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Me, the little bulb, feels globally connected

Here we are again, entering the season of lights that illuminates the darkness in our lives.

Here I am that one bulb, connected to a strand that’s part of a flickering network worldwide.

Come, please join me in activating the healing  process that the divine is sending us.

Because we’ve had far too many dark days and stormy nights recently.

Personal, political and social storms. Storms...

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Tantric Tandem

You and me

two extremities united in purpose

drawn towards exploration,

never needing a licence to exploit each other.

We lie here, committed to mutual liberation, banishing the pain that pulled us down

as we experience bursts of ecstasy,

lifting our spirits to unknown realms of pure pleasure.

See, we’re caressing the surface now

with intentions to penetrate the very core o...

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I have arrived

And then she wafted into my life. “I’m part of your fate” she whispered.

Day by day I was drawn towards her, as if by instinct. Destiny at work.

This is purely a merger of minds, a merger of values, a merger of all things passionate.

For once, I will not say ‘I love you’ or ‘I need you’ but instead ‘I believe in you’.

Already I feel the immeasurable power of her inner beauty pervade my...

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Going within -- and without.

Looking out into my back garden I see the quiet rolling hills and fields beneath. Above them a flock of kites hover, scanning the land for dinner.

I watch them with a sense of detachment,

pre-occupied with the matter of love and relationships.

It’s funny how we hear so much about strong attachments,

deep affection, devoted faithfulness and unbridled passion.

Then as a kite swoope...

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Sweet Surrender

Been wrestling with conceptual seeds. Thoughts of love

disturbing me,

passion troubling me,

desire corrupting me

Ideologies challenging me.

Until a spark of enlightenment light the room. Then I become a light to myself.

‘Surrendering to the other is a gift’ says the inner voice. It comes unconditionally from the heart.

Its meaning is existential.

The only way to know is...

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Look, now we've gone and upset Irma

Sorry Irma, we can’t be angry with you

because it’s our fault to start with.

But please, we pray, stop your violent winds and rain.

Let the sun shine. And the calypso beats commence.

We realise that you are revealing the truth

and expanding our consciousness.

It’s true that our values are crumbling

So, you have decided to expose our corrupt principles.

Sorry for reclaiming...

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M'am your poem is served

I love you for your quiet confidence that screams reverence

I love you for the courage of you convictions.

For your wayward eyelids as they flap like chrysalis wings.

You make the others look like forgotten minions.

A sense of purpose lurks in the lithe abandon of your walk,

full lips smirking at fate.

I love the triumph of your uninhibited temper

as you make men rattle at the...

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She blows hot, blows cold

Out of nowhere, for no reason I was greeted with a chilly shoulder.

Deafening silence followed all night.

But I accept her in all her swinging moods like nature.

In winter and summer, in rain or dry spells.

I make no attempt to pursue. Or please.

Cause I know that I must raise my consciousness of this charming conundrum

of flight or fight.

So I choose to flow with the tide.

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To my Angel who waits

Her. And  Me.

One love. United souls. Conjoined.

Sometimes I thirst for her but I’ll find her wherever she is.

She’s not here now but we always touch.

Knowing that our love cuts across time and space.

Eternal. Destined.

Then when she reveals herself again I shall love her once more. Like never before.

Ours is an endless consent.

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See you up there at love o'clock

Only a moment ago I felt my love for you rise above the ordinary.

Locked in truth and spirit.

It’s a miracle that happened because we did not push. We just opened the doors and it wafted in.

We never pushed for acceptance or approval.

And it came, again and again and again. Filling us. Flooding us.

Our union is destined for eternity. It is not of this world.

I listen as you sing ...

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Nothing's changed

You reside in the deeper recesses of my very being. I am more than me.

The twilight hand wakes me gently with memories of shared bliss,

new experiences and a strengthening bond. Nothing’s changed.

Your presence is anchored in my soul, you special one.

And thoughts of you only cements it. Nothing’s changed.

Knowing you’re there feeding off thoughts of me sustains me.

I will always...

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Our Divine Dance

It’s time I wrote a love note to you.

To tell you that I love you for your imperfections.

I am now assured that there is so much beauty in you waiting to be given to me.

As long as I allow you in.

And once that happens we can dance that divine dance.

So be still and let the light within us vibrate. Because miracle happens when we stop pushing.

And the space around our bodies beco...

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I feel you shining in me

The full moon weilds its own magic.

It was the perfect moment  to look up, pause, reflect

and go deep into the centre of my being.

