desire to know the history of our times.
Thank You for sharing Your glowing brains, and Your artistic veins.
I salute You, Poet.
Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU
P.S.: If the author feels that my comments don't fit here, please act at once: REMOVE them.
Gratefully,
Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU
Imagine (Poetry) - 10/11/2008 8:54:54 AM
Tom this is so inspirational, and brings me a sense of peaceful wonderment. Also, of course, the song come to my mind.
Peace,love, light,
Amber "V"
Imagine (Poetry) - 10/11/2008 5:54:17 AM
wonderful and inspiring-imagination, belief--can be very powerful indeed!
The Black Guards (Poetry) - 10/9/2008 7:51:22 AM
Yes,Tom - that's exactly how it is. Well described.
Rod
Beyond the Worlds (Poetry) - 10/9/2008 7:42:17 AM
Yes, and only those who have viewed from a place beyond can see what you have seen - all connected , all the same - but different too.
Well described.
Rod
A Devil to Heal Our Shame (Poetry) - 10/5/2008 8:25:46 PM
Good insightful writing.
In the end --the devil never wins.
JMD
To Enter the Realm (Poetry) - 9/5/2008 9:57:55 AM
Verses and photo complement one another very effectively to express the theme you have chosen. Well done, Tom. Love and peace to you,
Regis
The Eternal Way (Poetry) - 8/25/2008 5:20:15 PM
Sometimes healing from grief seems absolutely endless, it takes so long, over a year for me. This poem helped me cause I know some healing is on the way somewhere.somehow and some day I will be whole again.
The Christian Schism (Poetry) - 8/16/2008 6:05:54 AM
Dear Tom,
Very incisive and revealing. Religion never changes man,
infallibility is a deception, and salvation cannot be earned by good works. If this were so, how many communions and rosaries do we have to do to get "penance"? Jesus Christ paid the price at the cross,
"as a ransom for many" because we cannot pay for our sins by PENANCE.
Salvation is by grace, not by works. Martin Luther wrote about that.
The Black Guards (Poetry) - 8/16/2008 5:45:44 AM
Hello Tom,
This is a poem about the DECEPTION of religion, and as a former Catholic raised from strict dogmatic theologically biased schools, I only came to know the truth when I read the Bible BY MYSELF, something that was forbidden for us to do by the nuns and priests, as they said "it might destroy our faith". Incidentally, if I may add, Born Again Christian men do not dislike women (where in the world did that come from!) as I know because I am now a Christian, thank God! "Catholicism is merely a coloration of common ignorance" is a very true statement, as most of us do not know who God really is and where we will go AFTER DEATH. All of us desire to know the truth, the Bible is there - we just need to read it.
Cynthia
Love is Alive! (Poetry) - 8/13/2008 6:58:24 AM
Great poem! I'm glad I didn't miss this one!
The Black Guards (Poetry) - 8/4/2008 1:35:32 AM
Very good!
I was talking to some co-workers today about this, especially certain people we know who seem to dislike women (most often its men of the Born Again Christian persuasion who exemplify this) and I can totally relate to what you're saying in your poem.
The Christian Schism (Poetry) - 7/12/2008 10:19:50 AM
Become as humble as a flower
All things perfect within its power
No more shadows dark and bold
Only the wisdom that we own.
Thank you for sharing your perspective, Tom. Love and peace to you,
Regis
The Black Guards (Poetry) - 7/8/2008 9:40:59 AM
Powerful and meaningful words, Tom. Thank you. Love and peace,
Regis
Another Head Upon a Pike! (Poetry) - 7/6/2008 1:37:36 AM
This is a fine evaluation, Tom, worth writing and most definitely worth reading.
John
The Black Guards (Poetry) - 6/30/2008 2:20:47 PM
It is hard for me to give a review on this. I read it, understand it but have not words to comment on it.
Love is Alive! (Poetry) - 6/24/2008 11:48:49 AM
You have given me a feast for thought! Good one! SC
The Black Guards (Poetry) - 6/1/2008 8:31:24 PM
And the zealots say...
The Black Guards (Poetry) - 6/1/2008 5:21:07 PM
Tom, this is brave and bold and timely.
