Ataraxia

Note to self: In observation where there seems to be nothing there, there is always air. Even without matter there is something for instance light waves. The spirit of the Divine in me seeks the Ataraxian mode of living Although I long for air in my lungs I keep bumping into tables and chairs, like an old ghost who has forgotten the use of her legs and arms. The elemental carbon of my living structure is no more matter than the air I breathe. Through diffusive meditative qualm, I can almost touch its ether, "my being" He poured his Numen Spirit long ago inside my stillborn body where once I was clear sky, today just brain on forceps. Its when I place my breath in the womb of God that my skeptic nature, ? to be continued ? By ?
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Krutsinger Avatar
December 30, 2022 at 10:35 PM
this has increased my curiosity in leaps and jumps "The spirit of the Divine in me seeks the Ataraxian mode of living " I shall be looking this up now, and I thank you for it!
Rose  Avatar
December 31, 2022 at 5:05 AM
They are indeed two magical words given to me by a fellow poet, I am waiting upon him to give me the ending, ? He knows who he is
Goff Avatar
December 30, 2022 at 9:59 AM
I just am, wild cherry jim, never knowing, two steps ahead, at God's whim/trusting the aura, of your persona/travelling the tides, hoping not to drown/looking back in time, I saw you standing there, clouds passed by my eyes, your scent left far behind the multi-colored sky/I laid down in the tall prairie grass, hoping dreams will last/hoping dreams will last... to be continued ? by ?
Rose  Avatar
December 30, 2022 at 2:33 PM
Thank you Jim, every the poetic one, hang in there, life will get better, I'm sure, Happy New Year
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