The Shore

I often wonder if I am a wave on the shore

Wanting to go just a little further

But there is something that says, “No more”

And I just quietly go back to where I came from

Mingled in with everything else like me

I wait for the power and the force of the wind

I determine that I will try this again

But this time I will not do so alone

I hear the sound of the boat that groans

Against the force of the coming gale

I now am riding with the breeze

I determine to reach the heights with ease

And I am carried even beyond my sight

And notice I am filled with peace and delight

I am resting in a place much further on than I expected

And it all came from the place where I rested

And waited on the wind

Wow, I might have to do this again…

K, Duane Carter 8-28-10   

Metamorphosis

Metamorphosis

I have felt the darkness of the bats

Their furry, fluttering wings, elastic

And their gnashing teeth bombastic

And it is none too pleasant to deal with

I have stepped out into sun

Basking in the glorious one

Wielding heat and warmth and light

Chasing away the darkest night

And in that have seen the butterflies

Yellow and dancing,

Flying and prancing

A picture of my destiny

A metamorphosis like no other

I turn from enemy into brother

And dine at a table like no other

Where even the memories don’t hold me like they used to

In fact they don’t hold me at all

I found a cushion from the drastic fall

And it is light and love and joy and peace

A calm serenity has been released

And it dances on the clouds like the butterflies

Right here is the picture before me

Moving and hovering on gentle winds

Where all of goodness calls me friend

And lover of wonder all at once

K, Duane Carter 8-26-10

Delight

Delight

Splashes of color

Filled with delight

Delicate leaflets

Reaching for light

Heaven is knocking

Right on our door

While we are wondering

What we are here for

Infinite wisdom

Creating infinite wonder

Just stopping to see it

Can cause one to ponder

Splashes of color

Filled with delight

Delicate leaflets

Can fill us with light

K, Duane Carter 8-17-10

On the Road Home

On the Road Home

No one but God can do a sunset

Unearthly pinks and golds and blues

He takes all of His palette’s hues

And puts together one mesmerizing event

And raises up clouds

Angels gigantic in their forms

And creatures I know not, enormous and warm

Bending their backs in exultation and praise

As golden light rods spring up through the haze

And enter into infinity

Where even the stars come out early to see

The show

No one but God can do this

No one but God can create this bliss

And no one but God could let me see

No one but Him could let me be

And so is the same for you

K, Duane Carter 7-27-10

Motion

Motion

I love to study each and every wave

Especially the ones close to the shore

Every single one created by a push

Created by a pull

Sent forth by a breath of wind

Drawn forth by a dream or so it seems

And the closer it comes

The more it reflects the light

When the timing is just right

Oh what goodness is seen at the shore!

I think I will go forth and look some more

I think I will go and enter the mystery

That is displayed by the beauty and the depths of the sea

K, Duane Carter 7-24-10

Techno

 

I am wondering with all of this techno

When is the last time you simply let go

And actually looked someone in the eye

Actually looked into their soul, not to pry

But to see reality and beauty and meaning?

I am wondering while you are on facebook

Do you ever see the pain in someone’s look

Or happiness for that matter

Or does your heart just pitter and patter

The way that it always does…frozen?

It’s not that I don’t like eBay or Twitter

It’s just that I wish we could all consider

That while our life is on hyper drive

We don’t know the meaning of being alive

And that really concerns me so…

Techno….

K, Duane Carter 6-29-10

Sunday Mornings

Ambiguity seems to be the order of the day
Especially from ones who claim to pray
To a Being they have never seen or known

Dishonesty seems to play a part
Particularly in the religious art
Where those who have never seen or heard
Are telling me I am a raucous bird
Because I speak with Him every moment

Distraction seems to be the key
To attempt to allure and bury me
Into a place where there is no reality
There are only rules and regulations

I must have love and I must have real
Forget all about this curb appeal
That doesn’t get the orphan fed
And doesn’t give the hungry bread
It just sits and consumes the sunlight

I sit and I sit here quietly
And God just sits right next to me
And that right there is the meaning of life
And that right there is the ending of strife
So I’m just going to sleep in on Sunday morning
And meet with my family in another way.
My goodness, it is such a beautiful day!

I sit with Wonder, I sit with Love
I rest in the Goodness, I am placed above
I walk through darkness as I am bathed in light
I watch True Love simply blow away fright
And know this is just where I am meant to be

Totally free….

K, Duane Carter 6-19-10