Life Sage Poems

Old sage of the forest



Old sage of the forest, wise inhabitant of Rickmansworth, thy statue and wisdom are true, true and true,

The true existence of...

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Written 12 December 2023         
Transmutation Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Unseeking Seeker

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Deluged with the nostalgic era of you,
Your lush verdant scent lining 
Wistful sentiments upon idle reflections 
Scattered in fragments and fine dustings, as 
I acquaint...

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he had always hated injustice
a rational being who had learnt over time
that emotions may hold more value than reason
and that the essence of life
is distilled...

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OF SAGE LEAVES AND SWEET FLOWERS…

While flowers may be deemed
The sweetness of nature and life,
It is the leaves of her trees that are
The essences of...

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It is not about being the best, the child told her father.
It is about being yourself, living your life in a happy way.
Her father had...

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Peter is joining us for lunch in the cafeteria. I met him on a crowded Saturday morning at a coffee shop. He’s from the flammable,...

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On a calm rock facing the raging waves,
cross-legged in deep peace sat the old sage,
the Sun set crimson in the distant west,
draped in saffron robes...

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A wise old man once said to me
Be careful how you spend your days
Care not that riches pass you by
Discard all thoughts of wicked ways.
Ere...

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balance in life is not easy to achieve,
you may be torn between duty and love,
how you think may not be how they think of you,
your...

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Happy 68th birthday MaryAnn Sage - revisited January 12th, 2021

Wherever you might be holed up
within this whirled wide web wassup?

Mein kampf still equals board
hardscrabble existence...

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What sage who ever came
could ever come again
just to trace dusty steps
he paced within his den.

To ponder worldly truths
to figure them for lies
and spit sour...

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Traveler in basement they did store;
We will not see him around anymore;
Heard that his life had safely ended,
Which is what supports all intended.

Horses still will...

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The mustard seed 

a wild mustard seed took flight 
carried aloft in gathering light 
over thistle'd sage and poppies  
in countless colorful copies

as brash...

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