Meditation

Reciting Our Father
like a sugar-coated Vicar, I glide into
the silence of a cross, standing
before me, like a 95 year old
cactus, watching people walk-by

A wind breezes in,
and I dream I were this wind,
dancing freely with
the sand dunes of time

I can’t stop wondering
why inside this temple
has a repetitive silence, unlike
in the flea market where most
souls enjoy a colorful day


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First published online and in-print 
in Shabdaguchha, An International Poetry Journal 
Issue 43/44: January - June, 2009: Volume 11 No 3/4

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009



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Date: 9/24/2009 2:29:00 PM
Congratulations on your poem making it through the first round.Wishing you the best in the finals. Love, Carol
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Date: 7/10/2009 12:01:00 AM
Otsenre, congrats on your feature...Raul
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Date: 7/6/2009 10:53:00 AM
Congratulations on your featured poem>>James
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Date: 7/6/2009 6:18:00 AM
Congratulations on your featured poem this week Otsenre. Congratulations on it be published. May you have many more. Love, Carol
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Date: 7/5/2009 11:18:00 PM
Congratulations on your featured poetry. God bless and more power. Ernilando
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Date: 5/16/2009 5:17:00 PM
Hello E, meditation requires mindfulness. Like the cactus, while producing food for the soul who knows where to find it, so does the essence of meditation. The mind must dance freely upon realizing such knowledge. Thanks for the wonderful blog comment regarding my book. God bless always! ~J
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Date: 5/12/2009 6:49:00 AM
Excellent contrast between verse 2 and verse 4 of stanza 3 ... powerful last stanza that brings closure to the thought ... awesome write, my friend.
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Date: 5/10/2009 5:31:00 PM
So powerful. I always awe at the depth you achieve in your poetry, and always leaves that wondering after-effect. I have so missed reading your poetry my friend. My best to you. ~ Charlie
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Date: 5/10/2009 8:09:00 AM
wonderful-souls enjoy a colourful day--what a rainbow--charma
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