Tag Archives: spiritual poetry

First New Lyrics in Years

Posted on June 18, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Exempt of Every Faculty   They say: you can lead a horse to water, But you can’t make him drink; I say: you can teach a youth to read, But you can’t make him think, Because he’s exempt of every … Continue reading →

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Turn Off Your Mind, Relax and Float…

Posted on June 11, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Zen Koans   We all think too much. It’s a result of depending on the scientific method to solve the mysteries of life. Sometimes, we just need to let go of it all and allow the truth to sink into … Continue reading →

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Your Mind’s Circular Thinking

Posted on March 18, 2019 by cdsmiller17

The Windmills of Your Mind When Michel Legrand composed this song in the 60’s, we all thought, “How clever!” Now, it is beginning to look like he was spiritually in touch with why we have such a hard time thinking … Continue reading →

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Gringotts’ Warning

Posted on January 24, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Marine Building, Vancouver, BC Enter stranger, but take heed Of what awaits the sin of greed, For those who take, but do not earn, Must pay most dearly in their turn, So if you seek beneath our floors A treasure … Continue reading →

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Life is a Great Tapestry (Albert Einstein)

Posted on December 27, 2018 by cdsmiller17

We are Each an Insignificant Thread Sometimes the inspiration of my daily post is something that I read on a Facebook page, like today’s from Center for Action and Contemplation. It was the use of the word “weave” which caught … Continue reading →

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A Humble Perspective

Posted on September 12, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Spirits That Come For A Human Experience This is the 2007 follow-up book to Jamie Best’s Fountain booklet, The Naked Heart. When I contacted Jamie via Facebook in August, he told me about it. He offered to let me read a … Continue reading →

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The Naked Heart

Posted on August 22, 2018 by cdsmiller17

The Sight of the Planets in Man From the outside I look at man, in his present form and posture; as I see the whole of his reality, all radiance and expression, characteristics and mannerisms; so I see the Sun … Continue reading →

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Proverbs 31: Wise Women

Posted on April 11, 2018 by cdsmiller17

An Acrostic Poem In the course of writing poetry over the years, I have employed a technique that helps drive the process of creating sonnets, while ‘hiding’ the meaning in plain sight. I write acrostic poems. What I hadn’t realized … Continue reading →

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De-Cypher: Something from “Nothing”?

Posted on March 5, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Deciphering a Hidden Message When I wrote the poem “My Satanic Struggle” in 1975, I was exorcising my past, my childhood, growing up with a troubled individual in the household. My adoptive father, Rus, wasn’t crazy, but he was unsettling. … Continue reading →

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Today (translation of “Carpe Diem”)

Posted on February 4, 2018 by cdsmiller17
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