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CALMING WAVING WRINKLED THOUGHTS

 

In the fog of the sea of mind,

Skiffing thoughts flow to and fro,

On wrinkling waves frothing

To who knows where, as they

Ripple to be or not to be, echoes

Of negativity, neutral, or whatever:-

 

In the mental sky’s hovering of all of this,

A flash of enlightening  awareness reveals

The necessity of the need to test the rudder

Of these wandering, skiffing though, towards

The reality shores of waiting sands of positivity:-

 

Praise be to the Giver of divine wisdom

In the midst of shipwrecking-like thoughts,

Where it becomes necessary to realize that

We are not only navigators of the sea of mind,

But also controllers of its mental flowing skiffed

Wandering thoughts in need of divine guidance:-

 

As seen in nature, the flowing waters of life’s seas

Are not always waving calmness and collectiveness:-

Rather, they are sometimes watered-skinned with turmoil;

And are in need of divine climatic attention to settle down:-

Thus, whenever turbulent thoughts enter the sea of our minds,

Remember, in its nature, we must also control our mind’s climate:-

CALMING WAVING WRINKLED THOUGHTS

CALMING WAVING WRINKLED THOUGHTS

In the fog of the sea of mind,
Skiffing thoughts flow to and fro
On wrinkling waves frothing
To who knows where, as they
Ripple to be or not to be, echoes
Of negativity, neutral, or whatever:-

In the mental sky’s hovering of all of this,
A flash of enlightening awareness reveals
The necessity of the need to test the rudder
Of these wandering, skiffing though, towards
The reality shores of waiting sands of positivity:-

Praise be to the Giver of divine wisdom,
In the midst of such shipwreck-like thoughts,
Where it becomes necessary to realize that
We are not only navigators of the sea of mind,
But also controllers of its mental flow skiffed
Wandering thoughts in need of divine guidance:-

As seen in nature, the flowing waters of life’s seas
Are not always waving calmness and collectiveness:-
Rather, they are sometimes watered-skinned with turmoil,
And are in need of divine climatic attention to settle down:-
Thus, whenever turbulent thoughts enter the sea of our minds,
Remember, in its nature, we must also control our mind’s climate:-
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Terry Avatar
April 5, 2026 at 4:00 PM
This poem made me realize how much my own thoughts scatter, especially when I'm anxious. I love the ship on a sea imagery.
Lowe Avatar
April 7, 2026 at 1:44 PM
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April 7, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Thanks, Angela. I am so pleased that you grasped where I was coming from in this shared divine wisdom and guidance that the Almighty shared with me. One. Peace and Love.
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