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Breath of Yesterday- #spirituality #poetry of the #naturalworld

17 Thursday Oct 2019

Posted by Morgan in Poetry

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Autumn, Beautiful Photographs, BnV, BooknVolume, Ghosts and Spirits, Life and Death, Memory, Paranormal activity, Poem, poetry, spirituality, time, ~Morgan~

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Breath of Yesterday

Whispering Tomorrow

Shadows of Eternity

Breathing sorrow

Ethereal Whispers

Summoning shades

Of Eternity Breathing

While Yesterday fades.

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~Morgan ~

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Beautiful original photograph found on Pinteres . Credit Gratefully Acknowledged to the original photographe . Thank you ~

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#FridayFantasy – Sentinel – #DailyHaikuChallenge

01 Friday Sep 2017

Posted by Morgan in Daily Haiku Challenge, Friday FeyDay / Fantasy

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BnV, BooknVolume, Egyptian Gods, Fantasy, Haiku, Horus, Life and Death, Mythological Beings, Poem, poetry, Poetry Blog, spirituality, ~Morgan~

GOLDEN

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Bird of Golden Flame

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Warrior of Ancient Birth

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Wrath upon the Wing

 

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Guardian of Might

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Protector of the Crossing

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Chaos Glimmering

 

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Sentinel of Time

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Bringer of Transformation

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Kiss of Enchantment

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To take part in the Daily Haiku Challenge see  The Original Post from Day One

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Day 305 / 365

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~Morgan~

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Amazing Artwork found on Pinterest.  Credit Gratefully Acknowledged to the Original Artist.  Thank You!

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Poem: “Life of Papier-mâché” (#guestblogger)

29 Sunday Jan 2017

Posted by A.R.Frederiksen in Guest Bloggers on BnV, Poetry

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A modern-day God of Egypt,
breath stale with time gone past,
you bring me through the night,
sleeping soundly by thy side.
And yet, as I wake,
that seems my mistake,
for you’ve torn the linens to pieces,
and wrapped me up in salt-soaked ribbons;
Now, that’s because, you say,
that in a game of papier-mâché,
there’s no place for nay.

A. R. Frederiksen is a recurring guest blogger here at BnV, and her own writing blog can be found here, where she dabbles in flashfiction/poetry and reflects over the, much elusive, ABCs of writing.

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Drabble: “Sally, Sally” (#guestblogger)

07 Saturday Jan 2017

Posted by A.R.Frederiksen in Guest Bloggers on BnV, Poetry

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Sally had curls. They were grey like her face and bounced with air when she played hopscotch in the driveway. She lived out where the traffic was sparse and wildflowers grew from the cracks in the sidewalk.

Sally was also dead, but she couldn’t remember how. She shared her home with many families; some of them changed the curtains in the kitchen, and some of them repainted the porch.

Sally was seven—she was always seven, but that was okay, because Sally was dead, a grey ghost amidst the flowery tapestry of her old home, and Sally felt forever fine.

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A. R. Frederiksen is a recurring guest blogger here at BnV, and her own writing blog can be found here, where she dabbles in flashfiction/poetry and reflects over the, much elusive, ABCs of writing.

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Those We Do Not Speak Of – Lingering – #Spirituality and #HauntedPlaces

31 Monday Oct 2016

Posted by Morgan in Just Me Musing

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After Life, BnV, BooknVolume, Gettysburg Pa, ghosts, Haunted Places, Life and Death, Paranormal, photography, spirituality, Supernatural, ~Morgan~

Lingering

(Let me begin by saying Sorry, this is rather lengthy….my apologies)

Over the past few days we’ve taken a closer look at Ghosts, Spirits, Specters, Apparitions, the Afterlife, Communication and the notion of The Essence and where it goes.

Charles Dickens had an interesting notion. As Jacob Marley so eloquently put it: “It is required of every man that the spirit within him should walk abroad among his fellow men and travel far and wide and If that spirit goes not forth in life, it is condemned to do so after death! It is doomed to wander through the world! Oh, woe is me! And witness what it cannot share but MIGHT HAVE SHARED on Earth and turned to happiness!” Possible…yes. Continue reading →

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Those We Do Not Speak Of – Communication – #Spirituality and #Clairvoyance

29 Saturday Oct 2016

Posted by Morgan in Just Me Musing

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Afterlife, BnV, BooknVolume, Clairvoyance, ghosts, Heaven, Life and Death, Paranormal, Spirits, spirituality, The Essence of Being, Transcendence, ~Morgan~

