Tag Archives: consciousness

Dreaming

Posted on May 17, 2018 by

I dreamed you last night. You were the heart that listened to my fears, Comforting the pain with tea and tissues And attentive ears. You were there with me as I faced them, Slaying them one by one, with logic … Continue reading →

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WHAT’S UP DOC? Lines of communication IV…

Posted on May 11, 2018 by

* …’All colour had faded from the sky and although the big board by the gate creaked slightly in the night wind, there was no passer-by to read the sharp, hard letters that cut straight as black knives across its … Continue reading →

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Jewels in the Claw (III) – Steve Tanham

Posted on May 10, 2018 by

Continued from Part Two The man with the packing case pauses as he passes the place that was the East, the place from which the Queen began her direction of proceedings in this, her favourite palace of Nonsuch, in 1590’s … Continue reading →

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The Ghost Ship – Steve Tanham

Posted on April 19, 2018 by

The Ghost Ship —- They come from land and some by wave To travel brave and not unnerved Across a globe described by one Who sees in numbers straight and curved —- That one, disgraced, must face a queen Must … Continue reading →

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The Opened Palm – Steve Tanham

Posted on April 12, 2018 by

“I only know how to ask…” Probably the last thing she said to me, so many years ago. Age took her, then. But the memory of the touch of her mind and heart is a wonderful one. So gentle, so … Continue reading →

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All in the feeling?

Posted on April 8, 2018 by

It was a beautiful morning. I had watched a barn owl glide across the field as dawn limned the horizon with gold and palest pink. The sky was beginning to turn blue and the drive to work on almost-empty roads … Continue reading →

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Loved…

Posted on March 11, 2018 by

Three words felt, not spoken, Known only in the inmost heart That change the world And how you see it. It doesn’t matter who Or how, or where. Time and distance have no meaning, When you Know it. Nor do … Continue reading →

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A Candle in the Mind – Steve Tanham

Posted on March 8, 2018 by

If we wish to make a voyage into the self, we need a set of tools, with which to: a) Investigate, as objectively as possible, what this ‘me’ is doing. b) Create a space; a different part of us, that … Continue reading →

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Down the Snow Stairs

Posted on March 5, 2018 by

It has been a weekend of inclement weather. When the Siberian winds finally dropped, the snow fell, closing roads and making even the shortest journey hazardous. Snow always takes me back to childhood, even when it is inconvenient or the … Continue reading →

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Infinity and beyond…

Posted on March 4, 2018 by

It is snowing again as I write. Have you ever watched a snowstorm and wondered just how many snowflakes were falling? Or how many had ever fallen? A million snowflakes, apparently, will only cover a patch two feet square by … Continue reading →

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