The searching spirit,
the audacity of hope:
fire in the soul,
race against time
for the benefit of all beings.
race against time
for the benefit of all beings.
Reason for hope:
spiritual ecology,
spiritual ecology,
a return to love.
Paths to peace:
being peace.
Peace is every step.
An open heart:
compassion in action.
I give you my life:
how can I help?
Over at dVerse, Sam Peralta set us a cool, fun challenge - to create a poem using book titles. I quickly picked a handful off my shelves at random. I could have gone on and on!!!!
Authors are, in order:
The Searching Spirit -Joy Adamson
The Audacity of Hope - Barak Obama
Fire In the Soul - Joan Borysenko
A Race Against Time - Stephen Lewis
For the Benefit of All Beings - the Dalai Lama
Reason for Hope - Jane Goodall
Spiritual Ecology - Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee
A Return to Love - Marianne Williamson
Paths to Peace - John Matthews
Being Peace - Thich Nhat Hanh
Peace Is Every Step - Thich Nhat Hanh
An Open Heart - Dalai Lama
Compassion in Action - Ram Dass and Mirabai Bush
I Give You My Life - Anya Khema
How Can I Help? - Ram Dass and Paul Gorman
Authors are, in order:
The Searching Spirit -Joy Adamson
The Audacity of Hope - Barak Obama
Fire In the Soul - Joan Borysenko
A Race Against Time - Stephen Lewis
For the Benefit of All Beings - the Dalai Lama
Reason for Hope - Jane Goodall
Spiritual Ecology - Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee
A Return to Love - Marianne Williamson
Paths to Peace - John Matthews
Being Peace - Thich Nhat Hanh
Peace Is Every Step - Thich Nhat Hanh
An Open Heart - Dalai Lama
Compassion in Action - Ram Dass and Mirabai Bush
I Give You My Life - Anya Khema
How Can I Help? - Ram Dass and Paul Gorman
nice... so full of compassion, hope and the will to give and help...really like your choise sherry and how you wove them together..
ReplyDeleteoooh, cool idea! yay.
ReplyDeleteNice pairing & connecting of titles, Sherry. Like you, I have a lot of books, so I didn't stop until I had used over 50 titles. Peace, hope, love, heart came coupled & smiling. Good work, thanks.
ReplyDeleteLove your choices. They make a beautiful message. Books I would have in my library if I had a library. I do have one by Thich Nhat Hanh. Wonderful author.
ReplyDeleteLove the peace stanza.. such a strong one, could stand by itself..
ReplyDelete"Return to love" is the very center. How appropriate!
ReplyDeleterace against time for the benefit of all beings....that was enough for me...i think you nailed your mission...and your book choices reflect you well...smiles.
ReplyDeleteYes - your voice is clearly present using the books you own. A champion for peace, an optimist, a volunteer, caring, generous, full of bliss.
ReplyDeleteWe can feel what matters to you Sherry in this poem. And I like the hope and the open heart.
ReplyDeleteA random choosing leads to some very powerful poetry! Love. Just love.
ReplyDeleteYou are a peace activist ~ Love the compassion shining through ~
ReplyDeleteGorgeous Sherry!
ReplyDeleteDid you have fun getting them together.
ReplyDeleteLove the ending
Wow... you made sense of it all. Love it, Sherry!
ReplyDeleteTwo Thich Nhat Hanhs :)) Yay! Most of my books are in boxes - so mine isn't quite the representative I'd have liked but wasn't this just so much fun?
ReplyDeleteBig kisses and hugs my lovely Sherry xxxx
Full of hope for the world..great titles...I can hear your soul speak..
ReplyDeleteLovely message and a wonderful presentation!
ReplyDeleteOMG Thats awesome!! xx
ReplyDeleteBeautiful thoughts contained in these titles--thanks for arranging them to bring out the beauty. Nicely done!
ReplyDeletejust a beautiful poem - so well constructed with such a moving message -K
ReplyDeleteIf you are not improved after these, mmm. Very nice. Organized.
ReplyDeleteWith this extensive reading list you could help anyone Sherry:) Very enjoyable.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, Sherry. No surprise.
ReplyDeleteWonderful Sherry! I love your spine poem :D
ReplyDeleteSherry, you know how I feel about your choice of subject... bliss... the writers, too. The progression of titles is most effective, and then you wrote a poem ON the spines. You little overachiever, you. BRILL. Amy
ReplyDeleteIts penned beautifully!!
ReplyDeletethe interconnection is woven so well here Sherry!
ReplyDeleteLove, peace and compassion, the perfect combination.
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful books you chose! I just like thinking about all of them, much less reading the poem. Really lovely. Thanks, Sherry! K.
ReplyDeleteexcellent, Sherry
ReplyDeleteSo many strong and vitally imprtant messages here; individually they call for notice; collectively they demand our attention and action.
ReplyDeletegood choices.. you put them together well...
ReplyDeleteI think your titles and your poem reflect your good and lovely heart Sherry.
ReplyDeleteThe last line really drew it all together. Wonderful.
ReplyDeletePaths to peace: being peace. YES.
ReplyDeleteNow if only we could somehow make it happen... Thank you.
Such a consistent theme over an extended length, especially under the constraints of the titles in your library - that's remarkable. And I love the progression to the final question, that turns the philosophical into the real, the personal, the immediate.
ReplyDeleteAmazing the message you were able to put together, Sherry...a writer's talent!
ReplyDeleteOne time an artist friend and I walked into a huge card shop in the city. I suspect we both were hit with: "overwhelming".
Suddenly we began plucking cards and flashing them at one another - creating a most hilarious conversation with their messages! It was such fun - mutual, spontaneous and totally creative.