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A lay is a form of long narrative poem, especially one that was sung by medieval minstrels, but there is more to a lay. What is lay in poetry (complete definition)?
Stop thought ego begotHow may we stop movement of thought,
borne of deep desires our heart brought?
Desires diminish zest of soul,
that here and now feels not quite whole.
Let us then examine the cause,
to put our restlessness on pause,
for which...
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Categories:
silence, spiritual,
Form: Lay
Zen modeWe judge no one simply because
there’s no one here and hence no cause,
to assign an ethic value,
on shifting hues as they renew,
save when fellow souls are caused harm,
whereupon with love we disarm,
ignorance in those who...
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Categories:
judgement, love, spiritual,
Form: Lay
Thought of the daywe’re born free but now mind is strained
love and light, not in heart ingrained
deluded, we blame fickle fate
but opt not to be pure and chaste
it is a jinx we need to break
if we truly choose...
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Categories:
introspection,
Form: Lay
Zen modescripts ego weaves, here manifest
in trance taken to be a test
and so it is but heart’s the cause
which our soul gently puts on pause
whereupon we dwell in pure bliss
delight of Divine Mother’s kiss...
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Categories:
heart, spiritual,
Form: Lay
Vibrant emptinessif there be in us no matter
to fuel fires of idle chatter
leaving fears behind, tranquil mind
melds with the heart, loving and kind
entwined then with the universe
hums a joyous, melodious verse...
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Categories:
spiritual,
Form: Lay
CessationMaking the void of cessation,
vibrant, joyous heart’s play station,
bereft of thought, ego begot,
in staid silence, we’re not fear fraught,
yet our awareness, self-aware,
remains therein, just as a dare,
till we expand, engulfing space,
with existence invoking grace,
whence bliss...
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Categories:
silence, spiritual,
Form: Lay
The Lei of theHis soul was set with his hard heart
Mine eyes shadows seeing a lark
All one can do is just hope pray
Elohim Father granting us a stay
Soar abundant dreams of solace
Holy verse of feet rhythm dance
11/27/23
Written words...
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Categories:
analogy, appreciation, celebration,
Form: Lay
Surfing SufferingObserving the onset of pain,
within mind-body, acid rain,
presence offers no reaction,
so suffering gains no traction,
since we neither cling nor negate
the happenstance which will abate
in time and meanwhile, the bliss chime,
conjures in heart, love’s sublime rhyme,
a...
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Categories:
pain, spiritual,
Form: Lay
Come To BreakCome to the market of poet
Read, think to be thyself mate
Past to future constitution
Come to earn the wise motion
With love in solicitous veins
Come to break apartheid chains
©Mahtab Bangalee
Chattogram
October 23, 2023...
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Categories:
poets, power,
Form: Lay
Zen Modeit has finally come to this
moment to moment, drenched in bliss
form transmuted before our eyes
awestruck beholding rapture rise
the energy loop now complete
makes us at all times love replete
effervescence of magnetism
ignites this here mind-body...
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Categories:
joy, spiritual,
Form: Lay
KnittingI’m not as agile as before
but my heart continues to roar!
Joyous in my humble abode,
each life breath is to God an ode.
Knitting helps me focus my mind,
leaving mundane worries behind.
I’m not lonely; plants speak to...
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Categories:
age, joy, spiritual,
Form: Lay
Audience of OneDelighting in the music show,
of bliss beats that has heart aglow,
nodes within dance as we rejoice,
echoing soundless thunders voice,
nonchalant to the flow of time,
dissolved in cadence of love’s chime,
whose each hue is new and unique,
into...
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Categories:
i am, joy,
Form: Lay
AwarenessBleeding within the lucid dream,
conjured by thoughts, which I did stream,
having now exited deep trance,
my nonchalant heart grabbed its chance
to set soul free from life's madness,
choosing joy instead of sadness,
to which end, aided by silence,
put...
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Categories:
joy, silence, spiritual,
Form: Lay
Jacobs LadderJacob’s ladder has nodes seven,
which our Father who’s in heaven,
assists us here now to ascend,
if our ego to love we bend,
that by using mind of our heart,
our life purpose on earth may start....
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Categories:
spiritual,
Form: Lay
Prayer To the Lordour Father who art in heaven
ignite within, chakras seven
give us this day our daily bread
and may we be by bliss beats led
forgiving those who offended
we seek mercy, on knee bended
each weary soul is our...
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Categories:
prayer,
Form: Lay
Specific Types of Lay Poems
Definition | What is Lay in Poetry?