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"symbolizing" poems
I tried to throw it out along with the bubbles, the yellow duck, and the knickers the dog crudely chewed pushed it amongst silled plants, now it stands, between Thick Cut Marmalade and Chlorine Free Baking Cups a token, painted green with white Maori dots, symbolizing the small dreamings of a tortoise                                                      and since this house is my body, see how I have placed you in the kitchen and I cannot get beyond, the simple meaning, of daily needing love like water, air and how I don't seek to see it fully yet often find myself checking if its there.
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Jan 18, 2011
Jan 18, 2011 at 12:14 PM UTC
Need
in 1992, a child is born and handed a gift. he opens the box labelled "life" and examines its contents. a blanket hand-stitched with hope, perseverance, and comfort draped over a teddy bear stuffed with fearful nightmares, and heartache. a blue jar labelled "sadness", containing fluttering butterflies symbolizing joy. a ticket for the rollercoaster he's finally tall enough to ride, with no warning of the endless ups and downs. that two-minute rush of adrenaline followed by hours of motion sickness. this child is now twenty six. he is staring at the empty box labelled "life" - at the worn-out blanket lying next to the teddy bear's stuffing - at the shards of blue glass and butterfly corpses - at the torn up carnival ticket. he regrets ever accepting this gift. - v.m
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Aug 9, 2018
Aug 9, 2018 at 3:46 AM UTC
1992
Altar of false reassurance, symbolizing return, of the hat bearer “Home is where you hang your hat.” How many of you have the hat bearer hung on temporary walls? During intermittent crawls from house to home
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Oct 19, 2011
Oct 19, 2011 at 5:30 PM UTC
HAT ON A WALL
*A semicolon is used when a sentence could have ended but then was continued. Take a minute and realize, this is symbolizing millions of lives out there that have survived near death by suicide attempts.* You were my semicolon. I remember that night clearly; alomost as if it was yesterday. I was sitting alone in my room, a gun in my hand. All of the pain was too much for me to stand. Music was blasting. Tears streaming down my face. A simple note on my pillow. *Mom and dad please, do not be sad. This was not your fault. I love you, I just can't take the pain. Please be strong. Tell my neices I love them. It'll be better of this way. -Your daughter, Bryana* Suddenly my phone goes off, a number on the screne that I have not seen before. I decide to read it, thinking, It's probably just another peorson telling me how useless I am It would be nothing new to me. I read the words you say, to my surprise... Someone actually cares. "Hey, I have noticed you have been sad lately. I want to know whats up." *Wow, someone actually knows I exist. Someone actually cares. And better yet, it's the one I've been looking up to all season.* Slowly I set the gun down God knows how long we talked that night. I opened up to you, though, I barely knew you at the time. That night, I never told you I was holding a gun in my hand. But since that night, I have never picked it up again. Why? Because I have had you by my side. My semicolon in this crazy story I call life.
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Mar 20, 2013
Mar 20, 2013 at 6:44 PM UTC
Reflecting on a saying. Reflecting on a semicolon.
I hear the thunder meddling its way among the raindrops that permeate through sunlight and realize that the weather is a motif for God's emotional prognosis. God is but a ****** he and I stammer upon the same boat. Our existence makes a pair of helplessly hanging doppelgangers, orbs of confusion that contract whiplash with every turn they make. Two repressed housewives that put all their hopes and dreams in a shit-stained smile. This collision of light and malevolance is but His way of symbolizing my shame-patronized indecision in a way that makes people tear up at the joy of beauty.
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Apr 29, 2010
Apr 29, 2010 at 10:50 AM UTC
Saturation of Contrast
Long Curly brunette hair falling down her spine Sad brown eyes staring at nowhere Tanned skin in the dead of winter Like yellow on black she always stood out Bruised lips from biting too hard Uneven nails that used to caress her lovers back Concentrating on the new book she's reading But her mind is wandering, Longing for closure she know she'll never get Untied conversed laces tied around a tree Symbolizing that she'll never be free untold words she'll never speak Silence is the only thing she seeks faith means redemption And redemption she knows she'll never get she's a brunette beauty seeking solitary
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Aug 22, 2013
Aug 22, 2013 at 3:52 AM UTC
brunette beauty
It is the song the bird memorizes every morning. It is the movement of an inspired dancer. The swift movement of fingers on an instrument, And the beautiful sound that follows it. It is emotion via colors on a canvas, Or a melodic rhythm in song. Is is a visual discussion of something worth Knowing, learning, and hearing about. It is a satisfying photo symbolizing life, and love, And yet, a graphic, detailed piece explaining sin, Death, and the wrong of human nature. The release of built up emotions, both positive And negative, creating something unique that May only be significant to a single person, Or able to grasp the attention of the world. It is usually expressed through agony, and longing. It is ourselves through a visual metaphor. It is a spell, that's been cast upon you, that you Express to others, expanding the impact of this magic. It is the explanation of your own being. It can explain your self views, and opinions. It is something so beautiful, you cannot explain Or comprehend the meaning unless you've experienced it Yourself. It's the realization that we are here to love. It is deep thoughts coming to you from nowhere But your own mind, using the one incredible thing We're given that can unlock anything. It is the face that we're present, we're Alive, we are discovering, we are creating, we Are learning, and we are living. If that isn't art, then what is it?
