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Can You Begin Again
00:53
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Can You Begin Again?
Where Once You were, have always Been.
The You, you’ve been Running from;
The You, you Must Become.
The Mirrors cast shadows,
piercing awareness of all that might Be.
The You into Me, that Me that I see.
There is Only this Moment,
Ever tick-tocking by.
Where Glimpses of Fortunes and Patterns collide.
Your heart, (and the senses),
demand this transformation, for the possible;
the black Void of thee Unknown.
Will You answer the call?
Your Armor, and Your weapons,
have been sharpened, polished,
and rehearsed enough.
The time has come!
The hour IS at hand!
To test your ability
Your Nimble delivery
swing not aimlessly
with precision we shall strike!
The Death-blow to Uncertainty.
The Kill-stroke to our doubts.
A critical-hit to fears,
And the Evasion of half -hearted Attempts!
Gather Your Wits. We MUST not Fail.
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HOw far dOwn can you Dive?
dEEper into DarkneSS
where few have Dared to Dwell.
There is where
the cauldrOn of magic
is Being stiRRed;
BeckOning you
to come and join the Dance.
yOu think yOu knOw.
yOu dOn't.
The Never-ending pOssibilities
Of Re-interpretatiOn,
Only found through
cOuntless invOcations.
Let it all gO,
and DiscOver it all.
The Object Of my AffectiOn
is Accessible tO All.
KnOwn, (Or thOught tO be knOwn)
and yet Rarely tapped any further
than the ObviOus.
One thing is absOlutely certain,
there is always mOre to knOw.
The River keeps flOwing,
and the glObe spins On.
May yOu discOver
the slight alteratiOns,
tO turn your tides of fOrtune
in the Dance Of Mindful ManipulatiOns.
We becOme sO cOmfortable in Our rOutines
that we fOrget tO chOOse a new chOice.
fOrgetfully flOating to swim within the Stream.
There is still much mOre to be had;
(even alOng well traveled rOads)
with the right VisiOn, and playful dispOsitiOn.
sO dO a Twirl,
Skip and Slide,
Surrender tO jOy,
and Silence yOur Fears.
Break the surface between DimensiOns.
Fill yOur Lungs tO Capacity,
and Try your luck in the dEEpEnd.
Cultivate yOur cOnfidence,
as yOu kEEp tO the shallOws.
Pulse alOng with the CuRRent.
See the SeA,
as you cOllect yOur iNNer-self
alOng the banKs
and Cash in yOur chips.
fOr nO One gets Out Alive.
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Heyoka
03:34
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Within the Thirty Six year Orbit of my Time,
my Path converges Once Again with the Divine.
I've Entangled myself Completely with a Shaman.
She Reveals my Sacred Nature to me; (Brahmin).
She Uncovers a Hidden Truth about myself.
The Sacred Qualities displayed; which are my Wealth.
My Lovers Eyes, they Zero In, where No One has.
This Shaman's vision: Quick, Concise, with Razzmatazz!
To the Contrary, Tried and True; a "Heyoka".
A satirist, Turvey-Topsy; (the Lakota)
This Sacred Clown has fell to Pieces in Her midst.
This "Thunder Jester", "Lightning Fool", Entranced and Kissed.
For What I've Always Been; and have come to Know,
the Wisdom Mirror Reflections tend to Show.
The Tricky Lessons Learned through Looking Glass.
Where your Understanding Doubles rather Fast!
We Must Challenge Pre-Existing Rules and Order.
I will Violate your Codes and Custom borders.
Through my Folly and my Fall may We Begin,
to see the Errors of Our Ways (without / within).
Which Ways Right?
and which Ways My Way?
Each and Every Ways to be Explored.
For We've gone in That Direction Thrice Before.
You Go Yours, and I'll Go Mine.
(From Bottom to the Top?)
This Dance is Never Ending.
Care to Stop?
For Every Choice We Land Upon
there's Several Never Tried.
Just because the Ones of Old
have Chose Before They Died;
means Not that You,
should Follow Suit
when we've forgot the
Why and Reason.
To Reevaluate the Game we Play
is Right for Every Season.