With thoughts so inconcrete
Matters so incomplete
says it very well.
John
Be Here Now (Poetry) - 5/24/2008 7:29:20 PM
What a great view on death and how we come back and are around each other. I know we remember our friends, relatives and all in heaven and that we a love to each other. Being here now is the way to be and I thank you for the memories you wrote here too.
Flower (Poetry) - 5/24/2008 7:26:33 PM
I find life is simple as you said. Beautiful flowers have need of sunshine, water, and care just as we do in our lives. Let us let go and live to the best that we can be. I like this poem and love flowers, especially the lavendar Wisteria. Yellow roses are next of my loves.
Homeless (Poetry) - 5/23/2008 5:42:51 PM
A kind and tender heart raises all of us aloft. Well done, Tom!
John
100% Brand New (Poetry) - 5/22/2008 8:30:46 PM
Only right that you should want 100% of her. She is yours for the taking and if treated right should stay 100% true to you too.
Beyond the Worlds (Poetry) - 5/22/2008 8:29:09 PM
Can hear the celestial music from afar. The movements combined with the themes are centrally located beyond the worlds.
To Serve the Flower (Poetry) - 5/22/2008 8:27:39 PM
A thought provoking write. As beautiful as she is and would be you lect her say goodbye to you. How foolish we all are sometimes and do things like this.
Angel Light (Poetry) - 5/22/2008 8:25:22 PM
Soul serching write and one to be pondered over and to take the right attitude of these young girls and their forbidden love and how the trouble comes to them and they have to get help and live with what they have done.
Butterfly (Poetry) - 5/22/2008 8:23:02 PM
Some one views the butterfly as a creature to be found where death has gone, or each has their own philosophy as to what they mean to them. I see butterflies as comforting to me and showing me that there is life anew when you pass on. Your spirit comes back as a butterfly to me. Each to their own thoughts though.
Hearth (Poetry) - 5/22/2008 8:19:25 PM
You show warmth in this fine poetry. There is nowhere like home and the hearth fires burning make it a savory home and where peace can be found from those demons.
Love is Alive! (Poetry) - 5/22/2008 8:16:34 PM
You are keeping love alive with this write. Would that I had my love back alive again, but he is dead and buried. His spirit is alive now though, you are right, love still alive where I am now.
Quiet Perfections (Poetry) - 5/8/2008 11:42:11 AM
Are you ever a good housekeeper. Participation is what counts. Listening to the ocean is my thing too. Obedient you are and always will be the way it seems to me. Thanks for this poetry.
To Enter the Realm (Poetry) - 4/21/2008 8:16:15 AM
Attitude, abyss, realm, all words outstanding in this poem and the verses go together so good and it is from your heart and I think you are doing great. You said it, Love, is Eternal life.
Mandala of Shame (Poetry) - 4/19/2008 12:32:20 PM
Pithiness excellently achieved. "Ride a painted pony, let the spinnin' wheel turn," says Blood, Sweat, and Tears. Is that all there is to be done?
The Christian Schism (Poetry) - 4/14/2008 9:56:49 AM
Good write and we had a sunday school lesson about Shadrach, Mechek and Michisadek and it was about standing up for God and this poem relates to that story too and we must be positive and go on with our likfe and learn wisdon. Great piece of work for you to us.
The Christian Schism (Poetry) - 4/14/2008 4:00:23 AM
Jesus said, 'I am the Way, the Truth, the Life, no man cometh unto the Father but by me.' All that needs to be said. :) Although you say it well, too. Excellent.
(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.
The Christian Schism (Poetry) - 4/14/2008 3:38:38 AM
How can we understand this world
By covering up the face of truth
How can we dare to run this race
Without the courage to die with grace?
your voice is well heard in this well written piece
The Christian Schism (Poetry) - 4/14/2008 2:51:05 AM
A most courageous write, Tom; very well penned!
(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Tx., Karen Lynn. :(
The Christian Schism (Poetry) - 4/14/2008 2:03:34 AM
"Knowledge is the key to hope"
Indeed!
Fine detail and evaluation
Well done, Sir!
