11. Tending to the Garden
Tending to the Garden I. Great is the bee who Tends well to his garden, He works all his life and yet Ne’er does he harden. II. “What’s good for the bee Must be good for the hive,” That’s the motto he lives by That keeps him alive. III. He knows what he does And […]
9. To the Distant Hills
To the Distant Hills The conscious being explores the garden which he sees, and when he has reached the limits of his exploration he journeys to the distant hills of his own soul, even that he may explore the garden which he does not see. FEATURE THE POET & THE SAGE When you hold in […]
8. A Gnostic Dream
A Gnostic Dream I. A gnostic dream I dream tonight, Which guides my quill toward the light And lifts my soul in fancy flight, This gnostic dream I dream tonight. II. And I have heard on down the vine That dreams as these can bend the mind, Can whisper truths so seldom heard And tell […]
7. ‘Neath a Fig Tree I Pray
‘Neath a Fig Tree I Pray A Sage, I meet upon this hill, We sit above the clouds. We pray beneath an ancient fig And sing with heavenly crowds. And we are warmed by the Sun above, We’re held by earth below, We hope to ne’er descend the depths, We seek to, wisdom, know. I […]
6. I Eat the Fruit
I Eat the Fruit I. I eat the fruit that groweth In the middle of the garden — The fruit that is forbidden —, Hoping God, my soul, will pardon, II. For I have heard sweet whispers That such fruit can bend the mind, Giving wisdom to young poets Who would seek, in hope to find. […]
3. “Nosce Te Ipsum,” Whispers My Soul
“Nosce Te Ipsum,” Whispers My Soul How may I look, and see? How may I listen, and hear? How may I feel, and know? How may I comfort my weary soul? How may I discern truth? How may I be guided by wisdom? How may I sing praise to THE ONE? How may I give […]
The Promise of Dawn
THE PROMISE OF DAWN ROCCO JARMAN THE PROMISE OF DAWN sometimesa new dawn has already arrivedmodestly and unheraldedwhile we were still sleeping,while we were still warming our unmade beds, the uncovered gravesof who we were just yesterday. it arrivedquietly, even as the first motionsof birdsong were passed, to the undiscerning ears of the worldentrained to […]
Ladders in the Sky
Ladders in the Sky Ladders in the sky, Who taught you to climb To the heavens above us That we too may find That glorious vision— That splendour Divine? Ladders of the sky, Who taught you to climb? Waves of this ocean, Who brought you to me? How far have you travelled That I too […]
