poetry by steve tsakiris

Breathing in,

I am aware that;

I am alive

Opening my eyes

an explosion of colour

greets me

When I am here

in the now

life comes to meet me

I am alive

Breathing out,

I release my tears,

I let go of my fears

I open me ears

and listen;

to the whispers

of the still small voice

within

Life enters;

resonating,

pulsating,

invigorating

Meditating

on the miracle,

I come to understand;

I am alive

Walking,

I touch the earth,

I smell the air,

I taste the sky

In joy,

there is excitement.

In happiness,

peace

Empathy rising

and supersizing

a connection

and Oneness

of Being

© Steve Tsakiris 

What is eternity

if not this very moment?

The stardust

experiencing the rain.

Realising impermanence,

i am transfixed.

Watching the sparrow.

The green leaves of the giant tree;

a standing monument to life.

And the rain

falling on the tin roof

brings my attention back to impermanence

as it gradually changes

from a roar to a faint whisper

and stops

i am here now

but soon i will no longer be.

And when i tell my story to the other speckles of stardust

in some distant now

i will recall the moment of wonder

when i felt rain on my head

and heard the thundering sky

call my name,

Eternal

© Steve Tsakiris 

I couldn't see the sea,

the sea I couldn't see, you see?

because I was looking

with my mind,

not my eyes.

The Eyes of my Eyes.

The Eyes of my Heart.

The Eyes of my Soul.

I couldn't hear the waves,

the waves I couldn't hear, you hear?

because I was there not here

I was listening with my mind,

not my ears.

The Ears of my Ears.

The Ears of my Heart.

The Ears of my Soul.

But now, I am in this place

This place

Now

I See with my Eyes.

I Hear with my Ears.

I Feel with my Heart.

I Know

with

my

Soul

© Steve Tsakiris 

Sacrificed

on the altar of materialism;

true happiness

lay broken and in pieces

on the floor.

What are you striving for?

What value will your efforts bring

if happiness and joy

are absent?

And peace?

what of peace; inner peace

the nectar of freedom?

Come sit

here

beside yourself,

within yourself

and see

what can truly

set you free

No place to run; 

you cannot escape,

for what you run from

is running

within you

shadowing

your every step

Silence speaks,

"Stop. Listen. Be.

Your freedom lay with me"

© Steve Tsakiris 

If you wish to see your Self,

close your eyes.

Be still,

and Know who You are.

If you wish to communicate,

Be silent,

and let your Essence

speak.

Perceptions

are deceiving.

Concepts

are perceiving.

You are not who you think.

You Are.

© Steve Tsakiris 

i ran and ran

and chased the shadows

until one day i caught one

and found it hollow,

empty of all its promises;

it had deceived me

no peace,

no joy,

no happiness to be found

just emptiness and despair

it brought around

yet here you are

little flower;

singing your song of beauty

in the wind,

with the birds and the bees,

in tranquility;

at ease

immersed in peace,

fulfilling a promise

of connection to the Divine,

you are an enigma to my mind;

for it believes in shadows

but my heart needs no proof,

in you it finds Truth;

for my soul, you are the meaning

of existence

© Steve Tsakiris