"Into Eternity
Where all is one
There crept a tiny mad idea
At which the Son of God
Remembered not to laugh"
- ACIM
Beckon fraternity
As I have none
They leapt into my sacred shadow
The even and the odd
Revered on my behalf
- For Him
(ACIM stands for A Course in Miracles which is written as an epic poem in iambic pentameter
style by a woman named Helen Schucman in 1976. Strictly speaking she scribed it but that's
been debated).
Yazaman kendimi sana
Omrun hayatim feslegenim
Cananin kardesim nefesim umidim
Yazamam acim buyuk
Ay dogmus yansir yildizlar
Nefesi tutusur hasatinda ruyalar
Yazamam nefesim hayatim
Hasredim sevdam nefesim
Basak tarlasi umidim
Yuruyelim canan yazdikca kendimizi
Yureyelim gune canan evrenin gizemine
Umid yar tane Yar sevda merhem
Yurudum cananin askina
Dustu bedenim mayin tuzagina
Agitlarda yakilan bitmeyen sevdam
Naasim sercefil isigini gordugum ruya.
Yurudukce buyudum erin namina sessiz ve gurultusuz
Umudim aksaminda acan yildiz acim yorgunlugum
Gun gorsem sehrin kalabaliginda cananim er meydaninda
Ucarim bedenimden otak olsa mayin yelken salarim goklere
Hoyratin atesinde horan ve agit kaybolmus gune cananin sevgisine
Izi olum kahpe mayin tarlasinda parcalanan umid agiti yakar umidine
Nameler adima kara toprak ve kul olmus kizil cam zeybegim olume
Bir nepze hayat bir fidan bir cemre topraginda askina hasredim fidana
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