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Oct 14, 2012
Oct 14, 2012 at 3:41 PM UTC
What is it ?
(Solitary Chamber. Heart breaking melodious music is flowing silently. Young Ren is looking pale, soliloquizing.) Young Ren: Sweet Flance! Can you hear me? I do know you can never see me now; But hear me --- my words at least! Feel my heart that hangs on nothing; Yet resting itself on my unrequited love. Hear me! Do hear me! Send thy spirit unto me awhile, And hearken my silent words. Dear Flance! Thou must be now with thy partner Breaking thy footprints with me once; Yet ne'er am I angry with thee. From him I should not take thee away; Yet listen unto me awhile. Dear Flance! I loved thee not at the very first sight Like Orlando and Rosalind --- Orlando was a wrestler, Rosalind was a fair lady. Their love began at an arena in a contest --- Rosalind in the guise of Ganymede, Their love passed thro' rustic lands Symbolizing the art of Nature, Their love stirred the young hearts With wonder and fancy. Sweet Flance! Romeo died of Juliet and Juliet of Romeo --- Breaking endurance to chaos. There was poison in their love. Dear Flance! Jealousy lingered in the fatal love Betwixt Othello and Desdemona, At night their love was born, At night their love was dead When blackened by the candle light. Dear Flance! Lysander loved Hermia And sought fanciful beings For their fanciful union. Dear Flance! Know you, Keats died of consumption? His love for ***** Brown was limitless, And so burst into tears. Oh! No! MY love for thee can never have comparisons. Sweet Flance! Blossomed my love for thee When thou wert young, When thou wert beautiful; Yet it's not of Romeo's, Of Othello's, Of Lysander's, Of Dante's, Of Keats', For they died of their love. My love for thee be unrequited; yet ineffable. You felt not my love; yet I cannot be Romeo. Know you? Romeo loved Juliet, Juliet loved Romeo, And so they died without love. Loved I thy heart, not thee? Love I thy heart, not thee? And so, We live in remembrance of each other. Dear Flance! Thou must be now living with thy partner Rejoicing in his presence. Can you think of me living myself. Rejoicing in my thoughts of you? Here am I in the air with wings waxed; Yet I'll not fall down to fragments. Know you? I am to lead my life myself, But with thoughts of you! For Loved I thee, still I love thee, Ever I'll love thee. (Young Ren sheds tears) Sweet Flance! My tears are not of my loneliness sans thee; But born of bliss within me with thoughts of you. (Curtain Falls)
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Dec 20, 2011
Dec 20, 2011 at 11:38 AM UTC
Dramatic Monologue Fragrant Thorns
(Solitary Chamber. Heart breaking melodious music is flowing silently. Young Ren is looking pale, soliloquizing.) Young Ren: Sweet Flance! Can you hear me? I do know you can never see me now; But hear me --- my words at least! Feel my heart that hangs on nothing; Yet resting itself on my unrequited love. Hear me! Do hear me! Send thy spirit unto me awhile, And hearken my silent words. Dear Flance! Thou must be now with thy partner Breaking thy footprints with me once; Yet ne'er am I angry with thee. From him I should not take thee away; Yet listen unto me awhile. Dear Flance! I loved thee not at the very first sight Like Orlando and Rosalind --- Orlando was a wrestler, Rosalind was a fair lady. Their love began at an arena in a contest --- Rosalind in the guise of Ganymede, Their love passed thro' rustic lands Symbolizing the art of Nature, Their love stirred the young hearts With wonder and fancy. Sweet Flance! Romeo died of Juliet and Juliet of Romeo --- Breaking endurance to chaos. There was poison in their love. Dear Flance! Jealousy lingered in the fatal love Betwixt Othello and Desdemona, At night their love was born, At night their love was dead When blackened by the candle light. Dear Flance! Lysander loved Hermia And sought fanciful beings For their fanciful union. Dear Flance! Know you, Keats died of consumption? His love for ***** Brown was limitless, And so burst into tears. Oh! No! MY love for thee can never have comparisons. Sweet Flance! Blossomed my love for thee When thou wert young, When thou wert beautiful; Yet it's not of Romeo's, Of Othello's, Of Lysander's, Of Dante's, Of Keats', For they died of their love. My love for thee be unrequited; yet ineffable. You felt not my love; yet I cannot be Romeo. Know you? Romeo loved Juliet, Juliet loved Romeo, And so they died without love. Loved I thy heart, not thee? Love I thy heart, not thee? And so, We live in remembrance of each other. Dear Flance! Thou must be now living with thy partner Rejoicing in his presence. Can you think of me living myself. Rejoicing in my thoughts of you? Here am I in the air with wings waxed; Yet I'll not fall down to fragments. Know you? I am to lead my life myself, But with thoughts of you! For Loved I thee, still I love thee, Ever I'll love thee. (Young Ren sheds tears) Sweet Flance! My tears are not of my loneliness sans thee; But born of bliss within me with thoughts of you. (Curtain Falls)
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perfunctory actions zombie habits sheep normalcy blindly following the cud chewers lemmings fall to their deaths slowly genetically engineered crops dusted with pharmaceutical poison laced with irradiated petroleum pesticides fed to the babies of the poor – wealthy voyeurs eagerly tune-in as the impoverished masses rot for viewing pleasure leisurely strolling across manicured lawns those in power scoff at the growing spectacle unaware that the cake is stale and the masses smell blood – hurriedly, accountants shuffle tax rates mix those with interest credit season it with mortgage fees and serve it on wall street place mats taking stock of stock market gains gamblers do double gainers off high rises adding to the flesh being consumed by the under class under classed – underclassmen, underpaid, stretch under ware elastic as waistlines expand with the debt ceiling both symbolizing the slow decline of the American dream screaming into the sewer fewer eyes look back as disease dulls the iris loss of the inner shine glowing reflection of living organisms fading as the day slips into the blue-black – night falls on a nation of imbeciles brain dead patients broken by depression and weight-loss scams hearts crying out for care personal and compassionate instead are met with sterile robotics and sanitary “C” students dressed in white fearful of lawsuits and spiders they prescribe to symptoms without knowing insurance number 87319A23-S1 is a human being, just like them also living in fear of the same establishment –
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Jun 24, 2014
Jun 24, 2014 at 1:33 PM UTC
trip to the Dr.