I freeze, feeling the love flowing through me. Touching my very core.

It was a moment when I felt an ethereal message saying there

was an angelic gift

winging towards my sphere.  My deliverance!

The soft light that is you still pulsates within me,

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You make my heart sing

That little voice at the crack of dawn told me I should whizz this off to you:

the change in you is so seductive,

It so stimulates my spirit I want to sing a song for you.

Great to see you follow your dreams,

reach for the starts,

tune in to your heart.

I see you’ve moved to that happier place.

I hear you accept there’s that sacred shrine within you

I gaze in awe as you soa...

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Listen to your heart petal

Do you not feel a special bond developing?

Are you not touched by this unique connection?

Do you not feel cozy in my presence, trusting each moment?

Have you not said to yourself in your quieter moments “Fuck this so different, so cool, so unusual”.

Has it not occurred to you that it’s time you opened that door and let me in?

Just so that I could enter, go deeper and heal your broke...

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Shit, I burnt the dictionary.

Left it in there too long. 

But who fucking cares

Actually it resembles a thick oversized piece of toast. So cool.

Who fucking cares about grammatical restraints.

Who gives a toss about an unlimited access to library of fancy words

 gleaned from a dusty thesaurus.

It’s all about the ‘big idea’ mucker.

That fertile germ which will germinate and stimulate.

“Trying to be too c...

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When you're in pain, thank heavens

Last night, my dear friend Ross said his final goodbye to us.

I can see him smiling at me through his smoke rings at his celestial gig.

He insisted we throw a party when he moved on.

Ross always spoke of celebrating pain.

He said that death was something to be accepted the day we are born.

He loved people who knew struggle and loss. He lived amongst those who cried each night.

He...

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Are you out there?

Is there somebody out there that’s more than an eager body next to mine.

Is there that elusive somebody that will expose me to truths about myself that I wasn’t aware of?

Somebody who can touch the stars with me.

That special one who can walk quietly beside me and sperakj volumes.

Who believes in my story and I in hers. 

That somebody who makes me forget about time and space.

Doe...

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Love, Freedom and Forgiveness in Concert

Here we go again, an insane act of senseless terror.

Loved ones taken away from us. But love should never die. Neither should our ability to forgive.

And hatred should never dominate our values.

The young fans came to watch their idol Ariana.

He came to wreck lives, including his own.

His idol was different from theirs.

His ideals clashed with their love for music.

This is not...

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An Unborn Union

I see her in my mind’s eye.

I feel her as my heart pulsates in anticipation of her picking up the signals of my desire.

Her instinct says yes whilst her hesitant mind presses pause.

I see a relationship that defies the norm, reaching far beyond the mundane, mushy carnal  connections.

I see us transcending the ordinary as our fertile thoughts seduce our cerebral spheres,

spilling ove...

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Seduced by life

Not so long ago she lost a precious friend.

The trauma of grief shut her off.  And then a spark ignited change…

channelling her emotions into something priceless.

She turned grief to gratitude. Coverted loss to gain.

It moulded her into a better friend, a more intense lover,

an advocate of compassion,

a writer that surpassed her own expectations.

Look at her now. She has risen...

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The Crack

It’s all changing.

Today it takes a knack to sack.

Then there’s Cyber Jack.

He’ll tell you after a 6-pack

to beware of geeks cause they know to hack.

And they’re hard to track.

Look the capitalist buccaneers are back,

saying to country folk:

“Of peace and quiet your lives might smack

but not for long

cause we're still we’re going to frack”.

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This morning I included me

This morning I asked my mind to be quiet

cause I was talking to me.

Curiously, Right through the years my higher purpose has always been the same --

 to reach out, stretch to max and make others feel good.  
And yes, whilst I found that soul seductive purpose gratifying
there was still a yawning void, an unfulfilled mission.
So when I finally got my mind to ssshhh 
I added ‘me’ to my ...

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EuroTrash -- Dix Points

C’mon Graham, do you really expect us to sit through all this?

Give us a break.

"Thank God it’s over. That ridiculous annual spectacle".

Another victory of appalling taste.

Euro Vision. “What Vision?” the neighbor asks.

Our dog ain’t stupid either; leaving the room after the second song,

his brown spaniel ears twisted in disgust.

“Can we not hide it somewhere behind the Red bu...

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Pre-judge-ice

I watched him as he sat across the cafe from me waxing eloquent

about cultural supremacy.

