Poetry is to Music as Lyric is to Soul

By Shams-i-Heartsong - About Me - E-mail this page - Add to My Favorites - Add to Blog List - See other blogs in Poetry

Thursday, October 10, 2019

The Scripture of Nature

The Scripture of Nature Have you spent time reading scripture? Just take a walk in the woods. Do you seek the Truth? Lay down under the night sky. You are not separate from the Earth and Sky that birthed you. Come out of your air-conditioned world. You will starve to death in your sterile cage. Listen, friend, Shams found out the doors are not locked. Sun and Moon, Earth and Sky, Rock and Tree; all these call you to Live. "The Earth does not belong to us; we belong to the Earth." There is no... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Shams-i-Heartsong at 2:31 AM | add or view comments (3) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

The Ecstasy of Peeing in the Woods

The Ecstasy of Peeing in the Woods Walking in the woods is renewing, But, sometimes you just have to pee. Oh, sweet release! I feel the cleansing. I know the miracle of elimination. I sigh, life is good, And we are blessed. The vegetation below my feet rejoice At this blessing shower from above. Nature recycles all. Thank you for this blessed urination. All Nature witnesses to the Abundance of Creator. Do not look around, Only a squirrel is watching, And it is not her first time. Are you... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Shams-i-Heartsong at 3:28 AM | add or view comments (3) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Smiling Forehead

Smiling Forehead You can kinda tell when you are in the Presence of a Smiling Forehead. When from within, it tickles a bit. When you see it in another, it feels like a kind sweetness. Whether from within or without, the smiling forehead makes its light known. Inayat Khan first used this term. It became a focus point for practices of breath. Can you picture an inner smile that kisses your forehead from the inside out? If you close your eyes, you can sometimes catch a glimpse of it, glowing in... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Shams-i-Heartsong at 12:16 AM | add or view comments (4) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Monday, October 7, 2019

Becoming Conscious

Becoming Conscious Become conscious of what you seek. If you do not, it will drive your life down many dead end streets and cul-de-sacs. You may marry your Mother or Father. You may buy a car that drives you. Or seek shortcuts to wealth and fame. None of these roads will matter. No unconscious seeking will lead anywhere that counts. The Universe is tapping you gently on the shoulder. “Awaken, dear one!”, she says. Your dream may be so sweet or a terror never ending. When you wake, you will see... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Shams-i-Heartsong at 12:08 PM | add or view comments (0) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Breathing In and Breathing Out

Breathing In and Breathing Out Breathing in and breathing out. That's what Life is all about. Turning on and tuning in. You are God/dess beyond all sin. Laughing, crying living, dying. Listen! There is only One Commandment: BE! Your breath is life, Your life is real. Go on and smile, and feel life's zeal. Laughing, crying living, dying. Listen! There is only One Commandment: BE! Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Shams-i-Heartsong at 12:36 AM | add or view comments (2) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Saturday, October 5, 2019

Amazing God/dess I

Amazing God/dess It was hours after waking when i remembered God. I felt no shame. Rather, Gratitude filled my heart. Where I forgot, Creator, remembered. And it feels good And Right. Praise the One from Whom all blessings flow. Dear Friend, return to your roots. No need to abandon the Christ of your youth. Instead, expand your understanding. ‘Christ within you, the Hope of Glory.’ Christ within the least of your brothers and sisters: Also your Hope of Glory. No enemies, only family. Shams asks,... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Shams-i-Heartsong at 10:04 PM | add or view comments (1) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Thursday, October 3, 2019

Such a Great Cloud of Witnesses

Such a Great Cloud of Witnesses We are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses. How could we fail to believe? I tell you, Friend, belief is not our problem. The issue is awareness and attention. You have faith in Spirit, but, are you attentive to Spirit's Presence? What we seek first, colors all. There is a great cloud of witnesses. They are eternally present and attentive, singing, "Holy, holy, holy; God of power and might; heaven and earth are full of Thy glory." When you become quiet, you... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Shams-i-Heartsong at 4:39 AM | add or view comments (3) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

