*Short Poems Of Forgiving 3
*1
Niagara Falls: Two branches of the same river of God approach a cliff. Rocks cause the foes each other diametrically to oppose. As they roar
over its side, unhurt they emerge as one, some drops rising as mist to bless riparian trees.
*2
The sandalwood tree gives fragrance to the killing lumberman.
The pine in fire warms those who have slain her.
The cow gives calories, albeit toxic, to those who have murdered her.
*3
In Luke we are told "Her sins, which are many, are forgiven" What of the opposite... those who are the greatest forgivers? those who humble us all with their willingness to release the past?
*4
Beach footprints by high tide erased. Snow footprints by the sun melted away without a trace. With the pulling of the switch, metal filings are released. So do the forgiving melt transgressions.
*5
Like myriad snowflakes entering a tropical sea are the attacks of temporary foes upon your royalty.
*6
Embezzled heart, can you forgive the guzzling bee who has taken all your nectar? "He knew not what he did", young little bee.
*7
Long ago, his forgiving Lord turned his 30 pieces of silver to eternal gold.
The moon shattered silver into shards in the shallows and upon the seashore
But they've been gathered into One by the Resurrecting Morning Sun!
*8
The spouse saw his love entangled with another.... instantaneously demonic alchemy turned
love into hate for his lover. But slowly in time he let go... of the scarlet dye which had colored
the waters of his soul.
*9
When one can flow into his foe and witness his most bright soulglow
then love replaces the wavering of to and fro
*10
The tree's leaf plumes dangle with plums.. even for plutocrats
*11
As the sun poured into her niches and naves and her coves and her caves Mother Earth cried "You violate me!" But weeks went by
and she spied April's apricot apron and apple blooms
and then she exclaimed "You violet me!"
*12
The river tarries not over the stones of karma. To seaward joyfully running is her destiny's dharma
*13
When the pond was smashed by his clenched fist..it became a cradle rocking for little fish.
Anger is the ore for lovegold.
*14
The frozen daggers of unforgiving icicles.. shine in the light but it is the orb of forgiveness
.. the miracle point at the tip where the icicle drips which most clearly reflects the sun
*15
Crocuses are blowing with the news..crows are crowing it and frogs are croaking it..
A most sacred place in all Creation is the forgiving ground of Bosnian Serb & Croatian
*16
There are signs of the tide's inrush as the gulls come closer..as the sound of wavelave lapping brings peace.. and in the waters of the heart is a subtle seachange
*17
As two negatives when multiplied a positive make.. former foes who seek each others' good
cause miracles forth to break
*18
God looks on error as a mother looks on a toddler's fall* .. or on her 4 year old child's making mudballs or like the sun gazing upon sour fruit soon to be sweet*.. or upon a blow which releases water from ice freeze
*19
If you do now your heart unlock I promise in the future I will knock
*20
Does God look upon a broken vow as on a river not clinging to bough?
*21
Within the sheath are bright seeds containing future gold fields of corn
Just so grow joy's bright kernels inside the husks of cruel scorn
*22
The blue paint of the third eye cannot be chipped away..The blue eraser of the 3rd eye
cannot be overlaid. It cancels all mistakes of the past.. all dark portraits
*23
The seas do not record the weedcleaving swords of the unknowing oared.. nor does the heather neath highland mist seek to remember the heavy tread
which for wee moments crushed her violet head
*24
The river has changed in this second.....some of him has emptied into the sea.. some is being renewed by waterfalls in headwaters
*25
As a sword has the illusion it slices the sun's beams
so do the unforgiving have the illusion they have been harmed.
*26
Melt away now Valjean's pursuers, who had chased him through Parisian sewers.
Now he lets go litigious suers... for his soul and heart are newer
*27
She the sea.. receives red hot lava and transmutes it into green glass jewels.
She the listening compassionate ear turns anger into love.. with every word she hears.
*28
You cannot see how he is changing. He is a growing baby eagle with an unmoving shell
and within him does unseen the force of Godlove swell. He is water melting within
the towering iceberg spires He is coldform becoming formless through the touch of GodSunFire.
He is the April apricot leaf ready to unfold .. which will calyx the fruit as it turns to gold
*29
The clarified waters of Snowdrop Lake form from melted hexagonal snowflakes.
The heart unfrozen with new love flows as new soulspace does forgiving make.
*30
First of the year snow had covered everything muffling harsh noises
softening ravine chasms with its silent anthems of peace.. its flags of quiet grace... Its visible amnesty, tangible absolution,.. muffling division.. resurrecting purity and forgiveness
*31
The sun came across an unreceptive clod who would not receive her beams.. She began to withhold 1 of her infinite rays from this dirtball..
but decided this was silly... and began to shine again.. universally in directions all.
*32
Lot's wife, we were told, looked back and became a pillar of salt. Those who cannot forgive become as bitter as salt.
*33
Birds have oerleapt the sea oarcleft. But she has
not been harmed
Bee has petals of clover cloven but she has not been harmed
*34
The butterfly does not look back to the cocoon of caterpillar.
*35
Will I ever be like the peony which responds to storms
heavensent by gifting all with her scent?
*36
She the sea receives red hot lava and transmutes it
into green glass jewels. She the listening compassionate
ear turns anger into love. (to Lois Lichty)
*37
Thank You for Your descent Spirit Dove with Your transforming touch of Love in the heart of each
killing general and judge, prosecutor and gov
*38
Some day the acacia leaves will forgive giraffes
and in the presence of koala bears bamboo shoots will laugh
*39
"Snowmen drop unassembled from the sky" *
some created by sculpting child's play
.. their life models men frozen into cruelty by
pain
*(said the anonymous email..)
* 40
Of our past transgressions..the Divine Wind away blew prints and the Sun made reality of wish blue prints
*41
Of our past transgressions..The Divine Wind away blew prints and the Sun made reality of wish blue prints
*42
Nondualists who think that God is the only Doer..
believe that only God is guilty and whom they need forgive.
*43
Entities who the dark path represent do forgiven images
re-present. These shadows scurry away
when the Name of God is present.
*44
The hanging ice daggers slowly drip drip drip
and one by one they do drop until finally the last
one.. melts and plops..some day .. it will be dewdrops
*45
She often had to plant grass seed where her volcanic explosions had occurred
*46
Dracula was running from the dawn.. on vines he tripped
and by temple dogs was trapped.. and found as the
sun rose that he too by Sunlove was tanned
*47
It is easier to edit what is written on paper than what is carved in stone.
Easier still to edit what is written on sand or water.
Harder are harsh words spoken to erase and with proof of love them replace.
*48
It's harder to forgive animal vivisectors, those who
peddle toxic drugs rather than telling people animal fat causes heart disease
monger killer drugs rather than informing that homocysteine in meat causes Alzheimer's
push killer drugs rather than telling people uric acid in meat causes arthritis
advertise killer drugs rather than reporting that acidic meat causes ulcers
*49
Unforgiving.. a desire for redress can become the soul's vengeful red dress
*50
His storm in the fruitladen tree released her needed grace gifts earlier
*51
As swords of lightning cannot cleave the sky the personality
cannot harm the Godsoul outside of which it lies
*52
Four elements:
God's water washes away transgressions.
God's fire burns errors to ash.
God's earth buries mistakes.
God's air blows them into fragrant zephyrs.
Yes, I can see it peaceful -
I love to watch squirels eat
and play, the are a delight!