I: Beauty and Solace It’s been a while since I’ve felt like penning anything poetic, and I didn’t imagine I’d be musing on matters of the heart for some time. I must confess that this is far from the height of poetic prowess. As the good book should have said, long is the way and … Continue reading A beauty which speaks to your soul
Poems
The Apostle’s Creed*
What is the price of understanding, the cost that one pays for the gift of wisdom? You could also say that it is only by my toil and labour that I accumulate experience to lead to that flash of insight; that sort of intuitive knowing - a sort of faith if you will - which … Continue reading The Apostle’s Creed*
Tell your children to abandon their names
I. Creation A soul such as mine am I such a thing to be so markedly special in a world indifferent and cruel. I chased a light shooting up toward the heaven and was bathed in the dying glow of a sleeping sunset. A ray so pure and straight it sprung from the ocean like … Continue reading Tell your children to abandon their names
When the sun shines on the other side of town
I Three pilgrims journeyed from the shantytown to the mountain pass above the city where they knelt in the grove overlooking the coastal waters and elegant beachfront buildings. Their climb up the mountain seemed like a premonition come to bear. Having reached the pass, they knelt by the foot of another hill and found a … Continue reading When the sun shines on the other side of town
The Colours of the Sky
You were like a flower in a peaceful corner free from the world in a timeless hour I felt the cold fold leave my hand; a dying hope on a mound lying atop a pile of sand I watched you wash away like a soft stone melting in the river bay I wish I could … Continue reading The Colours of the Sky
A star so bright
A star so brightA treasure of the nightFixed in its independenceIt glowed so freeClaiming its placein the beautiful dark skyAnd it shined so serenely as if to bestow kindness upon the worldIn the pure radiance of its light my heart meltedAnd the humans enchanted by so enigmatic a forcefind the greatest of gifts bequeathed to … Continue reading A star so bright
Walking Out Of a Dream
You looked at me like I was something out of a dream. as if your eyes were caught in a deep complex curiosity, your puzzling mind followed my footsteps. Wondering. Who wears sandals on a cold rainy night what strange kid is this with unkempt hair soaking jeans walking in a showery storm. I looked … Continue reading Walking Out Of a Dream
For The Kind River and Gentle Flower :)
May the wind guide your flowing and whisper comfort, joy and peace to your spirit. May the gentle smile of the sun gladden your soul and strengthen your beauty. I pray the heavens and earth be your shroud in the passing of darkness, that they cover you with warmth and love. May your spirit rest … Continue reading For The Kind River and Gentle Flower 🙂
For And To Those Who Rebel, and Choose To Resist
In an exchange[1] Between two characters, the first said: There’s a natural order to this world and those who try to upend it do not fair well. The character continued – this movement will never survive if you join them you will be shunned, at best you’ll survive as pariah; to be spat on and … Continue reading For And To Those Who Rebel, and Choose To Resist
To Dance
Part 1: Of Origins, and Something Eternal Have you ever danced in the first ever chaos of fire and storm? Danced so hard the earth and ground beneath you swelled and grew until it cracked open and rock of gold and white filled up the sky? Have you ever danced with such grace and pain … Continue reading To Dance
Simon Rakei 