Illusions Poems - Poems about Illusions

...Written: September 21, 2023 True Love Poetry Contest Sponsored by: Robert James Liguori _____________________________________________________________ In a world wher......Read More

...In the beginning, all that was, was living light eternal Vibrant in time and space dissolved ineffable peace Pulsating endlessly in a singularity transcendental Sans identity, with no attribute, ......Read More

... In Zen's embrace, we find the void, A nihilistic truth, often destroyed. No meaning, no purpose, all fades away, In stillness and emptiness, we choose to stay. The world's illusions, they ......Read More

... Overwhelmed by dire thirst Oppressed without water Over the next sand dune Offered in a vision Optical illusions Outcrops of tall date palms Oasis; a mirage ......Read More

...no one comes, no one goes all that appears, disappears both the physical and abstract as objects in sphere of awareness awareness self-aware witnesses enlivenment of our tremulous heart whi......Read More

...I carved a path for the spiders In hopes that a friend will come by Or that a friend will stay. For i am no longer accompanied by my old pals As their days move up the branch to see the sky bett......Read More

... I dream dreams in rhymes and verses, A poet's blessing in curses, Vague images pop up in sleep, Words in jumbles assault me deep; I dream dreams in rhythmic fragments, Though......Read More

... Written: September 07, 2023 ______________________________________________________________ I can't sleep at night, so I stay alive. I am awake, and I search and strive. I'm no war......Read More

...Petty differences permeate the corridors of your mind. With origins of illusions, they make your eyesight blind. Why place importance on trivial pursuits? Why should prejudice be born? All the indi......Read More

...Trees are indifferent to worldviews, so am I Just growing on is only aim I follow Life is a ritual I thoroughly comply Before they send me up into the heavens hollow Extremes of weather is my gen......Read More

...If I had to choose would I brave that dark sea waves crashing relentlessly upon me knocking aside the armor I've spent so long meticulously piecing together My heart is a fortress made from c......Read More

...Confronted by a towering wall spanning miles above me.. ..I.. Get a grip! says one of my men. it shan't be long now- attach the hooks and wires, and climb-! As I stumble towards the wall ......Read More

...Swallowing lightning Teasing the bear Dharmic illusions Circling a square Trapping a rainbow Embracing the clowns Rewriting language Up getting down Stripping the moment Wishes......Read More

...Veils get lifted all the time Anytime we encounter truth But they then fall back into place The natural effect of gravity Or whatever we call the force That is opposed to the levity of truth. ......Read More

...Written 3 September 2023 Classified First in No. 1241 New Poems Only Poetry Contest Sponsored by Brian Strand The Flame of Faith* ......Read More