The Christian Schism (Poetry) - 4/14/2008 2:03:21 AM
This composition is a wake up bell... "The Christian Schism" opens the doors of the offices of the slave-MASTERS and gives me a picture of their masked faces.
A courageous painting of the face of reality and history of corruption and spiritual prostitution.
I salute You, Poet.
Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU
Mandala of Shame (Poetry) - 4/6/2008 9:13:29 AM
Thank you for sharing your philosophical perspective, Tom. I am afraid you are right. Love and peace to you,
Regis
Dragonfly (Poetry) - 4/4/2008 5:43:23 AM
Your introduction was very thoughtful and interesting. I certainly agree with you. People toss out challenging quips all the time that push our buttons. If we acknowledge those quips with a defensive reply we are only inviting more of the same--and is the quickest way to start an argument in a no-win situaton. Nice poem to emphasize your philosophy
Mandala of Shame (Poetry) - 4/1/2008 3:06:00 AM
It's true. And even in day to day life, people don't realise they're just repeating everything all the time . . .
Mandala of Shame (Poetry) - 3/21/2008 12:13:22 PM
You are so right, life itself is and probably will continue to be a vicious cycle...
Be always safe,
Karen
Mandala of Shame (Poetry) - 3/21/2008 7:28:16 AM
Still waters run deep. Excellent perspective.
Best regards,
Leland
Mandala of Shame (Poetry) - 3/21/2008 3:10:44 AM
the great wheel well revisited. Nice one, Tom!
Mandala of Shame (Poetry) - 3/20/2008 7:27:14 PM
worth some serious thought--i like this powerful piece!
To Enter the Realm (Poetry) - 3/19/2008 11:17:54 AM
Wonderful write, awesome photo but, I couldn't, wouldn't dare try climbing THAT!
Sandy
Hearth (Poetry) - 3/19/2008 6:35:32 AM
I like this composition. Very light and inspiring.
In admiration,
Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU
To Enter the Realm (Poetry) - 3/10/2008 1:38:04 PM
A monument of fear, I can see heads rolling down this stone ramp. When I visited Chichen Itza I got a first hand look at some of these sacraficial alters, but could not understand the mindset behind the madness. The poem and the picture are dichotimous while symonymous.
To Enter the Realm (Poetry) - 3/10/2008 1:14:13 PM
Love that last verse, so powerful!! The photo matches well, too.
Homeless (Poetry) - 3/10/2008 1:02:35 PM
You did something when so many others put blinders on. Good writing...
To Enter the Realm (Poetry) - 3/9/2008 3:24:11 PM
The first stanza took me over... "To Enter the Realm" has delivered a scented poetic-philosophic Flower. "To Enter the Realm" has an aroma of wisdom.
Appreciatively,
Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU
To Enter the Realm (Poetry) - 3/7/2008 8:36:01 PM
wise and well expressed
To Enter the Realm (Poetry) - 3/7/2008 7:39:54 PM
You're are reaching great hights here with your wise metaphor,
Blessings! Jasmin Horst
Waiting For the Muse (Poetry) - 2/26/2008 9:59:51 PM
A fascinating insight and finger to the pulse of your thoughts. I especially love the lines 'The keys are within me... Within you' ...and so they are.
I will look forward to reading more of yours
Chanti
Beyond the Worlds (Poetry) - 2/25/2008 4:16:59 PM
I like this. Sort of reminded me of something I've been thinking about lately.
Beyond the Worlds (Poetry) - 2/24/2008 11:12:24 AM
Truly an interesting viewpoint, Tom. Thank you for sharing it. Love and peace,
Regis
Waiting For the Muse (Poetry) - 2/19/2008 12:47:28 PM
The keys are within me
Within you
I drink another coffee
And I quietly pray.
Once again you offer much substance for thinking, Tom. Thank you. Love and peace to you,
Regis
Waiting For the Muse (Poetry) - 2/17/2008 6:02:38 PM
i ove this--i am touched by the depth of it
Waiting For the Muse (Poetry) - 2/17/2008 5:45:06 PM
Ditto Gina! Blessings! Jasmin Horst
Waiting For the Muse (Poetry) - 2/17/2008 4:53:10 PM
Sometimes you just grip the Muse by the gossamer hair and tell you do her job.
