I Pray

I pray for love
Like I pray for life
for one is nothing without the other.


And when love has come as a blessing to hold you and envelope you in the heart and soul of God, 
do not stop praying for love.


You pray for love to keep living within you.


So you can open your heart to love yourself and others equally.


For it is as much as you give of your heart, 
you will receive from the heart of others.


Trust your heart and your soul to the world.


And although insecurity may exist due to fear, 
let not these fears overwhelm you 
and prevent you from giving your whole heart.


Let your emotion flow forth, 
like the wellspring of life flows from this world.


May it be eternal and fearless 
and may it be just as you are.

This Place

Sometimes I feel like I am adrift on the doldrums on the seas of my heart.

On a sturdy boat yet looking hopefully towards the horizon and the sky.

My hope is quenched by the intermittent rains. And I keep full my
bottle of faith, with each breath and blessing of the setting sun and
rising moon.

Life is a blessing indeed. Yet there is something more I search for,
desire and need.

I avail myself to you, my heart, my soul. I am who I am, born from you
and to you one day I will return.

ViDe

ViDe
by
Kendall Teloka
1st April
2004

I reach with an open heart
casting it away,
On this ocean of life
let the currents carry it where they may.

This may be foolish or brave,
but i must take a chance,
For this life is short,
I'll take the risk while it lasts.

Tired of being guarded,
wondering about what may be,
Thinking about whether my love belongs
to one far away,
or the one next to me.

I resolve to open this heart,
and mind
Understanding hate
and all that is unkind.

So I could let myself go,
and come back down to earth,
to live life to the fullest,
and to give for all that it's worth.

Give and Guide

Sometimes destiny gives
and then circumstance takes away
When its out of your hands
you ask for the serenity of soul
to find a way.

For mind finds no reason in logic,
And passion overwhelms the heart
So spirit would need to step in
to guide its children upon life's path.

Beyond

I can only be held within this confluence
This current of emotion , soul and being
To manifest this self from turbulence refined
by circumstance, reason and the divine

I settle to the top
The cream, the mist, the cloud,
The wind, my voice, the spirit
The sound

A melody by chords strummed
from the depths of this heart
they may enchant, and enthrall
Fear to dissipate and depart

As the sun sets and the moon rises for my sight
The wind may be my breath
The crashing waves the beat of my heart
May I leave the memory of me
Beyond even death
Eternally yours

Woman of my soul, my dreams

She comes to me while I'm asleep,
A being of this world only visible in my dreams.

Many years ago she made herself known to me.
She reached into my heart and swam in the ocean of my soul.
With her gentle strokes she made her mark within me.
Enchanting me with a fragrance I could never quite smell.
Embracing me with arms and a body no one on earth may ever even have.
Looking at me with eyes and revealing a smile I have only beheld by glimpses of passing beauties.

Here I am wanton in my desire for her,
and here I remain unrequited.

As long as my heart beats I will search for you my love,
for when it stops,
and my breath at its last,
I know you will be with me,
helping me to break this earthbound fast.

In Your Arms

I see not your face in our embrace
Yet I know you
So dear and close to me
To my heart

You hold me and I melt in your arms
and fall into you
Your warmth envelops my being
And I know that I am protected
and safe with you in your arms

But by the mischievous rays of the sun
I am called forth from my dream
And you fleet away from me
I just pray that you could have stayed

Then I awake to the day
Still covered in your bliss
So much overwhelming emotion
And not even a kiss

I go about my day
I know who you are
You may not feel the same way
But I love you from afar

Strange that I feel this way
It was probably building inside
For sometime
Within the time of my thoughts
You send a message asking if I’m fine

I’ll reply in kind
with a smile
my soul called to you
It asked the universe if you would be mine

And bless the stars
I get hello
I guess this is the introduction
I was looking for