DougbCanning

'AND MAN GOETH ABOUT'

And man goeth about his business.
With much haste does he toil and grapple for his existence
and with great import does he consider himself
and his selfish needs.
And amidst the noise and confusion
a great emptiness cries out, loud and clear,
bespeaking the absence of the fullness of life –
And the cry becomes an echo and the echo a dream,
as man goeth about…
Doug Canning

A POEM IS BORN

When the heart stirs

deep within,

and a tone sounds,

primordial,

issuing forth -

pen in hand,

the mind a willing servant

to overflowing inspiration,

and in its' wake,

a Poem is born...

©Doug Canning

'SOON'

You came into this world by trickery and deceit
seeking a host for your cancerous appetite,
spawned by a mistake of misdirected will.
Having no power of yourself, you usurped power
from the sacred union that begets all life.
Splitting them asunder,
you proclaimed yourself God.

Hence began duality's curse,
the ancient reign of terror and destruction.
The beginning of death and dying.
Sustained by fear, ready for battle,
loath to lose your paralyzing grip.

Yet in the moment of your advent
did nature provide salvation's answer,
patiently waiting for this very hour.
A window of opportunity,
when mankind's deliverance draws nigh.
For soon, you shall be... no more!
DougCanning©

'THE CALLING'

The wind whispers her song.

A song of wonder and of mirth.

A song of longing to be heard,

by the faithful, by the strong,

unto them she whispers her song.

Ask not the meaning of her melody.

It is implicit, it is simplistic.

It gathers unto its own.

To dare, to be, to do, is her command

and the few that abide, are chosen.

Doug Canning©


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NEW DAWN

Greet the new dawn's sunlight as you would
the light of your radiant self or that of another.
They are one and the same.

You are that light spreading your life-giving love,
as the sun shine's it's warmth upon the earth
enlivening all that it touches
in one glad embrace of its own;
knowing you but embrace yourself...

Doug Canning©

'Flower in Bloom'

We are like beautiful flowers coming into full bloom, not just here on earth but continuously in the Cosmos – an ongoing unfoldment, becoming more and more of ourselves, forever…
DBC

Moonrise - Sunset

Father Sun declines toward the horizon, leaving an explosion of colors in his wake, spreading his fiery beneficence across sky, land and water.

He passes his mantle of power to Sister Moon ascending in his stead, casting her spell of wonderment, balancing his energy, power and clarity with her mysterious charm and lunar magic, ambassadress of the unknown…

Doug Canning©

IMMORTAL FIRE

Cascading waters from heaven sent
Rain of fire
Holy ecstacy!
Exploding within this mortal frame
Possessing with unspeakable power
Did seem to shake the very
foundation of the earth!

And gently laying prostrate,
O beloved son of man
Having died a thousand deaths
In a single timeless moment
Now rises immortal...

Doug Canning©

HEART SONG

If I had the courage to speak my truth to everyone I meet
To express my love to all people in every land
To sing Universal praises of joy and gratitude

This seed, so long contained,
made impotent by its earthly confinement
Would burst forth through fear's veil
Passionate and Starbound!
If I had the courage...

Does the tiny daffodil have courage
lifting its sunny face to heaven?
Or is it simply innocent,
beyond the need for courage,
Having no foe...

Doug Canning©

'Golden Light of the Heart'

Deep within your sacred heart, pulsates a molten-golden, liquid, light, radiating a love so pure that all you can do is surrender to it, in sublime ecstasy, once you 'drink of it'.

And having 'drunk of it', but once, you will never forget it and in the fullness of your remembering you will have come home.

Doug Canning