Choices

I am, you are, we are -
All one in the same;
Hating being pointless -
War brings only shame.

Within the battle -
Reaching, screaming out;
War wages oneself -
Self - what it is about.

Tiny ripples growing -
Intensity slowing building;
The rising of the unseen -
Ever increasing shielding.

Before our eyes -
Bending of the forces;
Will you awaken?
Know these are choices.

Deep Within

Deep beneath the soul, yet on the very surface -
Who we appear to be, the ultimate illusion;
From divine love there is never any separation -
We are only masked by the frequency of confusion.

Always aching and yearning for something missing -
Longing for the place we truly call home;
Looking for the other half, who is not here -
In perpetual motion, the heart will always roam.

An awareness begs from beneath the mask -
Ever calling from the center of the heart;
Fear blinding, adding to the weight of reality -
There is only belief in the illusion of apart.

Only one way back to oneness, the path is so clear -
Reach beneath the fear and travel deep inside;
There it all awaits your once again discovery -
It waits where who you are will always reside.

The Fire Within

Find the ember that starts the flame -
Let flame light flame through your being;
Let loose the creativity inside you -
Then visions of heaven, you'll be seeing.

Let your spirit soar beyond all fears -
Look back in triumph from where you are;
Love with every ounce of your heart -
Dance in gratitude for every star.

Set loose the oxygen to fully ignite -
Breathe deeply and exhale the weight;
Know you are meant to glow with light -
Come now, my friend and make your fate!

Close your eyes and visualize it all -
Everything you deeply desire to be;
Let the gratitude flow through you -
Open your eyes, and you shall see!

Take hold of what deeply gratifies you -
Therein lies the mysterious key;
There is reason for what moves your soul -
Follow it, and you will be free.


Copyright Beth Layne 2009

My Lover's Clovers

Skimming slowly through the grass, feet bare -
In a meditative state with the nature sounds;
Lost in my silence, not expecting you there -
And then your energy suddenly surrounds...

My eyes wide open, I see your bare foot -
Only half an inch pointing toward my own;
Just in between, a four leaf clover as if put -
By your hand, into the ground, sewn.

A warmness comes as I hold the clover -
Memories swirl of a much different time;
Brought to a halt as if all was over -
Enchanted, as I enter the sublime.

A miracle accepted, though not expected -
I go back to my enchanting, inward escape;
Then, around the corner, your foot resurrected -
And two more four leaf clovers take shape!

I expected the three for the boys and me –
Delighted you chose to acknowledge us all;
Then, my sweet girl screams with delight –
As she runs giggling toward me with her doll.

“Look, look! See what I have!” -
Squeals my excited little bumble of energy;
She holds yet another four leaf clover –
I am amazed by the miraculous synergy.

Just behind her, I hear your laugh –
So uniquely you, even from there;
Tears streaming, I am so very grateful –
You have brought the peace of my prayer.



Copyright Beth Layne 2009

Open

Until the sun shines on the morrow
I will wait, enchanted by all it brings
I am growing by leaps and bounds
I wait, as the bird on my window sings

Open to all I can enjoy this day
Open to all growth I can receive
Open to all those I can guide in spirit
Open to all those who will believe

Brought through all to stand straight
As the tree swayed but did not bend
So my spirit has followed its lead
And brought me safely to transcend

And this I know as the day dawns
Love is in abundance through all
All that is needed is to choose so
If you let go, you will not fall

Hover instead and see clearly
What lies ahead and before you
Make today be the blessed day
You discover all you can do


Copyright Beth Layne 2009

Judge of Truth

How is this, you know another’s path
How is this, you know their truth
What has brought such wisdom
That you may judge as a sleuth?

How then, is it that you know
The guilt of one you have not known
The heart of the one you knew not
Or what was reaped by what was sown?

Not your task to judge another
Only yourself you are clearly showing
Giving all the world what you hold
In your righteous world of knowing.


Copyright Beth Layne 2009

A Piece of God

Alas, my friend, the power of God -
Lies deep within you indeed;
Always more to explore and know -
Of Him, you are a tiny seed;

All are connected, as all are one -
We are strung with silver thread;
Released to experience our lives-
To create and grow as we are led.

How then, pretell, could you not be -
Worthy of all you can dream?
If you are but a piece of God -
Then, how else should it seem?


Copyright Beth Layne 2009

Open Heart

Lost in the enchantment of every day -
Knowing something special will be there;
I could not wait for the morning sun -
Now, it seems, the light I cannot bear.

I pour my heart and give without thought -
While others keep theirs caged and guarded;
Why does that scare another being so?
A shame, it seems, to be tender hearted.

An open heart full of love and acceptance -
Games of mind, within me, are not found;
Why should the negative be the norm -
And so many people keep their hearts bound?

The way to the light is within us all -
Deep within our hearts, lives the Spirit;
Love has no fears, and knows them not -
We only have to listen to hear it.


Copyright Beth Layne 2009

Visions

In the pyramids of my tired mind,
I see the stretch that you bore;
Such innocence lost so young,
Life for you, exists no more.

What once was a vibrant light,
Has ceased now in this realm;
All for the growth and love,
Of all those you were around.

Tonight I see it all so clearly,
And now I carry your message;
Peace be brought unto you,
Blessed be your soul's passage.


Copyright Beth Layne 2009

Overwhelmed

Emotions flow like a river through my soul -
Striking, swishing, and whirling around;
My breath is deep and I am one with the flow -
Enbracing the purpose for which I am bound.

I see; I feel; I hear all their words -
Rumbling like a volcano through my veins;
Carried by the brilliant light of love -
In the end, love is always what remains.

I soar through the journey like an eagle -
Seeing through life with my mind's eye;
Receiving all they choose to give -
Not always knowing the reason or why.

Spinning in place but never moving -
A vessel through which to flow through;
All of the light I can breathe in and out -
Grateful for all through me they do.


Copyright Beth Layne 2009

Seek Within

Today, I saw the light through your eyes-
Buried beneath all the rubble and stone
Waiting with anticipation to be released-
And through the world, its brilliance grown.

A Healer’s energy within you, I feel-
Powerful beyond many masters of healing-
Why then, do yourself, not heal-
But instead, cover yourself in armored shielding?

Deserving of all that is you and within you-
Though feeling of all, the least deserving;
Helping everyone around you in some way-
But always, left with a constant yearning.

It is deep within you to discover-
Seek for it with new and different eyes-
Eyes that see within and not without;
It is there, every answer you seek lies.


Copyright Beth Layne 2007