Deep pulse starts to rise high
As a burning fever mounts and spirit ascends
To the sky
Dim turns the light
Each breath, a soft sweet song, extends
The night
Senses
Bloom and transcends
Joy
Deep pulse starts to rise high
Each breath, a soft sweet song, extends
Joy.
forest limbs swing wide
tails vanish betwixt the leaves
hands learn to hold stones
muscle and thought entwining-
shaping the first fragile edge
soul entered the fray
moulding spiritual form
eyes afire with zeal-
humanoid stalks the garden
a king calling the beasts names
flint sparks in cold caves
shadows dance on raw stone walls
stories find their voice-
the stone mason stands upright
stone flint and fire seize the day
now man shapes in steel
threads thought through silver-net mesh
words flap without wings-
man beyond his own making
ejects the flaws he once bore
circuits wear the crown
king of beasts remade in steel
hands that never tire-
maker bows to better made
behold the mirror ascends
Sun Ascends
Sun ascends into breezy
Pillows of feathery love.
The earth breathes deeply
While I float effortlessly
Though sleepiness
And blessings bestowed
By the loving intent
Of my soul.
Summer is eternal
If you allow her to be.
Winter is real
Only if you leave
The door open
To emptiness
And confusion.
It was never the sun
Who ascended
But the ascension
Of my soul
Beyond limited thinking
And beyond self imposed
Barriers of limitation
And lack.
As I give up lack
And accept Light,
I have become
Light
That is eternal.
6.6.25
NEW WAVE ASCENDS
Workers waul at leaders sold
who rush to airports cold
in hospitals wan women wallow
tattered children nothing to swallow
ideals trickling through untilled soil
will dreams and intentions expire
before patient arthritic grandmothers tire
softly rain filters Earth’s corners
nourishing hills, herbs and mourners
life follows death singing afresh
surely New Wave ascends roaring
freedom showers cool us alluring
in Golden Age Heart rules
teens dance while lovers drool
reach within, be no fool
The wind whispered in my ears,
the secret that you told.
Before the moon ascends,
I shall come to your side.
Let us sit by the seashore,
beneath a canopy of stars,
bathed in moonlight’s glow,
speaking endlessly,
as countless as the grains of sand,
dancing with the waves,
until the sun rises in the east,
painting the sky
in hues of reddish orange.
ka~rum
Trijan refrain
Grief ascends with the rising moon
'neath frosted Winter skies
A lone wolf howls, wailing a rune
desperate for replies
Her mate has died, she must lament
beside him 'til last breath was spent
Parted in death
Parted in death
His body torn, tattered and rent
Grief ascsends with the rising moon
as thorns, it pricks my skin
There is sorrow in the wolf's tune
My emotions akin
To shadowed darkness we lay claim
Eyes cold without a spark or flame
Feeling such pain
Feeling such pain
Love, it's you I seek to defame
Grief ascends with the rising moon
Haunting my thoughts tonight
Who do I blame and dare impugn
with defiance and spite
I would caterwaul to the wind
if death's warrant I could rescind
His life restored
His life restored
No longer would I be chagrined
Kundalini ascends,
signalling soul’s intent
to raise it’s consciousness,
by granting love consent,
ensconced in blissfulness.
Kundalini ascends,
as vibrant liquid light,
transmuting nodes within,
in a dance of delight,
with bliss tingling our skin.
Kundalini ascends,
magnetising our form,
centring pristine presence,
whilst drenched by bliss throbs warm,
thus peaking soul’s vibrance.
Kundalini ascends,
aligning our five sheaths,
soul imbibing wisdom,
as blessings God bequeaths,
for within’s His kingdom.
21-May-2022
Notes:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kundalini
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosha
Reborn here now without baggage,
my soul revels in present peace;
Mind ascends through steps to salvage
Cares descend and put mind at ease.
A stillness in my mind I feel,
reborn here now without baggage;
As I pray to my Lord with zeal,
From inner light shines my image.
'Act with kindness' is the message:
Mindful of all my actions though
reborn here now without baggage,
I know that I reap what I sow.
As a part of the Whole, I see,
such vibrance like peacock's plumage
of soul of the Universe be -
reborn here now without baggage.
Date: 10/13/2021
Dawn Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Unseeking Seeker
Dawn ascends to brighten the day
Birds trill with songs of glee
Morning's breeze makes the willows sway
I rejoice with esprit
As Earth keeps on turning
I will be discerning
The sun will be burning
As night wends
Dawn ascends
September 26, 2021
Quietus-August 2021 Contest
Sponsor: Unseeking Seeker
The sun is rising
right above the horizon
where sea meets the sky.
day releases dusk-
streaming stars settle in sonorous susurration;
the grey glazed moon bows his subtle head,
and all the somnolent constellations shine...shine for me
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original poem: 'comfortable silence' (1.20.20)
date: 1.28.20
Arbitrium Divisa 7 Poetry Contest
sponsor: Gregory Barden
The deep tangerine glow of the harvest moon
has brought a sensual emotion that ignites.
The embers migrate to an ebon raven’s tune,
and bestows such magnificent perfect sights.
For I am but a woman who loves nature’s best,
as I lay my head below the harvest moon to rest.
Ascending to heaven as the night shines on,
the outshine of brilliance has given such ease.
Soon and very soon will arrive God’s dawn,
and all that is nocturnal will begin to cease.
For the harvest moon is vivacious and clear,
as all the little nightly creatures sleep near.
Stardust descends onto fields that will fade,
lunar lace will redeem the season it brings.
There are moonbeams allowing a serenade,
and soon a brand and fresh new day rings.
For I feel the harvest moon’s pure perfection,
as we wander with hope sharing a connection.
Beliefs in God's wonder has brought such delight-
feeling the gleam of the of the bright moonlight.
March 11, 2019
R-adiant
E-nvironment
I-s
G-lowing
E-arly
N-egating
R-ain
O-nce
S-un
A-scends
S-ilently
Topic: Birthday of Reigen J. Rosas (August 23)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
B-eacon
A-scends
B-ecause
Y-ou
J-ust
O-pen
Y-our
S-hining
E-arliness
C-anceling
C-hill
I-n
O-bvious
N-ew
A-ppearance
Topic: Birthday of Baby Joy M. Secciona (August 20)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
Sol bleeds at the edge of indigo skies,
inking clouds scarlet, as He slowly dies;
shadowing silhouettes in veiled disguise.
As Luna ascends in regal splendor,
a lone wolf's wails are mournfully tender;
upturned jaws, implying its surrender.
Howling summons the members of its clan,
as it has done before the time of man;
and it's not known how or why it began.
Families stealthily hunt in the dark,
and unlike packs of dogs, which yelp and bark;
wolves, howl at the moon, before they embark.
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