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Heavenly Jam

Papa Beats sits with a grin.

Drumsticks in hand,

He’s ready to jam.

Messiah plugs into the amp,

Secret name tattooed on His arm,

He’s ready to jam.

The Eternal Breath floats to the mike.

Anticipation palpable in her calm.

She’s ready to jam.

With eyes like quiet fire,

The first chord is strummed by Messiah.

Gently breaking the silence,

The sounds of dawn commence.

Breath breathes out an ethereal sigh,

As first-light brightens the sky.

Papa taps the high-hat rhythmically,

As the sun’s rays touch every tree.

Flowers open and birds sing and coo,

As Messiah plays His delicate interlude.

Now the melody is picking up speed.

Bees, squirrels, ants, and butterflies feed,

The bass drum pounds out the rhythm of life.

Papa’s still grinning… the joy of life!

Now Breath’s song erupts spontaneously from her core,

Head flung back, arms wide – ready to soar!

Messiah too has a joyous demeanor,

While chord after chord streams from His guitar.

As the sun rises high, and the air gets hazy,

The wind is quiet and the animals lazy.

Breath is humming a silly sleepy song,

And Messiah too, is playing along.

Papa Beats has gone silent…taking a rest,

But there’s a twinkle in His eye – wonder what’s next?

Suddenly, He starts up a beat – a marching band.

The storm clouds gather, at His command.

His tom toms roll, and talk, and rumble.

Dark thunderclouds amass over the horizon.

Messiah joins in with a brooding lilt.

The melody gets thicker and kilters and tilts.

Then the sky breaks as Breath opens her lungs.

Rain! Storm! Flood! What a song She has sung!

Papa Beats’ hands and feet are all a flurry.

Crashes and bass drums of thunder and fury!

Messiah’s eyes have become completely ablaze.

Fingers working the fretboard in a mesmerizing craze.

One last rip roars from Messiah’s guitar.

And all three stop silent amidst the downpour.

The rain instantly ceases and clouds start to break.

The forest is silent. It’s still on the lake.

It is done, It is finished. A jam session of God.

Three smiles of satisfaction, knowing… It. Is. GOOD.

Copyright 2023, Matik Nicholls. All rights reserved.

Gentle Rain

The mists roll down the hills,

Blanketing the world in a muted hush.

‘Birds be still.’

‘Trees be still.’

‘Earth be still.’

An almost imperceptible breeze makes the branches sway;

A celebratory dance – mmm yummy;

As they drink deep and slow.

The earth purrs under heaven’s touch.

‘I love you,’ says the rain.

In the sacred silence, a billion raindrops fall.

‘Listen, you can hear them.’

Ancient life poured out from above,

Cleansing, healing, soothing, nourishing.

‘I love you,’ says the Spirit.

‘And I love you,’ says the immortelle.

‘And I love you,’ says the kiskadee.

‘And I love you,’ says the agouti.

‘And I love you,’ says the man –

Me, the watcher in the window.

Copyright 2022, Matik Nicholls. All rights reserved.

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Eternal Rest

In the lack,
The fear gnaws at the pit of my stomach.
Have I done enough?
Is tomorrow safe?

In the fragmentation,
The edges of my mind are frayed.
Glitch! Glitch! Glitch!
The maddening itch,
That I can never quite scratch.

In the shallows,
The water churns.
The currents tug and pull. Exhausting!
A thousand vanities of frothy frenzy.

But,
In the silence of the deep,
Eternity rests unchallenged.
She sits; all-knowing Observer.

In the center of my soul,
She dwells; the Spirit of Peace.
Smiling the smile of complete knowing.
The planetary weight of stillness.
Fixed. Immovable. Quietly defiant.

In the stillness,
Silently flows the Eternal Spring.
That infinite supply,
That will never run dry.

No hurry,
No worry,
No need,
No lack.
Come all who labour.
Come all who are burdened.
I will give you rest.

Copyright 2021, Matik Nicholls. All rights reserved.

If you haven’t yet, check out our FREE Spiritual Growth Foundation Course in which we cover the four foundational principles for spiritual growth and much more! In addition to on-demand videos which you can watch at your leisure, there are downloadable handouts for those who prefer written content.