Emotional Depth
By
Damien Mac Mánais
Meandering thoughts,
blissful solitude surrounds me,
Hidden in selfish emotion,
well-being
well guarded
against selfish caring,
finding yourself
then another,
lost in a moment,
shattered now
fragmental heart,
scattered upon my soul,
giving oneself so deeply to another
in so short a time,
I feel foolish,
weakness abounds,
isolated,
alone but reluctant
to give up on myself,
can’t retreat into my emotional instability,
stilted growth of affection in my heart,
hopelessly lost,
feeling so bare,
how come I care, never again....
*Image of Winners of Connecting by Pixabay
Close Encounters of the Best Kind
Anon celebrations plumb us adjusts,
preceding months were more compatible,
familial presence friends superfluous,
plain chat wheedles a bit less fragmental,
pooled consciousness markup valuable,
fruitful homily affect harmony,
ripes present blooms extended courtesy,
besieged turkey banquet crowds Christmas trees,
stanch observance occasions normalcy,
camaraderie and oneness appease.
Tis the choice of annuals hails bonus,
each control themselves appropriately,
contrasts ne'er build or they'd be a Jonas,
dovetail twirls a sensitive filigree,
our kindred tree naught a Genesis tree,
naught muddled rundowns so microscopic,
yarns curled scripts that were kaleidoscopic,
ensnared eyes courteous ears learn the spiels,
showpiece manifest substantive topic,
closing in prayer banks where heaven deals.
2021 November 03
I sat down in a silent place
Withdrew all sense organs
from their objects
Ended my thoughts
Closed my eyes and
sat still in silence
concentrating on
the front of the nose
my breath
going out, coming in
Soon I could feel divine vibrations
surging from within
They gushed out of my empty mind
I experienced bountiful bliss.
My kundalini had been awakened.
I continued to meditate maintaining
my inactivity for I knew in silence we
can see God but my meditation was
broken.
Bliss remained for many days
before slowly fading away
God exists within all.
We needn't go to places
of worship to see him.
Looking within we might see
his fragmental part, the soul,
which is our true self
body being a mere
outer cover or clothing
We cannot see God until we
cut ourselves from the world
When world ends, God begins
In stillness of absolute silence
we will feel Him clearly.
That's what Gautam Buddha did.
Mind without thoughts
Senses inactive
is the key to eternal bliss.
30.09.2021
"May all sentient beings be at peace,
May no one suffer from illness,
May all see what is auspicious,
May no one suffer.
Om peace, peace, peace" -
Ancient Indian Prayer
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
All five fingers of our hand
Achieve great feats for united they stand
Together they become one
No ego each helping everyone
All feel they are part of one body
They are doing for self not another body
Are we not a part of larger whole?
Even if one is not well, it effects the whole!
We are a part of our creator,
No one is less, none greater
If we thought like parts of our body
It will usher happiness for everybody
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"mamaivamso jiva-loke jiva-bhutah sanatanah"
The living entities in this conditioned world are My eternal, fragmental parts.-
Bhagvad Gita ancient Indian spiritual treatise
mamaivamso jiva-loke
jiva-bhutah sanatanah
manah-sasthanindriyani
prakrti-sthani karsati
TRANSLATION
The living entities in this conditioned world are My eternal, fragmental parts. Due to conditioned life, they are struggling very hard with the six senses, which include the mind.-
Bhagvad gita chapter 16, Verse 7
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This happened when my father passed away.
During rituals my sister saw
father and all dead relatives.
We saw space, she saw them all.
My father talked to me.
She saw him talking.
I couldn't see
anything
except
Space!
~~~~~
Nothing is empty. Everything is filled.
It's just that human eye cannot see.
God is omnipresent, not seen.
We are part of creator,
we exist within him.
God is everywhere.
Everything God.
Nothing is
empty
space!
Premier contest winner 10th position
Spontaneous sulfurous stigmata sinisterly surfacing
Membranous molecules meticulously masterfully marshaling
Tangible tempestuous tears tangling thoughts
Radical revelation revealing ruinous rots
Pious priests patronize punishable penance
Impious illusions intrigue impacting independence
Narcotizing nefarious noxious naves navigate
Prioritizing pains portal pandemic perpetrate
False fixation fumigates fragmental fatal fury
Defaults determine damaged destructive demons dreary
Jan.18.2020
Eight-word challenge 1 2020
Sponsored by: John Hamilton
Placed 3'rd...Thank You
R-are
I-s
N-ature's
G-alactic
O-bscuring
F-ragmentally
F-or
I-t
R-emarkably
E-ntertains
S-kywatchers
O-f
L-ight
A-s
R-adiance
E-ventually
C-reates
L-ovely
I-mage
P-eople
S-urely
E-njoy
Topic: Solar Eclipse (December 26,2019)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
“We are the creation of eternal love...fragmental sparks of the divine”
In the womb of all creation
Lies a love we can not see
We can feel its incubation
As we travel our destiny.
Sept.03.2016
One and One - Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Rick Parise
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