Cynthia A. Morgan's Blog, page 327

Beguiling Painting

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Whispers of Enchanted Rhyme

Sing to my Heart

A Delicate chime

Memory silent upon the Breeze

Shades of Possibility in Hues of Dreams

Beguiling Painting

Of Lyrical Tone

Whisper into my Life

And Make it Your Own!

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~Morgan~

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Beautiful Original Photography Surreal Sunrise by EOSXTi, via Flickr

Filed under: Poetry, Visually Lyrical Tagged: Beautiful Photographs, BnV, BooknVolume, Dreams, Inspiration, Memory, Nature, Poem, poetry, Poetry Blog, Possibility, ~Morgan~

Full Heart

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The Measure of a Full Heart

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Is not how much it Attains

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But how much it Gives Away

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~Morgan~

Filed under: Visually Lyrical Tagged: Be the Miracle, BnV, BooknVolume, Harmony, Heart, Inspiration, Love, Poem, poetry, quotes, relationships, spirituality, ~Morgan~

Emergence – NaHaiWriMo

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Shadows Beyond Sight

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Whispers of Forgotten Dreams

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Emergence Waking

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If you find yourself curious about the unknown; if you have had experiences that made you “say hmmmmm”; if you find yourself asking questions to which there are no “rational” answers, then my new series “Those We Do Not Speak Of” may be of interest to you.  Discover More about it here: http://wp.me/p3C4k1-3KC

~Morgan~

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Beautiful Original Photograph taken by: NPPhotographie @ Flickr.com

Filed under: Poetry Tagged: Apparitions, Beautiful Photographs, BnV, BooknVolume, Haiku, Life and Death, NaHaiWriMo, Nature, Poem, poetry, Poetry Blog, relationships, spirituality, ~Morgan~

Those We Do Not Speak Of – Believing

 

Let me begin by saying:  this post kicks off a new series.  One which I have felt lead to explore and one which will ask for YOUR input.  I have spoken with many of you over the past few years and have discovered a common ground among us.  A subject about which we all have questions, so I would like to open a conversation, but a conversation cannot take place with only one involved.  If you find yourself curious about the unknown; if you have had experiences that made you “say hmmmmm”; if you find yourself asking questions to which there are no “rational” answers, then this series may be of interest to you.  And although this initial post may be longer than most, I’d like to begin by setting a foundation.

Spirituality is one of those things we all tend to skirt around, wanting neither to tread upon another’s toes (so to speak), nor to put ourselves out on that proverbial limb through expressing what it is we Believe. Even in one of my favourite holiday movies “The Polar Express”, the train conductor is careful to stop his passenger from sharing what it is he Believes, saying:  “It’s nothing I need to know.” Somewhere along the way we became timid of spirit, where once we were unabashed and fearless. The crusades are a perfect example and, while it is fundamentally wrong to force anyone to convert their Beliefs to match our own, the fact that we once held our Beliefs so vitally important that we went to such extremes, where now we are often vigilant in concealing them, speaks volumes.

Life, Death, and the Beyond affect us all, every day; yet we do our utmost to avoid those subjects about which we know so little.  I Believe, however, that it is through the honest and open communication of what we Believe that we gain understanding.  I also Believe that it is not really a matter of who is right and who is wrong, but rather, it is a matter of who is Able to Believe and who is not.

I also Believe that being Able to Believe is an act of courage more than of faith, it always has been; particularly when expressing our Beliefs may have led (or may lead) us down the path of ostracism, cruelty and even death. Not so much has changed on that score (sadly), but this post is not about our hate and the unthinkable things we do to each other.  This post is about Believing.

Believing in what, you might ask?  Those We Do Not Speak Of, I answer.  Those who have lived this Life and passed through Death into the Beyond.  Where and what the Beyond is, I am also not here to debate.  Heaven, Paradise, Valhalla, Stovokor; it matters very little what you or I may choose to call it.  What matters is: are you Able to Believe it exists and that those who pass through to the other side of existence abide there or are you not?  If you are Able, an entire realm of possibility opens; as do a myriad other questions in which we may be Able to Believe, or not.

What happens to the Essence of who we are once we pass into that new realm?  Do we become pure energy; the perfection of everything we tried to attain in flesh?  The final expression of what our Spirits truly Are without the limitation of physical bodies, of fears, violence, doubt, and the calamity they create?  Do we move into a place that is Beyond perception or do we simply become a form of energy that our physical beings are not able to perceive, process or comprehend.  Taxing questions, to be sure and HEREIN lies the crux of my babbling.

Spirits.  Ghosts.  Apparitions.  Ringwraiths.  There are as many names for our Essence once it leaves our bodies as there are names for the realm into which we pass; yet, again, I say, the name itself is not important. What is important is: are we Able to Believe in them or not?  Does their existence depend upon our Belief or do they exist regardless of what we are Able to Believe or not?  I Believe there is far too much evidence of their Presence to say they do not exist.  The argument that we simply wink out and are gone forever seems far less possible than the notion that we do not.  There are stories that are passed down from ancient times, tales of ghosts and haunted places; legends of wisps; songs of lost lovers who return for one final touch and the newer, perhaps less intriguing manifestation: the popular televisions shows like Ghost Adventures, Ghost Hunters, and Most Haunted, which lead us to other taxing questions.

Do we find ourselves inescapably curious about “the paranormal” because we try so hard Not to Believe?  Do our own Spirits whisper truths to us about those same things that we try to deny?  Are we curious because, deep in our Essence, we already Understand, but because of the frailty of our physical being, we are not Able to Believe?