I think you didn't need much help writing this...love the line 'have I died enough'...
Gina
Love is Alive! (Poetry) - 2/15/2008 1:26:19 PM
This is very positive and uplifting, really enjoyed your message in poetic form!
Love is Alive! (Poetry) - 2/14/2008 11:46:39 PM
...yes...love is in the moments now...and forever...renewed...again, again, and again...alive.
well done Tom...
John
Love is Alive! (Poetry) - 2/14/2008 12:19:55 PM
I love these sentiments that you share via your verses here, Tom. Thank you! Love and peace to you,
Regis
Love is Alive! (Poetry) - 2/12/2008 6:50:31 PM
i like the possibilities in your write--wonderful!
Love is Alive! (Poetry) - 2/12/2008 5:39:17 PM
BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!! Tom, love is alive through these heartfelt lines - well done -
(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.
Love is Alive! (Poetry) - 2/12/2008 4:28:47 PM
You powerfully portray the fact that love is alive and to be found in all we see, if we but open our eyes to see through our souls!
ET
Hearth (Poetry) - 2/12/2008 4:23:23 PM
Curious - which came first --- the poem or the photo? It matters not because between them the picture is made perfect.
God bless you. Kathy
Love is Alive! (Poetry) - 2/12/2008 4:21:41 PM
"Love is alive!" everywhere you look, just open your eyes, reach out, and feel the love surrounding you. I love the beauty of this.
God bless you. Kathy
Children (Poetry) - 2/6/2008 7:48:05 PM
Young children around the world are not so very different. Thanks for the beautiful pictures--both photo and words.
Old Farts! (Poetry) - 1/30/2008 10:06:43 AM
I like the message that "it's never too late." An intriguing idea that we can look at ourselves in the mirror and either see what we have lived or what we have missed.
Beyond the Worlds (Poetry) - 1/30/2008 10:02:37 AM
This is really beautiful - the visions, colors, sounds all draw the reader to this "place beyond" that we might never have experienced except for these words.
Quiet Perfections (Poetry) - 1/30/2008 9:59:59 AM
"Collusion with everything" is a concept too few ever contemplate. I love these words and can wholly relate. Very nice.
Hearth (Poetry) - 1/27/2008 1:17:58 PM
The photo effectively enhances the whole offering and all of it gives me pause for thought, Tom. Thank you. Love and peace to you,
Regis
Beyond the Worlds (Poetry) - 1/24/2008 12:11:00 PM
I really enjoyed this view outside time and space. One of the many books I currently am reading is by Terry Pratchett "The Last Continent". Your poem is just as magical!
Beyond the Worlds (Poetry) - 1/24/2008 11:01:27 AM
your words painted a strong visualas well as the fact that i could almost hear the music
Omission (Poetry) - 1/23/2008 6:04:41 AM
"Thing are not as they seem!" I agree - totally, absolutely! Well done! Willie
Suicide (Poetry) - 1/18/2008 6:52:12 PM
I had to read it twice. A taboo subject, how refreshing
Floor Scraping (Poetry) - 1/18/2008 6:09:33 AM
I like this composition for its imagery, contents and message.
In admiration,
Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU
http://www.authorsden.com/visit/author.asp?authorID=76579
Floor Scraping (Poetry) - 1/14/2008 6:11:43 PM
Very descriptive and filled with expressions of thought and reality all rolled into one desire....
Be safe,
Karen
Floor Scraping (Poetry) - 1/13/2008 5:23:29 PM
I believe this can be interpreted on different levels. A poem worthy of more than a single reading. Thank you, Tom. Love and peace to you,
Regis
Floor Scraping (Poetry) - 1/13/2008 9:39:30 AM
A simple task, yet like life we make it so complicated, yet you have won to have the power for another day. A day a week- time lost its scold, is just one of the meaningful poetic phrases, very nice!
Blessings! Jasmin Horst
Floor Scraping (Poetry) - 1/13/2008 8:49:44 AM
there is much power in this write--can be metaphoric to life itself
Lori & Al (Poetry) - 1/12/2008 3:40:05 PM
'As a flower wraps around itself
Man and woman - two halves to whole
Melding to perfect what can't be told
To complete the beauty of love that's soul.'
