Category: Change

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A Mountain to Climb

A Mountain to Climb

we stand around the periphery
of a mountain to climb
there are many pathways to get there
we don’t have to stand in line

there feels a sense of urgency
to climb to the peak
a desire, a pull, a knowingness
a common goal that we seek

we view this mountain differently
a perspective from where we stand
the path we choose to climb it
depends on the lay of the land

we’ve come prepared with all we need
to climb up to the peak
we know it’s there, shrouded in myst
the very thing we seek

even if we cannot see it
we know we must climb up
and any obstacles along the way
will be overcome
by giving others a hand up

encouraged by the distance climbed
we’ll sense when we’re almost there
and once we’re there it will be clear to see
the view we sought is who we be
a view held inside for us to bare
and from this place, this we share

our expansive view
our inner peace
a love that encompasses all
a recognition we’re all the same
in seeking to answer this sacred call


gagi   10/16/15

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Who are Your Heroes?

Who are Your Heroes?

who are your heroes and do you align?
role models, teachers who help to define
living a life with true meaning and inspired
to carry the torch, impassioned, rewired

take time to devote to and practice such traits
step into the world where your passion resonates
be in the power of love and emotion
fuelling your actions with passion and devotion

blessed are they who have stepped up and done
for they set in motion how battles are won
lead on and be all you can be
meet every challenge, parting the sea

so all can walk forth into the fertile future
bringing their crafts and experience to nurture
each deep inner spark that resides in the hearts
of the many who wait to align and take part


gagi   09/08/15 & 09/23/15

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Prepare to be Spared

Prepare to be Spared

to those who live in conditions intolerable
prepare to be spared
we see your suffering and exhaustion trying to survive
let us show how we have cared

to put ourselves in your shoes we know how insurmountable
are the challenges you face from day to day
and when escape is the only option for your families
we are here to receive you and to let you stay

may we share this place of peace and of abundance
may we share our love and belief we are the same
may we offer to you and to your families
a way of life and opportunities that we can name

you have skills and gifts to share that we will welcome
we can offer opportunities to help in many areas where we live
our countries were built on the strength of many cultures
the arts you bring will help us to diversify and to give

to give to others, to make a difference to others’ lives
creates expansion and a goodness in our hearts
we cannot stand by as we now so often witness
the suffering and the feelings it imparts

prepare to be spared and released from life’s inequalities
we offer an opportunity to start your lives in new realities
we ask you to come to share your gifts and your dreams of peace
and it will require a letting go and full release

to release the past, to forgive and then be grateful
is an experience we ourselves or our dear ancestors
also had when we came to this land of opportunity
we have the space, the means to share, in our communities

we welcome you and open our doors that you may not suffer
as the people, we want to look after one another
please forgive some that govern for their stalling in these offers
with a fear of losing votes and an expense that may drain their coffers

our prayers are with you, we are readying now to receive you
with compassion and a recognition so much is new
we will teach you our language and share with you
all we have so we may be family once more


gagi      09/06/15 & 09/07/15