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Clear sight

...Depending upon words as symbols employed,
we may label the absolute Self as God,
the substratum of existence unalloyed,
recognised in staid silence when heart has thawed,
that pristine presence, ...

Categories: substratum, god, self, spiritual,
Form: Ottava rima

Sat Cit Ananda

...Self-existent consciousness, substratum of existence
May, if you will, be taken to be God’s heart beat
Thus between objects there is no distance

Core of our being is always bliss replete
Which ...

Categories: substratum, spiritual,
Form: Terza Rima

Absolute Consciousness

...having been, seen and therefore known
the truth of consciousness full blown
as substratum of existence
etch if you will, our words on stone

there is no space, hence no distance
beheld when we ...

Categories: substratum, god, spiritual,
Form: Rubaiyat

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Decrypting the code

...The highest truth is God unmanifest,
one without a second, outside space-time,
resplendent in pristine glory undressed,
renews Himself in Himself as heart’s chime.
As subjective awareness all alo...

Categories: substratum, god, self, spiritual, truth,
Form: Crown of Sonnets

World vision

...check the way we look
seems we were mistook
notice vast space wink
when with it we link

the way we begin
from space looking in
feeling not thinking
focus unblinking 

as we so evolve
spac...

Categories: substratum, god, self, spiritual,
Form: Jueju

Sea of Roses

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Written: February 12, 2025 for Ink Empress Poetry Contest

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In the tumultuous twilight of 
my  wimpy seascape
I twist in torment
wander...

Categories: substratum, dream, love,
Form: Free verse

Gyan Karma Bhakti Self

....
    To.             Do.          We
   Find.         meet.       dive in
  Learn.        Lesson.    constant 
.Explore.     Fearless.   surrender 
Be aware.    & awake.  conscious 
Welcome.  ...

Categories: substratum, analogy,
Form: Concrete

Ashtavakra Gita Verse 18:5

...
18.5
“The Self--which is
absolute, effortless, timeless, 
immaculate-- is without limits
and at no distance from you
You are forever It”


Enigmatic space
Within & witho...

Categories: substratum, spiritual,
Form: Rhyme

Villanelle: In What Way Has the Sexual Revolution Freed Man

...Villanelle : In what way has the Sexual Revolution freed Man

In what way has the Sexual Revolution freed Man
One man's still at the helm where one woman pulls the purse strings
Political stru...

Categories: substratum, abuse, break up, freedom,
Form: Villanelle

Substratum

...I am the blackboard
before chalk pictures and words
after the dust falls...

Categories: substratum, i am, perspective,
Form: Senryu

Quentin's Gift

...A vociferous yowl came down to earth and slaughtered my soul
I was in deep sleep, lids were lead, and dreams were wavering spool
My problem sat on groove, heavy-hearted like slushy interference 
P...

Categories: substratum, identity, image, loss, symbolism,
Form: Prose Poetry

Immortal Love

...Tease, tempt and test, my love. And I shall react,
Reach and reign, my love. Give me guidance, lest
I wander, substituting lust for authenticity. 
Inscribe your insignia upon my soul. Lay claim to
Lo...

Categories: substratum, art, beautiful, beauty, love,
Form: Sonnet

Labor Day Observations

...Tell me again
This wealth you gasp and clamour for
This strategy you wield
From the invincible substratum
Where the hunt pursues the frenzied heart
And the congestive traffic of arteriosclerosis 
For...

Categories: substratum, on work and working,
Form: Free verse