Glorious Tom!! Glorious poem......... 'Synchronicity insists that dreams come true'! Love it Tom!!
Love, Suzie :-D
Old Farts! (Poetry) - 1/9/2008 1:05:07 AM
A piece to make you pause and think! Loved the title!
Old Farts! (Poetry) - 12/30/2007 1:24:14 PM
Substance for pause and reflection, Tom. I hope I am never an "old fart" as you put it. Thank you. Love and peace to you,
Regis
Shark! (Poetry) - 12/30/2007 7:31:28 AM
Your writing style varies greatly from piece to piece. I am impressed with your range and talent. Nicely crafted, with a light touch of humor. Well done!
Quiet Perfections (Poetry) - 12/30/2007 7:29:01 AM
This poem is exquisitely rendered, poignant and emotionally fulfilling. I love the line "A private discourse with worlds within." Excellent writing. Thank you for sharing.
Breathless! (Poetry) - 12/30/2007 7:27:04 AM
The pace and brevity of this piece makes it as breathless as the title suggests. Reading it, I felt hurled to the end. Interesting approach. Good write!
Lori & Al (Poetry) - 12/27/2007 12:23:37 PM
A poetic story with deeper meaning than appears on the surface; at least that is the way I interpret it. Thank you, Tom. Love and peace,
Regis
Lori & Al (Poetry) - 12/17/2007 10:49:39 PM
Cute tale with the age old wisdom of Merlin to guide them through....
Be safe,
Karen
Lori & Al (Poetry) - 12/17/2007 8:50:11 PM
a sweet shift in the middle -an adorable write
Lori & Al (Poetry) - 12/17/2007 6:53:20 PM
I love this poetic tale. Very nicely done..
Peace, Love, and Light,
Amber "V"
Omission (Poetry) - 12/5/2007 9:00:46 PM
so much here to think about-i agree and you put it so well-
Omission (Poetry) - 12/5/2007 8:34:47 PM
No, they never are. More like an indoctrination these days than an institution of learning, well said...
Be safe,
Karen
Omission (Poetry) - 12/5/2007 8:05:07 PM
Quite a good lesson- History repeats the game.
Quiet Perfections (Poetry) - 12/3/2007 5:13:28 PM
Wonderful observations seen through a very keen eye....
Be safe,
Karen
Quiet Perfections (Poetry) - 12/2/2007 5:54:54 PM
Yes solitude and peace. My goal in life.
Very lovely poem.
Peace, love, and light,
Amber "V"
Quiet Perfections (Poetry) - 12/1/2007 12:15:35 PM
Only enlightened souls know of quiet perfection.Splendid poem!
ET
Quiet Perfections (Poetry) - 12/1/2007 7:58:33 AM
You are this poem, quiet perfection, wonderful!Blessings!Jasmin Horst
Quiet Perfections (Poetry) - 12/1/2007 5:33:16 AM
"Becoming a participant
Through obedience to quiet perfections."
Loved this line...wonderful write!
Dee
Instinct v Intellect (Poetry) - 11/28/2007 12:18:12 PM
I am "afraid" that I have to agree with many of the points that you put forth here, Tom. There are too many of us on this planet and chaos seems to be propagating speedily. Thank you. Love and peace to you,
Regis
Instinct v Intellect (Poetry) - 11/25/2007 5:54:29 PM
You bring out a few very good points and over indulgence is certainly one of them.......
Be safe,
Karen
Instinct v Intellect (Poetry) - 11/24/2007 5:13:15 AM
Wisdom and knowledge meet art in "Instinct v Intellect!
Thank You, Poet for this minds' nourishing feast.
In admiration,
Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU
Instinct v Intellect (Poetry) - 11/23/2007 9:03:16 PM
there are some very stark truths here-dismal at times but much to think about
Shark! (Poetry) - 11/21/2007 6:31:53 PM
Thank you for sharing your wit, Tom. Best wishes to you,
Regis
Shark! (Poetry) - 11/21/2007 5:56:12 PM
clevery written poem-very nice
Shark! (Poetry) - 11/21/2007 11:45:55 AM
Glad to read this composition. It has that wit-wise fragrance.
