Epiphany

The first crystal drop 
of realization 
shatters your glassy surface

and radiates the idea outward
in reflective ripples growing in concentric circles 
with the newness of being thought of for the very first time.. 

one drop 
follows another 
in a thoughtful cascade
and a thrilling commingling of contemplative resonance
skimfully intersects on a liquescent wavelength -

like a collection of Chinese linking rings 
smoothly passing through each other

exchanging enchantment and casting their own brand of magic
in lucid fluidity across the suffused surface
of your soulful depths;

that -
in this most 
precious of moments -
revels in revealing the answers you seek.


Susan Ashley 
July 28, 2018

Copyright © | Year Posted 2018



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Date: 6/27/2019 5:01:00 AM
the great writing
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Date: 6/27/2019 9:17:00 PM
Thank you, Maytab. My spirit soars on your uplifting comment. Warmest wishes always.. ~Susan
Date: 11/18/2018 10:28:00 AM
Hi Susan, this poem is an epiphany in its own right. How I love to swim within your wonderful, poetic words. This is a most creative write, singing in the heart of its own wonder. You create such beautiful poetic jewels Susan. Another fave, Have a wonderful Sunday. Hugs....Mike. XX
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Date: 11/18/2018 9:04:00 PM
My dear friend, I am so happy you enjoyed my poem. Your beautiful comments and your fave are deeply appreciated. Thank you for you treasured thoughts and for your friendship, Mike. Have a wonderful Monday and warmest wishes my wonderful friend.. ~Susan
Date: 11/15/2018 7:09:00 PM
This is an epic poem! I love it! =) I believe I have read this one before, however, you wrote this amazingly nevertheless! Have a swell Thanksgiving -JWE
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Date: 11/16/2018 8:55:00 AM
Thank you, J.W., your gracious return visit and your generous and heartwarming comments are an honor and a pleasure to receive. I relish your lovely thoughts. Happy Thanksgivings to you and yours as well my friend. Warmest wishes always.. ~Susan
Date: 8/20/2018 12:47:00 PM
OMG. This is transcendent genius, Susan! An instant fave, forever. Blessings, Gershon
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Date: 8/21/2018 12:53:00 PM
I’m so pleased you enjoyed my poem, my dear friend, Gershon. Your lovely response and your fave are truly appreciated and I thank you for sharing your precious thoughts. You always bring joy and smiles. Warmest wishes my kindhearted friend.. ~Susan
Date: 8/17/2018 4:02:00 AM
Love the title and the poetry that you have unveiled so marvelously. A true masterpiece! Thanks for sharing!
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Date: 8/17/2018 8:58:00 PM
JW, your visit is such a delight and I'm pleased that you enjoyed my poem. Your warm and wonderful comments are so uplifting and truly appreciated. Thank you so much my friend. Warmest wishes always.. ~Susan
Date: 8/10/2018 5:52:00 PM
Oh I really want an epiphany like this, Susan. I just love how you wrote so poetically about having one!!
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Date: 8/17/2018 8:54:00 PM
Thank you, Andrea. Your comments are so uplifting and very appreciated. Warmest wishes always.. ~Susan
Date: 8/7/2018 1:43:00 PM
I sense the depth & the enhancing of The Consciousness of the Universe, because of your Awareness. thanks so much, Susan. shalom, shalom
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Date: 8/7/2018 9:23:00 PM
Thank you Anil and likewise my friend. You are a very kindhearted and soulful person. Warmest wishes always.. ~Susan
Date: 8/6/2018 5:59:00 PM
Meditative and well-penned. Did you mean to deploy 'REALISATION' in its fullest material and spiritual senses? shalom, shalom & thanks Susan
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Date: 8/7/2018 10:23:00 AM
Dear Anil, I believe 'realization' happens in the cellular, cognitive and spiritual realms of our being - provided we are open to accessing this awareness through cultivation of deep connections to our inner self and God. Our soul (as a conduit of divinity) does possess the gift of wisdom if we have Faith and Trust to look within.. Thank you so much for your much appreciated return visit, your question is beautiful.. Warmest wishes always my friend.. ~Susan
Date: 8/2/2018 5:28:00 PM
Ah, I recall the magic moments, Susan. Thank you for reawakening them within me. Marvelous poesy! Best always, Gershon
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Date: 8/2/2018 7:39:00 PM
Indeed, my dear friend, Gershon, magic moments they are.. and hopefully, occasionally, we're still having them..lol! Thank you for your wonderful comments and for the smile that seems to form whenever I read your lovely thoughts.. Warmest wishes always.. ~Susan
Date: 8/1/2018 12:26:00 PM
this poem conveys calm assurance, security, or peace of God. thanks Susan. Anil
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Date: 8/1/2018 5:01:00 PM
Indeed, Anil.. thank you for your beautifully insightful comments and for the delight of your visit. It is a blessed moment when you receive a revelation.. I'm pleased you enjoyed my poem.. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan :)
Date: 7/30/2018 2:43:00 PM
such awareness i take from this wonderful creation..love the shape too.
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Date: 8/1/2018 5:03:00 PM
Indeed, expansion of awareness is a beautiful thing, as are your precious thoughts, Harry. Thank you for your insightful comments and your kind visit.. Warmest wishes my friend.. ~Susan
Date: 7/30/2018 7:35:00 AM
Your poem shimmers. So much wisdom. Love it.
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Date: 7/30/2018 4:19:00 PM
Thank you Agnes, for the wonderful delight of your visit and for your beautiful and inspiring comments. I'm so pleased you enjoyed my poem. Warmest wishes always.. ~Susan
Date: 7/29/2018 10:18:00 PM
