douglas Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 my exquisite true love so beautiful and eternal and ancient resting in a cosmos of light and wisdom the peace of your adoration filling my soul with grace and elegance this is what i ask of you to infuse my sensitivity with strength balance my idealism with practicality enfold my simplicity with abundance replace my doubt with faith change my pain into healing transform my sorrows into joy my love for you is indescribable your constant presence fills me with hope gratitude has become the blossom that colours each day of my life as i move within your noble holiness all that is good within me all that is wonderful within the hours of my movement comes from you i lift up my face to the sun cast my eyes over the moon and stars and i see you in the waters of the earth i feel the relief of your soft embrace and the air is your breath filling me with the dignity of life keep my vision clear and crisp so that i may discern the ancient riddles of your genius guide me through the world so that while i am here i understand each path and purpose when i think about you my heart unfurls into colours that are so true and vivid your constancy humbles me your care overwhelms my soul what can i say to express my passion i light the candle and think of you i see you within the peace of my face i move and float in you and like electricity i feel you tingling through my body you are my blood and my existence you are the paramour of my spirit you are a dream that has escaped from my head hovering above my body in movement and in sleep breathing down upon me whispering secrets into my soul Quote To receive love, you have to give it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_con Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Wow! Very much a Rumi flavored explosion of prayer and compassion and deep heartfelt love of the mystery- Howze the zazen? :-) DC&J Quote thegateless.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyv Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Despite its abundant metaphysical leanings, this could just as easily amount to an ode to one's soulmate, to the one who makes the other complete. Lovely and refined, I relished this one more than once. Tony Quote Here is a link to an index of my works on this site: tonyv's Member Archive topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lake Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 Hi douglas, I like your use of the justaposition of the words and phrases. The compasion is very strong. I read it like the exquisite true love is your poetry, your muse. Best, Lake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douglas Posted March 23, 2010 Author Share Posted March 23, 2010 (edited) hello my three poet friends! thank you so much for your feedback and comments. dr c: the zazen is going great thank you! falling deeper and deeper into the path of zen and finding much peace within! Tony: indeed, i thought that as well after the poem had flowed out of me and i read it back to myself. Lake: yes indeed. i love the way one piece can open and mean such different things to different people. thank you and be in the light. douglas Edited March 26, 2010 by douglas Quote To receive love, you have to give it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenlangur Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Hi douglas, Like DC I too read a rumi-like fervour in your poem. These lines are striking in this respect: you are my blood and my existence you are the paramour of my spirit These lines also evoke for me the spirit of Rabindranath Tagore's Gitanjali and The Gardener Thank you. Quote goldenlangur Even a single enemy is too many and a thousand friends too few - Bhutanese saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worm Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 you have a great affection for her, divine, inexplicable. to infuse my sensitivity with strengthbalance my idealism with practicality enfold my simplicity with abundance replace my doubt with faith change my pain into healing transform my sorrows into joy I like the juxtaposition of infinitives. the oxymoron underlines how this love endows your life with meaning and hope. An inspirational eulogy, worthy of read. thanks douglas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badger11 Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Effusive, but thoughtful too, the expression a form of healing. badge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douglas Posted March 26, 2010 Author Share Posted March 26, 2010 thank you GL, worm and badger for your comments. much appreciated, doug Quote To receive love, you have to give it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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