I Believe we must open a conversation about these things, not merely to hash out what we are Able to Believe or not, but so we can discuss other, equally important matters.  If Ghosts exist, how do we Perceive them?  Can we Communicate with them?  Are they Aware of us as well or do they perceive us on the same limited, peripheral basis as we do them?  Can we touch the Beyond through Belief alone?  Does Love/hate Abide even without physical being and  can they Cross the Divide?

These Questions are not meant to be answered, but simply asked; explored, so we might, possibly, broaden our Understanding.  I invite you to join me in this exploration and to Share those questions and experiences about which you wonder.  Lets Wonder together and explore the Wonder all around us!

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~Morgan~

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Beautiful Original Photography by: Nelleke Pieters at nelleke.deviantart.com

Filed under: Just Me Musing Tagged: Beliefs, BnV, BooknVolume, ghosts, Heaven, Life and Death, Paranormal, Spirits, spirituality, The Essence of Being, ~Morgan~

Off My Trolley Chuffed over YOU!

I Should like to say Thank You, but it seems so trivial, so insignificant, so understated for what I am truly feeling just now….. 

As I logged in this morning and took a brief moment to look over my home page (as I often do to make sure gremlins did not attack while I was away and wreak havoc, scattering images and widgets to the four winds…) I happened to notice my Followers counter (which I do not, honestly, check very often because the STATS matter very little to me)  It read 15, 001, which caused my brain to grind to a halt!

Whaaat????  Seriously???!!!!   My heart hammered for a moment with a flood of emotions, then I burst into tears.  To be sure, I am gobsmacked, flabbergasted, shocked, amazed, and in a state of “deer-in-the-headlights” GAH! but I How do I say Thank You to 15000 friends for the support they offer by following my musings and mumblings?  Is it possible to express the giddy joy, heart-wrenching gratitude and mind-numbing astonishment that is swirling within me at such an unexpected discovery?   OH that I could say Thank You in some manner that doesn’t sound trite, run-of-the-mill or yadda-yadda-yadda-ish!  If I could somehow tell you that YOU mean more to me than I can Ever express!!  YOU are a Blessing to me that You may never realize.  YOU are the reason Booknvolume exists because without YOU, Without YOU returning to read these poor pawns I used to unmask my Heart and Soul; without YOU smiling at my mad ramblings and (perhaps) sighing with me in poetic bliss Booknvolume would have only 1 follower.  Me.

So although Thank You is a feeble sounding phrase to express so much, it is rather like saying I Love You (although that works as well).  They are only a few words, but Words Words Words (I had to get the Shakespeare reference in there, dontcha know!) they mean Ever So Much and I hope, Oh how I Hope, you know how Much YOU Mean to me as well :)

~Morgan~

Filed under: About Me (since you Insist) Tagged: Appreciation, Blog Milestones, BnV, BooknVolume, Friends and Followers, Gratitude, Joy, Poetry Blog, Thank YoU, Writing, ~Morgan~

Friday Fantasy – Clasp- NaHaiWriMo

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Surrounded by You

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Breathing in my Darkest Fears

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Dizzying Sweet Clasp

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Beautiful Dark Fantasy Art by:  Kirsi Salonen

Filed under: Friday Fantasy, Poetry Tagged: BnV, BooknVolume, Dark Fantasy, Fantasy Art, Fear, Haiku, NaHaiWriMo, passion, Poem, poetry, Poetry Blog, relationships, ~Morgan~

Friday Fantasy – Pretty Birdie

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~Morgan~

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Beautiful Original Artwork by:  Stanley Morrison and Kirstin Mills

Filed under: Friday Fantasy Tagged: artwork, BnV, BooknVolume, Dragon Art, Dragons, Fantasy, Mythical Creatures, ~Morgan~

Friday Fantasy – Dreams of Whispers

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Dreams of Whispers

Cascade of Rain

Tenderest Secret

Denial in Vain

Whispers of Dreams

Sweet Intoxicating Flame

Passionate Spark

Mesmeric Game

Dreams of Whispers

Igniting Desire

Shadows of Velvet

Succulent Fire

Whispers of Dreams

Soft Subtle Glow

Pounding Emotion

That Ebbs and Flows

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~Morgan~.

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Beautiful Original Artwork by: Voogs Art via www.etsy.com/shop/VoogsArt

Filed under: Friday Fantasy, Poetry Tagged: BnV, BooknVolume, Dreams, Longing, Love, passion, Poem, poetry, Poetry Blog, relationships, Romance, Whispers, ~Morgan~

Friday Fantasy – Star child Reblog

She is a Remarkable Poetress and this is Proof. DO stop by Zippy’s Beautiful Poetry blog to discover more about her.

Peace, love and patchouli

She is a starseed

Left in the darkness with a book of memories

Brought to life with pages filled

With stories of the days before

The rite of magic

And the heart fulfilled.

She moves through portals into light

Bringing with her a special glow

Turned loose on a world of lost souls that move

In time to the second hand

Of a broken watch fob found.

Her history grows lighter with each passing story

Pages become blank and refilled with the minutiae of now

As she searches her mind to remember

That she can no longer recall.

She fights the pull of darkness

Slashing at the bonds that hold

And pleads the stars for guidance from

The little specks of her before self that she hears call.

She feels the energy move her

Like high tides and passing moons into themselves,

As they become silent and form into whole

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Filed under: Poetry, Your Beautiful Life Tagged: Fantasy, Harmony, Inspiration, Light, Magic, Memory, Nature, Night, Poem, poetry, Romance, spirituality

Friday Fantasy – Little Birdie

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Beautiful Original Artwork by:  Stanley Morrison

Filed under: Friday Fantasy Tagged: artwork, BnV, BooknVolume, Dragon Art, Dragons, Fantasy, Mythical Creatures, ~Morgan~