Poetry: Calming of the Dim Candlelight circa 2001

Calming of the Dim Candlelight

Calming of the dim candlelight.
Pen down to paper, preparing to write.
Looking into the boundless unknown,
Searching for balance, emotion overgrown.
With head-spinning speed
Decisions are brought to me. 
Contemplating the possibilities.
What are the opportunities?
Looking for calm in the candle flame,
To quiet the voice, a chore untamed.
Like glimpses of dimensional phases,
Names for hidden, shadowy faces.
With a cigarette between parted lips,
Inhale deeply, float the abyss.
Rings of questions enter tomorrow-
Invited to the search of sorrows.
Spiritual heart, earthly mind; clashes. 
Life events before me in flashes.
Isolation, a comfortable nest.
Soul experience needs a rest. 
Gliding through it, leaving a trail.
Human experience, man-made sail. 
A map? A course? 
A pioneer, I am the source. 
Challenges of power have got to be
Until it's understood, let us be free. 
Answers wait to be found.
Align the energies- open the crown. 
Search symbology for a theme. 
Look and look to know what it means. 
Waiting in silence for a guide.
Live your life--you cannot hide. 
Guided by questions and choices,
Found in silence, not the voices. 
On your path, do not despair.
Highway of connections, it is there. 


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