perfunctory actions zombie habits sheep normalcy blindly following the cud chewers lemmings fall to their deaths slowly genetically engineered crops dusted with pharmaceutical poison laced with irradiated petroleum pesticides fed to the babies of the poor – wealthy voyeurs eagerly tune-in as the impoverished masses rot for viewing pleasure leisurely strolling across manicured lawns those in power scoff at the growing spectacle unaware that the cake is stale and the masses smell blood – hurriedly, accountants shuffle tax rates mix those with interest credit season it with mortgage fees and serve it on wall street place mats taking stock of stock market gains gamblers do double gainers off high rises adding to the flesh being consumed by the under class under classed – underclassmen, underpaid, stretch under ware elastic as waistlines expand with the debt ceiling both symbolizing the slow decline of the American dream screaming into the sewer fewer eyes look back as disease dulls the iris loss of the inner shine glowing reflection of living organisms fading as the day slips into the blue-black – night falls on a nation of imbeciles brain dead patients broken by depression and weight-loss scams hearts crying out for care personal and compassionate instead are met with sterile robotics and sanitary “C” students dressed in white fearful of lawsuits and spiders they prescribe to symptoms without knowing insurance number 87319A23-S1 is a human being, just like them also living in fear of the same establishment –
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joyous bliss joyous bliss soon they'll be wed in joyous bliss rings exchanged as a sign of love circles symbolizing everlasting love joyous bliss joyous bliss soon they'll be wed in joyous bliss two souls connecting to an elated union by a love so blessed of communion joyous bliss joyous bliss soon they'll be wed in joyous bliss days of happy promise they'll behold on their journey paved with gold joyous bliss joyous bliss soon they'll be wed in joyous bliss
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Oct 8, 2017
Oct 8, 2017 at 8:41 PM UTC
Joyous Bliss
Prelude "Let's go" his soft whisper the mantra, in his voice she hears the esoteric voyage through the cryptic high seas of self, fathomless, unmapped, uncharted and reachable only by the most fearless ready to unbind and make the self free for it's adventure, begins thus for the peaceful pair complementing the absolute for a life time, til they reach there and find themselves one with                       pure consciousness. "Let's let's, but only together" she chants in unison,with him. 1. Bidding good bye to ego, clad in red and black a beast, not easy to bring to it's  knees, submit, the high horse proud,raring to go,having  sharp horns sticking out, fierce, that goes berserk,on seeing white. Altogether a curious construct, that dictates terms- they set about, invoking the blessing of the flame of light. 2 They stood together,  eyes widely shut, bringing both palms together,in front of their  chests creating a lotus bud, symbolizing hearts,bowing each other in "Namaste",-bows the divinity in thyself- chanting the mantras of peace, thrice, each time, repeatedly. 3 "Lets go back to the begining of every begining.." the primordial hum, transcending quagmires of time in the path of our ancestors,who did see the" unseeable", without eyes, knew the "unknowable",diving in to the ocean depth of self,going inwards chanting"Neti, Neti" Not this, Not this, inquiring each till the essence did reveal. 4 They did this, focusing the eye of the mind, on the eye beyond all, that watches every small thing in universe. Mind, sharpened like the blade of a sword,efficient to cut the Gordian knots,of paradox, duality and illusion, encountering the silence that thickens at last, speaks the words of wisdom,patient they are, to know the ultimate, right there at the source of light that is the true essence of all, 5 Celebrate the pure consciousness, that pervades in every thing, the thought that begets all thoughts,that  moves on to be karma, that becomes purer, through the cycles of lives, one after another. "Let's be humble, utmost, sans the ornamental clothes of pride. May the thought reigning cosmos, the spirit of peace,chanted aloud, take us to it's sanctum sanctorum and melt us in to it's divine embrace. Only one there is, all are it's integrals,the divine cosmic hum 'Aum' that enliven the universe within each cell, remember , is eternal"                                                 #@@#
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Feb 1, 2016
Feb 1, 2016 at 10:49 AM UTC
The Journey to the center of the cosmos
Prelude "Let's go" his soft whisper the mantra, in his voice she hears the esoteric voyage through the cryptic high seas of self, fathomless, unmapped, uncharted and reachable only by the most fearless ready to unbind and make the self free for it's adventure, begins thus for the peaceful pair complementing the absolute for a life time, til they reach there and find themselves one with                       pure consciousness. "Let's let's, but only together" she chants in unison,with him. 1. Bidding good bye to ego, clad in red and black a beast, not easy to bring to it's  knees, submit, the high horse proud,raring to go,having  sharp horns sticking out, fierce, that goes berserk,on seeing white. Altogether a curious construct, that dictates terms- they set about, invoking the blessing of the flame of light. 2 They stood together,  eyes widely shut, bringing both palms together,in front of their  chests creating a lotus bud, symbolizing hearts,bowing each other in "Namaste",-bows the divinity in thyself- chanting the mantras of peace, thrice, each time, repeatedly. 