Introspection Ottava Rima Poems

Before the seed of thought is allowed to sprout,
it is best we pause and examine the cause,
filtered through lens of love, to be free from...

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We have been bestowed with a mind to discern,
which implies we have some measure of free will,
so life choices we make, is the way we...

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Shifting from head to heart, we begin to feel,
throb of aliveness that eludes lower mind
and as pristine presence ignites flame of zeal,
both fears and desires...

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In the midst of many, here we are alone,
vibrant and yet feeling a pang of regret,
being unable to transmit bliss we own
and though it makes...

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We take no prisoners, for if they escape,
fears and desires may burrow deep in our mind
and then in stupor we will foolishly ape
suggestions proffered that...

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Flicking channels on the television,
how may we enliven moment of shift?
Diving into subconscious mind's scission,
feeling of lack causes us to so sift
through illusions trying to...

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Hoping God’s wisdom will fall into our lap
without choosing to shift in thought, word and deed,
are we blind to the yawning head and heart gap
and...

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Indulge not in musings of what could have been,
knowing this dream life unfolds, as is ordained,
thus aglow in the now, retaining soul’s sheen,
our nonchalant presence...

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My Life My Way 1


       In childhood mom says:
          ...

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Tangled treachery, many endless turns
Lost within walls of darkest evergreen,
Dead end again, wrong way this time - same ferns!
Walls too high, can't climb, end always...

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Oh, the summer rain, we have had a lot
I have watched it pour, flooding tears away
As I gently rest in cleansing of thoughts
Mirrored by puddles,...

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Poised above northern sky for all to see,
of single beauty, heavens diamond sigh.
Man ancient found this mark of north to be,
forever resting, ageless, in darkest...

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When I look back at all the things
..That I have seen and done, 
When I take stock, evaluate
..What I have lost and won, 
When I...

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I cannot fall asleep.
I cannot sing a tune.
The forest at my window creeps.
Like soft wind rubbing a balloon.
Hear the end where the air seeps?
Poetry is...

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The autumn leaves scattered along the road
Draw the eyes to a misty foggy night
Blurred in the shadows a scary abode
Too misty for travellers in the...

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