Hello all. I am also a part time poet and would like to share with you a poem called Kuan Yin which I have used in prison sessions. I have had very good responses to it. One 65 year old European man said ' I can see now that I have been stuck in the past, now it is time for me to create my future'. No copyright
Kuan Yin
I am inside, looking out.
Wondrous visions warm my heart.
Like clouds they shift and move,
out of reach.
Can I be with them?

Invisible bars hold me.
I yearn to be free,
and pray for someone to hear my call.
A cloud whispers softly,
‘My name is Kuan Yin, talk to me’.
‘What should I do?’

‘Turn and be calm’.
I am frightened,
The demons live in the darkness behind me.
I cry, I am frightened to turn.
‘Please help me?’

A softness gently enfolds and turns
The eyes of the demons glow in the dark
‘I am frightened.’
The softness whispers:
‘have courage they are not real,
just creations of your fear,
look through them beyond them’
I see a light calling me.
I walk towards the demons.
‘I am frightened.’
The softness holds me.

I move, demon eyes fade.
The light becomes an opening.
The softness urges me on.
I am outside on a cliff,
overlooking the valley of life.
The softness is all around me
It lifts my arms.

Kuan Yin above.
Rays of grace flow from her heart.
They caress and fill me.
I feel strong and whole.
My vision clouds settle around me,



family, friends, soul mate
I walk among them and hear,
whispers of love and kindness.
Each calls and holds me.
Saying you are loved, pure, strong and free,
let grace guide your new journey.
I feel at peace.
At home.
Free.