3 "Lets go back to the begining of every begining.." the primordial hum, transcending quagmires of time in the path of our ancestors,who did see the" unseeable", without eyes, knew the "unknowable",diving in to the ocean depth of self,going inwards chanting"Neti, Neti" Not this, Not this, inquiring each till the essence did reveal. 4 They did this, focusing the eye of the mind, on the eye beyond all, that watches every small thing in universe. Mind, sharpened like the blade of a sword,efficient to cut the Gordian knots,of paradox, duality and illusion, encountering the silence that thickens at last, speaks the words of wisdom,patient they are, to know the ultimate, right there at the source of light that is the true essence of all, 5 Celebrate the pure consciousness, that pervades in every thing, the thought that begets all thoughts,that  moves on to be karma, that becomes purer, through the cycles of lives, one after another. "Let's be humble, utmost, sans the ornamental clothes of pride. May the thought reigning cosmos, the spirit of peace,chanted aloud, take us to it's sanctum sanctorum and melt us in to it's divine embrace. Only one there is, all are it's integrals,the divine cosmic hum 'Aum' that enliven the universe within each cell, remember , is eternal"                                                 #@@#
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People judge you for who you are. They always have something to say Even if, they don't know the real story. They'll talk about you silently from behind. You can't blame them. They don't have something to do. It's always their way to **** the time As if doing it will always be fine. Perhaps, there are emotions involved, Emotions that stirred them to act that way, Emotions that they can't handle And they just talk 'bout you to displace it away. People will always bring you down Because they see you'll always have the crown Symbolizing genuinity and royalty. Causing you to be the talk of the town.
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Sep 3, 2014
Sep 3, 2014 at 9:01 AM UTC
Talk of the Town
When I reached in to clean off the glitter on your face, Did your throat ache because of the unheard voice? When I said: relax I won't kiss you did the unheard voice say: "I wish you would!"? This then music that was denied All the times I didn't touch you, did you shiver and get chills? Did my wondrous breath caress your hairs then? Did your follicles once wake? Leading to yawning pores Inviting the warmth, of a touch, and the moist excretion of the connection thereof And your dry lips with lines dividing symbolizing the walls of your soul yet to be broken and your bright eyes when the right words are spoken Or the nerve-wrecking look that had me choking I was myself and I truly was, maybe you thought I was joking Was it the distance or questionable persistence? The fear maybe, that had you critical of what you should feel Perhaps the vicissitudes of fate that have a stationary couple reel Or the gravity of occurrences, where I had to keep up appearances Maybe just you. Maybe just me. Or the doubtful We. In all reason; logical to think that perhaps the feel that keeps me away from you and you feeling like a slave when with me if you believed and trusted, we could have eloped Escaped the prison of doubt and insecurity, uplift the hope Use the ladder of surrender climb down the 'chance' rope and then we'd elope But you stayed with the other guy who says what you want to hear who drives the car that has them cheer who sports a profile that gives him credit Never minding your heart's merit I leave and enter the wild I am a wolf from afar And a die-hard romantic at heart These are the melodies that live on Unsung hymns of love lore May they be heard deeply and penetrate as the sound of spores.
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Mar 24, 2013
Mar 24, 2013 at 11:46 AM UTC
The Spores of Sound, The Sound of Spores
When I reached in to clean off the glitter on your face, Did your throat ache because of the unheard voice? When I said: relax I won't kiss you did the unheard voice say: "I wish you would!"? This then music that was denied All the times I didn't touch you, did you shiver and get chills? Did my wondrous breath caress your hairs then? Did your follicles once wake? Leading to yawning pores Inviting the warmth, of a touch, and the moist excretion of the connection thereof And your dry lips with lines dividing symbolizing the walls of your soul yet to be broken and your bright eyes when the right words are spoken Or the nerve-wrecking look that had me choking I was myself and I truly was, maybe you thought I was joking Was it the distance or questionable persistence? The fear maybe, that had you critical of what you should feel Perhaps the vicissitudes of fate that have a stationary couple reel Or the gravity of occurrences, where I had to keep up appearances Maybe just you. Maybe just me. Or the doubtful We. In all reason; logical to think that perhaps the feel that keeps me away from you and you feeling like a slave when with me if you believed and trusted, we could have eloped Escaped the prison of doubt and insecurity, uplift the hope Use the ladder of surrender climb down the 'chance' rope and then we'd elope But you stayed with the other guy who says what you want to hear who drives the car that has them cheer who sports a profile that gives him credit Never minding your heart's merit I leave and enter the wild I am a wolf from afar And a die-hard romantic at heart These are the melodies that live on Unsung hymns of love lore May they be heard deeply and penetrate as the sound of spores.
