songs from a quest to peace volume 2
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Songs from aQuest to PeaceVolume 2
Copyright © 2014 by Kings of Peace, written by Goss Lindsey
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be sold for profit. This publication maybe freely distributed in electronic format only. For permission or other requests, write tothe publisher, [email protected] . Website: www.kingsofpeace.com
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Contents
blink .................................................................................................................................... 3
and with the blows ........................................................................................................... 5
to know another ............................................................................................................... 7
nothing here ...................................................................................................................... 8
fighter and a lover........................................................................................................... 10
that beneath my feet....................................................................................................... 12
institutions and rivers..................................................................................................... 14
to move the earth ........................................................................................................... 16
the Living Word .............................................................................................................. 17
the mirror of truth .......................................................................................................... 18
beautiful blossom ........................................................................................................... 20
the captive ........................................................................................................................ 21
may we speak ................................................................................................................... 22
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blink
a small breath and short blinkgreen grass passes
another pair of footprints indentedin the soft dew
a small blink and time itself shakesas the earth I stand upon todayhas merged finally into our sun
measuring time in mere orbits makesa year seem so longbut in a blink of consciousnessit stoops to a mere moment
remembering things and peopleI once lived with in argumentgiving power away in drovesadhering to laws determining what they may and may not ingestor what weapons they were allowed to keep to defend our home
war begins in the mindfor it sees another as differentand the rest will follow suit
as too, does peace begin in the mindfor it sees another as the sameand in a blink the merging of all unfoldingin sure time occurs
even the thriving oak beside me, in moments will be fodder for the earth anewI wish not to be the judge of momentsas long or short
nor do I wish to war with liesfor perception makes them seem true if we wishand the governing perception is allowedto not see past a moment
the notion that Peace could be changed
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or that which bore me did notis simply incorrect thus insane
the words and truth may be enoughas until enough see what would be truethe evolution of peace and freedom hereis not possible without a quick blink
another step and a mother duck with three ducklingscome to see if I have food
wishing I did, I can only smile and walk on
blinking I walk hereremembering time beyond and beforefor to me it is not a dream but true
In moments,I will lose all of these things I walk withand all the things I return home tosome may even be taken from meby a cold world in a way that opposes
what I would not want to do to another
I blink and I am smiling when insanity finally made no sense
and though today I seem to have many thingsas my legs take another small step
I remember what is really mineand it is enough
I stand against all violations of freedomnot because I wish to warbut they naturally invade my rightto walk freely on this soft grass
even still I choose not to war but to smilefor losing that is the loss of the memorythat all I have is who I amgifted by that which no wordscould do justice
Amen
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and with the blowsand with the blowsof a sometimes harsh worldcoupled with the blows
from our sometimes harsh selvessometimes we are struckfrom all sides
the worst ones always seem to comefrom our own fistsand these we cannot explain
it is a ten round fightsome of us will last only oneand some will go into overtime
if we have not been on the canvasdizzy and bleeding
we have not known this world
if we have not heard the crowdsome shouting encouragementand the silence of those who bet against us
we have not known our brothers
and through the pain I have carriedand all the punches I have thrown backthere is only one thing that I would ever askto return to
only one thing
It is me smiling in the center of this ringI find myself thrust intoin the center of this earth, this life, this existencenot understanding often what is happening around mebut I am still smiling
suddenly I remembered myself againand these hard punches only hurt my bodythe cannot make me forget
who I am
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"hit me if you must", I thinkfor it is just what the world tends to doand for just a day may I let my own selfbe in peace without my own self battle
sometimes it takes these punches to wake me upI wish that was not the case
but we are still here and I know thisbecause we can see these words
the bell has not rungand with the truth of what we areand Who we represent may we remember
this world can take nothing we would keepand with the blows
we will find the strength that rests beneaththe strength of our body alone
we are still smiling we are still lovingand in this I say Amen
All is safe All is protectedforeverof the things we can keep.
