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there once was a Village
that had a Garden
where nothing but Love ever grew
the Fruits were Divine
what was mine was thine
this was what everyone knew
and then came a thought
which some sadly bought
that i was different from you
and to all of dismay
came forth the day
when this paradigm then became true
the children were confused
and some were used
to further the separation of self
and some gathered night
and held on quite tight
for they thought that things were wealth
and as time went on
the old life was gone
where they all lived simply as one
and wouldn’t you know
even their personal glow
was fading and almost done
but much to their mirth
the Mother called Earth
gave an awakening call
it was not for the few
but all that She knew
she called before the fall
now some did transcend
before the end
of this fictional story i tell
but within every myth
there is a sweet gift
that each may come and dispel
so please come on back home
to the garden you’re from
where all is balanced and square
the Garden of Even
where there is no needin’
for love indwells everywhere
(c) 2010 : William S. Peters, Sr.
Much Love and Gratitude to my Friend,
the Wonderfully Divine Fantasy Artist
Christine von Lossberg
my New Book "the light in the window" is now available for purchase at :
When I see a Cloud I am encouraged . . .
for i am / we are but a raindrop . . .
existing in the perfect order of life
. . . as i fall, i am being called to duty.
in falling I am being cleansed . . .
and given my charge . . .
in time i will be grounded . . .
upon which i shall feed and nourish . . .
as i am so directed . . .
some of my fellow drops will do so also . .
. . . and some have other callings . .
we will quench thirsts of all creation . . .
Earth, Plant, Animal, Mountains Streams and Spirit . . .
our duties . . are they not predefined ?
some to the plants to provide nourishment for growth . . .
that they too shall fulfill their purpose?
some to provide the waters of life to cleanse . .
from within as well as without . . .
. . . and some to feed . . .
the streams of life . . .
. . . that in turn . . .
. . . feed the rivers . . .
. . . that in turn . . .
. . . feed the oceans of our life . .
. . . only to return from whence we came .
do you not feel the calling . . .
. . . that urging drawing you?
Can we alter our path . . .
. . . oh raindrop ?
So I say . . .
Be the best raindrop you can be . . .
. . . and BE !
his speech was rhapsodizically prodding
the depths of his ancient heart
to turn around, and take in a new perspective
altering but 1 degree to make a new start
but i did not wish to begin again
to travel down this long solemn road
the back of my spirit was aching deeply
and i was but looking for a dock to unload
the burdens we carry forth as humans
were they truly meant for us to bear
funny how the illusions become so heavy
those of our inner doubts and fear
yes i too longed for that age old fable
was it a myth or did i truly remember
will i ever be able to conclude this journey
sometime before the 31st of December
again as i ponder this life’s horizons
and the countless turns of my calendar’s pages
as i stand before you with my own rectitude
and the vanity of the senseless ages
so what else is left to do my friend
Brother Omar said to live with mirth
so, i’ll continue to prod my rhapsodies
as i delusionally ponder it’s worth
oh the night of life has been so long
as i await the sun to rise
yet i see a glint of light my friend
in the recesses of your eyes
my heart has been a longing
for the harvest of my hopes
my lover and my dreams i held
from my consciousness did elope
despair and anguish sat upon my shoulder
whispering their logics in my ear
the fruits they afforded me in this life
were laced with bitterness, indifference and fear
that is why i know i am blessed
for through it all you i have known
for you have brought your light for me
that i may find my own
sometimes when we see nothingness
and what we deem as life’s cruel wrath
we do come to know we must press on
we must have faith in our path
i believe each footstep has purpose
if naught but to draw e’en close
give me strength to endure my soul
as i expunge these wisping ghosts
now i am not condemning at all
i embrace the all in my bliss
for in truth the journey has it’s own reward
and in the end i’ll receive my kiss
i was listening to the Silence
and it’s thunder in my ears
i saw my desire’s reflection
in a pool of my tears
i try to live in moments
and they add up to years
and each step within the journey
there are potential fears
but one thing i have learned
not one of us are alone
i feel this in my knowing
in the marrow of my bone
i hear Creation’s music
i hum the Sacred tone
i unsheathe what i think wit
like a knife it must be honed
so each day i take time to ponder
what i embrace and i reject
in my finite perspectives
all is quite suspect
when all i want is goodness
i submit that i may detect
the rock of my foundation
let the universe praelect
so in the end i wonder
just how does one quite fit
as we mind the road and paths
