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Any questions: email Daniel Lynn Ferguson, Springfield MO., wetpaintstudioo@gmail.com
Cover page drawing and design by: Daniel Lynn Ferguson
The poetry contained in this book is a part of my life journey, sharing love and friendship with family; plus friends and lovers I have met along the way. I dedicate this book to them; the ones who’ve inspired me to transform my feelings into poetry. Self awareness and spirituality are also a part of my life journey and a part of my poetry.
“A life without true love and friendship with other human beings is like a caterpillar who creates a cocoon, and never turns into a beautiful butterfly because he’s… or she…is afraid to leave their shell.”
Copy right 2011, Daniel Lynn Ferguson, Smashwords Edition
Please note: there are six books in the series; LOVE OPENS the VALLEY of EMPTINESS. BOOK one I am offering free to the public in four parts; the other five BOOKS will soon be available, one book following after the other, for only .99 cents each, as they become available on the market here on smashwords.com in ebook format. Rather you purchase any of the other books or not, please enjoy the free ones.
Peace and love to all
Daniel Lynn Ferguson
Part I of IV
Part I of BOOK I: A JOURNEY OF LOVE, FRIENDSHIP,
SELF AWARENESS, and SPIRITUALITY
OPEN DOORS
Love opens the valley of emptiness,
and unlocks the doors to those answers
we've been searching for.
Love can free us from our anger,
and protect us from the loneliness
that can haunt us all.
Love can do this and a whole lot more.
All of those questions
and other thoughts we keep inside…
if we don’t express ourselves
in one form or another,
they can stack up…
and we tumble to the ground.
Love understands the hurt we hide.
See the sadness on your face,
love can transport you from this place.
Trust in yourself,
and let love be your guide.
But first…
trust in LOVE.
THE ENERGY WE SHARE
As we touch the ancient ruins together,
I’m reminded of a time passed.
Perhaps a life we lived in another age together.
Perhaps a river in a dream
we walked hand in hand,
wading in the waves of our emotions.
I touch the wind,
and feel your heartbeat.
You touch my face,
and feel my soul touching your soul.
We look into each other’s eyes.
We transcend into each other’s thoughts.
We gather a few stones,
and skim them across the water of our emotions.
And as they vanish beneath the ripples of time,
we embrace,
and make love to the energy we share.
ENDLESS FLAME
The fire’s going.
It could be a romantic night,
but you're nowhere in sight,
so I sit here and write.
Smoking too many cigarettes,
thinking about you.
The coffeepot is empty now.
The fire burns in my heart as well.
Like a shooting star landing on a passionate
sea of joy,
tenderness is the mood,
kindness is the touch.
I put another log on the fire
and watch it for a while…
imagining all the things we might do together.
Like affection on a mountain of pillows,
we get lost like two jolly fellows.
The vision passes as I turn to the clock on the wall.
Two more days I think as I wait impatiently for you.
The last time we were together comes to mind.
Oh how I enjoyed that time.
But the only movement in sight…
is the flame that warms the night,
and my feathered pin with which I write.
SEASHELLS
Time pushes me to another chapter in my life.
And if seashells can be seen as mental tools,
and the ocean as God,
then I leave behind the seashells I no longer need,
and toss them into the ocean to be recycled.
Naked I walk along the beach of my soul.
With a lighter load,
I find new seashells…
ones that will enable me to move forward…
on my journey…life.
SILENT ROOM
I’m alone in this silent room.
Not a sound to be heard.
Not a word to be said.