The Way Begins

You've come to the House of God for your weekly show to the world, paying your dues as good Christians. But sitting next to you in the pew--I know the truth. The venom of the devil flows from your mouths. Gossiping and cursing your neighbors. When I have a say about the abominations you've become, about how you've twisted the purity of the word, the sanctity of His house-- I am the one out of line. I'm the one not following along.

And looking around, I see the world around me clearly for the first time. How naive  I've been! The world of man pretends to be saintly one day a week and those who question that false holiness are cursed worse than those who pretend. 

No longer will I follow this false path; I will find my own way. Spirituality is not defined by sitting on a church pew on Sunday. There are many paths to God.

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the way--a journey
as unique as the person

Carpe Diem Kamishibai #4, Cathedral- My 'autobiographical'-haibun

Where does the soul go?

Helix Nebula "Eye of God"

Cat's Eye Nebula

"Where does the soul go?"

Discovery through science

More by faith and art

A thousand eyes search

For the soul's Atlantis

Through vastness of night

By brightness of day

Philosophers Endeavor

Answers unyielding

Love's great Challenger

Never ending search for signs

Heart and mind diverge

Dying with light's end

Enterprise at last answered

"Where does the soul go?"

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Carpe Diem #105, Eyes

Autumn Haiku

A chill in the air,
Banshee winds begin to howl,
Autumn has arrived.

El barco pequeño y azul

El barco pequeño y azul navega en el mar,
Aguanta! Zarandeada!
La tormenta el barco abandonaba violentamente en la playa,
El barco pequeño y azul naufragado,
La tormenta ha terminado.
Es la hora de navegar de nuevo!

sing me the song of your soul

The flower of truth grows from within
As you sing me the song of your soul
Tears of joy rain from the dark blue sky

Frolic with the gazelle 
Beneath the dancing moon

Radiate your spirit to the world
Celebrate your inner wise woman
Emerge my beautiful butterfly