225 angels

Angels walk amongst us,
Of this I have no doubt.

©Kim Magennis 2016

224 pathways 04

Secret paths of beauty
abound.
Because I have not walked them
does not mean
they do not exist.

But, to enjoy them
means
I must abandon the
well trodden paths
that I haunt,
and embrace the unknown.

©Kim Magennis 2016

223 satellite souls

the illusion of separation
embeds in my soul

I believe,
and emerge,
alone

the reality of oneness
unwraps in my heart

I choose,
and thrive,
no longer afraid.

©Kim Magennis 2016

222 friend

how sweet the embrace
of
a friend.

in times of darkest doubt

a smile, a touch, a word

brings me back into the light.

©Kim Magennis 2016

221 enough

When I am blinded by the illusion of scarcity

Mother Nature reveals Her true pattern.

Not only is there enough for all,

but there is also

time

to stop and smell the flowers.

©Kim Magennis 2016

220 family

That place

where 

we first learn

of the 

heaven and hell

of

humanity.

©Kim Magennis 2016

219 cosmic sisters

In our  sense of

cosmic 

isolation

we forget

that we have family.

©Kim Magennis 2016

218 spirit animal

My spirit animal prowls

through my doubt and fear

and calls me out on the illusions

that I have chosen to believe.

©Kim Magennis 2016

217 that friend

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May your life be

blessed

by

someone 

who teaches you

to

see the wonder

in

your world.

©Kim Magennis 2016

216 lucid

When my mind resists drama,

Unsullied truth reflects

From my soul.

I no longer believe my own thoughts

And am freed

From my love of pain

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215 mother-love 08

To guide and protect

our young

is our most sacred contract.

There is no beauty

more exquisite

than a newborn soul.

©Kim Magennis 2016

214 submerged

what lies above

engages our senses,

what lies below

enriches our soul

©Kim Magennis 2016

213 ideas

Through the mists of thought

Ideas fly.

In moments of clarity

They focus,

Then shift,

Disappearing as surely

As they 

Arrive.

©Kim Magennis 2016

212 Small things

Even
The things
I take for granted,
Are filled with miracles
Of love and beauty.

©Kim Magennis 2016

211 inner child

Deep

In our hearts,

Our child

Dwells,

Waiting

To express

Delight and joy.

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210 design

When

I live consciously

Life has a way

Of turning out

Better than

Amazing

©Kim Magennis 2016

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.

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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.

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197 ancient mind

Reptile soul,

Replete with survival.

Carve me this path,

I yield to your

Wisdom.

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196 tenacity

There is beauty

In gnarled endurance.

There is wisdom

In not letting go,

But only in the silence

Of the contemplative soul.

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195 truth

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

Kim Magennis 2016

194 order

When Ugly eats Pretty,

When decay corrupts,
Order only seems disrupted.

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193 clouds

When clouds gather in my sky, and shadows paint monsters on my bedroom wall, I cower.

Until I trap myself in a corner.

And in my self-mutilation, the fragile shreds of domesticity are ripped from my soul.

I set aside the ethos and praxis carved in my mind

and deal with one undeniable imperative:

I choose to survive.

And the clarity that decision brings strips away

all the handicaps

I have adopted, to play small, so that I fit in.

Kim Magennis 2016

192 portal 03

In the narrow confines of my mind

I shrink and contract.

And then

I catch a glimpse of the sky

And remember

I am not this mind.

Kim Magennis 2016

191 mastery

I resist and struggle,

forgetting

I was made for this.

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190 monsters

In quiet suburbs,

Hidden, in clear view,

Dwell monsters.

Designer clothes

Designer toys

Designer tastes

A child in the cupboard,

A meth lab in the attic,

A body in the basement.

Isolated, Insulated, Incomplete.

Doing whatever it takes

To make ends meet.

Apparent normality

Shielding the depth

Of depravity.

Dead hearts and souls don't keep friends.

Kim Magennis 2016

189 eclipsed

Relentless, my doubts

Throw shadows across my mind

Yet still, hope shines bright.

Kim Magennis 2016

188 clarity

Clarity

is only achieved

when I choose

what to perceive

Being 

unconfounded

by

internal noise

I am able to see past

external distraction

And then

Reality

just

is.

ãKim Magennis 2016

187 love

Let me shelter you,

Dear sweet heart of mine

Let me defend you.

Let me be

Your safehouse.

And

You

Can be mine.

Kim Magennis 2016

186 pathways 03

As crisp, mountain melt

so consciousness

fills the pool of my mind:

unearned largesse

from above.

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185 joy

The joy of movement

flows through her skin.

Muscle, bones, tendons

all respond in

an ecstasy

of speed,

and power.

The ultimate freedom:

to be all that she can be.

ãKim Magennis 2016

184 eagle eyes

Keen eyes,

what do you see?

Do you see the husk

or, do you see me?

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183 dirty feet

I chose

to clamber

over

the beauty in my life.

No mere

Observer.

I chose

dirty feet,

grubby hands,

and a happy

heart.

Kim Magennis 2016

182 mirror-mind 02

The parts of me

are

four.

I learn them

in the mirror of

your eyes.

I embrace them

in my darkness

and my wildness.

I grow them

in the light

of your smile.

Those parts of me

not parts

but all.

ãKim Magennis 2016

181 new country

It is only when

I

Venture

Past the edge

Of what I know

That I

Stand a chance

Of finding

A New Country

For my

Soul

Kim Magennis 2016

180 soar

How many time a day

Do I surrender to the wind?

And allow

My spirit

To soar?

How many times a day

Do I play it safe?

And make

Myself

Small?

There is no honour

In denying

My eagle soul.

ãKim Magennis 2016

179 complete

Looking to the stars

I realise

I am complete.

The light I shine

illumines the answers

to the questions I have never asked.

ãKim Magennis 2016

178 imperatives

You never have to tell a tree

to grow,

You never have to tell a stream

to flow.

A bird never grows tired of 

singing,

A fish never tires of 

swimming.

Our planet revolves,

My spirit evolves.

Just the way it should.

ãKim Magennis 2016

177 seasons

As the seasons

bless the planet.

So do Cycles

bless my life.

Expansion, contraction,

Birth, growth, harvest, death.

Living in the present

I accept their gift and wisdom,

and yield to their flow.

Kim Magennis 2016

176 ease

Some paths
flow smooth and clear,
untroubled by ripples or currents.

Others
are carved
through the
rocky hardness
that spirit serves up
to give us
a backbone.

©Kim Magennis 2016