"To Imagination" by Emily Brontë When weary with the long day's care, And earthly change from pain to pain, And lost and ready to despair, Thy kind voice calls me back again: Oh, my true friend! I am not lone, While thou canst speak with such a tone! So hopeless is the world without; The …
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Love and Imagination
"I am certain of nothing but the holiness of the Heart's affections and the truth of the Imagination." - John Keats I believe that the spirit of God is the spirit of love. God and love in this sense are synonymous. To the degree that the heart is pure, one sees God, that is, love, …
Evening Song
"Evening Song" by Gregg Hake The birds take flight to clear the air As light to darkness now gives way. With chirps and cheeps they do declare The coda of this glorious day.
The Vine
As longing fills a lover's heart, So yearning doth fill mine﹣ For union, oneness with the vine. No longer Life apart.
Spannungsbogen
Spannungsbogen by Gregg Hake Charged with ancient purpose, eye fixed upon the prize, I hold the wingèd arrow fast. Watching Love's eternal wheels, I wait with bated breath. Then Love exhales from the East; Tension held, I poised, Wait for heaven's signal. Stars align, the time is come! He! He! ﹣ Arrow now free Darts …
A Heart at Rest
A true friend could be defined many ways, but one of the greatest qualities of a true friend is his or her ability to help your heart come to rest. Such soothing might come in the form of an uplifting smile, a thoughtful gesture, a kind word, or a helping hand, or it might come …
Full Potential
When I consider the remarkable achievements of man - his sprawling agricultural victories, the construction of his great cities, and the kaleidoscopic development of his cultures - I cannot but ask myself, as children do each generation without prompting: "Why must we struggle, why must we fight with one another?"Diversity need not imply conflict. Diversity …
The Spirit of Love
The spirit of love is so much more than mere romantic love. While romantic love is thrilling and potentially consuming, restricting one's understanding of the spirit of love to its romantic nuance is like describing the body of humanity solely in terms of the first person you dated. The spirit of love is vast. It is …
The truth is…
Truth can be seen as a counterpoise to love. Love inspirits, intensifies, and vitalizes, while truth tempers, orders, and fashions. The two in balance unleash a creative power on earth that is rarely seen, but much needed. Love without truth is tempestuous, inflammatory and destructive. Truth without love is dull, barren, and lifeless. Either, in …
When we love
“When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.” - Paul Coelho, The Alchemist If you've ever been in love, you probably realized quite quickly how powerful the spirit of love can be. This morning I ask myself, …
Gregory Hake 