Charles Coon Poet Blank verse

Persistent Beauty

Sharp edges are boundaries
in our perceptions which exhibit
the persistent illusion of a mind plus world..
So we allow the encroachment of Awareness
to soften the sharp
to expose the illusion
and bring us to discovery
of the Self reality
which as background lies ..
Allowing the sharp edges
to be sharp once more
made now of persistent Beauty...

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Charles Coon September 1, 2016 at 9:36 PM Tom.. Thanks for your comments! I guess my explanation would be that "persistent" illusion is the strong belief in duality. The poem attempts to bring about a non-dual experience..

Tom Arnone September 1, 2016 at 9:34 AM A hard one to grok, Charles. Perhaps a layman's summary might help. You're making my brain smoke! ;-) P. S. Are the existing interpretive comments correct?

Anu Nayak August 31, 2016 at 2:53 PM Dear Charles, beautiful write, balance between the illusion, perception and reality brings refinement and fine tuning in life! love, Anu:) Charles Coon September 1, 2016 at 9:38 PM Thank you, Anu..I think you have captured my intended meaning very well! CRC