Tahera Mannan Poet Free verse

Yoga

Patanjali sat with folded legs
Breathing deep and free of will
Timeless movements checked and hidden
Sound of water, no other thought
Arising from earth, water, fire, air and space
Senses stilled as the dream within
A secret place, a master desiring nothing
Soul in peace, a vow of purity
He sees eternity and far beyond
His soul undying, primeval
The jewels he carries within
The red ruby lights up the senses
The orange carnelian brings creativity
The amber radiates confidence and courage
The emerald is forgiving and kind
The sapphire brings forth the truth
The amethyst awakens intuition
The diamond connects the Holy One 
Come says Patanjali
Close your eyes and your mind
The very centre of your being
The jewels are hidden
Discover them thru meditation
Come says Patanjali
Make this life worth living...

Patanjali- founder of Yoga

Dedicated to all the wonderful people of my country.

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Poet Destroyer A July 6, 2013 at 11:00 PM Congratulations, in Cyndi's "LOVE LETTERS TO THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: " always & forever * Linda

Skat A July 6, 2013 at 7:40 PM A NICE WINNING, LOVE LETTER...... SKAT

Debbie Guzzi July 6, 2013 at 3:13 PM Great how you brought in the colors of the chakras! Congrad's on your win. Light & Love

Shirley Candy July 5, 2013 at 8:51 PM Congratz on your win..well deserved. :))

Connie Gildersleeve July 5, 2013 at 1:50 PM Congrats on your fantastic win. Well deserved. Connie

Cyndi Macmillan July 4, 2013 at 8:30 PM Thank you! So enjoyed reading this. Come September, I hope to be returning to Yoga. Congratulations!

Abdulhafeez Oyewole May 9, 2013 at 12:15 PM Congrats on your win.

Barbara Gorelick May 8, 2013 at 6:34 AM Oh wonderful! I am working on meditating..I find it difficult, but your poem is hopeful and I will remember the jewels I may find. Congrats..you should have been way at the top. BG

Poet Destroyer A May 7, 2013 at 9:59 PM TAHERA, Congratulations :-) thanks for taking your time entering my contest. Goodnight~ LINDA Tahera Mannan May 7, 2013 at 10:42 PM Thanks a ton for my placement Linda. Entering your contests are such fun.

Karen Croft May 7, 2011 at 6:33 PM enjoyed reading your poem

Andrea Dietrich April 28, 2011 at 10:58 PM An excellent example of your contest. I looked at your contest again and saw that you wanted us to write one like this if we did yoga. I was curious if you would consider humorous ones or rhymed ones. I just had my first experience with yoga and it was rather humorous! Luv, Andrea

Julie Heckman April 10, 2011 at 1:23 PM very well done and beautiful image of yoga. I used to practice it long ago take care Julie

Linda-Marie Sweetheart April 9, 2011 at 7:36 PM Wonderful example for your expected entries Tahera my friend.. expressive lines give us clues on what u are expecting us to create as lovely as your creation.. good luck my friend with your very first contest luv..

Francine Roberts April 9, 2011 at 6:27 PM just lovely Tahera, I am afraid my poem is a humorous one, not serious like this

Constance La France April 9, 2011 at 2:04 PM Beautiful, Tahera, I will try my best to write a poem to make you proud~~

Dr.Ram Mehta April 9, 2011 at 1:11 PM I can relate to this Pantanjali Yog and practiced it for a long time. Now following Baba Ramdeo, Tahera

Carolyn Devonshire April 9, 2011 at 12:28 PM Tahera, this is a lovely poem. I took Yoga classs once and they focused more on "positions" of the body than on meditation. Both are needed for Yoga to be spiritually fulfilling. A fine example for your contest! Love, carolyn

Michael J. Falotico April 9, 2011 at 6:06 AM Very informtive write on a subject I always wanted to know more about...always Michael