So Serious You are My Friend.
This Fool is having Fun!
Laughter is a Precious Gift,
So Click your Heels
and Squeeze Your Buns!
I've Come to Teach the Paradox
in which We All Reside.
So Give a Hoot! along the Way
and Remember, "It’s a Ride".
You can Point
with All Your Fingers.
Laugh and Mock me
with Your Friends.
This Grand Display is Relevant
to Our Futures; and Your Lens.
I'll Show You True Compassion,
for I have Experienced the Pain.
Of Never Really Fitting In;
(It's the Nature of my Game).
With No Constraints
I'll Freely Cross
into the Realms of the Taboo.
I'll Ask What Must Be Asked.
I'll Do What You won't Do.
To Shape Your Tribal codes & laws;
So that Harmony Ensues.
By Breaking All the Boundaries,
the Great Critique
is Now Afoot!
To Decide where Your Morality
and Ethics should be Put.
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4. |
We are Wild!
01:34
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We are Wild!
So Widen your wonderment.
We will not Wish upon,
"Wishy-Washy-Wishing wells".
I've been on the Hunt.
Searching Carefully.
Creeping Round the Corners,
Igniting all the Fuses.
Turning Every Stone that fit my fancy.
Diving deep into the Shadows.
Being Crafty in the Maze.
Moving Swift & Nimble,
to Attract a Certain Gaze.
"Snatching Faces" of Potentials.
While Unleashing All I've gOt.
To Find an Equal, IS a merry Chase.
Some wish for someone NOW!
Some wish for just Tonight.
My wishes have been Waiting;
(Until Now.)
I have alot of Love to Give.
My heart is filled up to the Brim.
With Far too much too Offer, (I admit).
But No one has cared
to care enough.
[Yes! I am Equally Surprised].
Why Would No One Want
Or Wish, this Prize?
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tWo cOyOtes
02:26
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Two Coyotes
Cross my Path
Exploring the Moonlit Landscape
of a Concrete Jungle.
Quiet as a Mouse
Until the Chaos Erupts!
It Vanishes as Quickly
as it Appeared.
Leaving One guessing,
what precisely transpired.
A Steady Stream of Sugar
Pouring forth from Deep within.
the Sweetness of Magic,
can Quickly Smother;
if not Careful in Proportions.
So Savory these Gifts, I give to You.
I'll Dish them as Desired.
A Spoonful, set & ready;
Only Given when Your Mouth Wants More.
The Delicacy of Distance,
an Art form all it's own.
For Now, this Trickster's tricks are Bottled;
With a Loving Heart and Open Door.
I only Wish to Streamline
what We've got, and Nothing More.
I'll Give Until You've Had Your fill
so Take a Bite! Go On and Pour!
To Give is Great
when the Gift is Good
and the Goods I have
are Plentiful!
My Crop is Vast
and my Garden Lush
Only missing Love Consensual
I Never Toy,
and I Often Tease.
Manipulation doesn't Suit Me.
I return to Taste what has Won my Heart
I never Tire of That Feeling!
So Raise your Hand
or Wink your Eye
If More of Me
is What You're Seeking.
I'll surely Grant
Your Wishes Full
If I'm Certain that it's Pleasing.
For More is What I'm Made Of;
SO Much More it's Seldom Seen.
I can't contain the Magic
bursting Out from Every Seam!
I don't Pretend
to have it All;
All Neat,
with Lock and Key.
I'm just Doing what I'm Feeling;
Working Hard at Being ME!
So Lick Your Chops.
Enjoy the Feast.
The Rules of Old
Do Not Apply.
It's You and Me together
Making, "Magic Mystery Pie"!
Where the Mix is New
and the Pattern Forged;
the Game is Set to Our Design.
We Can Call IT,
what We Want It;
cause It’s Heavenly Divine.
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Back to the Beginning
04:23
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Back to the Beginning;
the Eternal Return.
Swimming in the Simmering After-Glow of Recent Was.
Lady Rees, the “AlleyKat”; continues to Amaze.
The Mesh Reversal,
freshly coated with Lifetime Layers of Magic Moments.
Unforgettable! Quite Incredible!