His audience of two looked at him in awe.

There he goes again, reducing the reality of another human being

coloured by his distorted deductions of civilisations.

Amazing how he doesn’t see the other person anymore.

He only sees the HIS narrow concept of another human being.

A person he’s ...

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Honestly speaking, there's beauty in the NOW

She spoke to me about latent talents and past passions.

And then apologized.

She related stories of how she won medals and won hearts.

And then she apologised.

As the night got older I coaxed her to remove the barriers

that hinder her from her own achievements, her own greatness.

Saying to her as her curiosness  drew closer “If you want to be trusted and loved – be honest.”

Th...

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The sun on the Tyne is all mine, oh mine (A Premier tribute to Geordieland!)

They’re off…

Malcolm on the ball. Big Mac does his trademark shimmy and slips in a slick pass to Cheryl.

Well we all know she has the X Factor and after a few precious yards lofts it to Kurly-Haired Keegan.

 KK as we known him weaves his magic, taking one, two, three defenders with him.

Sets up Kate who is rather slow on the left wing. Bless her, our Ms. Adie. She has served club and c...

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Meet Fear, my new friend.

How long did it take me to work this out?

We’re faced with fear in a lot of things we do. Right?

Applying for a new job, a new relationship,

competing for business, taking a driving test….

Now take a deep breath. And relax.

Shift your thoughts from being afraid to ‘focusing’ on fear.

Acknowledge it and make fear part of the journey.

You'll see that it’s less intimidating. Actu...

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The elusive sage

“Look at it closely” said the old man as he dragged on his roller,

smoke rings rising like halos in the evening sky

“the human awareness that we experience

is actually vibrations from the angelic orbits.

This is where our creativity is born, releasing our souls to soar.

It is here that our potential to bond with each other

emerges. Unreservedly.”

I moved closer to him on the b...

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Trump Cards

Ace of Blame

King of Blame

Jack of all Blames.

Poker face? Nah.

The folks are gonna call his bluff.

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Born Again

As the early rays pierced my curtain a bird delivered its message

“Spring is more than a renewal of nature but of our spirit”

The winter wait was worth it… germinating, growing roots

and then the burst of flowers.

Calling for an unbridled celebration to the divine.

Looking up to the skies I say “thanks”

to that ultimate source that touches my soul.

I am reborn.

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Play it again Andy

She was 16, he was 20 going on 17.

Fell in love that night in the garden shed.

A quick-fix wedding ensued.

Six guests in all.

“It is a bit rushed’ said Milkman Joe.

A great bash was had by all. Then silence.

Andy and Tracey slinked outta town to set up a life of their own.

The low-rent pad in the east end was their prized conquest.

Furnished it with ‘steals’ from the boot s...

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Fake You

C’mon why are you so disloyal to yourself?

Sometimes you make me want to tear your masks

and save you from your spurious identity.

Don't you see that pretentious people have a false image to preserve,

whilst real people don’t give a toss?

Sorry I can't help you this time. Only you can restore your sanity.

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Ssssh, there's someone speaking

A holiday can help me leave this horrid life behind

but I can’t escape from my turbulent mind.

I feel the only way is to die inside so I can rise like the

Phoenix at the crack of dawn.

Or I could simply sit in absolute silence and go deeper

and deeper

and deeper

till I hear my inner voice

and find my true self.

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To that tantalizing lady in red

Tonight I savour you my divine angel

as you slip seamlessly into the sculptured glass

urging me to caress its curvy contours.

Your red, full-bodied charm

oozes with a bouquet that wafts seductively around me

leading me to lose myself in you.

Tonight I feel your stimulus

carrying my yearnings to region I’ve never visited before.

I sip you slowly so I can make it last.

Wit...

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The Infinite Kingdom

Irrelevant education. Inadequate mentoring.

Blinkered parenting. Career stereotyping.

We’ve been nothing but victims of fractured partnerships, myopic governments, cultural confusion.

“Enough’s enough.” say our children.

“It’s our turn to speak”.

They are calling for an evolution of the self.

A radical re-engineering of their reality.

They want life to originate FROM them.

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Building bridges, healing hearts

Another slip of the lip

An accidental breach of code

A sincere apology straight from a repentive heart.

Even if you didn’t ask for it I offer it unconditionally.

I don’t plead for forgiveness.

All I want is for you to open your heart so my honest offering can enter.

I want to feel big today whether you accept it or not.

Saying sorry will only make me humble and encourage my sp...