So Delicious

So Delicious Life is so delicious! Certainly, Love is behind this. How else, could it taste so fine, so devine? Were you there when they crucified that Lover-man? I guess they were confused. Somehow, Love became a threat. Until that inner Light is kindled, fear must rule the day. I am so grateful that Love rules my day. It hasn’t always been that way. I do not recall the moment when my inner flame was lit. But now, I can witness that it burns so brightly, that it will never be extinguished.... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Shams-i-Heartsong at 3:25 AM | add or view comments (2) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Monday, September 30, 2019

Work Is Love Made Visible

Work Is Love Made Visible - Khalil Gibran 'Let the beauty we love, be what we do.' We should be so lucky. Oh Sweet Friend, this is no matter of luck. Beauty is our calling. The Universe desires your fulfillment, There is a conspiracy of Grace surrounding and filling us. Seek ye first the beauty you love, and all things shall be added unto you. Your highest good equals your highest blessing of others. Shams says, "How beautiful!" Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Shams-i-Heartsong at 1:37 AM | add or view comments (3) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Sunday, September 29, 2019

I Love to Tell the Story I Love to tell the story. It is my theme in Glo

I Love to Tell the Story I Love to tell the story. It is my theme in Glory. It is an old, old story of Creator’s infinite Love. Listen, friend, a friend told me that you’ve been thinking, “I’m not quite enough.” Think about it. You are one of Creator’s perfect designs, body, heart, and spirit. You have an invitation from The One. ”The Beloved invites you to a celebration for the perfect ones. Please RSVP. We need to know if you are willing if you are willing to ease down into your perfect... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Shams-i-Heartsong at 5:21 AM | add or view comments (1) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

I Love to Tell the Story I Love to tell the story. It is my theme in Glo

I Love to Tell the Story I Love to tell the story. It is my theme in Glory. It is an old, old stor y of Creator’s infinite Love. Listen friend, a friend told me that you’ve been thinking, “I’m not quite enough.” Think about it. You are one of Creator’s perfect designs, body, heart, and spirit. You have an invitation from The One. ”The Beloved invites you to a celebration for the perfect ones. Please RSVP. We need to know if you are willing if you are willing to ease down into your perfect... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Shams-i-Heartsong at 5:21 AM | add or view comments (0) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Saturday, September 28, 2019

Foggy Morning

Foggy Morning I rose too early this morning. I passed much of the morning In a blue cloud fog of mental morass. But, now the sun calls me to clarity. Estaughforallah, let Thy will become my desire. Now, I sit rocking as I watch my heart and breath. Oh holy day, shabot shalom., I surrender to the unknown blessings Of Thy Holy Grace. Shams says, ”Arise, Oh lamb of God/dess.” Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Shams-i-Heartsong at 8:36 AM | add or view comments (1) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Friday, September 27, 2019

The Prodigal

The Prodigal The story of the Prodigal is my story. For me, it works like this: I experience a time of close communion with God/dess. In this state, I receive abundant blessings. It is, after all, My inheritance. I begin to enjoy using these gifts and abilities. I become enamored with the abilities, themselves. Soon enough, I find myself alone and afraid, Life has seduced me to a hog trough of failure. enamored by the gifts, I have abandoned the Giver. Then comes the moment when I remember that... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Shams-i-Heartsong at 3:34 AM | add or view comments (2) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Thursday, September 26, 2019

Beautiful

Beautiful Defining what is beautiful is problematic at the very least. My Girlfriends Mother use to say, “Beauty is as beauty does.” My Native brothers and sisters say, “Thoughts, words, and actions can be beautiful.” All would agree, sunsets are beautiful. Flowers are beautiful. Certainly, beauty reveals Creator. What is this human capacity to appreciate beauty? What we cannot totally define, we know when we see, feel, or imagine it. Shams says, “Beloved, you are beautiful.” Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Shams-i-Heartsong at 9:11 PM | add or view comments (0) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Kindness

Kindness To be kind and love yourself, this is true Faith. Kindness, the most valuable coin of this realm, is accepted around the world. There is no cost for kindness; save putting others first. Of course, there are moments when that requires surrendering everything. Kindness is a habit and view. it can be cultivated. i know a recovering Roman Catholic, who hates all religions and religiosity. She is the most unpretentious person I know. She is the kindest. She says, “My religion is Kindness.”... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Shams-i-Heartsong at 3:20 AM | add or view comments (3) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Headlines (What is this?)