WHO? Is "The Poet"?
Alright! Who stole my name? If you're "The Poet", I wanna SEE some poetry! You show me YOURS! And I'll show you MINE! : -)
Oh, ALRIGHT! I'll go first! But you OWE ME, ONE poem!
OPEN THE DOOR
Part 1: THE "SEARCH"
Why
Do we feel so empty?
Why
Do we keep on going?
Day
After tedious day?
When there is no
Meaning,
Or purpose,
In our lives?
How
Can we find
Significance
And satisfaction?
Our lives
Are full of uncertainies,
And dull routine.
Is this
Where our answers lie?
Life
Without purpose,
Or inspiration,
Becomes a chore.
The sun
Rises.
And the sun
Sets.
And the moon
Steals the colors
From our world.
The observant
Will notice,
That while we are stuck
In life's dull routines,
The hours
Pass slowly.
And the days seem unending.
The observant
Will also note
That neither intelligence,
Nor wealth,
Are guarantures
Of the knowledge,
Or the wisdom,
Needed
To answer the questions
Of life,
And of living!
Part 2: The "SEEKERS"
There are those,
Whom we encounter
At times,
Who have the knack
Of adding color
To the cycle of our days.
The observant
Will see that those,
Who are able
To paint the canvesses of their lives,
Also
Alter the cycles of time.
Quickening
Our perceptions,
And our joys!
If
You can endure,
One day
They will come.
Appearing
As if by magic!
These
Are the seekers.
Searching for life.
These daredevils,
Who drain the last drops of nectar
From every moment of their lives,
Always
Seem to move too fast!
Here!
And gone!.
Before I can
Overcome my own inertia!
What's their secret?
If a rich laymnan,
Or a brilliant scientist,
Or a dedicated theologian,
Has no answer!
How can we,
You and I,
Hope to know?
Part 3; The "SECRET"
Some people,
Search
All their lives,
For "The Answer"!
And never find it.
Some people,
Don't like the answer they find!
Some people,
Find an answer,
That seems to work,
For others!
But not for them!
Some people,
Get lost,
In the pleasures of the flesh,
Along the paths of their search!
Some people,
Grow tired of searching!
And lose all interest
In finding the answer!
But,
For others,
The search continues!
As for myself,
I've found the answer!
Well,
Maybe not!.
But I've found what works,
For me!
The seekers
Never seem to have enough time,
To do all the things,
Or go all the places,
They'd like to!
Because they
Have too much going on,
In their lives!
And not enough time,
To do it all !
You see,
One day,
I took a chance!
I opened my mind,
And my heart,
And my arms!
I ran out
And grabbed one of those daredevils!
I hugged him to me!
I begged him!
For his secret!!
I was told,
There is no
"Secret"!
But I knew,
That THAT was a lie!
But I listened,
To what he had to say.
I was told,
"Your heart
Is your "HOME"!
Don't fear
That somebody will break in!
Leave your door unlocked!
Standing open!
And people will come in!
Some,
Will come in need!.
To those,
Give freely!.
Some,
Will come overburdened !
Allow those,
To leave some of their burdens,
with you!
Some,
Will come bearing gifts!
Accept what they offer!
Graciously!
But the most important,
Will come bearing nothing!
Only their "SELF"!
But that,
Is the most valuble gift
That they,
Or anyone,
Can offer!
Cherish these people!
For,
Because they share their SELF,
You will come to know them!
And love!
And,
If there is a serect,
It is "love"!
And I let that seeker go.
I knew,
That love was not the secret!
After all,
We all know love!
Don't we?
But that day
Had been different!
And interesting!
And over much too quickly!
And I learned
That it didn't harm me!
And so,
I tried it again!
The next time!
And whenever I saw a seeker!
And soon,
My house became a regular stop!
An event,
On the path,
And the calendar,
Of all those,
Who dared to live!
And so,
My days became filled!
With comings!
And goings!
And sharings!
And laughter!
And joy!
And soon,
I noticed that my days
Were flying by!
And my world,
Was no longer
A dull, colorless place!
And I thought about
How my world had changed!
And why!
And I found,
That now,
Upon reflection,
I understood what that stranger,
Who was now my friend,
Had been trying to tell me!
All that long time ago!
But,
I still disagree!
For me,
It WASN'T love,
That changed my life!
It was
Overcoming the fear!
Of life!
And of living!
That allowed me
To open my "HEART"!
And let love
Come in!
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So honest & compelling J! Fear can be a block to whatever we need in our lives. I am going to remember this. Thank you for sharing.