In admiration,
Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU
Nest Pest (Poetry) - 11/21/2007 3:21:21 AM
well said
Shark! (Poetry) - 11/20/2007 9:34:23 PM
I enjoyed the rhythm and the rhymes in this poem. Great job!
Sandie May Joyce
Nest Pest (Poetry) - 11/19/2007 3:33:23 AM
There are plenty of eggs in this "Nest Pest"... They hold many secrets in their exoteric appearance... The fourth stanza impresses me:
"Frustration builds and so it goes
Many mistakes - attempts to grow
Like a prisoner with a million keys
Wish I knew the one that frees." < < < Very esoteric and exoteric; ontologic and teleologic concepts flowing, and the closing strophe makes one learn:
"Maybe I am being a pest
Want security without the fee
But, they won’t do what birds know best
Too afraid I'll fail the test."
Magnificent, bountiful stream of wisdom in the forest of mankind.
I salute You, Poet.
In reverent admiration,
Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU
NY Cameo (Poetry) - 11/19/2007 3:01:35 AM
Outstanding depicting... In the capital of the illusionary richness all under hypnotic trance mingles to give reason to slave living.
In admiration,
Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU
The Dancing Particle (Poetry) - 11/19/2007 2:52:39 AM
In this century of poetic REVELATION all dancing particles will be identified.
I have learned through the reading of this magnificent composition ~named, "The Dancing Particle".
I salute You, Poet.
In reverent admiration,
Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU
The Dancing Particle (Poetry) - 11/11/2007 2:41:57 PM
This is certainly worthy of much more than a single reading, Tom. Thank you. Love and peace to you,
Regis
The Dancing Particle (Poetry) - 10/25/2007 8:12:21 PM
We may not understand Quantum physics yet, but hopefully in time we will. It is like discovering a whole new way of thinking....
Be safe,
Karen
NY Cameo (Poetry) - 10/25/2007 5:13:00 AM
NYC is jammed packed with people living their lives. It is amazing what you can "see" just being there.
Very good poem, makes one really think.
Peace, love, and Light,
Amber "V"
The Dancing Particle (Poetry) - 10/25/2007 5:10:43 AM
Tom, this is so amazing. I feel your wisdom and intelligence in every word.
"What is this boldness that our science can’t hold
This messenger entreating us to unfold?
A portal, a flower to a brand new day
A higher rung to gain our Way. "
We are on the verge of a brand new day, only those who can "see" will be able to go through that portal to a better way.
Thank you for such a beautiful insightful poem.
Peace, Love, and Light,
Amber "V"
NY Cameo (Poetry) - 10/25/2007 4:41:22 AM
Pregnant purpose reads the sounds. loved this line-an interesting and stirring write-
The Dancing Particle (Poetry) - 10/25/2007 4:34:26 AM
enjoye this write-the poem as well as the info-you write intelligently
NY Cameo (Poetry) - 10/24/2007 10:24:30 PM
Very descriptive! Yes, I have been there many, many times and do remember it all well. Very vivid piece....
Be safe,
Karen
Breathless! (Poetry) - 9/26/2007 8:49:17 PM
Love is all, Tom. Nicely expressed indeed. Love and peace to you,
Regis
Breathless! (Poetry) - 9/26/2007 1:46:46 PM
Very loving photograph! A most wonderful piece, expressions of unconditional and devotional love.....
Be safe,
Karen
Breathless! (Poetry) - 9/26/2007 12:05:12 PM
A life-time of journey is this beautiful poem.
Many thanks.
Kathy
Breathless! (Poetry) - 9/26/2007 10:20:21 AM
This is beautiful, leaves me Breathless!
Peace, Love, and Light,
Amber "V"
Breathless! (Poetry) - 9/26/2007 4:35:10 AM
well written verse-especilly the line: "Breathless in love awareness"
Breathless! (Poetry) - 9/25/2007 11:50:46 PM
You really summed up love by that last line. "Its humbling death".Beautiful
Bondage (Poetry) - 9/24/2007 11:21:37 PM
A wonderful, endearing piece obviously written from your heart and soul.....
