Recognize, Appreciate, Embrace (Spoken Word on Soundcloud)

Kinetic Bhakti

We keep things moving

While we

Bring illumination

To culmination

We see the

Simplicity

And recognize the beauty

We

Appreciate the splendor

Of breath

Of being

And seeing

We embrace

Experience

And say

Namaste

Nods

To all the Gods

Creating

The world

In their own image

Bringing the dreams

From thought

To life

We hold these

Truths

To be self evident

With each breath

We circumvent

The nothingness

The emptiness

Is filled

With knowledge

We build

We renovate

And extrapolate

The equation

Down to

Simple arithmetic

Down to

The brass tacks

Just the

Simple facts

Karma acts

As we will

Meditating

Still

Fate-ing

Rather than

Waiting

We climb

The hill

We reach

The plateau

And reflect

Seeing our visions

In retrospect

Awaiting spring

With streams flowing

Releasing

The knowing

We aspire

To take things

Higher

We fix

Our spiral

Into a

Double helix

We elevate

As we create

New levels of being

New approaches to

Self healing

Blissfully

Reeling

Feeling

Each moment

Honestly

Paying close attention to

Lessons along the path

Using our empathy

And forgiving wrath

We

Take the time to laugh

Always keeping humor

Well staffed

We don't allow ourselves to

Feel trapped

We

Open the door

And turn on the light

We

Believe things

To be

Eternally

Forthright

Our belief lights the way

Through the dark of night

We kindle

Our hearts

We keep the

Fires burning

With each smile and tear

We are earning

Our time

We synchronize

The rhyme

And flow

With the tide

Enjoying the ride

Downplaying our pride

Feeding the fire

Heating our bones

Casting stones

We count the cards

And tell

The fortune

Fated well

During our spell

© A. Bougie  (12/17/2007)
Photo Credit : Jean-Jacques David
*spell- in this poem references a duration of time, not a 'magic' spell.