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We are writers and poets who know how to express We can define our feelings a lot more or a lot less Why were we cursed with the ability to feel? The feelings of life that are so painfully real... We can make music by writing what we desire Turning simple paper into a passionate fire We can sway hearts by symbolizing love and creation Or break another's by turning words into death and temptation We are the cursed race of scholars who turn words into weapons We can draw blood with a phrase in a matter of seconds We are dedicated authors with emotions so heavy That one word from us that is read or heard can be deadly Words are our weapons, our friends and our foes Even a writer or poet has demons that only we know Each line is a battle and each piece is a war We are writers and poets and we will write forevermore
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Apr 14, 2015
Apr 14, 2015 at 10:42 AM UTC
We are writers and poets
Dear Friends , this is an old poem of mine which was composed after I learnt that Richard Gere, one of my favourite Hollywood actors had become a Buddhist and believed in Zen Philosophy. So having read about Zen I composed this simple verse. Hope you like it. If you like it kindly re-post this poem. Thanks, - Raj.                       ZEN PHILOSOPHY With roots buried deep in soils of Ancient India, And watered by the exotic blend of three different cultures; Reflecting the mysticism of India, the pragmatism of the Confucian mind, and the Taoist’s love of naturalness and spontaneity, Buddhism bloomed and blossomed into an exotic flower called 'Zen Philosophy'! In 475 AD a pupil of Buddha called Bodhidharma went to China. There the Mahayana School of Buddhism mingled with Chinese Taoism, which evolved into Chan Philosophy! 'Chan ' derived from the Sanskrit  word 'dhyana', which meant 'silent meditation',  - Through which the Buddha attained enlightenment and salvation! Later, in 1200 AD this Chan philosophy travelled to the shores of Japan, Where 'Chan' got translated to 'Zen' by its many followers and fans! ZEN is the art of meditation to achieve inner awakening, To gain intuitive knowledge, highlighting the inadequacy of logical reasoning! It therefore advocates the practice of 'Zazen' or 'sitting meditation', For acquiring inner awakening through silent contemplation! ZEN could be practiced in our daily life, Without entering a hermitage, leaving behind your family or wife! 'Gain the naturalness of your original true nature', -  preaches the Zen Teacher through meditation, 'Rather than through mere faith and devotion, which is contrary to Zen notion.' 'One must awaken to this present moment to feel this life, And not waste time in speculations of an ‘elusive After-Life’. The 'Enso' or the ‘circle’, is the Zen symbol which is often deployed, Symbolizing Enlightenment, Strength, the Universe, and the Void! With this 'expression of the moment ' the Zen Philosophy starts, And today the ‘Enso’ is also the symbol of Expressionist Art! Never ask the Zen Master 'What is Zen, When, or How? ' , For he will always tell you, - 'Zen Is The Instant Now'!                                                       - Raj Nandy, New Delhi. Mahayana in Sanskrit means 'Great Vehicle', and is the largest major tradition of Buddhism existing today. The other branch is called Hinayana, meaning the ‘Lesser Vehicle’.
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Nov 12, 2017
Nov 12, 2017 at 8:02 AM UTC
ZEN PHILOSOPHY IN VERSE!
Dear Friends , this is an old poem of mine which was composed after I learnt that Richard Gere, one of my favourite Hollywood actors had become a Buddhist and believed in Zen Philosophy. So having read about Zen I composed this simple verse. Hope you like it. If you like it kindly re-post this poem. Thanks, - Raj.                       ZEN PHILOSOPHY With roots buried deep in soils of Ancient India, And watered by the exotic blend of three different cultures; Reflecting the mysticism of India, the pragmatism of the Confucian mind, and the Taoist’s love of naturalness and spontaneity, Buddhism bloomed and blossomed into an exotic flower called 'Zen Philosophy'! In 475 AD a pupil of Buddha called Bodhidharma went to China. There the Mahayana School of Buddhism mingled with Chinese Taoism, which evolved into Chan Philosophy! 'Chan ' derived from the Sanskrit  word 'dhyana', which meant 'silent meditation',  - Through which the Buddha attained enlightenment and salvation! Later, in 1200 AD this Chan philosophy travelled to the shores of Japan, Where 'Chan' got translated to 'Zen' by its many followers and fans! ZEN is the art of meditation to achieve inner awakening, To gain intuitive knowledge, highlighting the inadequacy of logical reasoning! It therefore advocates the practice of 'Zazen' or 'sitting meditation', For acquiring inner awakening through silent contemplation! ZEN could be practiced in our daily life, Without entering a hermitage, leaving behind your family or wife! 'Gain the naturalness of your original true nature', -  preaches the Zen Teacher through meditation, 'Rather than through mere faith and devotion, which is contrary to Zen notion.' 'One must awaken to this present moment to feel this life, And not waste time in speculations of an ‘elusive After-Life’. The 'Enso' or the ‘circle’, is the Zen symbol which is often deployed, Symbolizing Enlightenment, Strength, the Universe, and the Void! With this 'expression of the moment ' the Zen Philosophy starts, And today the ‘Enso’ is also the symbol of Expressionist Art! Never ask the Zen Master 'What is Zen, When, or How? ' , For he will always tell you, - 'Zen Is The Instant Now'!                                                       - Raj Nandy, New Delhi. Mahayana in Sanskrit means 'Great Vehicle', and is the largest major tradition of Buddhism existing today. The other branch is called Hinayana, meaning the ‘Lesser Vehicle’.
