Poems

I seek not fame or fortune but i did . I know they are not solutions but temporary fixes. I seek the unshakeable the mercy grace and goodness . Where others see destruction i see hope and possibility  I rise up  from the ashes  of this existence  to create a lasting inner peace . Beside […]

“wind concerto sunlight symphony blade of grass ballad of the trees memories of Mozart symphony of winter a chill runs through me like a Cello that plays on my heart strings the whole earth comes alive with emotions” © 2013 sjkalinich

Ancient Christian Doctrine. A i read and study more and more the book so so lovingly gave to me that you edited many things gradually jump out at me and i have epiphanies moments of clarity. One such moment is the dream where the woman first sees someone old then someone with Grey hair and […]

A wonderful celebration. To a friend in Brighton,England. who wants to see a Shakespeare performance in LA by Ian McClellan. I would love that i were there  but alas I fly across oceans and continents to meet with my friends Paul and Ashley Adsett in Brighton where Shakespeare meets every and all actors In his Divine ever […]

When i am low I love to go to the Stillness and I love Movies at home or better yet on the Big Screen alone with no one I know around in the dark atmosphere and i soak in the Alpha rays and the cinema captures me takes me out of my problems for a […]

I think that time passing is relative to each being for one it is fast another slow and  at different times different. I think a belief that is all encompassing is not correct but may have partial truth within it. It may even be true a lot of the time but I do not believe […]

We are brutal violent animals with a thin veneer of civilization that sits on top of this vast disorganized interior that by a certain provocation instinctively becomes a predator in its biological urge toward its own survival. In this state there is no recognition of other or others-   It is through recognition of others […]

Laughter is an unwritten poem A child’s first touch of joy. A smile within a wounded world. Certainly the world has grown too serious We need laughter to bring us closer to each other. Laughter as a voice against our sorrow Laughter as a voice against our heartache Laughter as a voice of hope That […]

From my journal Every outward journey   is a journey towards the self   a line from one of my poems. When the dust settles   life is glorious   most of the time   and we complicate it  by too much wanting our own way   and not following the grace. Wisdom comes in […]

Embrace what you do not like Caress what is difficult From what you resist and what disturbs you the greatest lessons can be learned. From your detractors and those who despise you those who do not get you Give them peace Give them love Do not be afraid of sadness or mental pain The are […]

With music as with life one should not fear going into the unknown one should not be diminished by anger expressed towards them or someone opposed to ones idea. One must go for the difficult not be afraid of what is emotionally challenging one must learn even if one is not nice or kind to […]

I love you too. I too am going through  rough waters   which forces me   to live the poems   and not just   write them   which is a great challenge.  When it is dark  when life feels oppressive  when there seems   no way out   in the midst of tragedy i […]

Happiness is possible in this life if we open up to it it does not come from doing or pursuing achieving or recognition it comes always from Grace from Divine love a voice ever  subtle and gentle whispers to the heart today is the day to rejoice for we are glorious spiritual ideas in   […]

All those who have wronged me or i feel have wronged me I forgive them all I release my hold on what they did or i think they did for all who I have hurt wounded made angry or annoyed I ask for forgiveness but will love even if it does not come forth I […]

There is a loneliness you can not share that does not go away its symphony is muted pain like the hush of a trumpet underneath everything it sits in the dark that no one faces. A place no one can go to in you that you can no describe where you find no comfort where […]

Tenderness and listening are essential for the creative act to occur. This is what i believe- Tortured souls pass through our lives ; and they can drag us down if we are not aware or alert. We all get caught up in events and circumstances and we get swept into things. There is no time […]

Inspiration is your practice tenderness is your path sorrow is your teacher sweetness is your celebration attention is your awareness that everything is now limitations fall like leaves from a tree lifted by winds of change wonder is the daily walk the earth is a living thing we are breathing spirits bodies emotions minds You […]

I know we are all mortal Sometimes I think the root of all unhappiness is the self because the more we give and express generosity of spirit and think of others in a genuine the better we feel When i think of all i lack I feel empty when i think of others when i […]

  Every moment is what you make it. You put the blue in blue Monday as we all do You put the light into the darkness Before the violent explosion is the calm as the energy is brewing and building after the final stanza the last poem has been written The silence will over take […]

