haiku: transported being
concerns melt away
stepping into empyrean
leaving it at that
Herb Stone
here&now working poetry
April 28, 2021
photos by Herb Stone
“Elysian Fields”
haiku: transported being
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Category Archives: body/mind/spirit
poem: awakening, transforming, transcendent, immanent, oneing
poem: awakening, transforming,
transcendent, immanent, oneing
soul glimpsing a wholeness (holiness)
beyond the fragmented self,
experiencing the inner Self in quietude from the chaos,
flowing into pure being
of no-self beyond all boundaries thus knowing the way:
beyond the fragmented self,
experiencing the inner Self in quietude from the chaos,
flowing into pure being
of no-self beyond all boundaries thus knowing the way:
of the Cosmic Christ,
the kingdom of God,
the kin-dom of belonging,
Authentic Community,
Tao, Nirvana, Ananda
the kingdom of God,
the kin-dom of belonging,
Authentic Community,
Tao, Nirvana, Ananda
So’ham
Tat Tvam Asi
That I Am
So Be It
Ashe
Amen
Herb Stone
here&now working poetry
April 17, 2021
art image ‘Release Your Inner Beauty’
by Julia Watkins
Reflection: early morning ramble of an ole man
Reflection: early morning ramble of an ole man
Up early as always, writing and working on numerous new projects, I feel the need to move and clear my head which has become cluttered of late.
So out the door for a ramble around the house and property. Today I notice our first iris have bloomed, and the garden needs an overdue weeding like my mind!
Yes, I am feeling very creative and productive these days, and I feel I need to better channel this energy and become more focused. At 73, I am working as much as I ever have in my life with what matters most to my heart, soul, and spirit.
I just need to re-center back within my Self and follow the natural rhythm of life’s paradoxical tensions. Stop grasping and holding on too long, instead flowing from our center, engaging and withdrawing, remembering it is about the journey and not the destination.
quote: being whole
quote: the universal cosmic divine will
poem: lucid dreams conversation
poem: lucid dreams conversation
do you know where this is?
our home in Nashville.
I thought it was the farm.
come on, I say,
let’s get the day started
let’s see what we can do
whatever it is
it won’t be much
just a little bit
there will be time for naps
and dreams spanning a lifetime
on this voyage of transfiguration
Herb Stone
here&now working poetry
March 25, 2021
photo by Herb Stone
‘Sweet Dreams’
Author’s note: The daily conversations
of a care giver for their Beloved sharing
eternal Life and Love.
poem: the remains of the day
haiku: the rhythm of the body
haiku: the rhythm of the body
our internal clock
craves light at dawn and sunset
recalibrating
Herb Stone
here&now working poetry
February 23, 2021
video by Herb Stone
“ Dawn’s Light and Bird Song”
(reader’s note: Thanks to my wise
Facebook friend, Marva Lee Weigelt,
for her recent post about our bodies
need for natural light at dawn and
sunset to help our circadian
rhythms regulate our alertness and
relaxation and our overall health
functioning. And so this morning, I
stand outside for a few minutes of
mindfulness as the birds sing. It is
a natural high!)
quote: transfiguration: the meeting of heaven and earth
poem: savasana
poem: savasana
gonna take a little
rest today
from the resistance
living in times
of injustice, pandemic, and insurrection
is taxing
keeping up the good trouble
is demanding
body, mind, and spirit
in this age
adrift so far from God
can be dispiriting
gonna rest up
binding up wounds
find my repose
the activist
the bodhisattva
the wounded healer
shall return
re-energized
warriors of the heart
Herb Stone
here&now working poetry
January 17, 2021
art image ‘Savasana Chakra
Garden’ by Kimberly Russick
(reader’s note: Savasana is the ‘corpse
pose’ in yoga which is traditionally
used as the last pose of a class and is
a state of deep relaxation also used to
relieve stress and trauma. Combined with
yoga nidra meditation we enter a state of
consciousness between waking and sleeping
in which we are deeply relaxed while
fully conscious. Namaste!)
