Grace

by

John William McGrath III

Grace is beauty
Learn to move with poise and grace
be gentle and kind

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Inner Glow

by

John William McGrath III

Wisdom and knowledge
An understanding of life
Spirit's beauty

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A Cause

by

John William McGrath III

A heart that's on fire
Seek an honorable cause
Defender of love

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Be A Friend

by

John William McGrath III

Always be a friend
Never let the other down
They seek your wisdom

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Your Invisible Self

by

John William McGrath III

Look for good in self
There is much more than you know
The hidden guides you

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Observe

by

John William McGrath III

Observe the other
See yourself in the other
You will be surprised

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Love And Respect

by

John William McGrath III

This is the basic
We all need love and respect
To give and receive

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What Now?

by

John William McGrath III

Do you know yourself?
There is another inside
Just give one power

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Dreams And Needs

by

John William McGrath III

What of all your dreams?
How will you fulfill your needs?
Enthusiasm

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Elation

by

John William McGrath III

Sing a happy song
Do not ignore the music
Let it lift you high

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Be Free

by

John William McGrath III

Do as you would be
Be as you'd have others see
Do it and be free

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You can do it all

by

John William McGrath III

Climb the highest peak
Swim accross the seven seas
See problems this way

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Follow Your Heart

by

John William McGrath III

Now follow your heart
But meditate on it first
With highest ideals

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A Place To Be

by

John William McGrath III

So you are in love
Is your head up in the clouds?
You are with angels

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Other Dancers

by

John William McGrath III

You will always find
Other dancers on the floor
In all that you do

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Happy And Free

by

John William McGrath III

Smile and laugh often
For this is most becoming
Keep it in good taste

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Our Son Is Coming Home

by

John William McGrath III

What is in your eye?
What is it that made you cry?
Now I want to cry

Why do I cry too?
This is something very new
I feel close to you

Your tears are wetter
Can I help make it better?
It was a letter

He will soon be here
There is nothing you should fear
He is very near

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Supply and Demand

by

John William McGrath III

Poet or rhymer?
It is a subjective thing
Who can make judgement?

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A Happy Heart

by

John William McGrath III

Keep your heart smiling
Your life will be heavenly
And all will love you

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Rationality

by

John William McGrath III

A calm demeanor
An honest view of yourself
Desire to improve

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Where You Live

by

John William McGrath III

It's geography
The consciousness of good
The value of life

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We All Know This

by

John William McGrath III

What is good for me
No on can tell me better
Than the One within

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You, Yourself

by

John William McGrath III

Do you know yourself?
You are your potential
A work in progress

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By Rotation

by

John William McGrath III

Darkness reigns right now
Soon My earth moves into light
It's all rotation

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Under The Skin

by

John William McGrath III

Delicate balance
The ego must be controlled
Most are unbalanced

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Keeping Our Word

by

John William McGrath III

We must walk the walk
Talk the talk and live the life
It's sincerity

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A Spray Of Surf

by

John William McGrath III

A spray of surf
Kissed your lips
And I melted

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The One Within You

by

John William McGrath III

You can be favored
If you want it all, just call
To the one within

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What Of Tomorrow

by

John William McGrath III

We water the flower of peace with our tears
The young pay with blood for the stiffnecked
Vanity saps the life from nature's bounty
The water and air is poisoned by the fanatics
Vengence for wrongs, real and imagined
Anger and hatred cloud man's minds today
With no thought or care for tommorrow's agony
Do they wish to live in rubble? Without food?
If man could, he would kill God! Oh! He did...

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I Sing The Blues

by

John William McGrath III

Man's hope in the child
Some teach their children to kill
Other's teach music

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True Love

by

John William McGrath III

In old age
The embers of passion
Sustain true love

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A Sweet Mystery

by

John William McGrath III

I have traveled to the ends of the earth
I have comforted people in their time of need
They have told me of this when first we meet
To me it was in dreams or no memory
How can this be?
I have always prayed: Send me! Use me!
Ego must not be involved
This is a good thing!

