Two Poems From Still Mountain: “Confronting Dragons” and “Morning Mist”
TRANSFORMATIONAL POETRY Fir The SPIRITUAL SOUL
THE DAWNING LIGHT # 83 Sunday April 23, 2022
JOURNEY OF THE HEART # 69
Photo Credit: Chinmayan
CONFRONTING DRAGONS On Still Mountain the silence And solitude surround me Like cold star light, While the dragons of Loneliness, fear and uncertainty Stalk me along the Edges of the quiet night. I do not know the future, Though I can choose it If I dare and if I’m wise And if I listen to the Counsel of the divine. My own lack of clarity is What brings the dragons— The realization that I do not really know What is next and the Urgent necessity of Letting go of my own plans And schemes as I feel the Universe moving along A different path than I Expected is what Brings out the dragons. I release my complacent Certainties, step out from Behind the shields of all I wanted or thought I wanted so much, and Take up the warrior’s stance Of seeking and following the Curves of each flowing moment. Here in the present Is where the future begins, And in the present fully seen And fully lived is where I can see and hear the Calling of my highest Future, loud and clear. Here on this high mountain Peak is where I find my Ground and then confront and send All the dragons threatening Me back to the darkness From which they came. February 15, 1985
Photo Credit: Chinmayan
MORNING MIST After the morning mist Settles to earth, Bright warm clear sun Light comes gently, Pushing away the Damp and cold. Last week, clouds settled Around the peak of Still Mountain— Icy rain fell and Winter reigned like A nasty king. Suddenly, this morning Warmth and light Surrounds me and the Last stormy sadness Passes away. An orange butterfly Rests with fluttering wings On a warm branch As the heat Of our friendly sun Dries the forest, Sparkling against the Jewel dewdrops of The morning mist. February 13, 1984
Photo Credit: Chinmayan
Original Revelations Poem and Calligraphy by Chinmayan
Image Credit: Still Mountain Meditation Retreat
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