Galen Pearl

Galen Pearl

Galen Pearl

poetry

Seeing through a Wide Angle Lens

Regardless of your position on any particular spectrum – religious, political, or other – it’s hard to deny that there is a lot of emotion churned up in today’s world. Many people are caught up in “big feelings,” as my daughter would say. The polarized division of “us” and “them” has become a powerful force […]

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The Touch of a Feather

Everything is so precious  Tears of tenderness flow freely  The heart is open       fully exposed            undefended  The touch of a feather is exquisiteThe sight of a snowflake sublime  Everything shimmers with the energy of aliveness  Everything is a miracle  Life and death in a single breath  So beautiful

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The Heart Makes No Mistakes

The heart makes no mistakes  Mistakes are of the mind  Lost in thought  Driven by fear  All mistakes are one mistake  A belief in separation  The heart knows not of this  The heart knows only love  Knowing only love  The heart expands forever  In the ocean of existence  Love joins love in joyful communion  Weaving love’s web  Throughout creation     

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On the Mercy Seat

I sat beside the creek  The ground blessed me with embodiment  The creek blessed me with song  Mosses blessed me with tenderness  Trillium blessed me with promise  Trees blessed me with wisdom  The sky blessed me with unlimitedness  Rocks blessed me with courage  Breezes blessed me with love  Birds blessed me with freedom  I sat on the mercy seat  There I met God

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Released to Love

We want to pour ourselves out For our whole selves to be seen By one who will cherish our sacred revelation Here is all of who I am All my stories   memories     dreams       fears         secrets           longings             joys Now I am free Empty of it all Everything has

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