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It Is True

by

John William McGrath III

I have not seen you in this life
I love you and know you
I have not seen most of my body
Only some of the surface
We support one another

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The Love I Feel

by

John William McGrath III

Can you fathom me?
Can you know the love I feel
You can and you do

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Love Thy Neighbor As ThySelf

by

John William McGrath III

You make the stars shine
The rivers flow through all time
Heaven's in your heart

You are a stranger
But only while on the earth
You're part of my soul

Together with more
We are all part of the ONE
We live as one being

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Moody

by

John William McGrath III

Someone is in a saddened mood
Never thinking to be rude
But sitting there in quite a brood

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Dreams And Reality

by

John William McGrath III

Dreams, reality
They are the same in context
Concerto in mind

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The Body Of Mind

by

John William McGrath III

The body of mind
The seat of all true substance
It is where we are

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Cockatiels

by

John William McGrath III

My birds are asleep
My little friends in a cage
They fly in the house

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Valentine's Day - 2003

by

John William McGrath III

May this day be your's and mine

In memory of Saint Valentine

On this day as I think of you

I see thru eyes, red white and blue

I'm thankful love is for all of us

That's why I'm making such a fuss

This is for you where you may be

May you always be happy and free

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A Woman's Work

by

John William McGrath III

A woman's work is never done,
It seems that she's the only one
And though she seldom ever complains,
The woman appears to be bound in chains

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Fuddy-Duddy

by

John William McGrath III

Never early, never late
Fuddy-Duddy on a date
Wonders why he has no friends
Offends them all, without amends

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Reply to - Dedicated Flowers

by

John William McGrath III

When someone dedicates a prize
In front of one's expecting eyes
You know the verse is measured
For somewhere to be treasured

And flowers are the high tribute
Of this there will be no dispute
We know what you are thinking of
As displayed in unselfish love

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Traveling

by

John William McGrath III

A visit to you
In my mind I travel far
Wonderful journeys

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Cloudy Morning

by

John William McGrath III

A cloudy morning
The sunshine is still sleeping
That is, my Jannie

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Some Knights of Olde

by

John William McGrath III

A fool on his horse
Dressed like a potbellied stove
In search of battle

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Poetry Now

by

John William McGrath III

Poets of renown Penned simple truths
In flowery rhyme or like metaphor
The famous of today seem mechanics
Is this my imagination?

They use Latin nomenclature to excess
I can barely understand them
Their audience a selct few
No poetry for the masses

No pleasure in verse for the very young
No pleasure in songs to be sung
An endowment and fame
It is just not the same

Are we to follow this fad
If so, it will be more than sad
I can do this type of verse
But will it just be a terrible curse?

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Wise Decision

by

John William McGrath III

I love being me
It took a long time for this
I accept myself

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Memories

by

John William McGrath III

Happy times of youth
It seemed they would never end
Memories are great

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Life Renewed

by

John William McGrath III

Winter's morning dream
Sunny skies, Grass, and green trees
Glorious nature

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Expectations

by

John William McGrath III

I expect much more
Therefore, I shall receive more
And you will also

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Concentrate, Gently, But Firmly

by

John William McGrath III

What you do expect
Modifies reality
Concentrate on more

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Lay Ego Aside

by

John William McGrath III

Here you surrender
To rise above your own self
To be your true self

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It's Not that Hard

by

John William McGrath III

Maintain perspective
Learn to merge your mind with God
It is Biblical

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Comedy Practice

by

John William McGrath III

A great actor once said as dying
Dying is easy, comedy is difficult
I agree with the latter statement
Timing and grace in a clumsy fall
Crying and whinning about it all
One usually short, the other tall
Playing Sadsack but having a ball
Being chased running into a wall
And Falling from top of the mall
Getting up funny round as a ball
Now due to my boredom, curtain call

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Attemping Humor - Humour

by

John William McGrath III

The cocklebells... er, what are cocklebells?
Nevermind, I'll look it up later, is that ok?
A women is discrete, and a man always tells
Maybe it's cockleshells, I'm having a day...

I wonder why, at weddings they throw rice?
And tying old boots on the back of a car?
I'm not sure I approve, It's not very nice
Especially if they have to drive very far

Comedic poetry Is so new to my pen... Pen??
This is a computer, what's up with the poet?
Well if you don't like it, I'll finsh then
I need practice at this and we all know it...