Your poems are always so mightily done, they are not really poems, but Susanmasterpieces, and I think they deserve their type. This one beautifully flows down the page in a slow, methodically haunting way. I am going to run look up skimfully right now. I truly had never heard that one. It's like you are teaching me vocabulary too.
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Date: 8/1/2018 9:10:00 PM
Thank you my dear friend, Caren, for you glowing comments.. I’m so pleased you enjoyed my poem.. I did take poetic license with the word ‘skimfully’ to give the line a light feeling of exhilaration... I cherish your lovely thoughts as I do your wonderful poetry.. Warmest wishes always.. ~Susan
Date: 7/29/2018 1:57:00 PM
A sparkling diamond necklace of verses dearest, Susan! Superb!
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Date: 8/1/2018 9:00:00 PM
Thank you dear Demetrios, for your sparkling comments that are held in my truest appreciation. Warmest wishes my friend.. ~Susan
Date: 7/29/2018 1:54:00 PM
the depth and radiance of your words allow me to do my own reflection, susan... i like this!..huggs
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Date: 7/31/2018 5:34:00 PM
Nette, thank you for your beautifully insightful comments and for the delight of your visit. I'm pleased you enjoyed my poem.. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan
Date: 7/29/2018 1:23:00 PM
Wonderfully reflective and deeply spiritual in tone, message and heart of this superbly crafted and inspired poem my dear friend. So good that I read it three times.. A fav.....a shining jewel of wisdom and deep enlightenment
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Date: 8/1/2018 8:58:00 PM
Thank you Robert, for your wonderful comments. Your lovely thoughts are cherished and the fav is truly appreciated. I’m so pleased you enjoyed my poem. Warmest wishes my dear friend.. ~Susan
Date: 7/29/2018 12:50:00 PM
A flash of insightful revelation, described in beautiful poetic words. Captivating free verse sprinkled with unobtrusive alliteration, Susan. Sometimes it's amazing how things all of a sudden fall in place and start to make sense! ~ Warm regards, my friend...paul
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Date: 8/1/2018 8:51:00 PM
Your beautiful comments fill me with elation, Paul. I’m so pleased I was able to captivate you with my free verse.. your wonderful thoughts are cherished my dear friend.. Warmest wishes and hugs always.. ~Susan
Date: 7/29/2018 7:11:00 AM
This poem is a manifestation of your creativity and command of precious words..well done, Susan.
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Date: 7/30/2018 3:04:00 PM
Vijay, I'm elated by your beautiful comments and it pleases me to know that you enjoyed my poem. Thank you for your heartwarming kindness which inspires me to reach ever higher.. Warmest wishes always my dear friend.. ~Susan
Date: 7/29/2018 2:48:00 AM
Beautiful write Susan, we endeavour to find meaning to things and sometimes we suceed and yes it becomes a precious moment,an awakening.
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Date: 7/30/2018 3:01:00 PM
Indeed, Tom. Thank you for your meaningful and insightful comments. I'm so happy you enjoyed my poem. Your kindness is heartwarming my friend. Warmest wishes always.. ~Susan
Date: 7/28/2018 11:53:00 PM
nice write...meditate with me : )
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Date: 7/30/2018 10:57:00 AM
Sand, I'll join you on liquescent wavelengths.. :) Thank you for your kind comments and the delight of your visit.. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan
Date: 7/28/2018 11:29:00 PM
Moments in life have a ripple effect. Words spoken, actions- whether good or bad. With patience, the answers we seek are revealed. This is so beautifully written and presented. ~ Brandy
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Date: 7/30/2018 10:55:00 AM
Indeed, Brandy, patience and an open heart are the key.. Thank you for your beautifully insightful comments. It is always my wonderful pleasure to hear from you and receive your kind words. Warmest wishes my lovely friend.. ~Susan
Date: 7/28/2018 10:01:00 PM
What a lovely thought and well-written to boot. I remember going through a stage, in which I found myself amazed at understanding many things that I had learned by repetition - rote took on reality and knowledge became wisdom.
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Date: 7/30/2018 3:00:00 PM
Thank you for your meaningful and insightful comments, Reason. I, too, remember going through that stage - it stills happens but not as often - but its an amazing feeling. I'm so happy you enjoyed my poem. Your heartwarming kindness is truly appreciated my friend. Warmest wishes always.. ~Susan
Date: 7/28/2018 9:44:00 PM
Very beautiful verse, filled with wise words! :)
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Date: 7/30/2018 10:34:00 AM
Thank you Arthur, for the wonderful delight of your visit and for your beautiful and inspiring comments. Warmest wishes always.. ~Susan
Date: 7/28/2018 8:38:00 PM
Souls have such great depth. At times they take us into a journey of magic / fluidity. I can see yours has been dipped in inspiration and Charisma . Thank you for sharing your lovely poem tonight, Susan
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Date: 7/30/2018 10:36:00 AM
Pixie, your beautiful comments fill me with joy and it pleases me to know that you enjoyed my poem. Thank you for the gift of your kindness which inspires me to reach ever higher.. Warmest wishes always my dear friend.. ~Susan
Date: 7/28/2018 8:00:00 PM
This is such a beautiful reflective piece Susan. If we trusted ourselves to go within we would find all the answers we seek. Enlightening! : )
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Date: 7/30/2018 10:31:00 AM
Indeed, Connie, we need to have greater trust in His voice which stirs within us.. Thank you for your beautifully insightful comments. It is always my wonderful pleasure to hear from you and receive your kind words. Warmest wishes my lovely friend.. ~Susan
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