Communication

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Communication.  What is it exactly?  How does communication happen and in what ways do we understand each other.   Oxford tells us it is:  The imparting or exchanging of information or news; a letter or message containing information; and/or the successful conveying or sharing of ideas and feelings.  So, according to this, communication depends upon two or more parties being involved; accepting a transference of information, ideas or emotions; and the success of that conveyance. Continue reading →

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Those We Do Not Speak Of – What is the Essence? – #Spirituality and #Afterlife

28 Friday Oct 2016

Posted by Morgan in Just Me Musing

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Before continuing on, I should like to say that I am delighted you are as interested as I am about this subject and are willing to share this journey with me and others, who, like you, are also curious. As we travel along, I will ask many questions; any and all of which you are free to comment on (and I hope you will) or even take that particular question and write your own post or poem with your thoughts and ideas about it.  If you do, I would love if you might link back to the original post so we are all able to stay connected, but I feel this is a wonderful way to expand the conversation.  I am looking forward to our discussions and hope you will continue to find Those We Do Not Speak Of compelling.

Now, let’s take a moment to talk about What is The Essence…. Continue reading →

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Those We Do Not Speak Of – Believing – #Spirituality and #Death

27 Thursday Oct 2016

Posted by Morgan in Just Me Musing

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Afterlife, Beliefs, BnV, BooknVolume, ghosts, Heaven, Life and Death, Paranormal, Spirits, spirituality, Supernatural, The Essence of Being, ~Morgan~

TWDNSof1

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Seems the best time of the year for A Review of my Brief Series…

Let me begin by saying:  this post kicks off a new series.  One which I have felt led 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. Continue reading →

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#Writephoto – Lights – #poetry

29 Thursday Sep 2016

Posted by Morgan in Poetry

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Beautiful Photographs, BnV, BooknVolume, Life and Death, Light, Poem, poetry, Poetry Blog, Writing Challenge, Writing Poetry, Writing Prompt, ~Morgan~

lights

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Out from under

Into the out from beneath Continue reading →

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Gate – #writephoto #FlashFiction

15 Thursday Sep 2016

Posted by Morgan in Flash Fiction and Shorts

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gate

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Cold and bleak, the gate stood, waiting.  Harbinger of the lost; temple of the Unseen, it yawned in the void of the lifeless living among the living. Spectral silence whispered round its ancient stones, sending shivers in spite of the hope about which it spoke: the possibility that life extended beyond life.

They stood gazing at its perplexing iron and stonework, confused and misled.  Long they had thought the avenue of light would lead them directly onward, but standing in the slanting shadows they began to understand.  Moving ahead or lingering, dead, was entirely their choice.

It always had been.

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Written in response to the #writephoto writing challenge posted by Sue Vincent today.  A Photo that immediately spoke to me.  Thank You Sue!

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~Morgan~

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Beautiful Photograph by Sue Vincent

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#MusicandMuseMonday – Ocean of Time

29 Monday Aug 2016

Posted by Morgan in Music and Muse

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Beauty, BnV, BooknVolume, Harmony, Life and Death, Musical Inspirations, Nature, Peace, Poem, poetry, Poetry Blog, spirituality, time, ~Morgan~

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Ocean of Time

Sweet River of Life

Continue reading →

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Friday Fantasy – Sentinel

25 Friday Mar 2016

Posted by Morgan in Friday FeyDay / Fantasy, Poetry

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GOLDEN

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Bird of Golden Flame

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Warrior of Ancient Birth Continue reading →

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Those We Do Not Speak Of – Shades of Gray

22 Tuesday Mar 2016

Posted by Morgan in Just Me Musing

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BnV, BooknVolume, Darkness, Demons, Fear, ghosts, Haunted Places, Life After Death, Life and Death, Paranormal, Spirits, spirituality, ~Morgan~

Shades of Gray

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Where does the Essence go once it departs our physical body? Does it consciously decide whether to go towards the Light or remain in the earthly plane? Are we in control of what happens to our Essence or does energy return to Energy, from which it sprung? Continue reading →

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Those We Do Not Speak Of – Communication

12 Saturday Mar 2016

Posted by Morgan in Just Me Musing

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BnV, BooknVolume, Communicating with Spirits, ghosts, Heaven, Life and Death, Paranormal, Spirits, spirituality, The Essence of Being, Transcendence, ~Morgan~

Communication

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Communication.  What is it exactly?  How does communication happen and in what ways do we understand each other.   Oxford tells us it is:  The imparting or exchanging of information or news; a letter or message containing information; and/or the successful conveying or sharing of ideas and feelings.  So, according to this, communication depends upon two or more parties being involved; accepting a transference of information, ideas or emotions; and the success of that conveyance.