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Veni, Vidi, Vino

Wafting in blissful solitude

 I dine on spicy chorizo and the bouquet of warm red.

The glimmer of a lantern catches our fleeting looks

sip by sip.

Detached at first, then eager.

The mirage morphs into reality

as the angelic senorita abandons her corner

as we drink of each other’s mysteries,

prompting another merlot.

We wake up to the rain and the smell of jasmine.

Wis...

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Ooh I was so addicted to you.

It’s been a month now and hasn’t been easy.

Especially since you’ve been part of my life for 23 years.

We weren’t right for each other so it’s best we went our separate ways.

I’m glad it’s come to an end.

Looking back, you made me dependent on you with your filthy ruses.

You were the cause of my illnesses,

a drain on my savings.

But hey, I still have strong feelings for you. T...

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The swirling winds of change

She came to me with a flourish

pounding on my widows and banging at the door,

not to mention the eerie whistling through the letterbox.

Further afield she kept on howling,

uprooting the old beech across the farm.

Why the fury? I asked her.

Her response came in the shape of a twisted shed roof.

Not satisfied she switched off my lights.

Being left in the dark

 leaves a lot...

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When my inner voice speaks, I listen.

It’s midnight

and that little voice inside

keeps tapping, tapping, tapping on my mind

begging me to release anxiety and embrace serenity,

urging me to move from anger to peace,

 to shift my energy to the positive me,

imploring me to turn up my vibrations.

Let go, yes let go, of stress and cuddle calm it says,

your amygdala is waiting for your signals.

Then my heart whisp...

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Sensual rhapsody

Your scent

fuels my desire

igniting my eager body.

Our bodies copose a sensual rhapsody. 

Passions flow in harmony.

Actions take over words.

Steep then deep,

striking that spot, the summit of ultimate indulgence.

We slump, satiated.

Passion reluctantly surrenders to gentle canoodles.

An unintentional caress

arouses an encore.

 

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Fuck Fear

I’m not focused enough.

I’m not fired up enough.

I’m not bright enough.

Shit, I’m not good enough.

Pause.

I’m watching my mind with my mind now.

Hang on it’s not that I’m not good enough.

It’s because I’m afraid.

Afraid of failure.

Fuck Fear.

Guess I need another shot of courage with a dash of adrenalin.

Same again please.

Now, who’s your daddy?

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The Moment matters

Moment

by moment

by moment.

Every moment opens the door to other moments

so I opened the door to you with a benevolent heart

and you walked in

creating a confluence of two bodies and souls

dancing to the rhythms of the universe.

You became the moment. And so did I.

Let’s stay here now you said. This moment really, truly matters.

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Just say yessss

I know you’ve been betrayed by love

punishing your pillow for those moments that didn’t matter.

Yet you crave for blissful union.

But then why do you say you’re ok?

So If I asked you to dance with me in wild abandon

and take you to the point of rampant ecstasy

will you reach out your hand and cross the limits with me?

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Love aborted

You came fluttering into my life on wings of splendour

caressing my eyelids, my face, my eager frame.

Lay down by my side sweet angel.

Say you want to consummate this moment.

Instead you left in a flash,

leaving behind a supernova of colours

and the sweet taste

of nectar on my lips.

Love aborted.

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Don't call me

Beat the Valentines rush.

inquiring looks, warm smiles

Then closer, hands,,

Jokes, chatty body language,

cheeks, kisses, tongues talk.

Settee, four-poster bed.

Paradise found.

Celibacy lost.

Morning coffee filled with remorse.

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The Mermaid

I begged of the ocean

have you seen my mermaid?

I fell in love once

but should have asked her to stay

so I’ll wait eternally on the beach

come what may

she said ‘separation is the natural language of love’

so I can rest assured our ritual union

is on its way.

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The new universal drug

Crisis. The desperate calls from

the corridors of A&Es fall on deaf ears.

Or are the corridors of power immune to it?

Seeing that the apathy is unacceptable, things have changed around here.

The Ministry of Inconvenience is now defunct.

The panacea for our bleeding state of health has just been launched.

Available in one encapsulated, non-prescriptive form.

Compassion is the n...

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One of the chosen few

I loved but haven’t lost you

The heart that throbbed with constant charity

has a stillness that’s deafening.

The eyes that spoke of endless compassion have shut for now.

He’s picked you for a divine role

to sing at His celestial gig

I did not grieve because you’ve taken a part of me with you.

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