Origins I thru X ~ Practical Psychology written by Martin Eden on 17&18 September 2008

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Sep 192008
 

Current mood: relieved

Origins I
(Practical Psychology written by Martin Eden on 17 September 2008)

Goodness
Inside, deep inside, each has it
Goodness
Deep inside, always there, reaching out

… Reach in and find it

? Martin Eden

Origins II
(Practical Psychology written by Martin Eden on 17 September 2008)

Darkness
Always there, all around, somehow binding
Darkness
All around, un-settling, causing fear

… Find ‘self’ and be still

? Martin Eden

Origins III
(Practical Psychology written by Martin Eden on 18 September 2008)

Difference
The same as, would be, truly
Difference
Would be, could be, maybe

… Find out duly

? Martin Eden

Origins IV
(Practical Psychology written by Martin Eden on 18 September 2008)

Hesitation
Canst, willst, chillst
Hesitation
Growth, expanse, chance

… Who said it wouldn’t be

? Martin Eden

Origins V
(Practical Psychology written by Martin Eden on 18 September 2008)

Naked
Naturally, doubting, ashamed
Naked
Burdened, deluded, excess

… Victimhood

? Martin Eden

Origins VI
(Practical Psychology written by Martin Eden on 18 September 2008)

Purpose
Time honoured, creative, light
Purpose
Searching, impulsive, sweet

… Vine-like and upward

? Martin Eden

Origins VII
(Practical Psychology written by Martin Eden on 18 September 2008)

Patience
Horrendous, fraught, giving
Patience
Consuming, consolidating, involvement

… And a little too proud

? Martin Eden

Origins VIII
(Practical Psychology written by Martin Eden on 18 September 2008)

Ego
Drive, well after, goals
Ego
Soon before, achievement, laden

… Rocking and rowing

? Martin Eden

Origins IX
(Practical Psychology written by Martin Eden on 18 September 2008)

Self-determing
Pensive, distracting, journeying
Self-determing
Joyous, punctuating, living

… Becoming

? Martin Eden

Origins X
(Practical Psychology written by Martin Eden on 18 September 2008)

Oneness
Uniqueness, contributing, returning
Oneness
Effervesce, ethereal, belonging

… Individuating

? Martin Eden

Happiness Is ~ Practical Psychology written by Martin Eden on 14 September 2008

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Sep 152008
 

Current mood: nostalgic

I want happiness
I want peace
I want success
I want my music known
I want my poetry out there
My art, my writings
I want, I want, I want

Er … But what is happiness?

HAPPINESS IS
Happiness is the comfort of others in your presence
The smile on your daughter’s face
The unexpected thank you or praise
A warm, genuine, cuddle
Birds feeding? on your offerings
Blossoms on previously wintered branches
Moments of understanding
And the list goes on …

? Martin Eden

Lingered ~ A Poem-Prose written by Martin Eden on 12 September 2008

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Sep 122008
 

Current mood: artistic

Lingered
(A Poem-Prose written by Martin Eden on 12 September 2008)

I lingered at the thought of you
You seemed so far away
The stranger beat you felt that day
You know that it was mine

So dry the tears you once did cry
Henceforth the morrow lives today
Just pass through the door that is open to you
And take my hand

? Martin Eden

Paradise House ~ A Poem-Prose written by Martin Eden on 3 September 2008

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Sep 032008
 

Current mood:? drained

Paradise House
(A Poem-Prose written by Martin Eden on 3 September 2008)

I wrung in early at paradise house
And wandered repeatedly between front and back
With tears running down my face
For a dear, dear tactile friend

The birds were abuzz in their favourite haunts, nature was busy
Oblivious it seemed to my necessity and pall
One landed and scarpered at my very sight, a little too soon
And my heart sank just that little bit more

The cold bit harder as I roamed aimlessly, alone
My gift of compassion weighed heavily on soul
Dignity is relative and choice arbitrary after all
I’ll miss you my dear, dear friend

What’s left is the memory which doesn’t quite fill a now empty space
Spring cleaning awaits, emotions and all
Still there’s beauty in nature presented by winter
For each season paints its presence on the meaning of life

And so my house is a canvas where friends come and go
The best are of nature as they comfort and grow
Attest to the oneness in the silence of soul
It’s the hint from paradise home

* Dedicated to Sandy, a Sable Rough Collie & Unconditional Friend who passed away peacefully late on the 2nd of September 2008 aged 15. “Spring born of winter.”

Sandy

? Martin Eden

One Step From Freedom ~ A Poem-Prose written by Martin Eden 30August-1September2008

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Sep 012008
 

Current mood:? adventurous

One Step From Freedom
(A Poem-Prose written by Martin Eden 30August-1September2008)

A dull roar at the back of the throat of the vanquished
Says what can’t be said in the face of the tyrant ever present
And the halo slips from the religious zealot as you are led away
You had only sought help, refuge, from those who would steal your very soul

They give your belt and shoes back, and a shove
As you walk from the cell from which you cursed their unborn
To protect yourself from the informant they’d sent in, and to comfort the woman in the cell next door
Then the street unknown and a cab they eventually enlisted, where the money ran out well short of home

? Martin Eden

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