209 Manta Ray

No one has told
the Manta Ray
that it is only a creature of the sea.

So, when it reaches for the sky
it has no doubts
in its god-given right to fly.

©Kim Magennis 2016

208 alight

What ignites my soul?

Why, dear one, Life!

©Kim Magennis 2016

207 goals

The more I plan

from the mind

the further I turn

from the heart.

When 

my mind learns from my heart

I step into light.

©Kim Magennis 2016

206 flow

My answer

is not in manipulation.

My answer

lies in surrender.

When I

yield to the flow of life,

and

submit to its genius,

I no longer need struggle

to

merely survive.

©Kim Magennis 2016

205 connection 02

the paradox of the human condition

is what we choose to be

connected to

we tie our identities to 

social constructs

we buy into 

corporate and indigenous culture

we sell our souls to

religious ideology

we forget

that we are free to be

what we were originally called to be

©Kim Magennis 2016

204 mind-cave

Thoughts

gust and breeze

through my

mind-cave.

Dust rises,

settles,

a bug scurries.

Each

as inconsequential

as the

stories

I tell myself.

©Kim Magennis 2016

203 more

The sweetest rewards

demand of us

to be fully present,

and to reach

beyond

what we believe is possible.

©Kim Magennis 2016

202 connection 01

To love

in strength

and joy.

To create

in peace

and abundance.

To live

in mindfulness

and consideration.

That is true evolution.

©Kim Magennis 2016

201 dependence

The wisdom of

Dependence

Is subtle and powerful.

It reminds us that

We are 

Parts

Of the whole.

Kim Magennis 2016

200 veldt-fire

How apt that the 

Dessicated

Detritus

Of my life

Can fuel the most

Vibrantly passionate

Renaissance

Of my soul.

Kim Magennis 2016

199 to see

To observe

With detachment,

To truly see

Without prejudice.

This

Is the ultimate

Bravery.

Kim Magennis 2016

198 affection

Why love?

What purpose affection?

Beyond survival,

Spiritual perfection.

Kim Magennis 2016

197 ancient mind

Reptile soul,

Replete with survival.

Carve me this path,

I yield to your

Wisdom.

Kim Magennis 2016

196 tenacity

There is beauty

In gnarled endurance.

There is wisdom

In not letting go,

But only in the silence

Of the contemplative soul.

Kim Magennis 2016

195 truth

In twilight moment,
The fabric of time
Folds,
And Truth
Illumines
The sky.

Kim Magennis 2016