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Abandon the wayward ego

Cravings of lower mind repulse ~
Follow only the truth impulse
            ~ quote by poet


Ego but serves our body-mind
But we’re not this form, we’re not this 
Who we are is love, light and bliss

Pursuit of lust makes us unkind
Let not feral instincts prevail 
If we choose love, we will not fail

Why do we wander like the blind
Embrace one and all, friend and foe
Repay now debts of love we owe

Exit oh hermit, ego’s bind
Focus on growth of soul alone
With mindfulness, consciousness hone

Let’s be with our conscience aligned
We heed it when our heart has thawed
Know dear child, it’s the voice of God

Ego but serves our body-mind
Pursuit of lust makes us unkind
Why do we wander like the blind
Exit oh hermit, ego’s bind
Let’s be with our conscience aligned

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Date: 5/27/2025 4:26:00 AM
Congratulations on your winning work. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us. Way to go. Sara K
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Date: 5/27/2025 8:51:00 AM
Thanks Sara
Date: 5/24/2025 10:37:00 AM
- Congratulations on your win in the contest "Abandon", U.S. :) - hugs
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Date: 5/24/2025 7:55:00 PM
Thank you, Anne :)
Date: 5/21/2025 10:41:00 AM
Bossy.
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Unseeking Seeker
Date: 5/21/2025 7:36:00 PM
What be the thin dividing lines between bossy, emphatic, affirmative, assertive, pedantic and so on, as interpreted by a conditioned mind?
Date: 5/21/2025 9:09:00 AM
Poetry form ~ Constanza, invented by Connie Marcum Wong
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Date: 5/21/2025 7:27:00 PM
Strangely, for some reason, I only started employing her poetry form after she crossed over.
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Lin Lane
Date: 5/21/2025 9:58:00 AM
Well-crafted with message and in form, Seeker. Connie is terribly missed. I haven't written one in her Constanza form in far too long.

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