18 Aug 2013 4 Comments
in love, poetry Tags: healing, heart, heartbreak, journey, mountain, nature, spiritual, stillness
be still my heart
as a mountain absorbed
in mist, in rain, in sun,
her beauty grounded
in her own knowing.
be still
as the spirit stilled the sea,
still my heart,
so I can simply be
here, present, believe
those tears that grace my face
are not mine,
or in reality,
selfishly,
about you or me,
with all the troubles in the world today,
these tears are
just a seeker’s trail,
her heartstrings journey
bound
through ancient time
til’ now,
her still waters,
living waters,
still waiting to be found.
01 Jul 2013 2 Comments
in poetry Tags: awaken, enlightened ones, healing, inspiration, seeking, spiritual
There are those sparks of light
That spin brilliantly in dark skies,
lighting a galaxy of shadows
moving deliberately forward,
intentionally, indefinitely,
in a constant of planets,
a symphony of chaos,
a cacophony of beauty,
bridging this world and the next,
only for the asking,
only for the seeking,
only for the waiting,
with quiet minds open,
ready for receiving.
12 Jun 2013 3 Comments
in poetry Tags: awaken, compassion, healing, ho`oponopono, journey, nature, Punalu`u, spiritual, tidal pools, truth
Punalu`u, cloud reflection in tidal pool
Taste the moss,
Steep the leaves,
Grate the bark,
Pound the essence with a stone,
In a wooden bowl made of tree, and sky, and earth.
We are the healers of our own souls,
Caretakers, travelers of our own worlds,
But have we found that all paths lead
To the one called truth,
That awakens before dawn
In the touch of another’s hand, in the corridors of eyes
Vibrant with life, and color, and movement
We are our own reflections of each other
In tidal pools, in water and stone texture,
Elements reaching together,
A collective consciousness,
Despite worlds,
And beyond conflicts to a calm place,
Open and still,
Stones absorbing heat and clatter,
Sacrificing,
And ready to be thrown back
To the sea,
The source from whence we all came.
© Karen K.L. Espaniola June 11, 2013
02 Jun 2013 Leave a comment
in poetry Tags: nature, spiritual, transformation
I feel the air entering me,
Exulting me,
Traveling to every cell,
Sharing every memory
Brought in by the wind
Of trees and plants and buds,
And earth
Thriving to thrive,
Breathing to connect.
We are cells within cells within cells
In a universe calling out to be heard
In the fluidness of our own motion
In the recyclable patterns of our own myths,
Alive in our own recollection,
Living to live.
KKLE June 2, 2013
© Karen K.L. Espaniola
27 May 2013 1 Comment
in poetry Tags: nature, poetry, spiritual
LoveLoveLoveLoveLove Completely
SacrificeSacrificeSacrificeSacrificeSacrifice Letting go of self
SpiritSpiritSpiritSpiritSpirit Entering unattached
MindMindMindMindMind With no visceral ulterior
EnergyEnergyEnergyEnergyEnergy Motivation to preserve
LandLandLandLandLand Richness of life and
FoodFoodFoodFoodFood Health, culture, identity.
LandFoodEnergyMindSpiritLoveSacrifice Where does it all begin
LandFoodEnergyMindSpiritLoveSacrifice When it is all infused together,
LandFoodEnergyMindSpiritLoveSacrifice There is no beginning or end,
LandFoodEnergyMindSpiritLoveSacrifice Permeated for all eternity,
LandFoodEnergyMindSpiritLoveSacrifice With all that matters,
LandFoodEnergyMindSpiritLoveSacrifice With all that inspires
LandFoodEnergyMindSpiritLoveSacrifice In a timeless circle.
Mind/Engaged/Clarity
Energy/Potential/External
Spirit/Inspiration/Infinite
Love/Fully/Eternal
Sacrifice/Righteous/Intentional
Land/Perpetual/Internal
Food/Embody/Being
(c) Karen K.L. Espaniola 2013, All Rights Reserved
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