Coming Home

Where we began

Infinite God of many faces
reflected in all races
expressions of you to be true
You knew what would be
could we see?
when we became
lost in fame
maimed with our iniquities
that we would sigh........
desperately cry
and why?
to find you
even though you knew you'd be found
So profound!
For deep deep deep you left a trace
experiencing space
to pull yourself back from a journey
I SEE!
Its you and me
I knew we can be
together forever
until we take another trip
that's hip
It's all a game
fame, pain, loss, gain words.....
EXPERIENCE..... EXPERIENCE..... EXPERIENCE....
I take my place
I'll run the race
I see you, I see my face
Your looking in a mirror, I blink, you wink
In this some sink.......but never drown
What goes down when all goes around?
Hand heals foot
eyes open all take a look
and all say hey!
its all about US
What's the fuss?
There was no divide
hey I lied
But now I know what it is to be
innocence to maturity
Back to the child
eyes open wide
Now I will abide in obedience
Makes sense
no pretence
Off the throne that wasn't my own
You have shown me a picture of ETERNITY

Leanne


My Inner Companion

Lost to passing passengers,
thoughts return back,
like some hungry ghosts

Harried from pillar to post
turning towards the you
inside me, this us-nous

In all things radiating out
beyond the lesion of neglect,
brokering a renewed love

I drew comfort from your arm around
my shoulder,
my soul heading home
my inner companion.


Posted by 67paintings on September 28, 2012

Can you leave the boat?

His holiness the Dalai Lama wrote the following

 "All the world’s major religions, with their emphasis on love, compassion, patience, tolerance, and forgiveness can and do promote inner values. But the reality of the world today is that grounding ethics in religion is no longer adequate. This is why I am increasingly convinced that the time has come to find a way of thinking about spirituality and ethics beyond religion altogether".

A wise man of our time!
As a person who has engaged in Christianity yet always reticent to adopt any label I believe Christ as he is personified in the new testament would agree

 He himself a fellow traveller lifted himself beyond the confines of the religion and culture of his time.....clearly understanding his own nature and so pointed a way. There is a wonderful story in the bible where Jesus asks one of his disciples to leave the boat and walk on the water.....I personally equate this to taking a step beyond religion ....the boat being the religion . This is however a great step and a very individual process.....For some the safety of the boat is still needed and indeed helpful...for others not...we are all on a journey

This is written for those whom would claim to have a monopoly on the truth

True hope is placed in things not seen

beyond our visions , beyond our dreams

beyond our cares and worldly affairs

beyond our tears and through our fears

As if children of truth drinking through straws knowing little of the wine our God pours

embodied in flesh, clinging to what we see

and if what we see is taken away

what we believe comes to disarray

We stumble we fall we judge we divide

to prove ourselves right we say others have lied

It is time to go beyond the doctrines of men

From 20th century Pharisees to fishers of men

from the threshing floor to the open door

from the law of Saul to the revelation of Paul

Can we see facets of truth in ALL?

Can we be rooted, immovable and still

centred completely in our higher will?

Can we shed light to the darkest of minds ?

whilst trusting that God to give sight to the blind

Can we let go of what we think we know?

let our minds be renewed as white as snow

Can we radiate knowing and joy through trials?

let our actions be the first to cause others to smile

We live in a time where people must see

this world is transient, yet eternal are we

the image of our maker with divine authority to manifest peace wherever we may be

A social order with no veil of confusion

united hearts can tear down illusion

Love in action is service to mankind

patience and trust transcends the cleverest of minds

So let us not engage in the arguments of men

our actions speak louder when we are loving them

Christ you are indeed a light in our hearts

lets consider your life as a work of art

painted on the walls of eternity

speaking to us all individually........

Leanne 1998

Oh to be still.....

Imagine three friends all inside

WILL , EMOTIONS and of course MR MIND

from the same family yet each plays apart

When they discover that they are one

each allows the other to have fun

neither one trying to control

each one playing their role

all three shake hands

and function properly in this land

sometimes one follows the other

and the other agrees to see

and this in my experience seems to be a journey

Now when my god the divine in me speaks directly to all three

there is no dialogue .....no attempt to agree

just peace and unity where none function separately

Now when I am blessed and this happens to me

its as if no human eye can see

this heavenly place I find and just.....BE

When I come back and return to all three

each with their separate identity

It seems from this , its easier for them to agree

and so I feel one step further on a journey

the conversation between all three

more excited by what they see

and so it is they seek to do, be, see and feel

all the divine has told them is real

The divine being the LIFE which binds them together

building a relationship that can never sever

and so these friends inside of me link directly to the trinity

and the word is spoken into me

heaven and earth fall away

Three friends inside come out to play......

From this I conclude my god is always with me but when these friends are in disagree its simply harder for me to SEE

Leanne 1998

Illusions of Lust

I don't want to be fooled by the illusions of lust

to lose myself in someone else

to create a reality where there is no trust...... in oneself.

I don't want the lies, rules and ties

treading me down, making me drown

in my own fears...... no tears

I don't want to be walking on eggshells

and relating a story that never tells

the truth

I don't want any promises of love

that come from the ego and refuse to let go

causing confusion.....disillusion

I don't want raw sex, lacking in feeling

to waste my time stealing ....energy

I don't want to participate in what was love turned to hate

or to move on someone else's path

reaping only the aftermath

I don't want to run your race

to look for the jack and turn over the ace......for what?

I don't want to look to you

to fill the void that resides inside of me

I don't want distractions, reactions to words

bordering on absurd

high expectations and stilted relations

I want freedom of expression..........

Leanne 1996