Carry no grievance It is a heavy cloud That casts a pall Over natural goodness.
THE CLOUD OF GRIEVANCE
Category: Nonduality
WITH TEARS IN OUR EYES
Eventually fate arrives
At every door
With the same invitation
To return home
Until then
We must live boldly
Tenderly, authentically
Wisely and freely
We must dance with tears in our eyes
And the beauty of life
In our blazing hearts
Tasting the sweetness
Even as it vanishes into emptiness.
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HEALING
I went into the heart of darkness
And returned laden with jewels
I ventured deep into the mud
And understood how the lotus grows
I looked into humanity’s wounds
And saw its healing
Whoever looks inside
Eventually sees the light.
- Image by Paul Horsley from Pixabay
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EMPTY & SILENT
What does this moment have to teach us
We who are so full of ourselves
Who arrive everywhere filled to the brim
The moment can only teach those who are empty
If we are full where is the room for anything new?
The wisdom and intelligence of this moment
Cannot compete with the fullness of self
It’s a different kind of intelligence
It can only be heard from emptiness
And so to really hear, to really be able
To receive the deepest wisdom this moment
Has to offer us, in its vastness and eternal depth
We must enter this moment naked and empty
The moment has everything to teach us
But our task must be the seemingly arduous one
Of emptying and not filling up again.
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To be available
For divine intelligence
To flow into us and through us
We must become empty
And silent.
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THE GARDEN IS BEAUTIFUL
We are dancing in an endless ocean of love
Swimming with the beautiful ones
Unlocking the door to eternity
Feeling the breath of the ecstatic wind
Catching a glimpse of the sun
As it pours out its light
For the lovers of the world
The Garden is beautiful
Because you are in it.
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WHEN TRUTH FALLS IN
It’s like a riddle
Made only for you
You have to work it out
No one can do it for you
Others may point
Inform and guide
But only when truth
Falls into you
Into your belly
Into your heart
Into your blood and bones
Will it make any sense
The journey is deep
And the challenges many
Emotions run hot
Beliefs become entrenched
The path of understanding
Draws us inexorably
But only when truth
Falls into you
Into your belly
Into your heart
Into your blood and bones
Will it make any sense
We are perfectly imperfect
Hurt and fragile
Indomitable and courageous
Tossed by the ocean
Thrown upon the shore
Desperate to make comprehend
Yet terrified of our darkness
But only when truth
Falls into you
Into your belly
Into your heart
Into your blood and bones
Will it make any sense.
Thanks for reading. I am returning to WordPress after many months away. I like the wordpress community and it works for my poetry.
If you also want to find my on Twitter I do regular short form poems of love and beauty there. Thanks!
https://twitter.com/KavijiPoet
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HAVE SOME KINDNESS
Understand how difficult it is
For most people to face themselves
And meet their unresolved emotions
Know how tough it is for you
To bear what feels unbearable
And have compassion and kindness
For those who just can’t do it
Not as some holier than thou thing
But as a genuine recognition
Of how hard it is to let go
Of all that has been held onto
The ruts of conditioning run deep
And are hard to heal.
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A FEATHER HAND
Who has not felt the gut wrench of grief
Drowning in the uncontrollable wave
Which one has never felt broken
Fragility laid bare, wounds exposed
All beings stand equal
At the altar of eternity
When the veneer is rubbed off
Each will stand naked
In the presence of the unconditional
Adorned only in whatever humanity
They have salvaged from their existence
The day I fell out of the world
I was caught by a feather hand
That has held me ever since
Now words just tumble out
As if by themselves.
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HONESTY OF THE UNKNOWN
The true spiritual path is tough
At some point you may find yourself drowning
In an ocean of delusion
Games coming undone, unraveling
Beliefs that seemed so real
Shaking at their foundations
All this can feel overwhelming
Friend, learn to breathe under water
This drowning is the divine calling you
Inviting you to let it all go
And stay in the honesty of the unknown
Be softly still
And let what needs to fall, fall
There is no other way.
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I AM LEAVING WORDPRESS
This is it
I am leaving wordpress after 5 years of poetry
It has been wonderful
But enough is enough
If you want to stay in touch and follow my poetry
You can find me on substack
https://kavijezziehockaday.substack.com
My subscription will run until the end of this month and then expire.
Thank you so much for following me, liking my poems and paying some attention.
The poetry is not stopping, only my chosen and preferred platform.
I still do all my poetry free and substack is no different.
So if you fancy continuing the journey jump on.
Otherwise be well and be blessed.
Kavi Jezzie Hockaday
Poetry of Beauty 