A Busy City Street

A Busy City Street

Every day I walk along a busy city street.
every day I meet largeness of an elephant
                           and smallness of an atom
                           in the busy city street,
                           though I've never met an elephant 
                           or an atom
                           in my busy city street.

I sometimes notice greatness of Buddha
                           and littleness of jealousy,
                           though I've never noticed Buddha
                           or Jealousy
                           in my busy city street.

I often think about the emptiness of my mind
                           and the fullness of my soul
                           in the busy city street,
                           though I don't know anything
                           about my mind or soul
                           in the busy city street.

Every day I walk along my busy city street
                           where somebody sees my direness
                           and others see my pleasantness, 
                           though nobody has seen me.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014



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Date: 10/30/2024 8:38:00 PM
Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.
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Date: 2/25/2016 11:47:00 PM
Elita, nice to see this one again, LINDA
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Date: 1/4/2016 12:25:00 PM
Hope to see you back this year 2016
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Date: 7/2/2014 2:25:00 AM
Hi Elita, congratulations on a great write - I really enjoyed reading this poem! Well done!
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Date: 6/18/2014 4:04:00 AM
- Warm welcome to PoetrySoup, Elita :) - I choose your first very well written poem - Nice to meet you :) - Hope you will be satisfied with our "soup family" - we are many .. but has plenty of room for you too- PoetrySoup Rule1: Be kind and keep PoetrySoup a haven. PoetrySoup is a drama free zone(Comment on the poetry of others and they will comment on yours.) Thank you posted your words and thoughts here, I want to come back to read more another day. - oxox // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 6/18/2014 12:55:00 AM
W~elcome to poetrysoup. E~mblem of the best poetry website which gives you; l~ove that comes from richness of her words, c~ourage to harden your faith against writer's block, o~rientation toward being the best bard, m~emories about famous poems and poets. E~mbrace this lovely website ELITA T~his is a caring community o~f all pleasant poems and prettiest poets. P~oet is a bard known for his o~rderly composition of words to e~ncourage love and peace, t~ransparent truth and reality, r~hymes of time and beauty of nature, y~ellowjournalism and comedy. S~oup is what we dissolve our food with. O~ne who dissolve his life in poetry soup will be u~pgraded.Please ELITA cook for the world; "p~oetrysoup"
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Date: 6/17/2014 1:46:00 PM
Thank you for sharing :)
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Date: 6/17/2014 7:18:00 AM
You!! hello Elita, Welcome to Poetry Soup, you have joined a family of great thinkers who will speak to your heart, encourage you and enjoy your talent I will definitely be among those who will not stop to read your work Hope this journey will lead you to your goal As for your first poem, I love it so much … welcome to the sweet side of the world Your new PS friend .… R. Roger. C
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Date: 6/17/2014 2:45:00 AM
Hi Elita, Stopping by with a nice, sweet Welcome to Poetry Soup. I will get much delight, in reading and in time become familiar with your verse. As for now, I will greet you with the same smile, others passed, when I first join the soup 4 years ago. I wish you the best when it comes to your compositions. I hope you get to meet all the nice poets around here. Starting with me. SKAT :-) Please drop a hello and tell me a little about yourself if you wish. I would like to be your newest poetry soup "FRIEND" Hugs* SKAT
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Date: 6/16/2014 7:48:00 PM
Welcome to Poetry Soup, Elita. I am glad you discovered this nice community of writers and hope you enjoy the site. Read the work of other poet's and comment if you find something you like; many poets will return the favor. Over time you will get to "know" some of us. Enjoy!
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Date: 6/16/2014 4:21:00 PM
Elita, A nice warm WELCOME to poetry soup. I hope you enjoy the community, as I did when I first join, March 2010. You'll find many friendly poets, who are ready to support and give positive feedback. I want to be the first to invite you on over, to the contest page. I OFFER MY CONTEST, in hopes it inspires you to write another poem. I'm looking forward to following you and your poetry ha-ha a special pair:) here's the link to the contest page. http://www.poetrysoup.com/poetry_contests/ <---~Take Care!! From: your new poet friend @-> LINDA <-@
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