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Rhyme

by

John William McGrath III

It seems rhyme is now passe'
As it were for another day
Emoting prose fills the bill
This seems to be man's will

But I must here reiterate
I've seen masterpoets of late
Emoting flowery metaphoric verse
Bringing tears to my eyes or worse

Deep sobbing from Joyce's tome'
Francis' work complete's my day
So many others keep rhyme alive
Some of mine may even survive

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Beyond Prying Eyes

by

John William McGrath III

Stand within yourself
And project the power out
Create a new world

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Make It Better

by

John William McGrath III

The real is within
Change the illusion for good
Do it as you wish

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Make It Good

by

John William McGrath III

Attachments hold us
Hold to that you wish to keep
Make it worth your while

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Reality

by

John William McGrath III

Your reality
That perceived as most vivid
By consciousness

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A Lttle Help

by

John William McGrath III

Some do and some don't
Some will and some won't
Help me out here man
Take out that trash can

Do some of the heavy work
Give us both a little perk
Co-operation is the way
So We can see a better day

We are both working for money
I'm glad you do your part honey
We've got everything done almost
Together we can almost coast

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Be In Good Spirit

by

John William McGrath III

Some thoughts just hang there
Others move along quickly
Entertain nice thoughts

Be in good spirits
And they will entertain you
Love and contentment

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Weeping Willow

by

John William McGrath III

Weeping willows bend
Beauty in green's contrast
Brown and white fountain

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Peacocks

by

John William McGrath III

The peacock is proud
Dressed as medieval king
It's tail is it's crown

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A Lake

by

John William McGrath III

The lake reflects all
And nature is twice revealed
A blanket of sand

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Why Is This?

by

John William McGrath III

Man can be so nice
And man can be so cruel
Of dreams and nightmares

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Killed Or Torn From The Earth

by

John William McGrath III

The taking of food
Violence precedes eating
Here is a lesson

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Plant

by

John William McGrath III

The fruit is gentle
An offering of nature
For more, plant the seed

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Sharing

by

John William McGrath III

It's all persective
And we are all different
Sharing of knowledge

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Some Have Done This

by

John William McGrath III

Survive without food?
Would we do this for the earth?
Is it possible?

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Unpolluted

by

John William McGrath III

Pure love in our hearts
brings pure joy into our minds
The key here is pure

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Shelter

by

John William McGrath III

Hammer, nails and saw
We can build anything now
Great survival kit

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Pink

by

John William McGrath III

Graceful Flamingos
Dot Florida's water ways
Searching for a meal

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The Lotus

by

John William McGrath III

The lovely lotus
Born of the mud in water
To grace It's essence

With enlightenment
An age old symbol of love
Love found in wisdom

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Mesa, Arizona

by

John William McGrath III

Arizona's own
The jewel of the desert
Mesa, home sweet home

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Another Age

by

John William McGrath III

The broken down wharf
What memories I could tell
Family's together

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Genealogy

by

John William McGrath III

Our generations
Not enough passed down to us
Genealogy

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More Genealogy

by

John William McGrath III

Memories held in
They should be shared with others
Children want to know

But not when they're young
They kick themselves when they're old
Memories are lost

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A Calm Setting

by

John William McGrath III

The animals gather here
The come to drink together
Peace at water's edge

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The Marsh

by

John William McGrath III

I loved polywogs
All the brightly colored frogs
I played in the marsh

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Horses

by

John William McGrath III

A horse on the run
Beautiful sight to behold
That is... The wild horse

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Meditation

by

John William McGrath III

Follow the monkey
That jumps around in your brain
Meditate to train

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Life After Death

by

John William McGrath III

What do you think now?
Concerning life after death
Or Life afer life

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Haiku Chain - Witches

by

John William McGrath III

Which witch is worst witch?
What power do witches have?
And what is wicca?

Does witch make power?
What is the story on this?
Does power make witch?

