SHARED DIVINE SOUL
Like vast sea
our mind’s surface
tosses
on swelling waves
of hatred and greed,
breaks in grief.
Basic
instincts guide
us deep
through turmoil
to the soul,
calm in compassion,
pure in divine abode,
shared…
good humans it makes.
September 1, 2018
Contest : Human Nature
Sponsored by : Edward Ibeh
ETHEREAL EMBRACE
In divine abode of Hindu god Indra
To the music played by the Gandharva
Dances celestial dancer Apsara
Astral beauty glitters on Menaka.
On earth you came from heaven like angel
Ascetic’s stern meditation you broke
I know how alluring can be your spell
Fire of secret craving in me you stoke.
In my enticed vision you come alive
I see you dance in enlivened fresco
My sensual dream doesn’t break, I strive
Let my life shine in ethereal glow.
You’re a hidden star in heaven somewhere
I’ll find your warm embrace when I go there.
March 27, 2018.
The True Patriot’s laughter
When he opens his mouth to laugh
Displaying his precise dental order
He laughs like Angels in divine abode
Preparing to bring rainfall to the earth
When the patriot laughs in the morning
The clouds descend slowly and listen
Then open their pipes as Angels sing
In the morning all is cool, quiet and wet
The words of a patriot to the nation
Bring cool breeze to bored creatures
Leaves that listen sway with peace
Like tadpoles souls of men swim in joy
And when the patriot kicks the bucket
He does so with sweet silent laughter
Humans, animals, insects, trees, shadows
Mourn his departure and celebrate his life
Divine abode
Oldest cave temple
Saintly aura overwhelms
Abode for penance
Date Oct 29 2016
Contest Saints and sinners
Even if you are invisible, Oh Almighty....
Why should I stand confused or bother?
Your living embodiment I can see
In human flesh in the shape of a mother....
Why should I then sit & search....
Your divine abode in the crest of mysteries...
In a sacred temple or a holy church...
Or even in mosques & monasteries....
The virtues of God that we know
Are kindness,forgiveness,love & care....
A mother's heart will clearly show
All these things glowing there....
And moreover we also believe...
That God makes our entry to the earth
But those are the mothers who travails receive
For months unend to flower the birth....
We search for God in seas & skies
In unread scriptures or a holy city...
But ignore the real God before the eyes
That twinkles with pristine simplicity....!
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