I Fly

I fly
With swift, acrobatic hummingbirds.
With ever migrating, colorful butterflies.
With powerful keen-eyed eagles
And skimming above cool water's with flocks of hunting seagulls.

I fly
With a chorus of angels all around me
their strong wings holding true against powerful blasts of wind.
We glide high over majestic lands below,
a world of endless beauty filled with flora and fauna.

I fly
In memory's that are not mine alone
deep within a place of
darkened shadows
that coalesce with rich golden hues of light.
It is in this place that feels like home.

I fly
With a feeling that has always been within me
Buried deep withIn a lifetime of dreams
A land of wonder
Where the light of day
and blackness of night
are not at all what they seem.

I fly
High above all things
with all winged creatures.
Yet, I cannot help but feel melancholy,
For the sunrise seizes my joy,
like a thief in the night this mortal world laves me bare.

Grounded,
my soul,
Left to morn.
Left with a heavy heart filled with longing.
Left in the throes of grief.
My lungs exhale eternal silent sighs of utter sadness.
For I know not when I will ever fly again.

Rae Ronquillo ©

The Malleable Mind

We all have different prospectives
and this perspective affects our reality.
The key is understanding this difference exists for all of life.
As humans it is our gift to have the ability to step into the shoes of another.
Giving us the chance to see an entire world we may have been blinded from seeing, understanding and experiencing.
It is our chance to become more,
and lies in the beauty of our imaginations and a willingness to be malleable.
Rae Ronquillo © ॐ ❤

Casting kisses

Casting kisses from my lips into the wind
Blowing directly to you from my strong beating heart.

For you are quite special to me my dear friend.
So make this day
this week,
this life,
one to remember until the very end.

With a clear mind,
happy,
and knowing,
that you are creating your mark.

We all have the potential to lift up many souls
and create a grand spark.
So make this a very special day
To be remembered
for all of the goodness you have
You choose to freely give away.
By Rae Ronquillo ©

Ode to an empty Soul

Touched by the iniquitous
Total adulteration within the chasm of a heart
Such a place steadfastly kept for the sanctity of Eros
Utterly hidden for eons without feeling.
What does one do after such an occurrence?
Walking the earth with a wicked sense of death surrounding a single existence...
Afraid to face what has happened to you
Trepidation ensues when things get too real
The true self will be exposed
Morality is now just a fog within your mind
The Justification of an empty soul
A coward’s life
Looking inward will only burn your eyes
Keep walking and do not stop
For the hesitation you make
awaits the steadfast longing for the tangible
So veil yourself
from the pity that pounds in the heart of what you are missing.

Rae Ronquillo©

Tender Evening Lullaby

Tender Evening Lullaby
As you gently shut your eyes
And whisper somber evening goodbyes
A long day taking its final breath with a gentle sigh
The angels start to sing their tender evening lullaby
Sheltered and engulfed within their majestic wings.
The warmth of their presence will fill your very being
Two souls are bound as one
as a peaceful sleep has begun.
The soft and tender evening lullaby continues to be sweetly sung
until once again
the light of day shines a gentle ray to start another beautiful day.
by Rae Ronquillo ©

My melancholy friend

My melancholy friend

I see your wings dropping atop the floor again.

Downcast and sullen, your fiery red curls hide your lovely face. 

Who are these monsters that give you chase?

Is it the fridged cold and lack of sun?

Or has life in general gotten a bit unreal, all work and no fun?

Some say, If you can pinpoint the reasons why, 

You can change your reality and brighten your own skies.

No matter the how or why's 

Just know...

Many hearts are torn and many feel dread.

If it is comfort you seek 

My arms will hug you and my shoulder always has a place for your sweet head.

My melancholy friend.                    Our bond has passed the test of time and being sad is not a crime.

Just remember people can't read minds, so talk it out and free yourself of undo burdens...

and buy a pound of chocolate works for me all of the time.

by Rae Ronquillo © 

Art: Her sadness ~ by Olof Erla ~

The Cardinal's Song

The Cardinal's early morning song
melodic chips and whistles
so sweet yet vigorously strong.

The melody it sings
mingles with the cool morning breeze
and a gentle kiss from the sun
magnifies the happiness it brings.

