A Heart of Courage

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"The lion is the symbol of the soul essence of humankind

And the soul is eternal"

Nature has given us many warnings of future events

yet we walk blindly in denial, fearing the truth of what

is and what will be

How many wild fires, earthquakes, floods and volcano

eruptions must we endure before we realize we are

losing sacred ground

It's not too late to open our eyes and awaken our inner

spirits. We must be guardians of our planet and all it's

living creatures.

We all walk our own journey seeking enlightenment,

for light is truth in our souls, perhaps we lack the

heart of the lion that is filled with courage and can

tackle the beast of fear

The ghosts of yesterdays follow us today and sadly

will haunt us in generations to come.  Are we the living

dead waiting for our own awakening?

Tell me, we will experience a shift in thinking before we

are all just ghosts?

I believe there is hope and hope is what sustains me...

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Poetics: Last Lines

Taking the last line of a book and creating a poem

of your choice.

I grabbed the first book on my nightstand that I saw.

Mystery of the White Lions - Children of the Sun God

by Linda Tucker.

I guess it's a bit of free verse...

also linking with Earthweal
prompt #2 Ghosts 

I have been having dreams with lions...

Roar of a Dream

courtesy of Wikipedia

standing on the edge of reality

in the grasslands of the African

savanna

I hear the roar of a dream

chasing me in the soaring

humidity

gazing upon the umbrella thorn

my mouth parched thirsting 

rain to cool the heat of my

heart's desire

posted for dVerse

writing a quadrille of 44 words

incorporating "roar"

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Through Different Eyes - I See Change

The Sunday Muse

I.

I see the world through different eyes but, my vision is crystal clear

II.

In my vision, fire and water, a new landscape evolves before me

III.

My sight changes with the environment, I am a survivalist

posted for the The Sunday Muse #90

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January Moon - Will I See You Soon

courtesy of Pixabay

January full moon where have you gone

 hiding behind the dark clouds of night

will you show your face before the dawn

are the tides rising somewhere out of sight

 

hiding behind the dark clouds of night

 do you hear the wolf's  mighty howl

are the tides rising somewhere out of sight

 in a new landscape the wolf now prowls

do you hear the wolf's mighty howl

 the wilderness sings, a song of sadness

in a new landscape the wolf now prowls

  trying to find a new path in the blackness

the wilderness sings, a song of sadness

  a snowy owl keeps watch from the pines

trying to find a new path in the blackness

  nature is sending humanity warning signs

 a snowy owl keeps watch from the pines

  will you show your face before the dawn

nature is sending humanity warning signs

  January full moon where have you gone

author's note:  Today is the full moon and

it's too cloudy to see it here tonight. I wonder

will the clouds lift so I can catch a glimpse.

posted for Earthweal #2

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Element Number Eight

Pixabay

breathe in, breathe out

element #8  keeps me alive

it's called the "breath of life"

fishing in the waters of my
imagination,  I bait a line in
hope of catching a dream
hooking a bit of poetry

Oxygen forms in the heart

of the stars,  shinning from

the heavens,  I gaze in awe

breathless

casting

my

wish
of
peace

written for dVerse

writing poetry

using the Periodic Table of Elements

hosted by Sarah

I missed the deadline so linking
up to the open link night
at dVerse

Who Can Tame the Beast

Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images

The spirit of fire can be a mighty beast

when it is raging out of control

destroying everything in its path

there is no place to hide from

roaring flames,  can this dragon

be tamed

can an inferno of words, calm

this beast that rises higher within

me, trying to grasp the magnitude

of the scorching trail of ash & soot

blowing with the four winds

shall we call upon the deities of rain

to lend a helping hand, would they

hear the cries of the living and mourn

the dead

who can snuff this fire that consumes

the land...firefighters work endlessly

to control widespread mayhem

birds have wings to lift them above

a burning landscape but, what of

the other creatures who have no

wings

my heart is heavy if only tears could

douse the flames I would cry a river

I lip prayers of hope for containment

written for Earthweal - Fire Prompt

author's note: My heart grieves for

all the loss.    

Running Amuck

courtesy of Pixabay

exhausted, I sleep  in the warmth of my bed

but, soon my world swirls around in my head

no sign of life,  driving along  a barren field

alone in the darkness, I hold my totem shield

In this realm, no car can travel; here I must hoof

rooted sentinels guard a world with no roofs

listening to the lost songs of nature's lullaby

the once luminous moon,  dims in a dark sky

a swarm of crows circle above in the distance

our earthly haven is in need of  assistance

I wonder in which world do I truly belong

my heart grieves, how to fix all these wrongs

I see waters filled with mud of another kind

have our worldly leaders lost their minds

are we walking on the cusp of our extinction

how can we escape the curse of our affliction

I stand under the boughs of a weeping willow

my tears falling along the slopes of my pillow

tell me, when will our consciousness awaken

are we entering an era of the lost and forsaken

Someone tell me, how do we change this path

darkness hovers, can we escape our own wrath

posted for Earthweal
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