Language is an extraordinary thing.  The differences in our languages are seemingly boundless and with all the intricacies, dialects, regional connotations and interpretations, not to mention slang and hyper-text abbreviations, it is a miracle we understand each other at all.  Is this, perhaps, one of the reasons why Those We Do Not Speak Of often choose to Communicate on a non-verbal level?  If a connection is desired or required, what other methods might a person, or the Essence, utilize?  Our senses are often easily beguiled and fear of what we do not understand invariably taints our perception; so how might one who has traversed the Great Divide reach out to us successfully?

*** Before continuing on, I believe it is important to say that there are “good” and “bad” forms of the Essence; positives and negatives, as it were.  You may find yourself questioning this statement, but when we consider that in nature “for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction”, you may pause to reexamine it.  It is also, perhaps, important to consider that there are “good” and “not so good” people all around us, so why should we be confounded by the notion that there are also spirits with less than charitable or harmonious motives and purposes?   I shall delve deeper into this subject next time, but when talking about any form of Communication, I think it is imperative to understand that caution is always advised. ***

Most often people seem to experience an impression, an awareness, of something inexplicable being present; whether or not they choose to accept or heed this perception as fact.  The feeling of hairs standing up on the back of your neck or a sensation similar to static electricity is commonly reported; so regularly, in fact, that one might wonder if this is our body’s way of telling us something we have learned or chosen to ignore or discount?  Is our own Essence aware of the presence of another, regardless of whether that presence is corporeal or not, and does our Essence/ can our Essence translate this awareness on a level we are able to comprehend?

There are many ways our physical bodies interpret the signs of a Spirit’s presence.  Light anomalies.  Sounds in an empty room.  Shifting shadows in the darkness.  Doors slamming.  Lights going on and off mysteriously.  Whispers emanating from of the silence.  The ways in which Those We Do Not Speak Of choose to Communicate are as varied as the names by which we call them and, if truth be told, we have all, at one time or another, experienced something we could not easily explain or dismiss.

If, then, the ways in which the Essence now abiding on the other side chooses to alert us to their presence are recognizable by so many, perhaps the question to be asked is Why do they reach out to us?  Though the intent and purpose of those dwelling in shadows may be equally dark and steeped with the desire to instill fear or do harm; Why should those who love us choose to send shivers or impart dread by reaching through the void?  Equally curious is why any Spirit now dwelling in a place of Perfection should choose to return to this imperfect realm?  Do they simply long to see once more those places they once inhabited and loved, where special memories were created and, perhaps, where loved ones still abide?  Do they really have a need to tell us anything, or is it a simple reassurance that they are still close to us, if only in spirit; a reminder of the perpetuity of Love?

What if that returning consciousness is not a kindred spirit, one of family or of friendship?  Does it reach out to us simply because it longs to be remembered or validated?  When our limited perceptions perceive something seemingly imperceptible, does our own Essence respond in some manner, whether or not we may be aware of it; offering communication and communion on a sub-conscious level, which may be enough for the Perfected Energy interacting with it?  Does this communication allow it to leave this plane, confident that it will not be forgotten or are there darker purposes to the interaction?

If the spirit that crosses over does not have any religious or spiritual context on which to draw, how might it perceive in the spirit what it found to be inscrutable in the flesh?  Does that Essence really need to impart a message to us, or is it simply in need of understanding its own continuation?  Do Spirits really get “trapped” on this side of that proverbial tunnel of light, or are dark entities, intent upon doing harm and causing chaos, in residence in certain places here on this plane; lurking in shadows, waiting….

 

This is question we shall consider next time….

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Image found on Google.  Credit Gratefully Acknowledged to the Original Creator. Thank You!

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Those We Do Not Speak Of – What is the Essence?

05 Saturday Mar 2016

Posted by Morgan in Just Me Musing

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Before continuing on, I should like to say that I am delighted you are as interested as I am about this subject and are willing to share this journey with me and others, who, like you, are also curious. As we travel along, I will ask many questions; any and all of which you are free to comment on (and I hope you will) or even take that particular question and write your own post or poem with your thoughts and ideas about it.  If you do, I would love if you might link back to the original post so we are all able to stay connected, but I feel this is a wonderful way to expand the conversation.  I am looking forward to our discussions and hope you will continue to find Those We Do Not Speak Of compelling.

Now, let’s take a moment to talk about What is The Essence…. Continue reading →

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