Long Dolce far niente Poems

Rumi Verse: The universe is not outside of you. Look inside yourself, everything that you want you already are.
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Phenotype-inherited flaw chimera
fantasy flurry...

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In a world that is constantly rushing and moving.
There is an aesthetic to life that is quite soothing.
Dolce far niente is an ideal state of mind to explore.
Graceful thread—a stronghold of magical lore!

With a cheerful...

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Overweighed by stresses and strains, like a wrecked ship, I move,
Yet, like a weighed-down donkey, burdens on me I approve;
I perform my work, like a worn-out machine, unthinking,
Preoccupied with cares, I've no time even for...

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THE BENCH BY THE LAKE

In the cold fall morning,
the bench by the bay lies empty,
do I vision what the bench envisions?
in the vast scenario of nature.

The sight from the bench must be enchanting,
it must be...

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Good day! 
Let’s have a marvelous time midst wholesome leisure
toward wondrous relaxation blitz devoid of pressure
allowing hearty gratitude exposure
while basking under heavenly rays’ pleasure
praising God Whose grace and mercy assure 
the welcoming of blessings' treasure
abundant...

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The only ounce of energy I'll be expending today
is having picked up a pen to scrawl these lines...
"I have declared this to be Dolce Far Niente Day."
Enjoying the sweet life, doing nothing by design.

I'll be...

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My muse doesn’t understand my poems 
She just likes to hear me speak 

You give her a flower and a gentle smile 

And she starts to dance through my eyes 



You flirt a tiny bit...

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running,
                  and running,
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Turning sideways, once more I lay crouched in bed,
Not compelled to wake up and run round the clock.
The family, gone on a four-day adventurous trip.
Left to myself, may I devour this calm with none to...

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In the cacophonic chaos of life I seek peace,
delve into my soul’s serene niche,
perceive the pleasure of nothingness 
in the void and tranquil depth of bliss,
where I savor the sweetness of solitude.

In the lonely island...

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Sunshine glistens through the oaks and pines, trees
Revealing the wonders of God’s sweet light
Hearts reminded of those who’re so at ease

Washing away the cares who’re just not right
Since we’re yearning for the joy in leisure
Revealing...

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Streams of water
at diurnal disposal,
drip
dolce far niente.*

Lavish fill
of cavernous sink—
flotsam thoughts.

Spring up, O well!
Sing about it,
about the well that the princes dug,
that the nobles of the people sank—
the nobles with scepters and staffs.**

Paradise, O living...

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'dolce far niente', is an Italian idiom means 'sweetness of doing nothing


It's humdrum of work twenty four seven
thrumming a suffocated heart to burnout
too many tabs open in frantic switching
moments of leisure in despair and doubt.

Can't...

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The sweetness of doing nothing is hard,
to take chitchat in your head and discard;
embracing doing nothing is divine,
oh, I love silence where nothing is heard !

Not an idleness but letting thoughts twine,
to lay in...

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Imagine there's nought to do today
In the gentlest, 'let it be' kinda way.
No clock's insistent hands to allay,
No hurried 'to do' demands to obey,
When the peace of stillness has sway,
When 'what does it matter' to...

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The saplings are growing into plants 
and the plants are ageing into trees
They stand tall and stagnant 
getting bored of the cool sea breeze

?Whiling away the days and nights 
they strike a sense of emptiness
Dolce...

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Slowly, Mickey Mouse wafted by
as I gazed at the cerulean sky.
The warmth of a cool Chardonnay
I’d sipped at the end of the day;
had me drift in and out of a sleep.

As Mickey transformed to a...

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Cradled by a hammock
with the sun shining in.
Coddled with Summer fun.
Ice cream’s dripping
from a whopping sugar cone.
It’s sweet to do nothing
but tongue the licks
and swing in a basket
in the zephyr wind.

It’s sweet to read a...

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"Buonjiorno carina, hello sweetheart" 
he says with a smile and a stroke of goatee 
Her acqua di Gio is fantasy art,      
un dolce far niente that lingered in scent; 

"La...

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I try to be a model citizen and live an upright life,
Though on occasion I've been accused of killin' time!
I've always considered it a harmless and victimless crime,
But I must admit my spells of dolce...

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The thing I must do’s just the thing I can’t.
It’s my artistic nature, I suppose.
Impatient, volatile and – heaven knows –
disposed to overthrow, subvert, supplant,
less drawn to things that are than those that aren’t.
A deft,...

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I come into a time and place
At peace within a vast estate

Beneath me warms the verdant earth
Above the sun of cosmic birth

Drifts calmly down with feathered hands
To hold me spellbound on the land

And all around...

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Allow thoughts to drift on empty plain 
Watch them settle like gentle rain
Forget to rush, live in slow motion
Hear your soul, invest in the notion

Resist the urge of mind overload
Turn off highway, take scenic road
Lie...

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Dolce far niente – it’s sweet
to do simply nothing. So say
those who find idleness a treat.
We should try this Italian way!

For a change – eat lunch all alone.
Dolce far niente – it’s sweet.
Turn off the...

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