Introspection///Inspiration

Oct 2014

Haydn Swan

We are the ones who walk in the shadows,
hitching a ride on the coat tails of a moonlit night,
always believing yet always casting doubts,
frowns for clowns,
taking the joke an insidious choke,
marching in line to a broken beat,
song remains the same,
dancing insane,
wake up trembling to our new dawn.

#life #moon #thoughts #night #shadows #goth

Oct 2014

SøułSurvivør

small

##

just a little kid
on an inner tube
in a great big river
called life - currents
taking me futher and
further toward the sea
we all go to - one different
thing about me though is that
i truly trust the maker of the waves.

i
am
small

He is enormous

i can't ~ He can ~ i think i'll let Him

soulsurvivor

I'm a little i.
He's the great I AM.

Oct 2014

Sharde' Fultz

A Clearing

I'm not out the woods yet
but at least I do see a clearing up ahead
sunshine gracefully dancing between the leaves that have shadowed me.
days. weeks. months. years.
What is "time" anyway.
But alas, the sun's rays whispers this one little secret
I spy this, this bit of solitude in the distance
the thick tall trees and brush is thinning
the ground more even
I'm not sure if it leads to the end of this wood, or if it will only offer a brief respite from my tortuous journey
But I'll take it.
I'll sleep there and I'll catch my breath
And I'll thank God for the peace
I'll lay on the solid ground
and hug the space around me
I'll inhale deeply and digest this rare moment
then back onto my journey
and if it proves to be the end I'll take it
and if I find myself back in the wood, I'll look forward to another clearing.

#god #hope #faith #endurance #chance #struggle #perseverance

Oct 2014

MalaiDaisies

Enslaved

And when he looks at me,
With those bottomless eyes of his,
Eyes that sear my soul, shatter the walls that remain and oust the sorrow within,
I am set free.

Flying with those that never died
Dancing with the sun that never set,
And singing with stars that have no voice,
I am free.

Free from the worldly chains that bind me,
Tethering me to thistles and thorns,
That bleed ichor and laugh pain,
I was free.

Free like never before.
*Free forever after.

Him. Him. Him.

#love #eyes #him #unrequited #longing #free #walls #ichor

Oct 2014

Amitav Radiance

What if

When we step out of the green
And the blue has been used up
What can we settle for
Except feel the barrenness around

Oct 2014

runu swayam

Who are we?

an enigma…
a line…
a dot…
or a shine?

Who are we?
a sum total of our illusions…
or the choices of our delusions…
a window to our mind…
an absentia…
a presence…
or total blind…

Who are we?
energy…
or mind…
body…
or spirit sublime…

a lung…
a heart.
an *****…
a gland.
or an invisible cast…

the ‘hold’
or the holder…
inane
or a super natural plast…

Who are we?
the question perpetual.

Who are we?
question which shows ‘void’.

Who are we?
the question itself, a void.
filling, is but our indulgence.

to live our mind
to play our mind
we locked our ‘self’
we chose to forget.

The ‘self’ is.
we chose sleep.
the reverie we love…
but enough we have seen
and lots we have been.

the inner self beckons.
the sound of beyond…
we hear but neglect,
we respond some,
then again forget.

the waking, the reverie.
the ebb and the tide.

we lesser mortals,
ignorant of our shine.

some of us have woken,
we can’t lie now…
we hear the silence,
we know the flow,
we know that space,
where death doth not show.

Oct 2014

Anand

Teachings from a Tree

I strive to be
like a Bo-Tree,
Dwelling so Deep
my Roots that Seek
water and nutrients from soil

Yet High I Rise
To be more Wise
by embracing
the nourishment
of Light!

This came to me when I was looking at the Pipal Tree in my garden. It has grown very tall in 8 years, and it's roots have spread far and deep.

This can be looked at from different perspectives:

1. To be strong and rooted to one's own principles, ethics and moral values. And building on them one should have a tendency to always learn something new, to attain wisdom.

2. To be strong believer of good age old teachings, traditional way of life that we are so accustomed to, that are passed on to us by our elders but also welcoming new changes and good reforms in the society.

Please feel free to reflect on your thoughts and express your perspective.

#light #morals #wisdom #principles

Oct 2014

SøułSurvivør

high

i
built
a tower
way up high
i built
a castle
in the sky
I built it      high as it.    could get
with spikes and spires
and minarets
it had an ivory sort of gleam
alabaster
in its sheen
I constructed it so proud
but it was made of glass and cloud
i built and built
i could not stop!
i climbed up to
the very top!!!!
but when I got up there i found
i had no ladder
to
  get
    D
      O
        W
          N
              !!!

soulsurvivor
catherine jarvis
(C) october 4, 2014

I have a tendency
To be an airhead - hence this!

Oct 2014

Amitav Radiance

Towards the Edges

When you have walked too far
And reached the edge of the world
Realizing, you have come beyond
Where the unknown waves to you
Away from the slippery ground
Now you have found a footing
To take the next step towards unknown
No way to explain the feeling
Only the heart knew it all along

Oct 2014

SøułSurvivør

Trollin' (to the theme-song of the TV series Rawhide)

####;;;;;###########

Trollin' trollin' trollin'
Keep those doggies trollin'
Trollin' trollin' trollin'...

... The LIES!

If they are believin'
Then you can decieve 'em...

You'd better not receive 'em

... bye BYE!!!

SoulSurvivor

You know what in
The middle of believe?
A big fat LIE

Be Lie ve!

Oct 2014

Elizabeth Squires

Duality

duality
portrays itself
in common things
to examine them
is much like
self examination
therein
lies
two sides of one item

the patient is in need
of morphine
to ease his pain
the injecting of the drug
brings relief and calm
to his ailing body

the druggie in ***** lane-way
shoots up with an unclean
needle
he's in a dire position
transmittable
disease
in his system
a time bomb is ticking

a commonly used instrument
such as a syringe
gives and insight
into duality
which
abides in one item

Oct 2014

Emmanuel Coker

The Right Decision

Put it to rest
Don't put it to test
That hatred of yours,
Deep down in your chest

Put it to test
Don't put it to rest
Those loving words you hold,
Deep down in your chest

For then, would you have emptied your chest
And completed your quest,
And you'll be rest assured
That your decision was the best.

Life is too short to hold resentments, forgive the ones who hurt you, and don't be scared to say 'I love you' to the ones you truly care about. They might be with you for one second, and in the next gone, never to be seen again....

#love #poem #words #hatred #best #decision