I could just slip away into the night dissolve and perhaps be gone forever whose lives I have touched will miss me I will become dust It is all too brief this earthly journey we evaporate as we are being formed we dance before we fall into that eternal sleep where we are not seen […]

I stand at the threshold of a new dawn trapped between heaven and earth sky and sea I touch this daily stress with all its rude awakenings and challenges with my safari hat I slide in and out of virtue and i dance all beauty in my soul tenderness caresses me in my loneliness I […]

  always sadness always pain always possibility out of these arise the spirit and the will to triumph over adversity and hardship the courage to break the limitation of ignorance and lack to bring to as many beings as one can kindness in human terms. Only a few souls know how to help us in […]

  Only Can know sorrow and triumph we pass through time water poring out of a glass Inspiration rears its head always at our lowest point if we will receive it lights up the dark parts of the soul leads one to new solutions yield slowly as your heart tells you to each second passing […]

It is music to my heart and ears Powerful images sweep through me like a white Piano in the rain when the sun comes down and shines on it. Each second of your new life is alive New avenues to explore A calmness enters your anguish You can face the the daylight again Use this […]

    Today is a new day And you can dance again eternity touches this moment with tiny fingers nothing but kindness lasts the day is far spent but it is not over hope rearranges time into the width of the now The now opens wide One can hear the angels singing How is life […]

  I am not a finished work I am becoming all will be known yesterday is gone we are living ….. You are a marvel Always know someone loves you that you do not see closer than your flesh to you Just when sorrow wants you to surrender own your life Follow the road in […]

  I have learned one thing the last few years. Pressure is not bad in this modern world one must learn to live with it cultivate patience because a person must be able to tolerate some frustration and disappointment to be prepared for life without learning how to reverse the every day strains one will […]

  Look at what is in front of you. Not what you desire not what you want but what spirit tells you to do and take the steps and I believe miracles will occur. We can not wait to be happy when things change we have to change inwardly and we will see the evidence. […]

  Follow the voice of the darkness until it leads you to the brilliance let heart felt inspiration guide the footsteps all is joy joy holds all sorrow in its arms speaks stillness saying I love you sadness falls away kindles a music of the spheres within you sounds emerge that no human ear has […]

  Beauty holds me in its hand and hugs me more than I thought possible I am not alone The spirit graces me and touches me every day with gratitude underneath the yearning is a peace with no name that surpasses the senses the source of all art and poetry the creator of all It […]

  I know there are Angels You can feel them in your heart They are the answer to your problems when you feel torn apart Listen very closely, hear them stirring deep inside they turn the sadness into love give it nowhere to hide.   I know there are Angels When you are overwhelmed When […]

Right where you are there is a miracle awaiting you within your own heart and consciousness in the sigh there is mercy and hope for wisdom is within you a code to live by not written with wordsor thoughts published in your blood streamthis inner river holds the key to your emancipation.at the point of […]

  Eternally the moments that are no more still live echo throughout the World sing the many songs of joy life can be glorious and we have lived the glory in the experiences we have shared already walking the Downs where blackberries , cows and sunshine through mute skies sing aloud every day I am […]

  I thought I saw the ghost of Wordsworth last night Dancing across the Lakes I heard his voice in the wind sweeping over me A cold chill went up my spine bringing me to my knees and my reality for he is not just a poet but a translator of the Word for he […]

  industrious imperceptible snatches of reality flash by the screen of my consciousness and glimpses are revealed of a truth so vast it is impossible to grasp in one gigantic gulp or overview This life is a dimly lit barely open crack of what is of such overwhelming magnitude that we are a whisper of […]

  Written at the cottage of Wordsworth Trudi and Sting In the presence of Keith Altham and Adelaide in 2008 Also at the Waverly one could easily fall into the rhythm of the stones be lulled into inactivity that crushes bones. But one must act to survive though one is ill and has no will […]

  I tumbled out of the sky and still i was inside of you i exploded in the galaxies and you were there always larger than my problem you wrote the melody within my being you grafted yourself to every vein you transformed every joint and cell you soothed the soreness of my aching soul […]

