Beyond the world of discovery that music has been for me, there was always the bigger world, the universe of questions about what we’re a part of, how it works, and how to best fit into the larger whole.

My love of words, a fascination with scientific, philosophical, and spiritual inquiry, and a quiet determination to learn how to be a better human (and a happier man) have led me on a path of shaping my experience, breath by breath, into poems.

Here are some of them.

Spirit Peeks Through

November 24, 2013

We cover the world with concepts,
Wrapping ourselves in words,
Sleeping in a bed of history,
Dreaming out our lives.

And sometimes the veil tears open
And our visions are blinded in light,
And spirit peeks through, like a newborn,
Looking out through our eyes.

I Stepped Out

November 23, 2013

A sound pulled me in,
A note, a rhythm.
Judgement held me back,
Fear held me still.

But still the music pulled me.
I stepped out of myself,
Into another human’s life,
And played.

Opening

November 18, 2013

Opening,
Raw and vibrant,
The world pours into me.
Nerves vibrating
With vision,
With sound.
All is energy,
Dancing.

Mind & Being

November 16, 2013

In the tiny world of mind,
I am squeezed down to nothing.

In the big world of being,
I expand into everything.

My story is my prison.
Beyond the myth of “I”
Is freedom.

Ego and Being

November 15, 2013

Sometimes, we long to be what we think we aren’t, but really already are. Maybe it’s as simple as letting go of wanting. This isn’t the only path to happiness, but certainly it’s a good start.

To die as an ego
And be reborn as Being,
That is the dream.

Ego dreams the dream.
But Being IS the dream.
The dream already real.

Being is inside the dream;
And the dream is inside Being.