My fogy dream laced mind becoming clear
as this crimson feathered friend
ever so cavalier
dances on my windowsill
as if beckoning me to come and fly along.

Rae Ronquillo © ॐ ❤

Based on "Three Marks of Existence"

Humans go through constant change
We struggle
We fear the unknown
We live with physical and mental pain
And we conjure unnecessary drama.
Most of us know deep down that our lack of self-control is a symptom of an external reality created by an utterly confused and untamed mind.
And that the unnecessary drama being created in our lives is our ego's attempt to either retain control of the self... or to maintain control over someone else.

We constantly ask the primordial questions...
Who are we?
Why are we here?
We tend to question ourselves ad nauseam and for some,
the lack of knowing the higher self inevitability becomes self-inflicted abject poverty deep within the soul.
It takes away our creativity
and ceaselessly follows us without end... unless we change the way we think and behave.
Once we accept the fact that we are the creators of our reality
And that our fear only feeds the beast.
We are then able to see that the seed of the Omnipotent resides within us all and we are here to learn how to create a better world.
We are here to make our days symphonies of melodic tones, paint our lives with rich colors, sing to others in poetic verse, share our vast differences and our gifts to make a better world.
No matter your situation in this life, by taping into the wonders of you and escaping the unhappiness of a life not being truly lived, you will leap forward.
By using mind over matter, you will create wondrous things and you will ascend into a higher plane of existence,
a place where peace and happiness allows you to thrive as the creator intended.
In turn those around you also thrive because this positive aspect cannot help but take root and grow.
  
This saying, attributed to the Buddha, tells us how we can manifest a better world...
"We are what we think. All that we are... arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world."
Enjoy your life moment by moment and remember that your human struggles are surmountable.
I can tell you from experience, that worry makes you lose control of healthy resilient ways of coping and creates a depressive outlook on life in general.
It makes hope look like a foreign concept and you are lost in an unhealthy mind, feeling victimized.... this state of mind allows the negative aspect to suffocate you, making rational thinking next to impossible.
However,  expelling fear opens the mind to a better understanding, that change and obstacles are inevitable facts of life that we must face.
By allowing a natural flow of positive thinking into your heart and mind will help in strengthen your resolve, it will help open the door to accepting inevitable challenges in a present, and calm way.
Hope comes to us through an opened heart and through an opened mind, this is how you will gain clarity, and you will begin seeing easier ways around any obstacle.
What is utterly amazing about this open and free way of looking at this human existence is that you will learn that you are not alone
and that help comes when you least expect it, and need it the most.
We are blessed with a strong interconnectedness with all sentient beings,
Our blessings in life come back to us when we do for others without agendas and alterior motives.
Our gifts are passed on, and a cycle of generosity and compassion is generated.
Just be aware, that the negative aspect is our greatest teacher, our struggles and suffering are what we all have in common.
So ride the wave of this knowledge and never lose hope for a brighter tomorrow.
Keep a strong open heart
Learn compassion
Love unconditionally
Tame your ego
Let go of the materialistic world
Step out of confusion, frustration, and fear—and into the space of heartful awareness.
Rae Ronquillo ©

For guidance in this existance look for the Buddha's discourse on the "Three Marks of Existence";
the three characteristics (Pali: tilakkhaṇa; Sanskrit: trilakṣaṇa) shared by all sentient beings, namely "impermanence" (anicca), "dissatisfaction or suffering" (dukkha), and "non-self" (anattā). These three characteristics are mentioned in verses 277, 278 and 279 of the Dhammapada.
Change or impermanence is an essential characteristic of all phenomenal existence. We cannot say of anything, animate or inanimate, organic or inorganic, "this is lasting"; for even while we are saying this, it is undergoing change. All is fleeting; the beauty of flowers, the bird's melody, the bee's hum, and a sunset's glory. (ref.2) There are three types of teachers, the first one teaches that the ego or the self is real now as well as in the future (here and hereafter); the second one teaches that the ego is real only in this life, not in the future; the third one teaches that the concept of an ego is an illusion: it is not real either in this life or in the hereafter. The first one is the eternalist (sassatavaadi); the second one is the annihilationist (ucchedavaadi); the third one is the Buddha who teaches the middle way of avoiding the extremes of eternalism and annihilationism.
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/various/wheel186.html