Be safe,
Karen
Bondage (Poetry) - 9/24/2007 8:42:24 PM
very insightful write!
Bondage (Poetry) - 9/24/2007 6:07:00 PM
"Bondage" is bountifully beautiful; wonderfully wise... A poetic-philosophic
concept to build the willing soul to grow courageously in wisdom.
In respect and admiration,
Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU
Bondage (Poetry) - 9/24/2007 5:37:13 PM
Nice, very nice...you two look like a nice couple...I hope you both find life is full of love and filled with romance…Expect nothing from each other, but anticipate it all.
Human Folly (Poetry) - 9/24/2007 4:16:14 PM
Human folly - pretty scary. Where will human folly ultimately take us - I think, not to God. This is a very thought-provoking poem.
Kathy
Human Folly (Poetry) - 9/24/2007 3:47:26 AM
Intriguing historic prose-poem. "Human Folly" depicts the society of the past and our present condition.
Based on the symbolism of the Archtype known as "God", (Which is a contraction of the German and Latin words GRÜSS ODIN TEUS DEUS, "GOTT", meaning "SALUTE TO ZEUS")~ and considering the first line ~ and the last line of the closing stanza, it seems that the author did approach to a logical definition of that symbolic State-Religion's word.
I did enjoy the reading of "Human Folly".
Long healthy craetive life, Poet.
In admiration,
Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU
Nest Pest (Poetry) - 9/22/2007 5:51:05 PM
Wow! This is a pretty powerful and a deep mind venting write. You do bring out so many good points though. Sometimes parents can cripple their children and as they grow to adulthood it can be a very painful process...Great write...
Be safe,
Karen
Nest Pest (Poetry) - 9/21/2007 8:53:18 PM
leaving the nest is tough even in the best of situations-a well written poem-
Engaged (Poetry) - 9/21/2007 4:36:06 PM
Marriage is a lifetime commitment in the eyes of Godand must be taken seriously. It is okay to be uncertain and scared at times, but true love will conquer to show it will all be okay....
Be safe,
Karen
Engaged (Poetry) - 9/21/2007 6:09:13 AM
Interesting pen,enjoyed...Hugss
Engaged (Poetry) - 9/21/2007 3:59:30 AM
Tom, It's fine to feel lonely and scared. That is usually when you find answers and clarity. Keep on running free, until you know that you want to be with that other person in a committed relationship. You don't have to get married to feel married, trust me on this one!
Peace, Love, and Light,
Amber "V"
Butterfly (Poetry) - 9/19/2007 1:14:48 PM
Butterflies are wonderful creatures; symbolic they are and a source of inspiration as you obviously show with your words, Tom. Thank you. Love and peace to you,
Regis
Dragonfly (Poetry) - 9/14/2007 3:27:27 PM
There is a dragonfly that visits me each time I go out and read in the sun on the deck. It is very large and, a little scary but only because of my preconditioning. I do appreciate your perspective here, Tom. Thank you for sharing it. Love and peace to you,
Regis
A Devil to Heal Our Shame (Poetry) - 9/11/2007 8:46:58 PM
It's always the same devil isn't it. wonderful! Jasmin Horst
Dragonfly (Poetry) - 9/11/2007 12:51:15 AM
'It is a lonely commitment to personal growth by 'laying a gift on the alter of one's own awareness'.'
Brilliant Tom! It is a lonely commitment, but not so lonely with kindred spirits around us reminding Not Alone, All One..
A great poem describing our instinctive, raw nature...
Love sharing your philosophy... our deeper truths!! Non-violence is our higher nature!
Love, Suzie :-D
Dragonfly (Poetry) - 9/8/2007 1:22:19 PM
Interesting perspective, and yes, we are all connected in one way or another. After all, we are all God's creatures.....
Be safe,
Karen
Dragonfly (Poetry) - 9/7/2007 8:36:55 PM
enjoyed--interesting discourse as well
Dragonfly (Poetry) - 9/7/2007 12:43:30 PM
Your poem was mesmerizing. Could almost feel the buzzing.