With Bliss Overloads; and Quick Come-downs.
And Here We sit. Separated, and Forever Joined.
If any Doubt there was to Be,
these are the reasons money was Invented for in the first place.
To Worry Not about the Price-tags, and Focus solely on the Moment;
and What It Is You Want.
Where the Time is, “Purple Past”,
and the 3 words Long Last Stashed
in Every Language One could find;
Hidden Only to be Found for the Sake of Future Fun.
The Past is Cast Upon the Sea;
On the Cliffs of Sunset Ceremony.
The Snap! Of a Wishbone Wish,
and the Paper-Flash! Of Prayers were Cast.
We Emptied Our Cups,
and Filled Our Coffers with the Future.
ELECTRIFIED by the Wonder of Existence.
And sO iT wAs…
Where the Orgies, Tea, & DMT, are curiously Linked.
And the Lines are Cut on Tables; in a Land of Missing Keys.
Your Choices, are discussed (in Depth); with Donuts.
And the Hot & Steamy waiting-rooms
Await You In Cryogenic Chambers.
Motoring through Monsoons;
with Foggy windshields, and worn Wipers.
So, buckle Up; and Pull Over.
Cross Your Borders,
and MiX your Paradigms, to Risk IT All.
What We’re After, is what We’re Feeling.
And the Feeling-Feels like Home.
So, Look Sharp for the places
where the Shadows Lie in Fractals.
Where the Whale-Man Guards the Coastline, and the
Subterranean Mirrors, are Merely Windows.
Where the Fans Flame the Fire of Friendship
& Future Love Affairs Unfolding.
Fondled in the Open,
where you Find Yourself Undercover;
completely free.
So, Re-load your Clip; with Cash,
and “Be Here Now”, cuz I’m Here for Now.
This Stone-Cold Fox has got a Bento Box.
Let Us Call your NiNe; and Let’s Enjoy the Wine.
For “Nose-Candy’s” NO match for THIS Magic.
The Foundation of Purpose
was found from Once Was.
We Followed the Finger of Mermaids;
Precisely Pin-pOinting Our Position.
The Dolphins set the Stage Spiral,
with Sand Dollars & Sea Glass
And the Spell Began!
And somewhere in the Middle,
a Wave went Rogue to Greet Us;
and begin Anew.
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Master the Level
01:55
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Master the Level You are working on.
Attack from Every Angle!
We. Take. Play. Seriously.
For Future Generations depend on It.
We MUST fight, and Win.
Contend with Valor;
and Play Fair.
For the Deck
is spread before You.
Choose carefully,
and Listen to your Instincts.
Your Council and Your Guides
surround your every Step.
So Move with Confidence,
Unapologetically; with
Fresh Maneuvers.
Get Crafty! And
BE Unpredictable!
The Odds are Good.
But you Must Continue On.
So Alter your Tactics
and SPLAT! your Past
into the pages of your history
Into Oblivion...
and take a Gander at your Growth.
For the Shuffle & the Cut
has been Delt & Dealed before You.
So Pick up Your Hands
and Face the Flop!
Select your Strategy and Strike!
Discard all your Excuses
and Fight for the Prize!
Bluff and Fold
if it Sputters their Stride;
Fight for Equality,
We shall Not Sub-Divide!
For the Bell tolls;
for One and All
Ringing through the Ages.
So Fetch Your Favorite Music Maker
and Come and Join the Dance!
We NEED You.
Each and Every One.
The Bench is Overpopulated,
so Get to Moving,
Skip! and Run!
A Wild Moving Target
is Not Easily Contained.
We Spread our Arms & Fingers Wide
(We Love to Change the Game!)
The Only way to Fail, my Friends
is to Let them have their Way.
They're working hard to try & Fool You;
Into Silence; Kept at Bay.
There's Nothing Quite like Teamwork
to Tip the Scales of the Corrupt.
We Must Unite and Stand Together
when WE Decide We've had enough.
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You Got It ALL Figured Out.
(You Sure Do! )
So Let's Share, Shall We?
Gimme whatcha Got.
I want a Teeny Taste;
of what you have to Offer.