and all the prevalent Bullshit
‘scuse my language it is but a word
i used to express and transmit
the spirit of the wonder seeking child
dies when it blindly submits
so attune your self my friend
with the beat of your true drum
for it in natured is attuned
calling your heart to come
back to the Cosmic Garden
the fruitful place we are from
only then, only then my friend
will we come to know our sum
so won’t you sit with me and listen
to the awakening of our souls
the slumber time is over
we must fulfill our roles
cast your fears upon the winds of time
for you have paid life’s tolls
at the gate stands Truth, Bliss and Joy
welcoming home all Souls
We live in a time where there are many Goliaths that walk amongst us. We see them in our Governments, Our Industry and our Communities. They express themselves through our Banks, Our Medicines, Our Food and Our Religion. They, these “Giants” of Men seem to have no empathy for the “Common Man”. We, the “common Man” have been all but reduced to a “Statistical Casualty” of their visions of Deluded Grandeur of Self. Do they have a God Complex of what ? These Individuals with their “Selfish” concerns have no problem with you not being here. They do not even exhibit evidence of their own true welfare so what do you think they feel about You and I ? With the advent of this “subtle” Global Marshall Law that enforces their mandates, the manipulations of Governments, the Rationing of the World’s Food Supply and the utter Rape of “Our” Planet’s resources, their “Megalomania is not longer as obscure as it once was. As a matter of fact they, these Goliaths are becoming so “cocky’, i do not think they even give a Flying Fart what you think either. In truth, though you may live in a Democracy or “Free” society, your Vote, Your Thoughts, your Vision, Your everything means “SQUAT” . . . save for one thing . . .the ONE thing they fear more than anything in the world ! . . . . Your Love for One and Other.
So this day, i beseech you to stand up. I am not asking any of us to Telephone a Senator or other Politician. This effort i request requires you not to email any one. You do not have to make and carry a Pickett Sign, T Shirt or any thing else. All that is required to set things back aright in this life is Love. Reach out to your Family, Your Neighbor, Your Community, and most of all Your Self with a big Warm Loving Embrace, and cooperate with the innate Goodness that resides within you . . . let it out, and You / We will become that David that slew Goliath . . . Love is the Answer !
he was surreptitiously trying to find his way
trying to sneak up on his light
while in the winds of timeless thought
she danced upon his plight
yes love had no notion of his grief
for she is blinded by the life smiles
though love bears a grief of her own
in her journey of Tears and Trials
in absences of an awesome wonder
and the sweet soft whispering bliss
that once possessed i and i did thy
and still i yearn deeply for her kiss
my sweet notions have taken wings
to embrace the driving winds of life
soaring aimlessly above beyond reach
of illusions that produce it’s strife
eye hoods peeled and keenly surveying
the landscapes seeking hint and clue
and i surreptitiously trying to find my way
to that light within me, thee and you
as i breathe i love
as i love i live
as i live i touch
as i touch i feel
as i feel i express
life
love
you and i
can you hear the drum beat
can you smell the joyful fragrance
can you see the grandeur . . .
can you sense . . .
life
love
you and i
the voices of Creation are whispering
our Sun pours forth His Grace
the Ocean is nourishing
Mother is stretching her Limbs
forth to embrace
life
love
you and i
as i breathe i love
as i love i live
as i live i touch
as i touch i feel
as i feel i express
life
love
you and i
as i breath
(c) 2010 : William S. Peters, Sr.
my New Book "the light in the window" is now available for purchase at :
oh where, oh where is my beloved
where has he gone?
my heart weeps in anguish for His presence
my thoughts leaps in anticipation of His arrival
oh where, oh where is my beloved
Deep within the core of my being
there is a place,
a small dark room
in the inner recesses of my heart.
it belongs to Him.
It is my chamber of Love,
where i the Bride await
full of desire
full of fire
a fire that only His prerequited love
may extinguish
i embrace my Joys
for i know soon come the day
soon come the day of my quickening
when i and my lover shall be one
again
i remember from whence i came
and i shall return
to that place of flowing bliss
to receive my kiss
the anointing of all my joys
my hopes
i have endured much too long
within this realm we deem life
filled with strife
of this world
but i have endured,
for my lover gave me a song
a song of my heart
that sings of the memories
the memories i shall never forget
when He held me in His loving arms
when he pressed my head upon His breast
when i was soothed all the day
and all the night
as i listened to His Heart
telling me of all that which i pined for
all that i wished
all that i dreamed
all that i aspired
as this fire
burned . . .
