ariya-sacca

The black dragon flew among them For the first time he felt a belonging His heart filled with joy as he flew For at last he was among his own kind They rose and fell in an acrobatic dance Powerful wings gliding through the air The air in this world was sweet and pure And below the land was filled with life Yet, he wondered who had called him From across the silent reaches of space With a love that was not to be denied For he had come to answer that call As he flew he was suddenly aware Of another dragon flying besides him White scales gleaming in the sunlight Green eyes staring at him with an answer In his mind he heard her call to him Somehow, she knew his true name The one written with fire in his soul And he answered her with her own They broke away from the group then Flying closer and closer together until Their bodies twisted around each other Singing out a love song in dragon's fire

You were formed with words of love Wanted from the beginning of time For your name means beloved Beloved of God, your mother, and I I hope one day you will read this words And feel the same love I feel for you For a child gently cradled in your arms With eyes that shine with an inner fire Would that I could ease your turmoil Help you separate reality from fantasy Create a world that understands those That are seen as having a different mind I just want you to know that every time I put my arms around you in an embrace It feels like the very first and last time As I send my love into the future To a time when I'm no longer there...

Walking in the night Alone with my grief Singing out to you A hope beyond hope Of love lost and found Rain drops softly falling A substitute for my own I scream out to the rain To let it drown my sorrow And in that moment of pain The clouds stop crying And a flood pours down Upon desert sands...

My North star has disappeared That light in your eyes That called out to my own Hidden now behind a dark veil Where before there was laughter Now I hear screams of rage Followed by echoes of madness A bitter dark reflection... You took from me Something sacred and precious But I swear to you My spirit will not break For I will continue my fight Even if I crawl on broken knees And I will rekindle the flame From my own eternal fire

I'm learning the art of breathing Inhaling through my nose In a slow dance with life Feeling the turn of the breath From the inhale to the exhale Making the transition smooth Like waves crashing and receding Taking with them all my fears I time the inhales and exhales One immediately following the other Sipping as much air as I require But not more than I need My heart slows in synchrony And the heavy burden that it bears Becomes light once again

It is a painful game we play O soul of my soul Awakened dreamers Connected by blood Fighting for our survival I accept both your love and hate Drinking deeply of your offered cup Whether it be poison or ambrosia For my love for you is unconditional

Today I mourn senseless loss Seven souls full of courage and compassion Working to feed those starving Among the devastation of their country Their weapons were pots and pans Set over a large wooden fire But their ingredients were not just food For among them they put in their love A love that called to them Carrying them from disaster to disaster Bringing hope and strength To those struggling to rise up again Death came to you from the sky Whether intentional or not I do not know... But I do know your work has not been in vain It will continue to flourish Like seeds cast into the ground Ripening into a plentiful harvest To feed a world Hungry for peace

I don't know your name friend... One of the many nameless and homeless Existing day to day, moment by moment Hands extended asking for money From those whom fortune has smiled It has been many years that I know you Always in front of the same store A tall, young, Afroamerican man In whose face shines an odd beauty As your clothes hang in tatters about your body There are days when I see you Fighting invisible enemies in the air And I wonder if it is drugs or mental illness That has cast your mind into darkness Perhaps they are demons you see And you are fighting a spiritual battle A silent unknown warrior of the downtrodden Who am I to judge you? For I have walked these same streets Stripping my body bare Fighting against principalities with my spirit Wrestling with the authorities Sent into the timelessness of the asylum Over and over again Yet still believing in who I am I see you my brother And recognize a piece of myself For it could be me standing there If not for love's infinite

When I was young in the land of the free My family lived by an old forest Part of the Mormon trail When I had the chance I would explore it Feasting on delicious wild blackberries My body lean, tanned, and strong Barefoot running on the earth Hardened calluses impervious to thorns I would run and leap like a wild animal Moving so fast my feet were a blur Young heart beating fast, filled with life Climbing trees to the highest branches Absorbing the sun through my skin Transmuting its energy into my spirit Oh, where are you my wild child? Hidden by civilization's thin veneer? Would you run with me once again? On the day of our rebirth? My wounded heart is still your own...

Ancient warriors shouting Dancing around the sacred fire Drum beat to heart's rhythm Feet pounding mother earth Naked flesh in all its glory Sweat beading their skin Warriors of black and white Calling out to the night sky Spirit calling out to spirit Tears of ecstasy on their faces As their life force ignites Becoming one with the flame Young and old they dance Woman and men together Singing out to creation in joy Fighting for all time and space