I have done a search
It was casual for sure
Most witches seem good

Devil witches are nuts
Merry meet and merry part
So say the good ones

Then with harm to none
They seek the path of nature
And God is nature

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Morning

by

John William McGrath III

I cannot say morning has broken
I still see stars up above
But since time is a token
It's our sun, I'm thinking of

Majestic orb shining so bright
Harbinger of happiness near
I cannot wait 'til she is in sight
And you are awake my dear

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Life Is Much Better

by

John William McGrath III

Life is good and getting so much better
The sun seems brighter and water wetter
People are so wonderful it seems a dream
Life is so much lighter so it would seem

All of my aches and pains have subsided
All of life's wrongs seem to be righted
A jewel in Jannie's hair artfully adorning
And now I awake to greet a new morning

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Somewhere In Time

by

John William McGrath III

Somewhere in time I lost my way
It must have been in another life
For I have dreams of ancient days
Fighting for the end of strife

I was so clever with the sword
It did my speaking for me
I could have used a peaceful word
To make all the kingdom free

In these dreams I do not speak
My thoughts are on my people
And in my heart I always seek
The one within the steeple

I awake from these dreams aware
That my pillow is always wet
I know not if my tears are there
Or if it is just sweat

Sometimes I feel that I was doomed
I do know this thing I must desolve
And what is to be, will be consumed
If I will, hold firm in my resolve

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Time and Time Again

by

John William McGrath III

Time and time again, I wonder, are we really here?
Or is this personality, just a thin veneer?
The spirit it is said, is much more than a soul
Just as is the fire, much more than the coal

There is a mind within us, we cannot penetrate
But we will find it is us, if we only wait
On very special moments, when everything is clear
You want to hold all you see close, to you, it is dear

You know everything is, in your essence it is true
It may seem heresy, there is nothing you can do
For heresy is a tradition, made by man for control
To keep you imprisoned, to never know your soul

But we know from the sciptures, God is All in All
To be a sudden descension, it would be God's fall
But God is in his heaven, and that is everyplace
And I see my blessed lord, in each and every face

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A Simple Kindness

by

John William McGrath III

A simple little kindness
Can save a life my friend
Observing absent mindness
With good advice to lend

A smile and "how do you do?"
Can change an angry heart
While just a word from you
May reunite those far apart

Try to stay in your good form
Be proper, but also do be kind
There are exceptions to the norm
Do keep your own presence of mind

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Hold Me

by

John William McGrath III

Hold me in your arms
Never let me go
Secure here with your charms
As the world watches from below

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Learn , ALL Is Love

by

John William McGrath III

Many of us look for acclaimation
Others just for self-validation
What we get some of us earn
To another it is just to burn

Look at people everywhere
Find the ones that really care
Seek those to share with you
Hopes and dreams in all they do

Carefully assess each experience
Learn from every consequence
Seek the smoky bluish presence
Know that All is behind your essence

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Goddess

by

John William McGrath III

Royalty wears purple on rare occasions
Do they know it signifies divine presence?
THAT WHICH IS behind all conciliations
Divine mother in her loving essence

In her presence you will weep with joy
Wishing to be with her all your life
Where the exuberant are meek and coy
In her majesty lies the very end of strife

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Going With Out

by

John William McGrath III

A new tomorrow
Antoher day
To beg or borrow
Nature's way
Full or hollow
Hell to pay
Here we wallow
where bodies lay
People shallow
Come what may
A new tomrrow
The same old way

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Cactus And Sweat

by

John William McGrath III

Apache lore and stories bright
Brought to us by firelight
With embers left, we stir and poke
Musing on sisters of fire and smoke

The message came in cactus and sweat
What I saw made my eyes wet
The world has seemed to welcome war
Brought again to white man's door

But this time reaching far beyond
To every nation beyond the pond
And it can only be controlled
By the shamans grey and old

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The Human God

by

John William McGrath III

To kill, contain, and control
Forcing opinions on others
imprisoning body and mind
when will it ever end?

The mind of man must awaken
Being a god is not ruling over others
It is overruling self
At least in a human body

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The Parallel Door

by

John William McGrath III

What will be, will be
I have said this before
But there is freedom in me
And in you there is more

When the flags of death
Are being unfurled
We can take a fresh breath
In another world

Leaving this coming hell
For a place beyond the veil
Another world of parallel
Another life, another tale

A new heaven, a new earth
A fresh mind, a rebirth
Let them fight another war
I'm heading for, the parallel door

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Space And Mind

by

John William McGrath III

Leaving this old world
On a spaceship or new body
A journey thru mind

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Always Aware

by

John William McGrath III

Think on whom you are
Imagine yourself as dead
You cannot do this

So be not afraid
You were alive before this
And always aware

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Old Shamans

by

John William McGrath III

Unite old shamans
Work your magic in this world
God gave you power

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