In Lotus Bliss

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For the Eight Words Poetry Contest of Joseph May.

The eight words: 

synthetic, emanate, swirling, rustic, 

timeless, illusion, blossom, silence

Synthetic is the world we’re living in.
Plastic’s life seems timeless; it can’t replace
nature’s portraits: skies that leave us breathless,
bright swirling leaves, and rustic scenes of grace.

To see gold fields - a rainbow overhead -
how can any person not feel enthralled?
I think of high peaks garlanded by clouds
and wild flowers over our landscapes sprawled.

Technology offers us illusion.
The sham of it I'm often forced to see.
Land, air and waters untouched now seem rare.
Where peace can emanate I long to be!

I want to be where silence reigns over me,
so I close my eyes and imagine this:
a blossom on an unpolluted pond,
I float, unclothed and free, in lotus bliss.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2024



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Date: 7/31/2024 8:55:00 PM
Nice take on the 8 words. Those natural settings where we can seek f bliss are increasingly rare!
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Date: 7/27/2024 12:11:00 PM
You have passed with flying colours the hurdle of inserting given words, Andrea. This synthetic, polluted world will never ever be the same again:( Congrats on your podium finish, my friend. // paul
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 7/28/2024 10:13:00 PM
Thanks very much, Paul.
Date: 7/27/2024 11:04:00 AM
Congrats! I knew you would have a top win. Hugs!
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Date: 7/27/2024 10:22:00 AM
Back to say congratulations! The changes you made are wonderful!
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Date: 7/27/2024 8:26:00 AM
Congratulations on your win. I enjoyed reading "In Lotus Bless" write.  Have a blessed weekend with your win.......................
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Date: 7/27/2024 8:21:00 AM
back to congratulate, am so happy dear poet. Congratulations.
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Date: 7/27/2024 4:59:00 AM
Finding nature's bliss eludes us in the big cities, Wonderful write Andrea, Congrats on your win
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Date: 7/26/2024 7:37:00 AM
I once had the extreme pleasure to climb into a dugout canoe amidst a “National Geography worthy” expanse of lotus flowers. Such joy! VRs are fun but it is not real…to see, hear, smell, touch, feel the real thrill of adventure!!!! Love the joy of your second verse and the last. Surely this one could win!! Hugs! Fave!
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 7/26/2024 11:42:00 PM
So nice of you to say. What an experience you had
Date: 7/26/2024 5:01:00 AM
Andrea, you have created something we can think about. What is the source of ultimate beauty and truth and how how do we connect to it. You're making me smile.
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 7/26/2024 11:41:00 PM
Thanks so much, Duke
Date: 7/25/2024 8:25:00 PM
A fabulous spiritual write, Andrea, a fav for me, thanks for sharing
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 7/26/2024 11:42:00 PM
Thanks very much
Date: 7/25/2024 7:42:00 AM
Wonderful use of these 8 words! So interesting to see how others thoughts work and weave words together. Yours is an idealistic dream of nature set free from man made pollution and progress. Truly a pretty picture! Xo
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 7/25/2024 1:01:00 PM
yes it's cool to see how others use the words and sometimes in very different ways. I had to change mine because it was too dry. I ended up putting in more verses for nature.
Date: 7/24/2024 11:26:00 AM
Gorgeous writing! The flow was so lovely...
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 7/25/2024 1:01:00 PM
thanks, Paige
Date: 7/24/2024 10:04:00 AM
The Lotus represent timeless beauty and serenity.
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 7/25/2024 1:01:00 PM
Awesome
Date: 7/24/2024 8:39:00 AM
Dear Andrea, There is my fellow tree hugger! I loved how you expressed a deep longing for unspoiled natural environments and the peace they offer. I know that our God would want us to connect with the spiritual and emotional value of our natural landscapes. - Loved Every Word! - Blessings, My Dear Friend, Daniel
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 7/25/2024 1:02:00 PM
I am not not a fanatical tree hugger, but I do like trees very much. Thanks, Daniel.
Date: 7/24/2024 1:46:00 AM
The pace of technology today can overwhelm, but an understanding of its foundation in science and art can help to demystify it.
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Date: 7/24/2024 1:34:00 AM
It is a synthetic world we live in, and oh to float in lotus bliss in silence with eyes closed sounds like a perfect place to be when the world is in chaos and technology too offers illusion. Brilliant use of prompts here dear andrea. Pleasure reading this. Best wishes.
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 7/25/2024 1:02:00 PM
thanks, sweetie
Date: 7/23/2024 10:14:00 PM
charming! 'peaks garlanded by clouds/ i float in lotus bliss' amazing write dear poet. Cheers.
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 7/23/2024 11:31:00 PM
Thank you
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