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The earth has disappeared beneath my feet, It fled from all my ecstasy. Now like a singing air creature I feel the rose keep opening.
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Appearance Earth Feeling Rose
Time is a factory where everyone slaves away earning enough love to break their own chains.
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Break Freedom Love Slave Time
Sing because this is a food our starving world needs. Laugh because that is the purest sound.
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Food Need Ourselves Pure Sing Sound Starve World
People say that the soul, on hearing the song of creation, entered the body, but in reality the soul itself was the song.
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Body Creation Inspiration People Reality Song Soul
In time of trouble avert not thy face from hope, for the soft marrow abideth in the hard bone.
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Bones Face Hope Time Trouble
I caught the happy virus last night When I was out singing beneath the stars. It is remarkably contagious – So kiss me.
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Happiness Kiss Myself Night Sing Stars
I long for You so much I follow barefoot Your frozen tracks That are high in the mountains That I know are years old. I long for You so much I have even begun to travel Where I have never been before.
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Beginning Broken Heart Travel Yourself
How seek the way which leadeth to our wishes? By renouncing our wishes. The crown of excellence is renunciation.
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Excellence Leadership Ourselves Seek
The heart is a thousand stringed instrument that can only be tuned with love.
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Deep Heart Instrument Love Music Philosophy Tune Wisdom
Greatness is always built on this foundation: the ability to appear, speak and act, as the most common man.
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Ability Act Built Foundation Greatness Man Men
I once asked a bird, how is it that you fly in this gravity of darkness? She responded, ‘love lifts me.’
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Bird Darkness Fly Hard Time Herself Inspirational Love Myself Talk
A poet is someone Who can pour Light into a spoon, Then raise it To nourish Your beautiful parched, holy mouth.
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Beautiful Light Poet Religious Yourself
For I have learned that every heart will get What it prays for Most.
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Gratitude Heart Learning Prayer
Now is the time to understand That all your ideas of right and wrong Were just a child’s training wheels to be laid aside When you finally live With veracity And love.
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Children Compassion Honesty Ideas Live Love Right Training Understand
This sky where we live is no place to lose your wings so love, love, love.
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Live Lose Love Marriage Place Sky Wings
When all your desires are distilled; You will cast just two votes: To love more, And be happy.
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Control Desire Happiness Love Spiritual Vote

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