Source & Soul
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Man For Higher Higher is not a place you go Higher is a place that comes to you It comes to you after you have readied yourself for it Which comes from allowing yourself to be ready A man for higher does not strive to be higher He allows himself to be brought up He knows it takes coming down twice to go up once To rise, he must lift others first He knows with strength comes responsibility He knows in the darkness he is lead by an inner light Higher is not a goal, it is not a reward It has nothing to do with riches or control Higher does not stand taller or boast talent It does not call out louder or demand attention Higher wants no part of selfish pride Higher does nothing to encourage the defeat of others Higher simply is what it is and not one thing more Higher is a place that comes to you when you are ready You will not have to look for it You will not have to travel far or pass any test When you are ready it will welcome you You will know it and be familiar with it When you are ready You will know this higher place that comes to you is from a place inside of you
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Poetry is the expression of spiritual essence mixed with equal parts timing and human observation. It exists within each of us from the moment we’re poured into the bodies we fill and stays there our lifetime. It patiently waits until it matches with the experience needed for it to outwardly show. Poetry is in every part of us; it manifests in everything we do. Poetry is our speech, our cadence. It’s the way we walk; the way we carry ourselves. It’s in the sounds we make when we laugh and cry. Poetry is the unique story of ourselves, created by us, as we continually write it. Poetry is the source we use to tap into the universal energy that unifies every being living now and that ever has; our soul is the sacred part of us that connects us to it. Asked as a young man if I would ever write a book of poetry with themes of modernism, awareness, observation and spirituality, I am not sure I would have comprehended the question. I know I would have understood the meaning of the question; it’s just that the concept would have been so foreign to me I wouldn’t have known quite what to say. I would likely have dismissed the question as one that had been intended for someone else. As the man I am now, I realize I could not have written this book today unless I was also the man I was then. Asked if I have now written a book of poetry with those same themes, I would answer yes, I have been writing it all along.
About the Author
Monty Marcus is a writer and poet. His writing is based on life experiences and observations. Writing since 1990, his first book of poetry, "Tug", was published in 2007. Since that time, a deepened view of life has directed his writing towards a blend of real-world experience and spiritual awareness.