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to know anotherto know a manis to know a womanas the dark with no light
would be negated by both
yet a man makes a womanno more than midnightis birthed by the sun
for both they once dancedand still remain safelyin a song words
will never touch
who would separate the moon from the sun would take the push from the pulland knows not of the breath
were both are pulled from
to know another is not to know onenor even bothnot the man or the womanbut the rock and the starthe rise and the fall
nothing can be threatenednothing can be takenfor we are the ones whoremember
Amen
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nothing hereif I had sad eyesI could look in the mirror sometimes and say with honestythere is nothing more I seek
the period comes harsh and fiercelike a mine exploding in my heart for a momentif you could tell me in truthyou have never wondered the sameno, I would not believe you
my father walked a hard milebefore he left I remember stillmany things
these are not words of a heavy coat of sorrowor a glisten of small hope from one we once thoughtcould define what hope was
but these are words of life and the earlymorning sun
moments pass not for a tomorrownot for a future of differencebut to the memory
tonight I do not writeto coddle sweetly any manhiding in the air wherethe net seeks those willing to dwellin the depths of ocean
the vein some seek is deepso deep some would shudder
while others would laugh at thepossibility
no, we know it all asthere is nothing here in front of usfor it was behind
with, and too,yes in front
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let me smile upon these keyslet me smash one more key unto the boneof winter when it chills my fingers untilI cannot even press
one more
my two children you will read thissomeday somewhereand you will smile
Amen
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fighter and a loverno matter. no matter. read on my friend.
what do we love what do we fight
we love all that isand fight nonethose who deny what the sum would remain forever to becall us opposition
no
we fight nonethey fight usthey kill usthey ridicule usthey govern against us
yet they cannot take one thingfrom us
life is longlonger than we would know
smiles are broad and love shinesnot for days but foralways
hate can only scare for so long who would be afraidof what portions you would force society to levyof taxes. of pain. of freedom.none.
the darkness of the world fightsbut does not understand what it swings at
for what stands before it is immovableand indestructible
the lover sits and takes the blowsand sometimes becomes mad or sad
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but then light remainsand nothing is lost
amen until the end.amen until one millionone trillionone billion trillion million eyes
would open
the fighter cannot winyet the game they playmay continue
the lover has won and will winand joining
makes us smile untoour Father
In Christ Amen
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that beneath my feetpins and pikes dug deepmoved her skin to burrow men in armsfire lit and torches lit the sky above
some would cry for the dolphinsat the lost ways of mansome would feel the pain the earth itself bears
while others cry for our very kind
humans have always laughedat those who see the millions in graves overthe few thousands of years of recorded historythat they would always say"this could not happen in a modern world such as today"
does the earth tremble in fear?no.does that which bore us of the Holy Spirit tremble His throne may be taken?no.
would a man who sees beyond today and tomorrowfear whatever strange things lost children do?no.yet the man may weep from time to time todayas does the earth and Her creatures
some say we are to notice the words of truthas they are words we are not sure if we wroteor were written by another
In our Father there is no otherand this would remain sound and ring true
love would be shared and increasedlove would shine through all misguided heartseven singing to them too
that beneath my feetthat above my head
would be the same as all men
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She beckons us to healHe beckons us to love
If these were my final words of this life would I pass smilingmy only wish would be I shookthese walls harderno matter how hard I shake themI will want for more
one more lock undoneso truth may shine through
yet may I remember the blessing of freedomas our Father allows for insanity
in a dark strange place that does not invite Him oftenas he loves our sovereignty as his children
But I as an equal not to Him but to my brotherI who cannot give or take your will, nor would wantto do such a thing
I who invite all as I have been invitedyou can see us because you are usyou can read us because our words are yours
this world cannot bind you because you recognizeyou are unboundand that alone may bethe first gift
beneath my feet, that which bore mecarry me and make me strongsend me to all and increase their strength as minemay we sing as many
In Christ and Amen
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institutions and rivers where men herd menlike neither friends or brothersand animals are bred and led to slaughter
when my heart is sad because we say we loveboth animals and peoplemean only the ones we know well
when I have tears I hidebecause I am a proud warriormy heart has sometimes bled enoughbut I will not break or point a finger
when injustice strikes me and my heart wants to hate
of men and wallscold stares and hallsmind trained from the beginningconditioned until the end
without even knowing what cannot be seen
for one who would laugh at the poetand claim we could judgeno, gravity is the judge of how high you may rise todaybut tomorrow it will not bind youbut your perspective will
of the rivers to youI singthe first word was always the lastand the cool breeze remainsmy friend
all things made by man can try and lie to meyet the river would only tell me
what it is true
let our heart melt this world by loveand most of all let it not be frozenand turned into what we are notby our institutionsfor none can institutionalize the truth of love
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that which we are and are from,the body of Christ in which we remain safe,or the way of the river
