Tag Archives: Happiness

THE KEEPER OF FLOCKS – XXXII

Yesterday afternoon a man from the city Spoke outside the tavern door. Spoke to me too. Spoke of justice and the struggle for justice And of the workers who suffer, And the constant work, and those who are hungry, And … Continue reading

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SERVICE: ENCAPSULATED LOVE

Service beyond our self-love requires desire To love beyond ones-self in truth with others: It is not shaped in the ego driven needs to seek Nor in the emancipation of our early harms But in the encapsulated reward of meaning.

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GO HIGH IN THE SKY OH MOON OF SPRING

Go high in the sky oh moon of Spring I think of you and within me I am complete. Run through the vacant fields to me you light breeze. I think of you, I murmur your name; and you are … Continue reading

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THE KEEPER OF FLOCKS – IX

I am a keeper of flocks. The sheep are my thoughts And my thoughts are everyone’s feelings. I feel with your eyes and ears And with your hands and feet And with your nose and mouth. Thinking of a flower … Continue reading

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THE KEEPER OF FLOCKS – VI – I

Thinking of God is to disobey the Lord, Because God intended that we do not even know each other. Which is why he does he not show to us … Let us be simple and calm, Like the streams and … Continue reading

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