Transcendental Triptych of Epiphanies
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Transcendental Triptych of Epiphanies
Daniel Henry Rodgers
"If I read a book and it makes my whole body so cold no fire can ever warm me, I know that is poetry." - Emily Dickinson
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into the depths of the bell jar
In quiet solitude
on an autumn night
i drifted through
a quotidian quagmire.
fleeting thoughts of stillness
sparked a quest
for transcendence
in moments evanescent.
the noumenal world beckoned
yet slipped away
as i fumbled through
a phenomenological haze.
my mind
more vast than the sky
contemplated infinity
stumbled on the nigh.
in solitude
found both peace and despair
a paradoxical dance
where creation meets air.
the empty eye
through penelope's deceit
revealed wisdom
in our mortal conceit.
walden's sanctity of simplicity
one crisp autumn morn
i fled the city's clamor
retreating to a forest
with trees of grandeur.
a babbling brook's lapping water
soothed my soul
nature's apothecary
offered sweet control.
in interstitial spaces
of consciousness
i glimpsed the ineffable
then lost its face.
pine-scented air
filled my lungs
filtered sunlight
warmed my skin among.
i contemplated life's
absurd truths
accepting the useless
therein lies the roots
It vanished
leaving me with a sense
of longing
and incompleteness immense
self-reliance oversoul
by the flickering campfire
shadows danced
as I pondered self-reliance
entranced.
the oversoul permeates
the ether
uniting disparate souls
in harmony neither.
through self-reliance
i touched divinity
yet in unity
i found my identity.
a delicate balance emerged
individualism
and interconnectedness
converged.
the path to enlightenment
paved with doubt
led to wisdom
in the shallows devout
like a gnat caught in gusts
i was both
part of something greater
uniquely betrothed.
coda the transcendental paradox
In existence's crucible
paradox found
bell jar's light
walden's chaos profound.
the universe
cruel and kind
fragments and unites
as we remain whole
yet apart in sights.
we must accept the abyss
while reaching for depths
for in contradiction
truth takes its steps.
life's ephemeral epiphanies
though slight
reveal eternity
in fleeting instants' light.
gazing at stars
i felt peace and wonder
my small existence
both insignificant
and asunder.
within this eternal paradox
this timeless riddle
at the intersection
of infinite possibilities
a middle
i found life's beauty
and meaning
as ancient sages proclaim
Imago Dei Redeeming.
Copyright © Daniel Henry Rodgers | Year Posted 2024
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