Monday, July 27, 2009

Seeing Is Not Believing


Here of late, I sit and wait.

I anticipate the awakening, of myself.

I dread a stroll by a mirror, almost hate.

Still, I gaze into it, I see my souls wealth.


I can see through the pupils of my eyes.

The lines, the worry on my face.

Aging with time, my plans, I must devise.

Merely standing there, denies me my purpose, my place.


With my reflections and the ticking of life's clock, I look.

Being human we too are like reflecting glass.

Standing before me, is a man that is not an open book.

In an instant we too can break by sharp force, but it will pass.


I wake up each day with hope and worry.

Walking passed the shadows of my youth, with my present reflection.

My wish is that time will not hurry.

I share my love with others, with the knowledge of our souls perfection.






Friday, July 3, 2009

The Strongest Currents Can Lead To Peace



7/3/09

Life is sometimes free and flowing.
Surroundings can hold a glorious view.
Each stone or step allows the soul to continue growing.
The choice to see the truth is up to you.

Water travels gently down its path.
The currents flow can run it's cool liquid against the rocks.
Even so, the flow continues a spiritual bath.
Downward it can go, just don't forget dry socks.

Strong and true as the water is blue.
We flow forward, bravely, we must!
Without a life vest, paddle, or canoe.
Another test, the water we must trust.

Keeping faith in life, ourselves, and god above.
The rapids and the falls will not defeat our spirit.
All bodies of water connect, they join in love.
My heart beats as I freely flow, can you hear it?

By Loren Wesley Ackerman

Thursday, July 2, 2009

My Heart Can Sleepwalk



7/2/09
Mankind can travel many miles to find beautiful things.
One might roam endlessly to nowhere.
Travel to forget dilemmas, to realize memories cling.
Walk till the soles of the shoes become bare.
Worn through to the blisters of the feet.
A soul can scream for mercy, it can ache.
Town to town and on the street.
Sometimes the heart will know which road to take.

Until then, I will dream with smiles.
I will hold my head high.
I will walk my mental miles.
I must use my third eye.

Eat, sleep, and weep.
Laugh, grin, and speak.
Pay your dues, earn your keep.
Walk tall, and nothing is bleak.
By Loren Wesley Ackerman