To sunless blinding gloom of devil,
And wrapped in dark shadows of evil,
The soulless void of faith
Would sure befall ‘pon death---
Those that in ego’s spell their soul kill. || 3 ||
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Translations | 03.09.2026 | dark, death, evil, faith, Rhyming Quintain
Note: This verse says, do not kill your soul, the atman, or else, …Bhagavad-Gita also says: uddharet atmana atmanam, na atmanam avasadayet... Lift up your soul by yourself, never thwart it. He’s your friend and foe depending on how you treat it.
There is wealth of wisdom in ancient Sanskrit texts . This series on Jewels from Upanishads covers selected verses from various Upanishads of which there are as many as 120. We select a few verses only the major ones, beginning with Ishaa Vaasyam. The translation here is not verbatim but freely done. The transliteration of the verse follows. Alas I have to remove all the transliteration symbols.
asuryah nama te lokah
andhena tamasa-avrtah |
tan te pretya abhi-gachchanti
ye ke cha atma-hanah janah || 3 ||
The word a-suryah means sunless, if spelled asuryah, it would mean barbaric or evil.
Be they the moving air or frozen seas
That need a passport, visa, nor frontier,
Unmapped that flow all free, untamed with ease,
Like winds that fiercely sweep sans human fear.
No mountain bows to architect’s false pride,
No forest stands as guard to stolen wood,
And rivers dammed, turn to a stormy tide—
The sign, now red, ere warning amber stood.
The poets turn to birds and blooming flowers
To find the truth and track the tolling bell,
While nature warns of these dynamic powers,
It’s strange, man still hesitates in his hell.
But wisdom wafts upon a shifting wind:
How long can nature bear a world that sinned?
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Happenings | 19.09.2026 | atmosphere, forest, ocean, river, wisdom, crown of sonnets
God speed
take heed...
Beware
take care...
Watch out
check route...
Now pray
blest way...
Do right
truth's light*!
*Deuteronomy 32:4 He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.
June 2, 2026
10th place, "1477" Poetry Writing Premiere Contest
Sponsored by Brian Strand; judged on 6/3/2026
Whatever was begun without due heed
And all that was not properly conceived,
Although a promise and a pledge were given,
It is right to hesitate — to press on or draw back.
Christopher M. Swan 2008
Face symmetrical and plain
Eyes dark not black
Waist plump not fat
Bosoms small and roun'
Skin fair yet brown
Voice soft yet loud
Sheen but not pretty
Short but not little
Body lithe and straight
Brows glossy and thick
Be still my heart
For Donna does not belong to us
Quiver no more mine limbs
For fear is a bitter fruit that is no good for us
Mine eyes be attentive
Watch how she struts about under the cool morning sun
Look how she shifts her head,
As if searching for the map to heaven, a place I am certain she is from
If I call her a celestial, I am certain she will respond
Look this way, oh lover, heed me as I yearn for your heart
I seek companionship, give me this, and I will be content for the rest of mine life
mutiny warning
adventure on the high seas
captain walks the plank
Man am I..My tenure here frail.' I'll be soon forgotton
I shall pass through His veil.' All humans have vanity
As in blood though their veins, yet we have a filter its
The Bible Gods word created' He took pains' it is the place to
Go upon your knees.' And just listen for His spirit to
Address your questions, I wish all blessings' and God
Speed.'
I imagine the heavens opening up
Angels giving us a little talk
Asking us to be kind
Not only to our friends, but to everyone we meet
Showing us a video of how wonderful life can be
When everyone looks out for the greater good
How many will heed?
How many will listen?
Sadly, some might think it is a trick
A trap
Something from the devil
I feel sorry for those people
Your beginning to ingrain
Your insanity on my brain
Do not drag me down with you
There was nothing I could do
I tried my best to help you friend
And I can't remember when
There was a time I didn't care
I tried to always be there
But you never even took
My advice--you didn't look
At the facts in front of you
Before she left you sad and blue
Trying to warn you that I saw
Running around before
Hanging from a new guys arm
Laying on her cheating charms
Looking like she didn't care
You were waiting for her here
I was hoping you'd be wise
And open up your closed eyes
That couldn't see her doing wrong
You were blind for way to long
Her scheming ways you just blocked out
Now you want to scream and shout
It is finally sinking in
Your true love was full of sin
A lesson learned you wont forget
One that is going to let
You be cautious from now on
No more victim of a con
May 18th, 1980
Mt. St. Helen erupted.
It was expected, many had escaped a bad fate.
Some opted to stay, wanting to go down in glory.
Two thousand square miles of trees were destroyed.
Mt. Pinatubo erupted eleven years later.
Both of these events reminiscent of the destruction of Pompeii.
Where twenty thousand people were not warned.
Many discovered permanently covered in molten lava
Volcanoes are no joke; heed her warnings my friend.
As the day awakens
waving to and fro
palm trees sway to greet the dawn
urging me to grow
Come outside and be as one
open up your mind
giving way to sight and sound
just what might you find
Every buzz of every bee
every whistle of a bird
sings of harmony delight
speaking not a single word
Am I then to find my place
blessed by nature’s call to be
joining skyways steeped in blue
can I be just really me
As the day awakens
one thing I do know
I was meant to see the sun
heed the rivers flow
HEED THE CALL
In a dream that I dreamt last night
A message received was meant for real
It was difficult and painful to accept
Even as I laid there in bed and slept
Now as dawn is breaking I can reveal
I am summoned and must go to fight
We always knew the war grew near
My orders came from an unreal source
I must leave today and hope to return
But my love for you will always burn
And all battles must run their course
It’s not just you who will shed a tear
Perhaps it’s loyalty, or maybe duty
Even the passion for a rightful cause
But words softly spoken, were clear
That voice in my dream was sincere
Yet even now it still gives me pause
I’ll keep safe the image of your beauty
It was if I heard my own voice say
Follow the orders, and quickly pack
The message also had a second part
To share it now just breaks my heart
That understanding I won’t be back
Sadly, I bid farewell but must obey
Calmly proceed,
It is the need,
Show no speed,
To you, I plead,
Do a good deed,
Sow love-seed,
Minds, you read,
Remove weed,
Life you lead
With joy indeed,
Don't spoon-feed,
If you have agreed
To remove greed,
I will gladly proceed,
As you will succeed,
Make not truth bleed,
Feel never worried,
Limits, never exceed!
Heed love’s voice, conscience whispering
Else flounder in darkness
Pure of heart feel bliss throbs spearing
Aligned with That oneness
Ego stalks us in stealth
Yielding dwindles soul’s health
Love divine, our sole wealth
There’s no choice
Heed love’s voice
04-March-2022
Quietus
Harness the sun on a tropic isle,
A shaded nook to dwell.
Perhaps, a book or two as well,
Pay no heed to grey lands of woe,
For what its worth,
When rain pours,
Pelting edifices doused and damp,
Pay no heed when toes wriggle
The soft sand of a golden beach.
Pay no heed where cars honk horn
And wheels speed by
Spraying passers-by,
On dreary wet days,
When children play with mud and clay
And mothers fret in disarray,
On cold wet winters day.
When I'm old and a little grey,
Like the lands far away,
My naked feet will tread a beach,
Splash a salty sea,
Tremble in a loving breeze,
Give scant thought
To the old north land,
Blissful and content
To be so far away.
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