It's Halloween

It's Halloween, the spooks are out
The Gremlins screech, the Goblins shout.

In the darkness you may spy
a witch riding her broomstick through the sky.

The black cats run wild this night
and children scream in delightful fright.

Pumpkins will surely give you a scare
as all lit up out the windows they stare.

And myself, what will I be?
A dressed up skeleton - that's me!

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God's Opportunities

God puts opportunities in our path. When we ask and are open to them we recognize them when they come. Faith and prayer are the catalyst. The divine is the creator of all things: blessings, gifts, talents, and yes opportunities too.

He can put us in the right place, at the right time, with the right people and miracles can occur. Mountains can move, and the right opportunity to pursue our dreams can appear.

Be conscious, be aware, be open, and be ready! A divine invitation has just been extended. A step on a new path has just been revealed. What are you going to do with it?

If we are in fear we will create many excuses why we cannot drop everything and go for the brass ring, a lack of money, it's the wrong time, we're not ready.  Friends and family as well as ourselves can discourage us.

But if we act in faith we will recognize the divine working in our lives, answering our prayers (even the unspoken ones), offering us the "something more" we have been searching for. The new path we have been seeking. The rainbow to follow to our dreams end.

The opportunity to be our authentic self, fulfilling our destiny, giving what only we can give from the heart, which is love. God planted it there.

We have seen it grow, expand, bud and now it is time for it to open in full bloom. To show the world God's gift that they too may recognize the divine in what only you can do.

You have knocked and He has answered and a new door has been opened to you. Let the light enter. Be in faith that God will provide all that you need to succeed. When we accept and believe, we will receive.

Continue to pray for guidance and also take the time to listen in the silence, for that inner voice which is the divine speaking, and remember He speaks only truth. Be in gratitude a new opportunity has arrived, and thank God.

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Not anymore

He's away from me I know,
not in space
but in time...
and yes, I'm lonesome,
but not for him,
only for the way he made me feel.

I wonder if skin has a memory
as well as the mind?
I can't remember what he looks like anymore,
only the way I felt
when he touched me.

There was a time
when I loved him so much
just the air
would hurt me.
It was frightening
to need someone
that violently.

But I'm finding that
it's even more frightening
not to feel that way
anymore
about anyone...

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I wish you love

I feel very, so very far away
from you... today.
I know you feel it's better
not to make any effort at all
you don't answer even one letter
or the phone... when I call.
You give none of yourself
but you have taken so much
from me... Just sit there on a shelf
so dreadfully dull... It's such
a bore... that's no life for me
and I certainly don't want sympathy.
But I can remember all the times,
the fun times that we had
and I know all my poems and rhymes
won't change your face from the sad
look you wear... my love
can't chip the ice away you
keep in your heart without love
how can I melt you? What am I to do?
Beside pray to our God above
to make you find something so grand
somewhere... It doesn't have to be with me
I just want you to understand
all the beauty there is to see.
And you don't have to travel far and wide
It's right outside your door
you don't have to see the whole countryside
to find what you're looking for.

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Childish Confidence

What childish confidence,
believing you would always be there...

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I'm a believer

I'm a believer
I believe in kids
who ride their bikes
without holding on.

I believe in the chances
we take,
to be complete
for one moment
with something we need.

I believe in the crawling
and struggling
of a baby
much more that I believe
in his first step.

I believe in trees,
especially willows,
that do not try to fight the wind.

And I believe in you,
whoever you are
I believe...

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If there is a time

If there is a time
when I'm alone again,
covered only with hands
that can never reach me,
if there is a time
without him
a time without hope
of his ever coming to me,
I could not cry
because he's gone.

I could only be grateful
that he had been here.

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