Throw It Out there,
And Lob it High;
So We All can see it Clearly.
This Games No Fun
when it's Played by One.
(I'm Fresh Out of my confetti.)
The Time has come
to Take your Turn.
So Drop your Mask,
and don't be Petty.
You're Shield is Rather Boring.
So Let Us See Your Gifts today!
We'll applaud You for your Talents
and Cry, "Callooh! Callay!!"
So Let Your Hair down
and Lower Your Guard.
"Lemme know when Your Arm gets Tired"
Let's craft a new Beginning.
Hesitation...will have to wait.
So Step Right Up!
and Clear Your Throat.
We're Eagerly Awaiting.
The Stage is Yours
and the Mic is Hot!
Our Interest isn't Fading.
I'm a Junkie for Experience
and this Act is Rather known.
(It's Quite popular this Year, you See)
Magic Isn't in Your Phone.
I wish to clearly see You
for a Moment, for a Minute (maybe More!)
You've Got my Full Attention.
So Breathe a Breath,
and Take the Floor!
We're All on Pins & Needles
for the Possibilities in-store.
For "Playing Cool" is rather Silly;
Leave your Ego at the Door.
There's No-Need to Hold It In, my Friend.
The Well is Deep; Create Galore!
We'll Pretend like We're not Looking
(if it helps to set the Mood).
Cut the Ribbons of Your Shyness.
Crack Your Eggs! and
Share Your Food!
So Let's. Get. To IT!!
Roll on Snare
& Spotlight Please
the Show is Just beginning.
So Cough Your Cough,
Go On and Sneeze;
Like Charlie Sheen
You're Only Winning!
Your are Free to Fail, my Friends.
We Will Protect Your Play tonight!
We Love to Laugh + Giggle.
We Promise, not to Bite.
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dRAw yOur Breath
02:54
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Draw your Breath
Slow & Steady like a blade; with precision.
Smoothly slicing the static in your cerebral shuffle.
Placing (with a Gentle Push)
Pauses of possibilities
between your strategic calculations.
Flooding your veins full,
with intention and thought.
A very good place to begin.
Shall We?
Super-Saturated from ceremony,
Where divinity weaved another layer to our spiritual selves.
I sit and stew the magic unveiled before me,
knowing that once again, it is History…
What will you do with the Energy and Power bestowed to you?
Can you Disperse & Dispense
the glory of connection to your spheres of influence?
Will you “Annie-Up”, and Risk a bit more?
Dare you Dream a Smidge Grander?
Unequivocally; Uh-Huh!
Yet another chapter, just another page.
Jotting down the notions;
Loosening the cage.
We will not be stopped.
The story unfolds before Us.
We bow our heads in Reverence.
We surrender to the Will of Source.
The clock hands move on, as the hour glass empties.
Another Temple, built & burned;
with a glitter of prayers poofed by the thousands,
of tiny embers, soaring in a cloud,
of what was, and will be again.
So, for Now, Be patient in your footfalls,
and understand and incorporate what was given to you.
What was gathered was for your growth.
Do not squander what was shown to you,
and Rejoice in Who you found.
Touch, and Be touched.
Drop your shields; and your doubts.
For we very well maybe Birthing Our Destinies,
And discovering Sacred Truths.
The Chorus swims throughout my thoughts.
The cast of characters, Rich & Diverse;
Coursing effortlessly with appreciation and understanding.
Acting as pillars of strength
(When the faces are few).
The Lighthouses & Beacons amidst the Darkness,
Permeates the Powers of Unity,
and each + every one
playing their part to perceived perfection.
I circle back to zero in,
On the Pulse of purpose.
May these Nightlights burn Bright and Steadfast
As I refine, sharpen, and Redefine my Choices.
And my fate.
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Stride forward unrestricted.
Topple the weak positions of once was
As you reassemble your base layers.
Recalibrate your instruments
And recreate the magic
As you relive the victory
For the next round robin.
Smelt your trophies won
into ammunition for your future
Scower your surroundings for the useful,
As you scramble your components
for the new recipes of today.
Slide into an alternate pattern
where the finish lines unknown.