Amen
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to move the eartha friend is simplyone who rises another up
to all that which lifts we toast
to the memory stashed away deep insidethat would fly
would try we smile
we shall move the earthnot with our handsbut with our hearts
and the earth will yieldas it is of usand knows of our compassion
we shall move one mindand then we will awaken two
we will storm the seeds of darknessnot with the gloves of a gardenerbut with the sunshine of love
what has been writtenis still written todayas the Word is aliveand the truth of what we arecannot be altered
Amen
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the Living Wordfor a man who is deaf and muteor a man chained in a dark prisonon an island with no influences
and most of all
to all men in all placeshustling across the hard streetsseeking for another dollarand next thing to do
not one has been abandonedby the Living Word within
words written by those who carry lovesing, paint, speak, and writeall of the same Word
its only difference is the tintin language, personality, and rhythmand every word offered was to be but a reminderfor one to find that which Lives within
memorization is not neededfor it will speak to you alwaysyet when we read and know the Word withinit amplifies the soundsand brightens the colorsin a most beautiful song as it rings trueto the Living Word within
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the mirror of truthmany do not like the possibility thatone way may be correctyet these wishes do not change
the Law of God
some would defend strange illusionsin fear they would be known
be not afraidas a human there is one thing we all knowthere is one feeling we all share
we know the feeling of trying to hidein a dark corner shaking aloneas we believed we are guiltyand deserve punishmentin this strange dream
we will remember deep down the feelingof leaving our Home one distant day ago
some say karmasome say the golden rulebut for those who think they can escapethe mirror that will appear
where all is seen and knownI know only thisonly one of us is right
I have shuddered before the mirrortrembled and have memory of almost forgetting
where I was fromas the truth of what occurred was not forgottenlo with tears did I bearand wish I had loved more
yet the mirror is not the gavel of manthough our mind is the judge and jurythat cannot stand before our misgivingsand if not again we will breakand we will try to hide
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not knowing we are loved
the Lord cannot changethe laws of peace remainfear not when the day comes
we stand witnessto the mirror of all pastand things that once occurred
forgive nowas then
with love do we walkand those little people in dark circlesmy eyes see you
and my tears fall for youfor the mirror of truth
will not escape what you do
and as much pain as you commityours shall bemuch greater
Amen
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beautiful blossomonce standing as blades of green grassdid we await our synthesis
that we would feel ashamed when in the beginning does our heart openand our colors begin to shineunder the afternoon sun
not as a weeddid we thrive upon the rootsof anotherfor our story was of the lightand of it we would not takebut freely give
yet still when we saw our own blossomsometimes so alonedid we feel
no longer solid greenbut unique as a reef fishladen upon the gray corals below
one day we stepped into the colorsboring through our heartthe next only to find a shadowin which we could hideour blossoming
our beauty was grown not by usbut by the very lightinsideexpressing its ownbeautiful blossomof Love
Amen
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the captiveand every night the man
walked with his shackleslain upon his arms and ankles
to the rich man who called him a slave
"would you remove my binds" he askedas he had asked for so many nights for years
this night the rich man decidedindeed, his slave could be freedand as his heart opened the gift was given
the rich man reached into his pocket for a keyand stopped in aweas the man he thought was his slave
was not bound
"why did you come to me for your freedomif you could have freed yourself all of this time?"the rich man said
"it has been written", the man said"I have come to set the captives free,I was already free but you who thought my captor
was but a captive to your error"
He who came said"God is for Jews and Gentiles alike"did not only mean only these people,but all beingsas God's Law can be brokenbut not changed
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may we speak
may we todayfor an instant look into the memories of man
the systems of power and control we have seen over timeand acknowledge the systems do not, nor havefound a simple answer
some have wandered to the sweet shoresby the spring of Peacefor which they have yearned
and we return again into the world we slowly walk among
may we stand fornothing other than the truthand in our stand may we be preparedto not be understood
that reason is not proprietarybut shared by all unlike an earthly resourceand Love is only intensified
when it is offered
when sending men overseas we can see our past as we have takenthis land we live upon and many othersas too we sent boats to net other menand bring them back to usas slaves
peace is not difficult to seebut the willingness to open our eyesis necessary
for systems of power do not send any man with weapons to another landto benefit anyone buttheir own vaults of gold
may we be willing to speak
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for to them our silence is goldenin both literal and figurative meaning
someday when my children read thisno matter where I will be at that timelet their hearts be encouragedof the Spring from whichone small voice stoodand spoke
funding warselecting heartless leadersborrowing money from men who would indebt my childrenand one day will leave us with almost nothingand lend no more
when we need the gold even for food
may I speakand the multitude of mouths that may soon followbe our blessing together
I fight no manI fight no systemand would let another brother enter into a system of painand suffering gladly as the will of our Creator
would give them that right
I only ask we know what we chooseand we may speakfor that which we honor
Amen