IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER,

OR,

BUT THEN-AGAIN-BON MOTS

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What is is God's Will
What I do with it is my choice.
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In the midst of a mess
Make mud pies.
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If you keep your fire going
You may burn down the house.
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I believe in a Creative God whose
Tendencies, abilities and love
Are pushed down and running over.
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Beauty lies in the eye of the appreciator.
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From Wisdom From The Ages by GeoE
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COMMENTARY

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In a modern country which has embraced "4-letter words" as poetic, why is a 3-letter word, like God so shocking!
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Some of us still prefer it - publically as well as privately, whether cursing - or praying.
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From Wisdom From The Ages by GeoE
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AWAKENING

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My eager ears reverberate
.....With life;
Poetry and song soar softly
.....Rhyme on rhyme.
Behind my darkened eyes
.....Word pictures dance.
God speaks within my heart
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From Wisdom From The Ages by GeoE
3/2001
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ON MOVING

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Outside my window
Sparkles gold the Oaks
And flutter white the Moths,
Absorbing pain of parting
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As seasons pass
Does one still mourn
Fierce crash of waves
On ageless rocks and shore?
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Perhaps an aching heart
Will richly heal
In silent contemplation
Day by quiet day.
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From Wisdom From The Ages by GeoE
Nov. 02
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REDEMPTION

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Failure comes not from the lies
.....But in the lying there.
Arise! lest today
.....Dies a-borning
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From Wisdom From The Ages by GeoE
4/12/00
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SHAKARI

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God lives not in some
.....Far-off Shakari
But in the heart and soul
.....Of you and me
Though not the mind!
.....Not even He
Through convoluted thought
.....Can see.
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Nameless, answers to all names
.....Voiceless, sings in every heart
Formless, lives as mountain, brook and tree
.....Earless, answers every plea
Sleepless, speaks in every dream,
.....Loving thee and me.
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From Wisdom From The Ages by GeoE
1999
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DEVIL

I cannot fight and conquer
The devil I see in thee...
Only the one
I recognize in me
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From Wisdom From The Ages by GeoE
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TIDES

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The Tides of Time
Have washed upon my shore
A plethora of toys
Swirling 'round my feet
In dizzying array
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Dare I get wet?
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From Wisdom From The Ages by GeoE
1997
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LIFE'S LITTLE WHIMSIES

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I don't think God stopped creating because he
perfected his creations in mankind -
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I think he quit because it just got worse and
worse!
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From Widsom From The Ages by GeoE
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DANCE

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Like the beat of music
.....God is the underlying rhythm of my life
My choices and experiences
.....Create the melody to which I dance.
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From Wisdom From The Ages by GeoE
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MOMENTS OF MADNESS

From the Paine of GEOE
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The Captain and the Sphinx
Are far-out - methinks
The Doctor and the Scott
Are nothing like you've got
Shake them all together
And the bunch of them can weather
A galaxy of plot
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Now precisely what that means
Spock will tell you in your dreams
And exactly how that feels
Captain carries in his jeans
While Scotty and his lady
Are involved in anti-matter
As Chekov chases gir-rls
With his Russian-accent chatter
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And do we dare to mention
That in this fourth dimension
If you're really Enterprise-ing
There is hardly any tribble
In a life uncompromising
In its countless variations
Of no-man's lands primeval
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Yoo-hoo, yoo-hoo, Yahoorah!
Have you heard the sound
Of Tribbles as they play
And multiply around
Teasing poor Yahura
So she cannot touch the ground?
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From Wisdom From The Ages by GeoE
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QUAN YIN SPEAKS

Charlotte Tinker
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Quiet words in simple grace
wisdom's truth is spoken
Forgiveness is a wasted cry
When love is freely given
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From Wisdom From The Ages by GeoE
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ANNETTE SAND

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Somewhere beneath the gleeful laugh,
Somewhere beneath of scoff,
Somehow your loving heart speaks out
And offers sweet release.
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From Wisdom From The Ages by GeoE
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ERIC BARTHEL III

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I may not recall their names
But there you sat
Larger than life, and gentle,
Wisdom rolling from your tongue.
You claimed it not
Yet every day, in simple conversation
Wisdom and Compassion flow
In quiet syncopation
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From Wisdom From The Ages by GeoE
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TINA GREGG

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She crouches gently on the floor
Listens quietly for more
Embraces all the energies
And then
In simple wisdom speaks
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From Wisdom From The Ages by GeoE
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RANDY HENSON

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Randy smiles.
A gentle warmth
Embraces tensioned hearts;
The darkness fades.
The world seems bright
My soul, in comfort, rests
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From Wisdom From The Ages by GeoE
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SUSAN RIDGWAY

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Rich her words
And simply given
Quiet strength
All sins forgiven
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From Wisdom From The Ages by GeoE
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BILLIE ARNOLD

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Wisdom from another world
In simple faith
Confidently speaks:
Life is truly Rich and Pure
And always in your reach
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From Wisdom From The Ages by GeoE
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