Short Cognizance Poems

circling and sensing
a center not ourselves
we revolve around something
encompassing
relationships, causes
hunger, need 
larger in cognizance of scale 
and belonging
than my private universe...

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Pure cognizance,
Emotions don't affect
Reality, from there,
Clear and free from all thoughts,
Eternal and profound,
Perfect lucidity,
Thoughts are like noisy clouds,
In the sky of seeing,
Omnipresent but you,
Never stained by ego....

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when i close my eyes
sometimes i see you
standing next to me
youthful memories
of a mother's love

within the folds
of eyes closed tight
i reach for you
your skin grows cold

memories
lingering
i grow old

tears fall
i curse

death...

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Filtering what counts and what doesn’t, saves your head,
Sifting what matters and what doesn’t, saves your mind,
Knowing, what’s yours and want isn’t, saves your soul,
Understanding when to and when not to, saves your heart,
And when you don’t, pain and loss will follow....

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I make a wish on each eyelash and shooting star
God, enable man to discover cure for Alzheimer’s disease
Don’t let the supreme human brain fade, rot and scar
to lose self, cognizance and lifelong memories
Wish loved ones no longer languish under the crease

Written on 07/07/2016...

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A maiden glimmering in an aura of justified bereavement. Shadows lurking amidst 
the epitome of existence, a crystalline signet. Is this a search for dreams or death? 
This eternally overt void leaves traces, a scar left unseen. Blades dance in a 
plethora of pain that envelops cognizance as sanity applauds...

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That face, I have seen.
Familiar this place, where I have never been?
I’ve heard before, these words of love.
I’ve sat on this chair; have walked on this path.
In yesterday, this new child born.
I have read the news of tomorrow’s dawn.
Or maybe, just, these words make sense.
A flash, a glimpse, or cognizance....

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Needing again to find the
words to convey—where
did the need come from?

Unreliable thoughts that 
birth the damnedest 
feelings yet lack the 
cognizance to see
reality—

it hurts to breathe 
when all I can do is 
exhale and anticipate 
failures—

I'm tired of needing
Meaning.
I'm sick of 
Falling Short....

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Moments in feathers fly
Every step accelerates, ground shakes
Minutes of privy reply
On depth of iced sunny flakes
Retreat uplifts, freely brakes
Yakitori and ale served without blunder
Lane of cognizance never break asunder
All that dwell, thousand smiles in pail
Never drown in well nor surrender
Echoes of schmaltz sail...

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COLLIDE

feeling like the cheerful child
so why does everything seem 
blue
smiling while the rain pours down
I wrench open my sunshine box
review

watered down diminished barely 
burning
taught to walk but ran away
discerning

perceiving an elusive state of
mind
I COLLIDE-- as cognizance is
declined



© Kim van Breda—March 2014...

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When the holy water of cognizance, washes your mind clean
And the delightful fragrance of faith, ingrained your intellect
Then the nature blissfully give you her magic wand of life
And crown you in the kingdom where the wise sanguinely follows.



Honorable Mention in STRAND CHOICE 4,any form,any theme Poetry Contest sponsored by Brian Strand...

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Bent but not defeated, 
Broke but not  scattered, 
There is still that smile , 
Transient but strong enough to rile, 
It's been a great journey of ebb and flow, 
At many steps my cognizance felt raw. 

Yet I'll  smile with full heart, 
I'll develop curiosity and take the start, 
I won't stop, 
Neither I'll get tired , 
The journey is still on , 
As the destination is unknown....

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It took me a while;
   there were bunch of bruises, 
   too much punishment,
   and bloody judgment,
   much worse, the self-inflicted karma,
before the pain eases -

   to finally allow myself permission to forgive

   to they became scars
   that is imprinted in my body and soul 
which I look  forward to somebody who dares to do the same thing 
   For oneself to feel too much won't be life-long...

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The same rotten life....
Just growing grey everyday....
The same strenuous strife...
With thorns scattered on the way....!

Each day is a challenge tough....
Each moment brings a new test....
Even though one had enough....
There is no scope to sit & rest....!

And some day it would be really strange....
To note that life has almost flown....
While one hardly takes cognizance of the change...
And to agree to surrender life and disown......!...

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Who Is That Masked Man
Miracle Man
October 6, 2023

Many will see him as being another schnook,
perhaps questioning if he’s ever had a real job.
But in my mind I see an unpunished crook,
someone with possible connections to the mob.

Each day his cognizance needs clarifying,
but in his world he’s convinced he’s grooving.
He hesitates saying “if I’m lying I’m dying,”
because he typically is if his lips are moving.
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Say no to corruption, 
May it be a transition! 
Stay eco-friendly, 
Make it intently! 

Vanquish poverty, 
Vindicate prosperity! 
Integrity in words, 
Hospitality in hearts! 

Cognizance of calibre, 
Counter to briber! 
Industrial development, 
Immense employment! 

Induce space mission, 
Inculcate transmission! 
Sedentary is mortality, 
Make farming a necessity! 

Snatch your rights, 
Use them wise! 
Oblige to carve new India, Our true India!...

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