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THE ICY FLAME

December 15, 2024 LRS

Before Being was the Icy Flame.
You and I and All.
The Flame conceives.
And From that Eternal Fire comes Thought:
Joy and Love and Pain.
We pretend. We betray.
We deceive Our Selves with play.
We invade the dark relentless void with incandescent Light.
Like candles in a forge we play a game that melts the soul.
Each victory drowns the flame within Our Selves.
And yet The Flame still lingers in us all.
We flicker faintly far from The Hearth of Home.
Burn brightly Lonely spark.
Remember You and I and All:
We are the Icy Fire.

— Lawrence R. Spencer, 2012 —

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THE MAZE

November 28, 2024 LRS

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“IN MAZES OF IMAGININGS
ALL SENTIENT BEINGS DREAM
‘I AM THE WHO WHO’S THINKING’
THE ILLUSIONS THAT I SEE.

WE CAN ESCAPE MORTALITY:
DELUSIONS WE’VE BEEN TOLD.
WE’RE LIVING THROUGH ETERNITY
AS IMMORTAL SOULS.”

__________________

Lawrence R. Spencer. 2013.

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THE LONELY GHOST COULD BE YOU

November 7, 2024 LRS

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BE THOUGHTFUL ON ALL HALLOWS EVE

by Lawrence R. Spencer 
An apparition in the night!
A lonely ghost floats on the stairs
she shines in luminescent light
disembodied, though she's still here.

Not living in the flesh on Earth
she may be free to wait, or roam.
Yet, she seldom feels much mirth
because she's mostly left alone.

Most people will not see her there,
though she's a Spirit, will feelings tender,
they don't perceive her in the air:
they don't know how, or can't remember.

Yet, people are afraid of ghosts!
We've been told we must avoid
the friends we've lost, yet loved the most
who linger in the spatial void.

Beware! Don't run and hide in fear!
Look all about!  They're still around!
Beloved old friends may still be near...
if you listen, they'll make a sound.

Be thoughtful on All Hallows Eve:
befriend a Spirit on the stairs.
Someday you and I may be
a lonely ghost who needs some care.