Poetry Page
Echoes of the Distant Past
Sounds of distant years
form vibrations in my ears.
They bring echoes from life behind
and impress memories in my mind.
Hearts tingle in succession
and flood my body with emotion
at the presence of an event or friend
real or imagined again and again.
The Spirit wails and wails
in search of twice-told tales
filling empty spaces with similarity
of a past life seen with clarity.
Will my life in the course of time
repeat itself like poetry in rhyme?
Or find a new path to take
that NO ONE, but I, can imitate!
Sam Oliver
Heavenly Expectations
Heaven is like a puzzle
where all pieces meet.
What comes together
fulfills our ultimate need.
It is the music, dance, art, and
poetry we cannot understand.
Like bathing in the perfume of a garden
with all it's fertile land.
I will be a texture, a fragrance,
a magnificent glow,
with an illuminating appearance,
complementing the whole.
Sam Oliver
The Wind in my Heart
Wind, where is it?
It comes, and it goes.
It makes it's way through the leaves of a tree,
yet I am not able to see
where the wind comes from, or where it will go.
I like the way the wind makes the tree leaves sound.
It is a peaceful tone much like a gentle rain
on a cool summer night.
There is a similar wind in my heart.
It makes it's way through my soul,
and I am fresh again.
It is the air I breathe,
and the force that gives me life.
Sam Oliver
Life's Process
The leaf falls, the tadpole's tail shrinks away,
the hibernation begins, and new links come our way.
The branch blossoms, the eggshell cracks,
and we wonder why we wanted to go back.
Life is filled with many transformations.
There are slow times and times of acceleration.
Much of our lives are filled with disorientation,
then comes a clearing point of reorientation.
To gain, we must first learn to give up
and realize beginnings begin within us.
We come to new beginnings at their endings.
From the barrenness of fallow time, new life begins.
It is out of formlessness we become a form
and emptiness befriended brings forth a new born.
A new theme in the music, a strange fragrance in a breeze,
and a faint intimation that something is different indicates changes we need.
Sam Oliver
A Grace Filled Heart
To embrace life...
the joys and the sorrows
with All your heart
with All you mind
and
with All your soul...
Creates a Spirit
of care
unsurpassed
by
any experience...
Such expressions
have an angelic quality
encompassing
a collection of moments
simultaneously revealing
A Grace Filled Heart.
Sam Oliver
A Single Union
O' but a single glance
into my lover's eyes
sends shivers
up and down my spine
surfacing inner tides
making every folical of hair
stand on end
with anticipation
of being uniquely known
as though created
by the spark
of an eternal flame
consuming
each's individuality
into
a single union.
Sam Oliver
Mystic Fire
A golden light
shrouded
by an intricate glow
illuminates a fire
kindled
in a single spark.
Once ignited
eternity
reveals a path
warming the hearts
of everyone
touched, loved, and drawn
by your soul.
Three dimensional
reality
cannot capture this flame
shining in the distance
where faint impressions
reflect
your spirit made manifest.
Sam Oliver
The Heart's Descent
The descent into one's heart
reveals multiple layers
and endless paths
uncovered by grief.
Our heart is broken
experiencing the hope of spirit
through the devastation of loss
moving us into an abyss.
Often, an attempt to retrieve
what cannot be
guides our heart deeper
into a core of existence.
Where our heart yields
to what is beyond it,
awakening our soul
bathing in eternity.
Sam Oliver
The Miracle of Two Words
What if...
the world was a dream
and you were the dreamer.
What if...
there was a place in your heart
that reality could not touch.
What if...
you had one wish
to fulfill your heart's desire.
What if...
two words could change your life
would you let it?
What if...
you were to banish all doubts
and trust in the impossible.
What if...
is the language of the soul emerging
bringing into being what is to come.
Sam Oliver
The Sound of Soul
Into the heart of Creation
lies a hidden voice
calling out to those
who can hear the sound
of one's deepest longings
stirring in the night
revealing itself by day
the shifting seasons,
cycles,
and the turning of the earth
moving into a single rythmn
vibrating into being
the sound of soul.
Sam Oliver
Within the Heart
Seasons of the year
are filled with memories
moments
reflected in tranquility
surfacing tears of joy and of sorrow.
Each opportunity
brings to us a gift
unfolding
a central core
inside us.
This journey to the center
of our being
reveals
a path into soul
awakening our true nature.
Here, the Spirit of Creation
brings into being
an eternal expression
experienced
within the heart.
Sam Oliver
Stretched Hearts
Two entities desiring to become one
pulled apart by different worlds
looking to find a place to join
in this turmoil hearts are torn.
Where can I find the right path
that will lead me to this region?
Many roads are dark along the way,
and directions are hidden on the journey.
I look to the stars for a sign,
they are like bright eyes looking at me.
The way they twinkle in the air
makes me think of winking eyes.
This sparks a squirm of a familiar feeling.
It carries with it a sadness and a joy.
Then, I am reminded in my mind of an image
that mirrors a memory of a time with you.
Sam Oliver
Home
A searching desire
for a home
in a place
to no more roam.
Takes the soul
toward a sound
like a waterfall
leading us down.
Inside these depths
of our core
lies a silence
where peace is adored.
Sam Oliver
Where The Soul Never Dies
Nature, a reflection of our soul,
reveals the seasons of our lives.
Like people, earth's seasons teach us
patience, awareness, and encourage us to grow.
From the sparkle of sunlight in the doe's eye
to the sparrow elevated by the air below its wings,
the spirit of God is the source of life that fuels our spirit
and raises us above pain and sorrow.
Only the soul can travel to this place above the clouds
where we are lifted by the breath of God.
Here, the lessons learned in nature
disclose to us that dying is a transition into life
and nothing completely disappears.
Rather, we are transformed into another realm of existence
to experience the essence of living
where the soul never dies.
Sam Oliver
Memories of Days Gone by...
In the days of yester-years
were days of joy and tears,
they sift through the mind
and remind us of life behind.
Shadowing an event in history
filled with laughter or misery
are the times of the heart
of which all take part.
Sam Oliver
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