dan smith dan smith is a reclusive poet who has lived in the cleveland area most of his life, claims he is not well educated but like eric hoffer has made good use of the public library. he enjoys writing poetry as catharsis, & says having read the latest translation of hafiz he finds looking at the world in the sufi way has profoundly changed his life. djkrimbaud@yahoo.com     Peace Photography no need to check the levels we are all one light step out of the shadows whirl around the sun dance with the unity every particle every wave speaks I AM step out step out now dance   Sound The Silence I've heard the music radio, tv stage & screen heard the music move me to dance laugh & sing now I long for silence oceanic cleansing awash with love the self quiet at last selfless beyond the wild call of the music I've heard Let the musicians finish this poem finish the poem finish the poem   The Fakirs The man with the belly full of glass didn't really have a heart of stone all he wanted was a friend to love him for himself and it's all right there a world record love the friend he longs for offers the wreath to all who enter I told him it's no contest just surrender to joy give yourself up to marvels (you are one yourself) step into rainbows play hopscotch with the sun and moon your friend knows how you sparkle and how he prizes YOU

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