Unseeking Seeker Poet Villanelle

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Doublethink Beliefs

We’re taught to pray but yet see not the light
It’s said God lives somewhere up in the sky
Why eludes us rapture of bliss delight

Born into bondage, this life itself a blight
Told to follow rules, without asking why
We’re taught to pray but yet see not the light

Future lives promise us spherical sight
Fanciful dreams, for which we need to die
Why eludes us rapture of bliss delight

Exiting mind games, we give up the fight
Vicarious knowledge is a big lie
We’re taught to pray but yet see not the light

Silence ushers joy, of zenith like height
Desires cease, as we bid ego goodbye
Why eludes us rapture of bliss delight

We see God’s halo within, shining bright
Suffused with love divine, we cease to sigh
We’re taught to pray but yet see not the light
Why eludes us rapture of bliss delight

21-December-2021

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Malabika Ray Choudhury December 22, 2021 at 3:26 PM Dear Seeker, I will read your profound spiritual poem many times. Love the charming Villanelle form, and many lines in your poem, especially the last two - "We’re taught to pray but yet see not the light Why eludes us rapture of bliss delight". To me, you have chosen the right form which allows repetition of these thought-provoking lines. Love and blessings ~ Mala Unseeking Seeker December 22, 2021 at 6:20 PM Thank you, Mala! Faith shakes when tested, unless there is direct realisation. If the aim of all religions and scriptures is to ‘see’ God face to face, why settle for anything less? Teachings point out the way, then we must let go of the crutch and walk through the door of our heart, ourselves. Are we ready to plunge into the inky black void, becoming twice born?

Bill Baker December 21, 2021 at 6:02 PM Beautiful expression of your thouts, Unseeking Seeker. Serenity and peace, Bill Unseeking Seeker December 21, 2021 at 6:04 PM Thanks Bill! The idea is to induce participation in the ongoing contest!