Enlightened

Quiet allows me to see..
all around me, everything..
gluttony, kindness, hypocrisy..
all at once, knowing.

In silence one is with Spirit.
In silence one can learn.
Why then all the world noise?
Can't you see your bridges burn?

They babble and babble and babble on
while i quietly observe.
They hustle, plot, help or scam..
I see clearly what they serve.

Disgusted with some, Delighted with others.
Everything around is Not as it first appears.



  © Erin L. Adams 2013

Copyright © | Year Posted 2013



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Date: 3/10/2016 12:30:00 AM
nice to see this one again. LINDA
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Date: 11/6/2013 8:21:00 PM
Erin, lovely win Love ~SKAT~
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Date: 11/1/2013 7:36:00 AM
Hi Erin, congratulations on your win xx
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Date: 11/1/2013 9:35:00 PM
(the question mark was a 'heart' :)
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Date: 11/1/2013 9:34:00 PM
Hi Mandy, Thank You so much ?
Date: 10/31/2013 12:21:00 PM
Enjoyed reading your winning work..Congrats..Sara
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Date: 11/1/2013 9:36:00 PM
(the question mark was supposed to be a 'heart' :)
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Date: 11/1/2013 9:34:00 PM
Thank You Sara?
Date: 10/30/2013 8:13:00 PM
oh so true...silence can be golden, sometimes it speaks the loudest! Congrats on your fine win :)
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Date: 11/1/2013 9:37:00 PM
So true Sandra ~ Thank You so much :) you and I share the same last name
Date: 10/30/2013 1:24:00 PM
excellent , observant write~ Congratulations deserved !
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Date: 11/1/2013 9:37:00 PM
Thank you :)
Date: 10/30/2013 4:44:00 AM
- Congratulations on your winning poem, Erin! - Pleased to read good poetry .... Really well written! - Thank you. - oxox // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 11/1/2013 9:38:00 PM
Thank You :)
Date: 10/29/2013 9:13:00 PM
nice win ERIN.... congrats...LINDA
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Date: 11/1/2013 9:38:00 PM
oh Thank You dear :)
Date: 10/7/2013 4:15:00 AM
Well written and nicely expressed. Love your style and choice of words. Welcome to poetry soup,this a family you can call your own. Wishing you the best. Baron Of Ebullion
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Date: 11/1/2013 9:40:00 PM
oh Thank you so much :)
Date: 10/5/2013 10:29:00 PM
My dear fellow poet. Your writing skills are incredible. I really like the style you write in. You draw the reader closer and closer and your views are wise. I really dig your poetry. Cindy
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Date: 11/1/2013 9:40:00 PM
Thank You Cindy , such a nice compliment :)
Date: 10/3/2013 10:29:00 AM
Erin, , Your first poem on the soup is excellent for the readers!! Stopping by with a nice, sweet Welcome to Poetry Soup. Wishing you the best when it comes to your poems. 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 like. I would like to be your newest poetry soup "FRIEND". Hugs* SKAT
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Date: 10/3/2013 11:17:00 AM
Thank You. I have written volumes since I was 14, so for 25 years now. Usually I only share or publish the ones I feel will benefit mankind. Also, i don't write as often as I used to, only when I feel greatly moved. you're very sweet
Date: 10/3/2013 8:50:00 AM
very well written.enjoyed reading it.
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Date: 10/3/2013 11:12:00 AM
Thank you very much Kenisha ~ I feel blessed you were the first to read it . You are a very good writer youself. Many well wishes *
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