Sculpting Souls

With foolish notions,
and mixed emotions,
and setting a lofty goal, proudly,
I set out to sculpt my own Soul.

There were no books,
and no teachers nor lessons;
but I saw golden examples
of man’s best intentions.

The perplexing answer
seemed outside to be…
What should I do? “Fix it,”
my self said to me.

But my Self said, “It isn’t out there,
it’s your attitude and emotions.
So, humbly bare your heart, and let

go of your self's commotions.”

My Self said, “Be still,
let silence be your guide.
Listen to your Self, and forget
your precious personal pride.”

“You’re going around in circles,
and of that there is no further need.
Meditation and calming your self
is now your Selfless deed.”

So, I stood aside with
silence and patience,
and I felt the resistance
that’s been shaping me.

I saw that ugly map,
where I was trapped,
that was always just
outside of me.

I saw the Sculptor and
felt the tranquility. What's
The Sculptor? Our Souls,
as mine kindly sculpts me...

© 2013 by Michael G. Hesley
All Rights Reserved

Out of the Dark

Cable Trail, Tiger Mountain, Washington
January 4, 2013
1:39 pm PST

Out of the dark,

head on the clouds,

confused by the light,

stuck in this ground...

Extremes up here,

limits down there.
Have I lost my free will?

I'm set up for the kill...

I measure my self's

mirthless worth;

I wanna smash it, and 

end it's smothering grip. 

But I love these down 

slopes that pass me by...

They caress me and sing

softly of this life's why.

Insights silently served
like soft water torture, the

pounding drops mercilessly

shred me from within!

Can I end this 

self-inflicted 

frustration? 

Where do I begin?

But, I love it up here,

struggling, laughing,

listening to God, playing 

with the soothing wind.

So, I'll stay

here a while,

and befriend

this lofty peak.

With unbending intent,

I'll listen to the sun speak.

Perhaps joyfully,

I'll finally make the leap.  

Copyright (C) 2012 by Michael G. Hesley

All Rights Reserved

Traveling Companions

Have our Souls ever changed?

Can we see our Selves clearly?

Or will we stay fearfully deranged?
How I desire to hear the bells dearly…

Should we let our minds rule?

Can there be softness there?

Why be denying eternal fools,
when we need to persevere?

Must we thirst for quenching fire?

Are we stuck as our own admirer?

Better to know our Soul’s desires and

let the soothing warmth come nearer...

With open minds and tender Souls,

free your Self’s graceful intention.

Know your purpose, set your goals;

ignore your mirror's false reflections.

Walk with friends on your path with heart...
Who will be your life companions, ones
you'll walk with smoothly and smart?

Soulful friends, of Goodness and Cheer...

Copyright (C) 2012 by Michael G. Hesley

All Rights Reserved

A Solitary Journey Together

My outward traveling poorly 

negates my inner worries.

It's just no substitute for

my solitary journey’s. 

No longer limited by space or time,

I leave this world's endless mazes, 

and travel through psychic places, 

without my senses or physical traces.  

This journey, I take inside of me...

Not searching, nor pensive,

and without my worldly connection, 

I see ahead a bridge of shimmering clarity.

Intensely, I consider the bridge,

and I ponder it's mysterious meaning. 

Is this ethereal bridge real?

What!? It's becoming something else...

This bridge is another Beginning, 

and apparently, another first big step. 

I've shrugged my yoke of fears,

so, laughingly, I just leapt!

Vivid visions of Creations!

Look! Dark after endings,

and Light from beginnings, 

like the skins I’m perpetually shedding. 

A Woman of White,

and a Woman of Green,

they speak to me softly

of scenes I may dream. 

Animals, people, and jungles,

and past love's I’ve bungled!

But the outcome is different here,

all because, I've lost my fear of fear.

Love, and the melding of my Self and self;

I feel my former pain transmuting

to a golden state of wealth.

I feel better now, without my self-rebuking.

Ah ha! There IS more to 

imagination than meets the eye...

Come on! Take a chance with

this chance; please, give it a try!

Let your heart burst widely and

ride your spirit's carousel of energy...

Smile, and jump across your bridge!  

It’ll be the start of your splendid synergy!

Take a chance with a chance…

Could this journey change your life's part?

With a warrior’s intention and purpose,

perhaps, you’ll travel your path with a heart.

Copyright (C) 2011 by Michael G. Hesley

All Rights Reserved