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Gibran’s ‘River’ Courses Our Lives — Karl Constantine FOLKES	The River Cannot Go Back: A Parable “The River Cannot Go Back,” declared once the mystic and poet, Lebanese-American Kahlil Gibran. author of “The...	599 views Rate it
I HAVE BECOME THE STORY TELLER — mad hippie poet	Let me tell you a story, or you can read my words of glory. We all need to find that one damn thing others can not bring. We all have hearts and souls, a...	599 views Rate it
TETELESTAI! — Karl Constantine FOLKES	The task and trials. Each one of us encounters. That is our mission. Each one of us has to face. Life’s journey with temptations. Each one asked to...	593 views Rate it
The Archetype of Oneness — Karl Constantine FOLKES	All linguistic roots. At their very deepest levels. Are with one syntax. As Subjects that have Objects. With God as Grammarian. The syntax of God. ...	589 views Rate it
America’s Danger From Authoritarianism and Disinformation — Karl Constantine FOLKES	All dangerous signs Nations must take notice of And be prepared to counter. Authoritarianism. How it festers as a poison. As a bed partner Of...	588 views Rate it
Laozi’s Dao De Jing — Karl Constantine FOLKES	[Dao is The Way. path to the awakening of our true nature; the opposites united, In harmony and balance.] Master Laozi, ‘Philosopher of Ages,’ ...	585 views Rate it
Zeitgeist Spirit — Karl Constantine FOLKES	Zoom in now on the nature of the Zeitgeist Spirit. Etched in our veins and imaged in our every thought, word and deed is Zeitgeist. Its archetypal...	582 views Rate it
The Co-Existence of Two Strange Bedfellows — Karl Constantine FOLKES	This is a paradoxical existential story. As old as Time, as new as the breaking dawn. About two distempered relatives. Seemingly different, yet oh so...	579 views Rate it
The Waterfall — Kimberley Hamilton	Deep in the forest is the waterfall, Surrounded by trees that are strong and tall, I gaze at the water splashing and free, Tumbling and tossing it...	578 views Rate it
The All is the Singular — Karl Constantine FOLKES	Nature is Oneness. That governs plurality. Singularity. Is how it is referred to. With respect to all matter. All space and all time. Make up all...	577 views Rate it
We Give Life All Its Meaning — Karl Constantine FOLKES	Life without meaning. Is ever so demeaning. It is a nightmare. Without one’s comprehension. A dream without vision. Life full of meaning. Is a...	573 views Rate it
If you’re ignoring the erasure of women, you’re a puy.** — Arie Castle	In this warped world, you've reduced me to "cis", A snide designation, like I'm just a miss. I've humored your labels, adjusted my speech, But you're...	569 views Rate it
Feather Haiku — Marie Helen Abramyan	In the foliage A kind token from a bird Feather in Fall’s...	569 views Rate it
Is There a Place — Terri McCallister	Is there a place Away from the chaos Away from the madness From which there seems no escape Is there a place Where the quiet lives on a single...	569 views Rate it
T.O.X.I.C - but not really — Kari Chrichlow	T. Truthfully speaking, you are freed from it O. Organically, at its spiritual root, so it seems X. Xtra vigilant in exercising boundaries I. Indeed,...	568 views Rate it
A Poem From the Collective Unconscious — Karl Constantine FOLKES	Notices from the underworld “Strident active imagination” A psychoanalyst may call them Visitations that come my way As psychic forces with their...	563 views Rate it
a day in paradise — John A. Drury	and alone i sit in despair longing for comfort so sacredly rare paradise perished, progress gone awry existing now only through the mind's eye ...	558 views Rate it
The Oaks of Midland's Valley — Gregory Baranoff	The Oaks of Midland’s Valley Dedicated to Paul and Louise Squibb, Ben and Kay Rich and Carl and Kathy Munger ...	552 views Rate it
A Song for Sita — Anubrato Ghatak	Time it was when we banished were From the riches, the comfort and the ranks, When all I had was the grit in my bones And your brave heart, that made...	549 views Rate it
Somewhere — Ludy Bührs	Behind each and every practical and focussed thought, lives a wide world of dreams. With every breath, every micropause in all that I do, I...	542 views Rate it
The Debutante - original — Sommer Rains	The Debutante Life without friends is empty and bleak. like the pit of quicksand That they all gather round sitting, staring, ...	540 views Rate it
The Ultimate Christian Sacrifice — Karl Constantine FOLKES	The Christian pledge Made as a priority Is to put God first Before all other matters In fellowship and...	537 views Rate it
The Indwelling Alchemy of Life — Karl Constantine FOLKES	Dearest comrade of this natural world. Observe the order of the universe. Created not by human hands, but by spirit. Transforming all that which...	536 views Rate it
Tides of Vigilance — Melissa Klock	In a world of endless waves, wet sand on bare feet and salty air she stands, A lone figure against the ocean’s expansive waves crashing and waves of...	531 views Rate it
DAO is Everywhere — Karl Constantine FOLKES	Away from Center we move to periphery within the circle. We cannot escape DAO, since DAO is...	531 views Rate it