  Sometimes a butterfly will fall Sadness descends and rises in us whenever we let our guard down it comes creeping in Original thinking is a myth a deception at best we can rearrange what is and we call it creativity it is just a reshuffling in a new way of what is and man […]

  She touched me in stillness no sounds could she hear no stars could she see yet she smiled as she walked as if something within gave her eyes gave her ears gave her hope and i who could see the morning sadness the morning sunshine the ripples in the gentle stream hear the winds […]

  You know, you know you are Be still and know you are Your life is meant for joy It’s all so deep within, oh Your life is beautiful A seed becomes a tree A mountain into a sky This life is meant to be, oh Now is the time life begins Take that simple […]

  their flesh with broken steps and gestures with their lives and suffering that live the poems with a large swoop scoop them up in a loose net bring in all the poets kiss them love them passionately breath their intensity ingest it into yourself bring in all the poets those that touch you those […]

  Use me today this moment I can make a difference right now Let me speak out against injustice let me give a voice to the voiceless let me be hope to the hopeless let me restore Resolve revitalise renew my spirit Fill up my tank with the fuel of love let today be pure […]

  Train to train like jealous lovers in the rain They bow and kiss and greet the darkened sky Grey blue soon dissolve leave remnants of their tears nestled in the morning dew of crimson greens and golden hue In everything they live… in everyone they die… Ten are born anew… without a cry silently […]

  Some great things have come out of UK The Beatles,The Stones America USA. STOMP is one of them and this includes PANDEMONIUM A tone poem wordless A sound sketch of unique music melody and intense rhythm A palette of Images and Colors that keeps moving engaging you Drawing you in to its complete captivating […]

The artist vision is unlimited He can create A new world Where ideas flow and peace can prevail Where all are included and in harmony. His vision must become A child A woman. His brush strokes must be broad With infinite colors He paints the darkness into light The shapeless and formless Into a breathing […]

      ALL BATTLES HAVE BEEN FOUGHT THE WATERS OF THE OCEAN BECOME BLOOD RISE UP OUT OF THEIR WETNESS EVAPORATE. THE CENTURIES MOW DOWN THE HUMBLE THE MEEK THE PROUD AND THE STRONG ALL BECOME ONE IN THIS MIGHTY BATH WHERE NOTHING IS WHAT IT SEEMS. WHERE WHAT IS- IS NOT. DO YOU […]

Dip in the stillness of inspiration and let the images fly forth capture the energy of the wind against you on these crisp cool mornings Feel New York in California bathe in the experience of just being present for there is more unwritten than will ever be captured in words and sounds images and visions […]

you are sometimes hungry sometimes rich sometimes your life is beautiful sometimes it’s a bitch you are the self in search of itself you are the one who helps and needs help you are the way growing inside of me everyday you are the path you are the road you are the one ready to […]

This poem is the poem you can never put it down now that you are into it it will never leave you there is no resistance it is actualized and you can not halt its motion asleep or awake dead or alive it keeps writing itself spoken unspoken This poem is the poem before sound […]

All those who have wronged me or i feel have wronged me I forgive them all I release my hold on what they did or i think they did for all who I have hurt wounded made angry or annoyed I ask for forgiveness but will love even if it does not come forth I […]

When did you first realise you had all these wonderful images buzzing through your brain……? I was about 6 or 7 maybe 10. I wrote a poem and i liked it. The images started to happen a few years later much later when at 13 I wrote articles and poems about World Peace. I also […]

For`Aurora ,Dottie and Lisa K at Elderberries written September 26 at Elderberry while sipping Juice Recited and improvised Another magical night. Each Word is a door to be opened that unlocks another part of the mystery. I hear the notes of the teal blue wall as music rich tones of brass a waterfall sound gushes […]

I loved last night so much. All the poets were awesome and all unique. Different inspirational sensual moving artists. One of the best evenings of music and poetry spoken word I have ever experienced. Michael Camacho, plays his voice like a saxophone and bring a vitality and power to his performance, he is an amazing […]

When the word gets you its get you good. That is what I would say about Waiting for Jack. I thank Michael Ford for bringing me on board. What a grand eloquent experience These poets kick ass and so do we Lets carry on the journey the fight and give the slam poets a run […]