“The breezes at dawn have secrets to tell you. Don’t go back to sleep! You must ask for what you really want. Don’t go back to sleep! People are going back and forth across the doorsill where the two worlds touch. The door is round and open. Don’t go back to sleep!” – Rumi
My neighbor is a Shaman, I see him out at night, he stands still while his spirits take dawn flight. The grass in his yard is never dormant; the leaves in his trees never die. The deep cries out for answers, the heavens drop their stars, the wind it forms creation, with the response next door, how bizarre. The dead they come from the living, sometimes they have no place to go, so my neighbor just takes their mind, and for them he whispers very low. He tells them we are together, the particles of the words, announced before stars were shattered, at the announcement of this earth.
The night it seems to gather, with swarming of lights above, a brightness this December, from what my neighbor does. The peace inside a city, of a great municipality, of those that have gone before us, it must be what my neighbor sees. What questions could be answered, what sharing could be done, if one could enter my neighbor’s yard, and know their soul has won.
My neighbor is a Shaman, I see him living in two worlds, the next and one in which we stand. He knits no self-made fortunes; his craft is simple sweet, and often times when evening falls, we talk of what one should seek. To live within the threshold, provided from all sums, of that which gives us voyage, on spirit in which we have come. To not mix with the magic, of that which would deny, to bring us all together, from the world in which we have died. To listen to the whisper, the ghost of a still, still night, to know that all creation has fashioned our destiny right.
It is the hour of dawn after midnight, the time when spirits rise; my neighbor takes his coat off in the mild December night. He looks across his backyard to the window where I stare, and I see that he is smiling, as he talks to the whipped-up air. The word it forges reason from one world when two is there, and as he mouths together, the lights fill all the air.
Our time left here is a short one, with breath and dreams we dare, but rarely do we venture beyond the veil of our air. What gathers in our backyards, what shadows alone not shared, will one day see a Shaman, and ask for another world to share. The late fall snow will fall soon, upon a December dawn, the angels will make indentions within my neighbor’s lawn.
My neighbor is a Shaman! – 12.02.2017 – דָּנִיֵּאל
This is out of this world both literally and every other way! ❤ it!
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Thank you Elizabeth, I was hoping to reach that place in both worlds somehow. 😉
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You were successful, at blending both worlds.
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Thank you.
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I try to imagine what you must see when writing something like this, and I get a wonderful array of visuals, colors and sounds. This was wonderful Daniel. Shabbat Shalom! ❤
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Thank you Heather, colors are always good. 😉 Shabbat Shalom!
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Yes they are and I’m thrilled you are so versatile in writing about all of them. 🙂 Shavua tov!
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Marvelous writing!
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Thank you Laura, I appreciate you reading and commenting.
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My pleasure! 🙂
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I love the ideas you come up with to write about, each one so unique. This was a new favorite for me.
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Cool, happy you liked it Delta, thank you for reading and commenting.
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Your very welcome! ❤
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Great prose Daniel, almost spooky with a holiday twist to it. The music was great also. 🙂
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Hi Charlie, it was my first piece for this holiday season, and I was striving for something different. Thank you for your kind confirmation that it was successful.
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Your welcome, Daniel, it was truly a beautiful work of art.
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Great Gothic rhyme Daniel with a twist of reality for the soul. I loved it. ❤
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Hi Anlosa, Thank you, I love to write from a Gothic point of view. As always I appreciate you reading and commenting.
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Your welcome, you are very much at home in the spirit world when you write. 🙂 ❤
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“My Neighbor” is one of your best, I love the holiday theme in the background with the snow of December is dark yet filled with life (after)! 🙂
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Thank you Karen for your comment, I like the point you made, and I agree snow is dark and cold yet it brings life after.
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🙂
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Even I got a soft chill on this one Daniel. 😉
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Thank you Darrin, go for the fire, and a nice Scotch. 😉
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Yes, yes a nice Scotch. 😉
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Perfection in the short verse Daniel, just perfection!
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Hi Dallas, thank you, really happy you liked this. I appreciate your comment.
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I really liked this piece Daniel, it’s full of mystery and a touch of darkness and yet it makes one yearn for the spirit world that your neighbor and I’m thinking yourself sees! 🙂
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Hi Ryan, thank you as always for your kind words, I probably see my fair share but probably not as much as some. 😉
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I once thought I saw to much but it was just a long night of bad whiskey, 😉 You on the other hand are partaking of some strange brew, and I think it does me well to read what you see. 😉
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And there my friend you have it, a weakness I dare say for both of us. 😉
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Indeed it is, a weakness that can turn into a strength, especially here in WV. 😉
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❤
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Thank you. 🙂
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Entertaining and a fabulous short read, as always Daniel you have captured my imagination with yours!
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Thank you very much Ariel.
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Your welcome!
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Beautiful, poetic and full of wisdom Daniel. I ❤ each word.
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Hi Lauren, thank you so much, I really appreciate your reading and commenting.
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Dear Daniel, this was the most touching piece, I actually think anyone who has lost someone close could find this a rewarding piece of prose to read, as well as it made me think of my own destiny. It was beautiful! ❤ Ruby
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Thank Ruby, I hope anything I write has some quantity of help to offer someone. As always thank you for your continued reading and commenting.
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I find words I read of personal journeys both past and present often help me, its one of the reasons why I read your blog. 😉
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Thank you for that Ruby, it means a lot.
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As always, beautiful haunting prose Daniel! ❤
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Thank you Jene!
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A sea of celestial holiday host or ghost, and I know my young friend is writing his soul again. Great work Daniel, Bill
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Hi Bill, I like that “a sea of celestial holiday host or ghost”, with your permission I would like to quote that in the future, of course all credit spun your way my friend. 😉 Thank you as always for your reading and great comments.
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Use away Daniel, I would feel honored, and no credit necessary. 🙂
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Great stuff mate, enjoyed very much!
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Thank you Shaun, I appreciate you taking the time to read and comment.
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Loved this, so visual and full of secrets, truly a great holiday Gothic piece, you just needed the shepherds. 😉
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LOL shepherds, I see what you did there. Anyway, thanks much for your kind comment Abigail. I will have to consider Goth shepherds in the future. 😉
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You have my interest, great writing, I will be back for more. 🙂
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Thank you, and welcome to my blog.
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Thank you!
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At the risk of sounding shallow, I have to use a word I usually detest, but here goes: WOW! I loved this Daniel!
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Hi Erin, I think shallow is fine, especially when I’m getting complimented on my work. 🙂 Thank you for the compliment.
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🙂 ❤
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Daniel, I LOVE this one!!!!! May be my favorite ever, though there are many I’d have to review to decide. Thank you for allowing us to begin a new week with this beautiful offering!! shavua tov, jen
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Thank you very much Jen, I really appreciate your comment. Have a great week my friend. Shavua tov, Daniel
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“To live within the threshold, provided from all sums, of that which gives us voyage, on spirit in which we have come.”
whispers of the Sage as he travels between worlds,one world to rest and observe,one world to come to protect and answer if they are asked…..
a dream on my bucket list 🙂
wonderful thoughts once again woven within a dreamcatcher, i think
Take Care Daniel…You Matter
Blessings
mary
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Thank you Mary, I always appreciate hearing from you and am appreciative of the wise and kind words you say. Wishing you every dream come true on your bucket list. Daniel
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