Images

Lived these lives

Felt them

Afterwards

Nothings on the wall

I see

Afterwards its all on my inner eye

The next generation sees

nothing

So they can still create

You need in adventure

The Unknown!

Time

Subtlety 

Understanding maybe

What Poetry could aim to be

Relate

Resonate

The playlist  matters

photos: Sean Oppenheimer

Something in the heart of a man

That makes him want to climb the tallest mountain in range

That makes her want to voyage downriver on a bustling creek

That makes him hike the distance of a country

That makes her desire to jump off the cliff and fly just as the birds soar

That sees a perfect wave and longs to be a part of it all

Nature beckons 

The human soul completes the puzzle

To the adventurers in us all!

 

The Ghost in the offshore wind

A spirit in the light

Paradoxically united in harmony

The red tail hawk hovered over a canyon with a snake 

Lizards, butterflies, and hummingbirds everywhere 

Cheers to those that live for days like this one …. 

 

Came across these photos 

I smiled upon realizing my lover took them

The one who taught me about the Ocean

Continuing to bless me with his waterman knowledge

To guide me to the spots where the waves are the best

Whether it be to take photos or to paddle out

No matter how heavy the surf becomes

He told me he’ll always be there to hold my hand

And he always has been 

 

Emotions easier pronounced through photographs 

Yet the feat of accomplishing such an endeavor remains 

Lying like an attachment to a desire unknown.

I felt close to something more than myself tonight

Then for a moment everything became still

My hands manually moved the camera’s settings’ subconsciously 

As if I had wrapped my being around this apparatus

Actually it felt more like something moved me

Most of the time I fail to recreate the beauty seen in nature

The photo never seems to do justice to the experience …

I waited as the shutter remained open for what seemed like an eternity ..

This is the photo I saw, and it brings me great joy. 

The Mandala of life

Connects to the infinite beat of the hummingbirds wings

Thanks to the SeaLion who told me to go on that gift of a wave from mother Ocean

Gratitude for the harmonic restorative halasana with moss beneath my foundation.

Forever lots of love, and peace. Om Shanti Shanti Om

 

“Isn’t it funny how day by day nothing changes but when you look back everything is different.”– C.S. Lewis

 

If you never test your limits

How will you ever know how far you can go?

If you continue to weave a web of fear

How will you ever know who you are?

When you ask your true self,

“What does this fear really mean to me?”

One realizes it is merely the ego that feels fear.

Our inner unchanging soul is one with all that exists.

Thus merge the soul with the ocean’s waves

Merge with the SeaLions, the fish, the dolphins, the algae …

Then watch in awe

Smile and Laugh

let your thoughts cease

and Don’t ever pull back!

 

Hummingbirds Swirled all about

Last Night I watched the moon rise

From the front doorstep

Feeling deeply connected

Calm and Peaceful, though fiery and proud;

And then tonight I sang:

It’s left or right

It’s right or wrong

It’s slow or fast

It’s all beyond

And it’s all I feel

So it must be real

Cus’ there aint nothin’ to know

‘Bout any forks in the road

Jus’ let the journey roll on

And take it all  … real  … slow …