Kathy
Dragonfly (Poetry) - 9/7/2007 12:20:55 PM
A Dragon Fly, is a very beautiful creature. It is very good luck/karma, to behold one. I was at a pool myself this past Sunday, and I counted 22 of them all around us. It was quite beautiful. Thank you for sharing this lovely poem.
Peace, Love, and Light,
Amber "V"
A Devil to Heal Our Shame (Poetry) - 9/6/2007 11:26:40 AM
And the world goes raging by
Wars dissent and pain
Always, always, in every age the same
Sad but true. Your poem gives the reader much pause for thought, Tom. Thank you. Love and peace to you,
Regis
Butterfly (Poetry) - 8/16/2007 6:40:15 AM
I am extremely interested in your philosophy. I will be visiting your web site..Thank you for such an amazing poem here..it reminds me of rebirth over and over again.
Peace, Love, and Light,
Amber "V"
Politician's, Democracy & Philosophy (Poetry) - 6/17/2007 12:04:15 AM
Great write Tom! May 'Truth release and become as gold'.
'Listen to the heart of an average man
He will show that he’s no fool
He is powerful on his own
No way he’ll be a tool.'
Hear, hear! And, may raise the denominator for the good of all!
Keep raising such powerful awareness!
Love, Suzie
Politician's, Democracy & Philosophy (Poetry) - 6/11/2007 9:59:44 PM
Really enjoyed this poem:lots of truth here.Checks and balances can become another enigma.
A Devil to Heal Our Shame (Poetry) - 6/10/2007 9:47:28 PM
A most beautiful way to be! Be who you are, not what others want you to be and through this journey you will know who you are.....
Be safe,
Karen
A Devil to Heal Our Shame (Poetry) - 6/10/2007 7:57:33 PM
I found this write to have a great deal of meat to it-i enjoy the intelligence aof it as well as the fact that it is great food for thought-well done
Children (Poetry) - 6/5/2007 8:46:50 AM
I LOVE my kids. Thank you, Tom. Love and peace,
Regis
Children (Poetry) - 6/5/2007 6:43:02 AM
Enjoyed very much...Hugssss
Children (Poetry) - 6/4/2007 9:57:13 PM
To see so many happy faces in the photograph is wonderful. If only more of us would see life through the eyes of children, perhaps the world would be a happier and better place to be.....
Be safe,
Karen
Children (Poetry) - 6/4/2007 6:09:22 PM
Be as children!
Children (Poetry) - 6/4/2007 5:46:53 AM
such very true words you write
Butterfly (Poetry) - 6/1/2007 6:45:09 AM
nice~~~~~
been wearing a huge one in my hair
i think their pretty cool
enjoyed this cool poem
take care
Butterfly (Poetry) - 5/29/2007 8:06:01 AM
You bring me on a journey of death and rebirth.Wrapped in the tomb of a chrysalis you emerge reborn. Great write!
Fairy Child (Poetry) - 5/28/2007 2:00:15 PM
A beautiful journey from childhood through adulthood. Keeping the imagination alive.......
Be safe,
Karen
Fairy Child (Poetry) - 5/28/2007 3:30:26 AM
Sweet very sweet...Hugsssssssss
Fairy Child (Poetry) - 5/27/2007 11:54:12 PM
I like the type of rebirth that you elude to in your poem. Through the eyes of a child we often can see that wonderful place in a brand new perspective. Enjoyed
Fairy Child (Poetry) - 5/27/2007 7:37:10 PM
beautiful and tender--such is the absolute beauty of being a child
Natural Dying (Poetry) - 5/27/2007 5:07:06 AM
What a beautiful way to be reminded of natures cycle. Thanks for sharing
Natural Dying (Poetry) - 5/26/2007 6:38:19 PM
How beautifully stated. Like a flower, we graduate from one plain (earth) to another plain (heaven). To forever blossom and relish in all its beauty.....
Be safe,
Karen
Natural Dying (Poetry) - 5/26/2007 6:48:28 AM
Competing with the poets a, What an awesome flower. well time to go to work, this fool needs to find his tools. :)
