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ACIM*Poetry

Poetry created by A Course in Miracles students.

  • Poetry ~ Helen Schucman, scribe of A Course in Miracles

    The  Risen Sun ~*~ By Helen Schucman* [as it appeared in the December 2011 Newsletter]   Helen Schucman ~ Scribe of A Course in Miracles Be still, my soul, and rest upon the Lord In quiet certainty. For He has… Continue reading

  • Where the Dolphins by J. Michaels

    Where the Dolphins Dwell ~*~ By J. Michaels* [as it appeared in the November 2011 Newsletter]   I’m a tiny drop of water Longing for its home Fallen from the sky From whence I once did roam I’m heading for… Continue reading

  • Disappearing Truthe ~ Chris F Minshew

    Disappearing Truthe ~*~ By Chris F Minshew* [as it appeared in the October 2011 Newsletter]   Wantingly, wearily, they begin to see The writing on the wall confirms you and me. We all tried to tell them, but to no… Continue reading

  • Nothing but Oneness by J.Michaels

      Nothing but Oneness By J. Michaels* [as it appeared in the September 2011 Newsletter]         I have found my home It is not here or there But everywhere Not with this person or that With every man, woman,… Continue reading

  • Poetry ~ Helen Schucman

      The Comforter ~*~ By Helen Schucman* [as it appeared in the  August 2011 Newsletter]  Step back, My child, and let Him lead the way Whom I have sent to you. He holds your hand And speaks to you of… Continue reading

  • Summer’s Daydream ~ Marc R Boulais

    Summer’s Daydream ~*~ By Marc R. Boulais* [as it appeared in the July 2011 Newsletter]  Artist ~ Suzette Boulais The summer’s stillness of arresting heat; That makes you lie down in lush green pastures To marvel at the passing menagerie… Continue reading

  • Will to Mind by J.Michaels

    Will to Mind By J. Michaels* ~*~*~*~*~*~ [As it appears in the May 2011 Newsletter]  It breaches the intellectual Exceeds beyond time and space Entering realms incomprehensible Looking angels in the face Communicating without words Thought not required at all Knowledge shared… Continue reading

  • Poetry ~ Marc R Boulais

      Resurrected Flight By Marc R. Boulais* All of Nature’s quiet, expectant groaning Trapped by seed self under Earth’s death door Yearning for existence to reach for Heaven’s heights And be caressed by sun’s and wind’s gentle touch once more.… Continue reading

  • ACIM in Iambic Pentameter

      In Lesson 100, the full transition to blank verse in the Transmission from Whole Mind to human mind has been accomplished. From here on, the entire workbook has been dictated in fluent iambic pentameter. The following article is an adaptation… Continue reading

  • James Yax

    Resurrection By James Yax*   [as it appeared in the April 2011 Newsletter]  I rest under the full moon of Easter. I called you, nervous with the energy Of something wanting birth. Often the past and future draw me to the memory… Continue reading

  • Poetry ~ Marc R Boulais

    Spring’s Awakening ~*~ By Marc R. Boulais*  [as it appeared in the March 2011 Newsletter]   May the first breeze of SpringTouch your heart and caress your face With a gentle tease of the beauty of the Felt, but unseen glance… Continue reading

  • Poetry ~ Lisa Trevino

          Lesson 106 “Let me be still and listen to the truth.”  re-written by Lisa Trevino in rhythmic poetry guided by Spirit ~*~*~*~*~*~ If I will lay aside the ego’s voice however loudly it may seem to call;… Continue reading

  • Poems by J.Michaels

    The Final Step Back Flap Synopsis By J. Michaels* ~*~*~*~*~*~ [as it appeared in the January 2011 Newsletter]   The poet ceases. Something has changed. He has reached his goal but somehow remains undone. His soul has received as nourishment the… Continue reading

  • Poems by J.Michaels

    The Christ Among Us By J. Michaels* ~*~*~*~*~*~ [as it appeared in the December 2010 Newsletter]    Costumed in body Attending the grand masquerade Hidden below the surface Without leave to unmask, He fades Imprisoned we are By mind’s heavy chains… Continue reading

  • Susan Dugan

      The Snake Goes Blind By Susan Dugan* ~*~*~*~*~ [as it appeared in the November 2010 Newsletter]     They say the snake goes blind while shedding its skin and in its blindness finally sees. Do I need you like the snake… Continue reading

  • Poems by J.Michaels

    Children on the Hill By J. Michaels* ~*~*~*~*~*~*~ [as it appeared in the October 2010 Newsletter]    One day in eternal blissSome children played at will Reveling in their innocence Knowing all was well    They played atop grassy knoll It… Continue reading

  • Poems by J.Michaels

    The Fly in My Eye By J. Michaels* ~*~*~*~*~*~*~ [as it appeared in the September 2010 Newsletter]   (The Preface from The Fly in My Eye poetry collection) Impunity is defined as freedom from unpleasant consequences. If that is truly the… Continue reading

  • Poems by J.Michaels

    Penguard the Crusher By J. Michaels* ~*~*~*~*~*~ [as it appeared in the August 2010 Newsletter] Penguard the Crusher A man of meager means A hollowed out stump was his throne He longed to be king of the Norsemen But alas, he… Continue reading

  • Poems by J.Michaels

    The Realm of Endless Stock By J. Michaels* [as it appeared in the June 2010 Newsletter]        Enter the realm of knowledge The Mind without a frame A point of reference so vast Eternity and it are the same No analysis,… Continue reading

  • ‘Requiem’ ~ Helen’s Poem ~ A Gift Today to Our Mothers Who Have Passed

      You came but for a while. When Jesus called You were content to go. For who would stay to watch the dreary cycle of the nights Turn coldly gray with each return of day? This world was not your… Continue reading

  • Love after Love

    The time will come when, with elation, you will greet yourself arriving at your own door, in your own mirror, and each will smile at the other’s welcome, and say, sit here. Eat. You will love again the stranger who… Continue reading

  • Poems by J.Michaels

    Helen & Bill By J. Michaels* ~*~*~*~*~*~ [as it appeared in the May 2010 Newsletter]                As my wife’s mother’s alter ego would say This was a pair to draw to The most unlikely duo to write A most unusual… Continue reading

  • Poems by J.Michaels

    The Poet’s Quill ~ Preface By J Michaels* ~*~*~*~*~*~* [as it appeared in the November 2009 Newsletter]       In the year of our Lord, two thousand and eight, the dream insisted it be heard by the fitful sleeping man. That dream… Continue reading