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A BRIGHT STAR OVER BETHLEHEM! * By Raj Nandy* “We three kings of Orient are, Bearing gifts we travel afar; Field and fountain, moor and mountain, - Following the yonder star ! “ - A Christmas Carol. Named Casper, Melchior, and Balthasar, - @ The Three Wise Men came from the East, Traveling west guided by a bright Star, To seek out the child born under this lucky Star ; And to pay their homage and before him kneel, For He was to become the Savior and King ! They brought Him precious gifts of Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh, - Which were also symbolic gifts by far! Precious Gold has been a gift for royalty always, For the baby Jesus was to become the uncrowned King one day! Frankincense as a soothing perfume was really good , Which also symbolized His future priesthood ! Myrrh as an embalming ointment was being used, By the ancient Egyptians as a preserving perfume! # This gift of Myrrh was like a breath of new life in the prevailing gloom; While symbolizing His sorrowing, suffering, and crucifixion; And leading to His final resurrection, - To save mankind from their sinful affliction! So Friends, when you celebrate Christmas this year, Let us with love bring hope and good cheer! And help to wipe out those sorrowing tears, - By giving gifts to those destitute children and bless, Since we generally tend to forget them always! And let our gifts become a true symbol, - HIS kindness and love let them reflect and resemble! ……………………………………………………………….......................................... A Very Happy Christmas To All My Reader! NOTES : - @ = One 8th Century AD manuscript says that these three Wise Men were also astrologers, who had known about the Prophecy of the birth of Jesus who was to be the King of the Jews! They were guided by a Bright Star which had shone over the town of Bethlehem in Judea, ruled by the mad King Herod! Their three symbolic Gifts signified the King, the Priest, and the Savior of Mankind respectively! From the ‘Gospel of Matthews’ we learn that King Herod had told them to inform him about the Baby’s location! But since they had been forewarned by a dream, they returned by a different route! So Herod gave orders to **** all children 2 years and below, fearing this ‘King of the Jews’ will one day take over his throne! #MYRRH = was being used by the Egyptians during the 5th century BC, which they had obtained from Africa. It was used in incense, in perfumes , & in holy ointments; mostly for embalming ; - signifying Jesus was to die for mankind ! Thanks for reading, – Raj. ,
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Dec 22, 2014
Dec 22, 2014 at 3:18 AM UTC
A BRIGHT STAR OVER BETHLEHEM !
A BRIGHT STAR OVER BETHLEHEM! * By Raj Nandy* “We three kings of Orient are, Bearing gifts we travel afar; Field and fountain, moor and mountain, - Following the yonder star ! “ - A Christmas Carol. Named Casper, Melchior, and Balthasar, - @ The Three Wise Men came from the East, Traveling west guided by a bright Star, To seek out the child born under this lucky Star ; And to pay their homage and before him kneel, For He was to become the Savior and King ! They brought Him precious gifts of Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh, - Which were also symbolic gifts by far! Precious Gold has been a gift for royalty always, For the baby Jesus was to become the uncrowned King one day! Frankincense as a soothing perfume was really good , Which also symbolized His future priesthood ! Myrrh as an embalming ointment was being used, By the ancient Egyptians as a preserving perfume! # This gift of Myrrh was like a breath of new life in the prevailing gloom; While symbolizing His sorrowing, suffering, and crucifixion; And leading to His final resurrection, - To save mankind from their sinful affliction! So Friends, when you celebrate Christmas this year, Let us with love bring hope and good cheer! And help to wipe out those sorrowing tears, - By giving gifts to those destitute children and bless, Since we generally tend to forget them always! And let our gifts become a true symbol, - HIS kindness and love let them reflect and resemble! ……………………………………………………………….......................................... A Very Happy Christmas To All My Reader! NOTES : - @ = One 8th Century AD manuscript says that these three Wise Men were also astrologers, who had known about the Prophecy of the birth of Jesus who was to be the King of the Jews! They were guided by a Bright Star which had shone over the town of Bethlehem in Judea, ruled by the mad King Herod! Their three symbolic Gifts signified the King, the Priest, and the Savior of Mankind respectively! From the ‘Gospel of Matthews’ we learn that King Herod had told them to inform him about the Baby’s location! But since they had been forewarned by a dream, they returned by a different route! So Herod gave orders to **** all children 2 years and below, fearing this ‘King of the Jews’ will one day take over his throne! #MYRRH = was being used by the Egyptians during the 5th century BC, which they had obtained from Africa. It was used in incense, in perfumes , & in holy ointments; mostly for embalming ; - signifying Jesus was to die for mankind ! Thanks for reading, – Raj. ,
