Submissions by BruceBurkard
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
My name is Bruce Burkard and I compose poetry on the following subjects; spiritual, nature, political, and nonsense.
Believing
Faith only turns into knowing
When you see the exquisite
Art work of the Friend
Within the eye of your temple.
When you see
The artists pallet of colors -
The blue sky and the inner stars,
Know that you are getting
Close to your goal.
The Master says,
"Unless you see, for yourself,
These exquisite manifestations
Of the Friend
You cannot truly believe."
Dearest Seeker,
Have you seen the artist's
Pallet of colors today?
When you see the exquisite
Art work of the Friend
Within the eye of your temple.
When you see
The artists pallet of colors -
The blue sky and the inner stars,
Know that you are getting
Close to your goal.
The Master says,
"Unless you see, for yourself,
These exquisite manifestations
Of the Friend
You cannot truly believe."
Dearest Seeker,
Have you seen the artist's
Pallet of colors today?
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A Paradox
Indeed it is a paradox
That although we are made
In the image and likeness
Of God -
The egoic mind sees us
Separate from the Friend
And all creation.
Dearest Seeker,
Please know -
That God resides
In each particle
Of His creation -
And -
Each particle
Of His creation
Resides in Him.
That although we are made
In the image and likeness
Of God -
The egoic mind sees us
Separate from the Friend
And all creation.
Dearest Seeker,
Please know -
That God resides
In each particle
Of His creation -
And -
Each particle
Of His creation
Resides in Him.
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God's Holy Face
Tis you'll decide
When Christ returns
Within the heart of you -
When you see God
In all creation
The same that is in you.
When your consciousness
Controls your mind.
Your five senses
Are all tamed.
The five decoits
Have fled your house
Your hearts as pure
As new born rain.
When you've forgiven
One and all -
And your soul is full
Of love and grace.
It's at this time
Within your house
You'll see
God's holy face.
When Christ returns
Within the heart of you -
When you see God
In all creation
The same that is in you.
When your consciousness
Controls your mind.
Your five senses
Are all tamed.
The five decoits
Have fled your house
Your hearts as pure
As new born rain.
When you've forgiven
One and all -
And your soul is full
Of love and grace.
It's at this time
Within your house
You'll see
God's holy face.
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The Motel Lights
Tom Bodet would say
In a well known commercial,
"And we'll keep the lights
On for you."
Dearest Seeker,
Reminds me of the Friend
Whose inner lights
Are always shinning
For those dear children
Who are seeking Him
In the darkness of this world.
If you are seeking
Love and comfort this evening -
Why not peep into your own
Inner motel.
There The Friend
Is waiting to greet you
With a fabulous light display.
There -
In His eyes you will find
A bottle or two
Of His favorite...
In a well known commercial,
"And we'll keep the lights
On for you."
Dearest Seeker,
Reminds me of the Friend
Whose inner lights
Are always shinning
For those dear children
Who are seeking Him
In the darkness of this world.
If you are seeking
Love and comfort this evening -
Why not peep into your own
Inner motel.
There The Friend
Is waiting to greet you
With a fabulous light display.
There -
In His eyes you will find
A bottle or two
Of His favorite...
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The Ego
I was ascending straight to heaven
On the wings of the Friends Shabd Duhn,
Through the golden blue of inner space,
Through the stars, the sun and moon.
Then; I noticed behind me,
Gaining fast on a coal black steed
Was the wily devil (the ego)
Shooting arrows of lust and greed.
The distance between us narrowed
And I could feel the pain
Of his arrows exploding around me -
My soul (consciousness) in a state of stain.
He was angry I was escaping his prison.
He was trying to slow down my speed.
Corral me back to his lockup...
On the wings of the Friends Shabd Duhn,
Through the golden blue of inner space,
Through the stars, the sun and moon.
Then; I noticed behind me,
Gaining fast on a coal black steed
Was the wily devil (the ego)
Shooting arrows of lust and greed.
The distance between us narrowed
And I could feel the pain
Of his arrows exploding around me -
My soul (consciousness) in a state of stain.
He was angry I was escaping his prison.
He was trying to slow down my speed.
Corral me back to his lockup...
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The Souls Encasement
The Friend says,
"We are all joy
But encased in sadness.
We are all wisdom
But encased in ignorance.
We are all peaceful
But encased in war.
We are all love
But encased in hate.
We are all humility
But encased in ego.
We are all bliss
But encased in melancholia.
We are all one
But encased in duality.
Our soul is pure
But encased in lust."
In all of the above
It is our responsibility
To remove the casings.
And -
Become an enlightened being
Full of
Love, light and eternal life....
"We are all joy
But encased in sadness.
We are all wisdom
But encased in ignorance.
We are all peaceful
But encased in war.
We are all love
But encased in hate.
We are all humility
But encased in ego.
We are all bliss
But encased in melancholia.
We are all one
But encased in duality.
Our soul is pure
But encased in lust."
