I see a river of flames pouring through the sky of my mind. I witness Star Pine Marionettes

in deep green silhouettes making love to the powder blue canvass of dusk. I see a cluster of

Bumble Bee Palms milking honey from thin air … and smiles everywhere …


… in this silence that is our universe unfolding I hear a voice from deep within my inner

knowing. It says, “Brother Jesus is a diamond polished by the sea. He is the sunrise

bleeding ruby reds & royal blues into each & every day. Buddha is a butterfly. His flutter-

wings are a soothing balm for hearts on fire such as ours. Yogananda is a sacred pearl

shimmering black & glittering blue. His is a simple beauty composed of pure grace lacking

nothing but kindness for me & you. Muhammad is a desert wind shifting shapeless upon the

landscape of our souls. He is nothing at all yet everything there is. Confucius is the rain.

He nourishes the very clouds we walk on. Yahweh is a songbird singing good morning to the

day. Mary is our mother. It is her breast milk which gives us life.”


I shudder. I feel the breath of our loving creator; our mother divine cleansing our hearts

with most compassionate love every moment of every day. We believe her when she holds us in

her loving arms & tells us we are all diamonds polished by the sea … every day in every way.

12/16/2014

Posted on 12/16/2014
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