For as you expand your consciousness
The maze increases in difficulty.
Replenish your supplies
and be mindful of your footfalls.
For certain solid stepping stones have suddenly switched spots.
Break through the false fronts of fortification
that appear to be impenetrable.
For the Gatekeepers are learning
as the snakes sneak past.
Check your systems and flush your pipes.
Assess the damage that’s been done
For the battle yet to be begun is unpredictable
And it’s not all fun;
so know your Opponent.
And choose your enemies carefully
(If you must have them).
For despite the fact you have chosen none,
Means not that you haven’t been selected and marked as such.
So grow wise and acknowledge what you know.
Action and reaction,
for every guardian of light an equal opponent is assigned.
Your shadow mirror reflection grows in size and strength as well.
The never ending training of your true opposite and equal.
Some greet you with affection.
Some strike you from behind.
Though toe to toe, across the line,
spiritual warfare has it’s keepers of peace.
The Grey and neutral warriors,
sitting at all tables of the feast.
To taste the sour and the sweet
from both ends of the spectrum,
and to make it out alive enough,
to calm the cries of Battle.
The Power of the wind rises.
For the Futures coming fast!
Are you ready and prepared my friends?
A storm to test your mast!
Places people!
Battle Stations!
Like it or not,
The revolution has begun.
The Great Awakening unfolds.
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11. |
So Far Away
01:54
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So Far Away; Yet All Around.
A Perfect Dream escaping Quickly.
Drifting Rapidly Away from Me.
What Was it I was Feeling?
Pure Joy.
No Doubt.
Was What It Was;
with an Even Rarer Beauty.
A Collision of Magnificence,
Shook & Shaking all the ceiling.
an Eruption!
an Explosion!
Where You're Never
Quite the Same.
Sweeping up the Pieces
of what Once was
Gladly Slain.
Where the You, you Face
Is not Quite known
(It's All Rather Quite Confusing)
For the Feelings Fresh,
and the Form Unknown;
to the Evolution
& the Meaning....
Where Was I just Then?
and Where are You Now?
Can we "Do-Si-Do" & Dabble?
There's Much to be
discovered-uncovered
experienced-unraveled
But at this Present Moment,
it's uncertain what Will Grow.
The Seeds were planted Sacredly (So Sow!)
There's No One else I want, You see;
No One else will do.
Nothing Quite Compares, my Love (So Sue!)
It's Silly and Outrageous, Yes I know.
But I've been waiting for this Moment, (Don't you Know)
Front + Center you Remain within my Heart.
Though I am Here and You are There; We are Apart.
The Distance
doesn't matter
to me Much.
Although I miss
Your warm Embrace
and Gentle Touch.
For What Will Be,
Will Be; This Much Is True.
But I will do All that I can
to Be with You.
For the Likes
of what We have
Is Seldom Seen.
To let it Fizzle
would be Foolish
(Don't You Agree?)
Too Much, of Anything
Is Quite Enough.
But I've Only Just Begun
so Pack Your Stuff!
For Adventure
is A-Calling
You and Me.
It's All Out There,
Waiting, Beyond the Sea.
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12. |
be alittle Beaver
01:38
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Be Alittle Beaver
But Undam Your Flow!
For Our Habitat is Wild
and the Stream Must Go!
So Chew through thee Obstructions
that the Current cannot Pass
and Fwap! Your tail in Rhythms
of the Harmonies of Chance.
Stop Controlling Your Environment
With All Your Rules + Show.
Pick Your Pieces Carefully.
Forget the Things you Know.
We can Harvest + Harness Energy
with Mindful Cultivation.
Creating Pools of Possibilities
Four Fathoms Further than before!
For when you can't quite Touch the Bottom
the Fear begins to Grow.
Being at the Mercy
of a World you don't quite Know
And in that State of Weightlessness
You can Choose to Let it Go.
Silly Notions that It's well in hand;
Completely in Command.
To Be One with Your Surroundings
in the Constant Changing Ebb & Flow
In the Good Graces of Homeostasis
Where Equilibrium Ensues.
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13. |
A New Way of Living
06:27
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14. |
two hearts beating
02:02
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