In all of the above
It is our responsibility
To remove the casings.
And -
Become an enlightened being
Full of
Love, light and eternal life....
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Turn in the Road
Dearest Friend,
Is that yet another parched
Desert patch
That I must cross
Before another spring blooms
Again?
On the Friends pathway of love
We pass many a desert stretch
Of wilderness
Before we come to yet another
Delectable springtime.
And so on and on and on -
Desert, Spring, Desert. Spring
Desert, Spring.
However -
Each springtime is more loving
And more delectable
Than the one before it.
And -
Each turn in the road
We are brought closer and closer
To the Face of God.
Is that yet another parched
Desert patch
That I must cross
Before another spring blooms
Again?
On the Friends pathway of love
We pass many a desert stretch
Of wilderness
Before we come to yet another
Delectable springtime.
And so on and on and on -
Desert, Spring, Desert. Spring
Desert, Spring.
However -
Each springtime is more loving
And more delectable
Than the one before it.
And -
Each turn in the road
We are brought closer and closer
To the Face of God.
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The Concert Hall
The Friend has invited everyone
To a concert on His word
To hear his orchestra playing
Melodies rare and seldom heard.
The event has been made public
By broadside, trumpet call -
At three A.M. there to meet
Within the concert hall.
The Friend began the concert
At the appointed time,
But few came to listen
To His melodies sublime.
At an outside concert stage
A group known as crass
Played to a thousand children
As they sat there on the grass.
The world has little time to seek
The Dear Friends loving face -...
To a concert on His word
To hear his orchestra playing
Melodies rare and seldom heard.
The event has been made public
By broadside, trumpet call -
At three A.M. there to meet
Within the concert hall.
The Friend began the concert
At the appointed time,
But few came to listen
To His melodies sublime.
At an outside concert stage
A group known as crass
Played to a thousand children
As they sat there on the grass.
The world has little time to seek
The Dear Friends loving face -...
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Mans Destiny
Mankind's destiny on earth
Forever has been
To know himself first
And then to know God.
To be able to see
And understand that God
Is in each and every child,
In each and every animal,
In each and every plant,
In each and every stone.
The Friend says,
"In minerals -
The consciousness is sleeping.
In plant life -
The consciousness is dreaming.
In animals -
The consciousness is awakening.
In man -
The consciousness is awake."
The planet earth and all
The cosmos
Is also a part of the...
Forever has been
To know himself first
And then to know God.
To be able to see
And understand that God
Is in each and every child,
In each and every animal,
In each and every plant,
In each and every stone.
The Friend says,
"In minerals -
The consciousness is sleeping.
In plant life -
The consciousness is dreaming.
In animals -
The consciousness is awakening.
In man -
The consciousness is awake."
The planet earth and all
The cosmos
Is also a part of the...
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On True Love
True love
Cannot be named
For -
It has no name -
And
Can only
Be experienced
In that nameless place,
That has no boundaries,
No lines inclosing it -
It is just Love,
The Present,
The Now,
Eternity,
The Friend,
Our Beloved.
Cannot be named
For -
It has no name -
And
Can only
Be experienced
In that nameless place,
That has no boundaries,
No lines inclosing it -
It is just Love,
The Present,
The Now,
Eternity,
The Friend,
Our Beloved.
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The Strongest Dungeon
The Friend says,
"We are confined as prisoners
In the dungeon of the human body."
Although most of us are unaware
Of this fact.
The Friend also relates that,
The human body is the
Strongest dungeon there is.
Because it imprisons
The soul (consciousness)
Within its material form -
So that, for most of us
We can only escape this prison
At the souls final departure.
Dearest Seeker,
Wouldn't you like to escape
This prison
And travel yourself the inner regions
Spoken of in many scriptures -...
"We are confined as prisoners
In the dungeon of the human body."
Although most of us are unaware
Of this fact.
The Friend also relates that,
The human body is the
Strongest dungeon there is.
Because it imprisons
The soul (consciousness)
Within its material form -
So that, for most of us
We can only escape this prison
At the souls final departure.
Dearest Seeker,
Wouldn't you like to escape
This prison
And travel yourself the inner regions
Spoken of in many scriptures -...
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Looking Back
Looking back after eighty years
I probably would have done
A lot of things different in my life
With my twenty five percent free will.
However -
Looking back at the past
Is like visiting an amusement park -
Some of the events might be interesting.
Some of the events might be fun.
Although -
Some might be spent
In the house of horrors.
So therefore -
It might be interesting to spend
An hour or two visiting
The vault of the past -
However -
I would not want
To live there.
I probably would have done
A lot of things different in my life
With my twenty five percent free will.
However -
Looking back at the past
Is like visiting an amusement park -
Some of the events might be interesting.
Some of the events might be fun.
Although -
Some might be spent
In the house of horrors.
So therefore -
It might be interesting to spend
An hour or two visiting
The vault of the past -
However -
I would not want
To live there.
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