tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46736245840838691942011-04-21T13:56:56.999-07:00Poweful Poetry. Positive Thoughts.Lisanoreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4673624584083869194.post-56300461799984685142008-06-05T17:51:00.000-07:002008-06-05T17:52:39.985-07:00My heart breathes deep<br />She is in repose<br />Folded in upon herself like tender bud of rose<br />Each petal a defender to the lesser one below<br />All gentle protectors to the<br />Nectar at her core<br />She waits<br />She waits<br />She waits<br />And then<br />Day – <br /><em>The</em> day – is dawned, and one <br />Frayed-edged outer petal,<br />Faking bravery,<br />Unfurls<br />Shy, and hesitant<br />Performs reconnaissance<br />Is this...<br />Could this be<br />Her drop of morning dew?<br /><br />© Lisa Hurley, 2008<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4673624584083869194-5630046179998468514?l=lisahurleyblissfulthinking.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lisanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4673624584083869194.post-58119424715643131772008-06-01T09:27:00.001-07:002008-06-01T16:36:16.070-07:00So in honor of the new quarter and just because I feel like, I decided that it's time to launch my new blog. New beginnings and all that. So thanks to all of you that visited my old one, and hope you enjoy this one just as much.<br /><br />So, with a view to starting how I would like to continue, here's the first post, a poem about the bliss one can feel when closely connected to Spirit. Enjoy.<br /><br /><strong>Blissful Waters</strong><br /><br />The River Bliss has overflowed her banks<br />Give thanks; with joyful heart, I say give thanks<br />Her nectared waters Disneyfy the land:<br />A million blossoms instantly bloom<br />A million babies instantly coo<br />A million lovers all say "I do!"<br />With Divine simultaneity<br /><br />Passing through the Valley of Peace<br />She slows<br />Letting every thirst-emboldened soul sip <br />A million sips<br />A million sips<br />A million million sips<br />And intoxicate<br />Intoxicate on liquid happiness<br />For they cannot exhaust her--No!<br />Infinite is her waters' flow<br />Infinite is her waters' flow<br />Infinite is her waters' flow<br />So gather, souls, and be ye quenched<br />In joy and revelry be drenched<br />So gather, souls, and be ye sure<br />This river gives you pleasure pure<br />So gather, souls, and drink your fill<br />Of God's divinest heart, distilled<br />Of God's divinest heart, distilled<br />Of God's divinest heart, distilled<br />For River Bliss has overflowed her banks<br />Give thanks; with joyful heart, I say give thanks<br /><br />© Lisa Hurley, 2008<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4673624584083869194-5811942471564313177?l=lisahurleyblissfulthinking.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lisanoreply@blogger.com2