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Antony Mark

New Zealand

Antony Mark currently resides in the Taranaki region of New Zealand. He lives under his blessed Mt Taranaki and is surrounded by the wild west coastline of northern New Zealand. He enjoys and is inspired by the grounding, simplicity and beauty of the natural world. His poetry journeys to the heart of existence as he explores such themes as grace, passion, love, creation, meaning and that which dances beyond words.

Antony loves to capture such moments of grace and beauty through photography also and enjoys weaving image and words to create artistic expressions.

Link: http://www.myspace.com/rippleupon

True Name

Do you know

your own true name?

Not the one given

to you by your

parents at birth

But the one you hear

in the secret whisperings

of your beating heart

The one you hear

as you gaze

upon the dawning glory

of the world

The one you hear

as you run

fleeing from the light

and the one you hear

as you fall

into darkness

Oh yes

there is a much

deeper name

that you have

When you utter

your own true name

the world's story deepens

and you partake

of creation's glory.

Burned

Truth will ransack

every room

in your heart

and burn

every illusion you

ever had.

Love in its

purest form

is the bringer

of death

and will bless

you

with

the ending

of sorrow.

Interesting

Whilst I slept

you sang

Warmth in

a cold universe

Where beating hearts

melt mysteries

from passing comets

And form evaporates

from the great ocean

to return as raindrops

What is it

that's whispered

upon my soul.........

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