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i would compromise --i compromise. i appear to i mean, with peace-demeanor customized for show paraded there and there, obeisant nonsense in a confidence of meek to render compliments crowding infancies of all for the sake of art i bend my frame about cliche to have a human dragon claim "the real persists unknown" and gather at a sacred dolmen fascinating morals sung beneath the stars and sun-- you said there was a butterfly tasting at my skull, shaking with uncommon music too.. its skinny, immigrant feet abuzz within the world they called a One, wings on pause, my eyebrows in flight. a blanket iris cries warmth in clusters hung ripe, filming over all a native ceremonial, falsepolitik i pluck at them atop a fence obscure for comforts masking truth discarded, found, fashioned into furniture for candled houses built with children's sons where families try to see a clearing in the warping mirrors saddled with a dripping time no illustration comprehends . wooden beams help it rise and dim, the sunny lie, genuinely fake, authentic trick of aeons hidden in the true -- growing young, stemming back to foil brighter undiscoveries for otherwisely patient basements full of heirlooms, sheik dining areas all nodding over cheap wine we still manage to squint up at nothing at in apple layers symbolizing tidy crimes invented ceaselessly, serving existential voids-- grace, fall, stumble catch acquired tones of oak or berry-- other fruits would do, or none, as i still feel praised by your rejections -- when indifference gains a sweetness like a novel vengeance won i am indulging villainy workshopping staling norms, garden dark as cultivated loam. where i am words mooding intellect to torment, faun complexity awry
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Mar 1, 2013
Mar 1, 2013 at 8:37 AM UTC
a taste of earthling
i would compromise --i compromise. i appear to i mean, with peace-demeanor customized for show paraded there and there, obeisant nonsense in a confidence of meek to render compliments crowding infancies of all for the sake of art i bend my frame about cliche to have a human dragon claim "the real persists unknown" and gather at a sacred dolmen fascinating morals sung beneath the stars and sun-- you said there was a butterfly tasting at my skull, shaking with uncommon music too.. its skinny, immigrant feet abuzz within the world they called a One, wings on pause, my eyebrows in flight. a blanket iris cries warmth in clusters hung ripe, filming over all a native ceremonial, falsepolitik i pluck at them atop a fence obscure for comforts masking truth discarded, found, fashioned into furniture for candled houses built with children's sons where families try to see a clearing in the warping mirrors saddled with a dripping time no illustration comprehends . wooden beams help it rise and dim, the sunny lie, genuinely fake, authentic trick of aeons hidden in the true -- growing young, stemming back to foil brighter undiscoveries for otherwisely patient basements full of heirlooms, sheik dining areas all nodding over cheap wine we still manage to squint up at nothing at in apple layers symbolizing tidy crimes invented ceaselessly, serving existential voids-- grace, fall, stumble catch acquired tones of oak or berry-- other fruits would do, or none, as i still feel praised by your rejections -- when indifference gains a sweetness like a novel vengeance won i am indulging villainy workshopping staling norms, garden dark as cultivated loam. where i am words mooding intellect to torment, faun complexity awry
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I have written poems about rising. It’s a good subject for poets. Isn’t a poem itself a rising? We spend much time revising what we write and what we do. There are so many good words ending in izing. I could write a whole poem using words symbolizing so much of life - it’s absolutely tantalizing. I watch and read about all the polarizing. It is a cool oasis lingering here synchronizing my words with my feelings and thoughts realizing the heart of who I really am comprising ways of saying my truth without moralizing. At times it is agonizing - all this analyzing how I belong and how I don’t if I’ll join others or if I won’t. I look at that guy Jesus and how so many obsess about his blood and sacrifice all the while not recognizing it’s not so much about our sins and his need to atone as it is about the good he did who he sat with and loved, the seeds he sowed who he stopped to touch on the side of the road. I find obsessions with power really unappetizing. I’d rather spend my time rising from darkness into light or embracing my sadness, exercising and emphasizing what is energizing.   When I do that, it is quite surprising how creative my muse is helping ME to also rise.
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Aug 2, 2018
Aug 2, 2018 at 10:38 AM UTC
To also rise
ambience and warmth elemental, mysterious, aglow the scent of beeswax or fragrance mesmerizing drips and puddles a flame’s pin point a keyhole in the darkness opening to another plane where memories breathe and flicker within the light like an old time frame by frame movie show playing back the details in your mind’s eye anniversaries commemorating lost loved ones undiminished pain sheds yesterdays tears in the stillness of your heart churches light candles symbolizing God’s presence people light candles in memory of loss expressing the present tense of their love
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Dec 18, 2013
Dec 18, 2013 at 5:02 PM UTC
LIGHT A CANDLE TONIGHT
O, how I admire the flower larkspur   Anytime   I sit on the greeny meadows in despair! Larkspur, a beautiful, lovely fragrant flower thou art with other flowers I compare. Moments unforgettable in blooms berry, larkspur!    Jasmine, daisy and lily of the valley, the flowers that care Larkspur, a flower so dear and rare   Admired at the sight of bloom, but forgotten soon at noon, blur O, how I long to smell the sweet fragrance of larkspur in the time I spare Of all natures beautiful flower is larkspur   The symbol of love, binding couples so dear The uniqueness of larkspur I cannot compare So clearly depicting the true nature of love I declare, sincere The bride’s bouquet hailed, kissed and preferred but at noon, marred Symbolizing the truth of love, I pondered, larkspur Love, so unrequited and err Fleeting love, takes wings, stirred, like a butterfly on larkspur Gear towards love's hidden truth, clear Everything in larkspur has a lesson to spare, stare! Attractive, adorable, wonderful, sweet scented flower, larkspur Gorgeously adorned on the bride’s hair; in fair to glare Rose flower and larkspur, a perfect pair! Unrequited love, so impaired and blur Stained by man’s feeble love affair, bizarre. Larkspur, not a flower mere; to the brokenhearted, repair    The brokenhearted's nightmare, larkspur! Flaring mixed moments of happiness of the lover’s vows, glare   Drawing sad tears to the eyes, where vows are broken, there! Stare at the wedding pictures in eyes blur, here… The shining diamond ring and the beautiful bridal bouquet; larkspur, tears incur Now, fleeting love mystery and vanity bare True perfect love non - existent; rare, but where? Sphere of unrequited love revolve around me, as I stare at this larkspur, now aware! Augustus  Quaicoe
