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Arjuna Poems - Poems about Arjuna


ELEPHANT WOMAN
{ emo music inspired poem } ELEPHANT WOMAN She is Elephant Woman you cannot hide from her in houses of brick or glass or lined velvet curtains whether it sits on Signal Hill or in Newlands bourgeois class cannot run to mantra mats, rosaries cheese savouries or even Sulawesi forest caves She is descended ! Close her off with broken fridges and...

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Categories: arjuna, allegory, character, courage, dance,
Form: Free verse
Verrukkelijke 1903
Giving a mystical inlander, far-reaching to fall on dormant, grip in the wilds of Mount Arjuna. Trembling fingers, gently caressed, the pile of soil wet, as Roombutter melted. Casuarina seedlings, sculpt beautiful grooves, wailing to Lord, the pine grows fertile. The remnants, a glory deer valley, symphonized jungle fowl sound, beyond tumultuous Krontjong tones, An illegal logger Meneer relaxes....

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Categories: arjuna, environment, mountains,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Arjuna, 21st Century
Trappe within my skin, trapped within my life. I live each day within the same parameters of responsibility. I do right no matter what. I've done wrong believing it was right. Such constrictions, such borders, leave me no outs, no excuses. I want to explode, but suspect implosion will be my lot. Where do I get relief within the boundaries that I set? Take a cleansing breath, embrace the...

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Categories: arjuna, allegory,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Krishna's Advice To Arjuna - Part Two
II for Thodti trailing barefeet his dried coconut-stick broom on cracked macadam in the gutter festering oozing fresh month-old drying turds urine remains of fed-up banana-leaves skins withered jasmine garlands drained motor-oil from scooter-taxis overfed flies lean stray kids fowl cows all that was wonder from afar ...

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Categories: arjuna, religion,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Krishna's Advice To Arjuna - Part One
14: If the soul meets death when Sattva prevails, then it goes to the pure regions of those who are seeking truth. 15: If a man meets death in a state of Rajas, he is reborn amongst those who are bound by their restless activity;and if he dies in Tamas, he is reborn in the wombs...

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Categories: arjuna, religion, death, death,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Arjuna Meets Krishna - Repost
On the edge Slightly out of vision Chaos No, thank you I’ll take my social order On rye Hold the onions Hey, I wanted rye Every day reminds us Untidy chaos intervenes Deny it and go mad Face it and imagine war To be involved in life is to be involved in battle There is no escape Cave dwelling aesthetics are fools Thus sings the auspicious one Learn to struggle Honorably Graciously Nobly It’s...

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Categories: arjuna, philosophy,
Form: Free verse
Arjuna
My mind is dark with the thoughts of doom Shadows of death and miseries loom I wish I could try and fight The stench of death and darkness of night Many thoughts bewilder my soul My heart bleeds through a jagged hole Why do I have to kill to live? Why don’t I have happiness to give? My heart screams for an explanation My...

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Categories: arjuna, death, depression, hopedeath, god,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Arjuna Meets Krishna
On the edge Slightly out of vision Chaos No, thank you I’ll take my social order On rye Hold the onions Hey, I wanted rye Every day reminds us Untidy chaos intervenes Deny it and go mad Face it and imagine war To be involved in life is to be involved in battle There is no escape Cave dwelling aesthetics are fools Thus sings the auspicious one Learn to struggle Honorably Graciously Nobly It’s...

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Categories: arjuna, introspection, life, philosophy,
Form: Free verse

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