New Spring!
hammer on nail,
tongue on groove.
match to the candle,
axe to the block.
time fades to ashes,
ashes back to dust.
body returns to seed,
heart blossoms,
new spring!
poem by Eric Cockrell
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The Poet...... (Which)
the gristled old man,
fishing from a handmade boat,
late afternoon sun,
the water still.
his old dog,
sleeping on the bank,
in the shade
of an older tree.
which?
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Dharma Talk
i'll share your suffering,
i'll hold your hand.
i'll walk beside you,
i'll give you my coat,
and my heart...
you are free to be
who you are inside.
you are not alone!
poem by Eric Cockrell
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The Only Moral
the only moral
i live by is compassion!
if
..we
....live
......under
........compassion
and
...walk
..... by
.......compassion
everything else takes care of itself!
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Then, You Finally Know!
when you look in the mirror,
and see your neighbor...
when you look at your neighbor,
and see god...
when you look at god,
and see yourself...
then, you finally know!
poem by Eric Cockrell
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Three Crows
three crows
sitting on a fence...
named,
compassion, action,
and forgiveness.
one flew away,
and the other two
turned to stone...
even the wind
could not revive them!
poem by Eric Cockrell
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Violin
you play like
an old violin...
scratched and marred
on the surface....
but for one who knows
how to fret you,
your cadence, and
your key....
oh,
how sweet
the
sound!
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Your Call!
you dont have to be
Gandhi, Martin Luther King,
JFK, the Dalai Lama, or even Jesus,
to make a difference...
all you have to be is you!
no one else can answer your call!
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Eternity And Hell!
i know that
eternity is real,
for i've seen the love
in a small child's eyes!
and yet i know
that hell is real...
for i've seen what we're doing
to these same children!
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Never Slept!
lovers...
that never met,
yet were never apart.
that never kissed,
whose lips never parted.
that never spoke,
yet discovered language.
that never woke,
yet never slept!
poem by Eric Cockrell
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