burned
within the Holiness of Life
yes, today and all days
i sing this song
i speak this
speaking the word
speaking the word of love
speaking the word that only Angels know
as i step in to my lover’s river, i flow
to the Spiritual Oceans of life
from whence all things spawned
my Soul opens it’s door
to meet my lover
as my lover comes to my Chamber
and He knocks
and i answer
for my lover is here
with me His Beloved
i am His and He is mine
my Beloved
(c) 2010 : William S. Peters, Sr.
my New Book "the light in the window" is now available for purchase at :
there once was a Village
that had a Garden
where nothing but Love ever grew
the Fruits were Divine
what was mine was thine
this was what everyone knew
and then came a thought
which some sadly bought
that i was different from you
and to all of dismay
came forth the day
when this paradigm then became true
the children were confused
and some were used
to further the separation of self
and some gathered night
and held on quite tight
for they thought that things were wealth
and as time went on
the old life was gone
where they all lived simply as one
and wouldn’t you know
even their personal glow
was fading and almost done
but much to their mirth
the Mother called Earth
gave an awakening call
it was not for the few
but all that She knew
she called before the fall
now some did transcend
before the end
of this fictional story i tell
but within every myth
there is a sweet gift
that each may come and dispel
so please come on back home
to the garden you’re from
where all is balanced and square
the Garden of Even
where there is no needin’
for love indwells everywhere
(c) 2010 : William S. Peters, Sr.
Much Love and Gratitude to my Friend,
the Wonderfully Divine Fantasy Artist
Christine von Lossberg
my New Book "the light in the window" is now available for purchase at :
i sit here by the side of the Road
watching all the “Passer-bys”
i contemplate their destinations
and all their reasons “why”
we appear to be ‘migratory souls’
all seeking for some place to arrive
looking for a temporary belonging
some walk, some dream, some drive
some seem pressed and anxious
their lives stuck in a ‘rush mode’
me, i am just passing through
for where ‘i am’ is my abode
yet there still are times i too am expectant
of what lies beyond the bend
but i’ve learned that ‘Expectation’ travels with ‘Disappointment’
so i always . . . all ways seek to amend
for the road i travel has but one step
it is taken one at a time
only then am i consciously open
for the discovery of what is sublime
sitting by the Road
(c) 2010 : William S. Peters, Sr.
my New Book "the light in the window" is now available for purchase at :
i was listening to the Silence
and it’s thunder in my ears
i saw my desire’s reflection
in a pool of my tears
i try to live in moments
and they add up to years
and each step within the journey
there are potential fears
but one thing i have learned
not one of us are alone
i feel this in my knowing
in the marrow of my bone
i hear Creation’s music
i hum the Sacred tone
i unsheathe what i think wit
like a knife it must be honed
so each day i take time to ponder
what i embrace and i reject
in my finite perspectives
all is quite suspect
when all i want is goodness
i submit that i may detect
the rock of my foundation
let the universe praelect
so in the end i wonder
just how does one quite fit
as we mind the road and paths
and all the prevalent Bullshit
‘scuse my language it is but a word
i used to express and transmit
the spirit of the wonder seeking child
dies when it blindly submits
so attune your self my friend
with the beat of your true drum
for it in natured is attuned
calling your heart to come
back to the Cosmic Garden
the fruitful place we are from
only then, only then my friend
will we come to know our sum
so won’t you sit with me and listen
to the awakening of our souls
the slumber time is over
we must fulfill our roles
cast your fears upon the winds of time
for you have paid life’s tolls
at the gate stands Truth, Bliss and Joy
welcoming home all Souls
listen . . .
(c) 2010 : William S. Peters, Sr.
my New Book "the light in the window" is now available for purchase at :
why did you leave
why did you have to go from here
it seems not quite fair
yes, i remember
and yet i hold on . . .
i remember how i played in your hair
i was the consummate child
immersed in your smile
yes, i remember
and yet i hold on . . .
the memories of your scent lingers
dancing with certain constancy
bring forth illusions that you are still here
here with me
holding me with your breath of love
yes, i remember
and yet i hold on
i know i am a bit deluded
for in this temporal existence i believe
yes, i do believe
that i will see you again
perhaps only in the eyes of my soul
yes, i remember
and yet i hold on
i shun close attachment
for i am still one with you
still loneliness pervades my peace
without cease
and the rest is intermittent at best
yes, i remember
and yet i hold on
i often think of just the beautiful things
that for which my soul sings
are they my imaginings
or are they the magic
that allows me to escape
yes, i remember
and yet i hold on
i remember these moments
our first dance
our first kiss
our first glance
our first chance
and the magic . . . perchance
yes, i remember
and yet i hold on