Poetry to Inspire You
How to Spell
how to spell?
at school i did well
now times have changed
and words rearranged
thru the ages
& progressive stages
we’ve simplified
new rules applied
it’s become a skill
to abbreviate until
there’s little left
or right
when we text
it’s the context
symbol or word
it is still heard
meaning conveyed
misspelled or played?
threw out a rule
it’s a new school
2day
gagi TBL 04/16/14
The Speed of a Bead
drop a bead and let it go
the slope of the ground…fast or slow?
observe the bead as it does roll
sensitive to the ground as a whole
now don’t assume the bead is round
a different shape can hit the ground
if it is cubed or angular in form
it may stay where it lands and not perform
so the speed of a bead from still to fast
depends on the circumstances when it’s cast
and all we can do is observe and wait
and practice not to anticipate
allow its journey, watch and learn
every bead can also adjourn
its travels, its speed, the path it took
having met resistance or finding a nook
gagi 04/06/14
Rage and a Death Toll
or a New Future by Design
atrocities witnessed
the inhumane – explain!
why do we live this way?
there is so much pain
simple alignment is like 6 o’clock
pointing at 6 and at 12 the hands interlock
a straight line so simple and what does it say?
opposite sides have a purpose
and can point to a way
opposite sides perhaps but as numbers the same
just holding different positions in a circular game
each has a perspective to share with the other
change positions sometime and see as another
we are not born with anger
we are not born with hate
and the fear that intimidates
comes from experience that predates
there is a point when one can take no more
feeling helpless, trapped, abused, ignored
perhaps all other avenues have been explored
too much has been held, one must release
so the rage erupts and the harm can increase
ho’oponopono, one way to change the cycles
being remorseful, saying we’re sorry
taking on responsibility for all, asking for forgiveness
expressing gratitude for the forgiveness granted
and offering love as a cherished seed to be planted
we can also write, design a new revision
to retell a story is a good decision
re-writing the story can take some work
go back to the beginning where the shadows lurk
change the story line using the same characters
can they show love and respect, creating new vectors?
can they embody an awareness so there’s never neglect?
how would we want this story to end? or connect?
how will it inspect, protect, correct, perfect?
what would be the result from the new story we direct?
no more haunting
no more fear
change the story, the atmosphere clear
and then all sequels will expand
in a new direction at our command
“be the change we want to have”
replace the rage by going to the source
create a new future by designing a new course
and then enter the new, healed from remorse
gagi 04/04/14