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Oct 24, 2020
Oct 24, 2020 at 4:25 PM UTC
LARKSPUR; A Song Of Unrequited Love
O, how I admire the flower larkspur   Anytime   I sit on the greeny meadows in despair! Larkspur, a beautiful, lovely fragrant flower thou art with other flowers I compare. Moments unforgettable in blooms berry, larkspur!    Jasmine, daisy and lily of the valley, the flowers that care Larkspur, a flower so dear and rare   Admired at the sight of bloom, but forgotten soon at noon, blur O, how I long to smell the sweet fragrance of larkspur in the time I spare Of all natures beautiful flower is larkspur   The symbol of love, binding couples so dear The uniqueness of larkspur I cannot compare So clearly depicting the true nature of love I declare, sincere The bride’s bouquet hailed, kissed and preferred but at noon, marred Symbolizing the truth of love, I pondered, larkspur Love, so unrequited and err Fleeting love, takes wings, stirred, like a butterfly on larkspur Gear towards love's hidden truth, clear Everything in larkspur has a lesson to spare, stare! Attractive, adorable, wonderful, sweet scented flower, larkspur Gorgeously adorned on the bride’s hair; in fair to glare Rose flower and larkspur, a perfect pair! Unrequited love, so impaired and blur Stained by man’s feeble love affair, bizarre. Larkspur, not a flower mere; to the brokenhearted, repair    The brokenhearted's nightmare, larkspur! Flaring mixed moments of happiness of the lover’s vows, glare   Drawing sad tears to the eyes, where vows are broken, there! Stare at the wedding pictures in eyes blur, here… The shining diamond ring and the beautiful bridal bouquet; larkspur, tears incur Now, fleeting love mystery and vanity bare True perfect love non - existent; rare, but where? Sphere of unrequited love revolve around me, as I stare at this larkspur, now aware! Augustus  Quaicoe
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When the clock stands still, I open the pit, my hypocritical lips that has been sealed. A simple kiss, an act of love turned to a serpents needs, trespassing your beliefs. Eager for death, At the end of time. Our breath will smell the same to the divine. I will be you, You will be I, Symbolizing there will be no future to our child. In the center of space we leave our tribulations aside...
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Mar 3, 2018
Mar 3, 2018 at 9:09 AM UTC
When love is gone.
Draw a narrow road with a man standing in the distance, The sun is setting and his shadow moves for an instance; What is this symbolizing? What does this mean? In the background, sea, salted waters, filled with chlorine. Don't get too caught up in this life-like dream, Almost real, but all too extreme. Painted man walks up to you and speaks, "I am None, I represent the Freaks." Sun stops setting, just stands right there, Gleaming rays, upon it a face appears. Chlorine waters turn into rough seas, Winter's come and the painted man freeze. The winds so strong seem to play you a song; Not such a nice tune, and ever so long. The faced sun runs away from the cold, Winter ruled all, all it controlled. Pebbly beaches, umbrellas at shore, Painted man alive and the sun rise once more. The cold got heatstroke, the seas all calmed down, The painted man, from the sun he turned brown. Leaves falling down, that season has come, Trees so bare, no more growing plumb. Final season, makes you so sad; Drawing leaves you from your sketchpad.
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Aug 30, 2012
Aug 30, 2012 at 8:50 AM UTC
Seasons Extreme
Careful to make respectful steps, she padded lightly through The grass a weaving wanderer Investigating the stone garden with The ashen faced man calling her name He was perverted, but insightful And he shared the roots of the stone trees A wealthy merchant lay with A poor laborer Side by side and synchronized demise-wise Death, the pale guide said, is the great equalizer Life is not fair; Death is. Pictures marked the grander tombs and one caught Her searching eyes, reptile Slither serpent slinks and eats circular self loop Symbolizing eternal, consume-die resume The local ghost noted vert reaching rest stones ******* competition in the inadequate hereafter A corvidae watched, perched: “wait your turn”, then fly sky The cold wind eavesdropped on Her chestbeat, early cycle thumps (time) to spare Knowing her fear The winded skeletons of the stone garden howled like wicked tuning forks
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Jun 27, 2012
Jun 27, 2012 at 2:41 AM UTC
145. Equalizer 6/26/12
I've pictured us together over a million times, Not wanting to leave each time you've appeared. Each emotion growing deeper with each visit. The thick of each others grasp. The sun symbolizing the height of emotion set in each other's eyes. The feel of lips against the tide of endless bliss. The thought of dreams becoming reality. The thought of you walking in. You here in my arms in an endless loss of breath. The plight of anticipation. The clench of hands tossing and turning in release Holding on to the moments seen through low cut eyes. The times I wish would never end. Wishing you could stay
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Jan 12, 2017
Jan 12, 2017 at 9:22 AM UTC
Abruptly