Beyond universes, at the doors of Vaikuntha,
My soul, travelled wearing different clothes,
Lively got tastes of the heaven and the hell,
And lastly it will merge within Lord Vishnu.
crisscrossing parallel universes
by some freak of nature
teeter tottering tumbling
to one side then to the other
in one world her home
Julia is unbearably lonely
a devastated grieving widow
inconsolable since her tragic loss
one day she crosses over to the other side
walking into a parallel world where
all is the same but for the accident
and her marriage never cut short
like a curious puzzle she puts pieces together
understanding that in this new world
she is squandering her treasure
taking for granted the man of her life
throwing away in one world the same prize
desperately grieved in the other
how will she balance the two worlds ~
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
(inspired by 1988 movie 'Julia and Julia' starring Kathleen Turner)
I walk into love with you.
With my eyes wide open.
To take every measure along the way.
I didn't fall in love with you.
Because my eyes were wide open,
So, I can love you every step we take.
I believe in destiny and fate.
And we intended,
To do things that we value.
I'd choose you.
In a hundred lifetimes over,
Because you're unique in scars.
I'd choose you sooner.
In a hundred worlds different,
Because of your imperfections.
I'd choose you sooner.
In a hundred universes unalike,
Because I'd find you in time.
Any interpretation of this existence.
I'd find you sooner and choose you,
And I'd walk into love with you, again.
I love you all the same, Shannon! R.I.P.
My Heart pours out remnants
of nothingness as I create in
form from Universes unknown
Union becomes Duality
a dash between birth and death
then disappears back
to Source from whence it sprung
for to remain in form is to be captive to
space and time
So does Purity only live
where no illusions dwell
in super seconds of no boundaries yet no escape
frequencies of freedom fashioned
timidly we taste
It remains a shadow we all chase in our
thousand million moments to bring
Heaven down to Earth before we are called
back again bowing —— b u o y a n t l y !
STARS IN MY HELL-
Only the weak hide their scars,
I want you to scar me,
In your greater challenge,
I want to erase myself in your tired cry.
I want to be welcomed to the chorus,
To step out of my dream,
Crowded and lonely like my thoughts,
The sky is my weakness.
Away from protection,
There is a desperate calm.
How do you know,
What do you know,
When you know there’s nothing.
The wrong end of a sand glass,
All born in different universes,
But the same mind,
Born over and over again.
To me it came as a surprisee,
That on pillow I lay alone,
My fight lay beside me,
My thoughts were so tough on me.
Yet they released an immense innocence,
That I never needed to be lost,
Looking out at everything as myself,
Looking after the rain in my mind.
I
Our universe, if investigated a little bit
Will amaze us, and build faith past limit
II
The universe may be expanding now
It was smaller before the Big Bang (as it were)
It has contracted & expanded since U know
It may just be the birth & death cycles
Has repeated as in death & birth of stars
S. Hawking said, So long as there is gravity
The Universe can rebirth itself ( re-create itself)
Most of the stars in our universe has been or
Or occupy some spit up on the giant "sky canvas"
Only 5 percent of syats will be born in the years
Or time that we measure ... Time humans expect to see in future
Amazing science truths and speculations: modifying the Phoenix rising from Ashes myth
Our planet spins on its tilted axis
At a speed of around a thousand
Miles per hour,
Whilst also rotating around the sun
At a speed of sixty-seven-thousand
Miles per hour,
Could all of this be controlled by an
Omnipotent power?
We live in a universe that
Is constantly changing,
Creating, destroying
And continually rearranging,
We live in a world that has more
Questions than answers,
Could there be an
Omnipotent choreographer,
And we’re merely the dancers?
Everybody says that forgetting
the one we loved is unfair, cruel, and silly;
don't attempt to bury recollections under rocks,
and instead of burning them completely,
express bitterness for a sad ending...
although the fervent sentiment never stops!
Search for the fondness of words,
delve deeper into your awareness
and the skeletons of regret won't rebuke
the conscience for the unappreciated value
of all the exciting life they led once,
and the preciousness they still constitute!
Does anyone admit that continue living
without forgiving is an act of unmercifulness?
Should we love ourselves more or less,
never appreciating the joy of giving and sharing?
Pierce the sunless skies with daring eyes,
beyond them, there's an incredible blueness...
not matched or displayed by waveless seas;
what lies ahead is an array of vast universes!
Hearts fill the universes on Valentine's Day
Pink and red are everywhere My love I love you in every way
Being away from you I cannot bear
Can you still feel my love
Your card came and it has a loving flair
Wish I could send you a love dove
Far away I want you to stay warm I know you are my truelove
Even in a thunderstorm Together we are the perfect art form
Date Written: 1/13/2021 Heart Universes Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Regina McIntosh
Like the silence that screams, cursing solitude
Whispers of faith sing patiently with prayers
Breathed in the light, filled with tender gratitude
Painting heaven in lilac hues of soft tears
Lighting paths of hope with parrots of belief
Opening doors to joys of the heart who cares
Embracing feelings who have known so much grief
Breaking through the night with a brilliant delight
Dancing across the soul with tender relief
Rhythm of vibrant dreams caress gentle insights
Singing in cadence with lively notes, verses
Touching the heart with celebrations so bright
Like the quiet that shrieks in soundless curses
True gratefulness shines in heart universes
~~~
So beautiful and profound like the honey in a bee’s nest
So calm and hypnotizing when they’re at rest,
I fall into their sweet brown abyss,
No eyes could be more surreal than his.
In the sun they melt ever so sweetly,
And they drag me into his realm completely.
His lips touch my skin,
His hands caress my chin,
His eyes so deeply they lock me in,
He makes me smile with his lovely grin.
He is a gentle warrior,
And a passionate lover.
A beautiful being,
Whose soul is always gleaming.
Handsome king,
This offering to you I bring,
To always love you and cherish you as you are,
Because in all the galaxies and universes, you are my only star.
universes in
quantum realms –
paradox
revelation of revelations!
an ordinary morning til..
discovery of discoveries
brittle chrysalis
upside down, branching
breathing, pulsing
I pause and
inspect the
pupa’s fortress
tight and hard as
childhood memories of
milkweed pods
splaying, splitting, dropping
fragments into the
pungent soil beneath
My birth sac
splits apart
Baptismal waters
run down my legs
he’s going to be a
football player the
doctor predicts.
one last push
spills my babe
onto linen’s
glaring whiteness.
oops, he’s a she
and so beautiful.
A parallel universe
repeats, reflects, completes
an ever changing
life cycle
sunshine dries
black and orange panes
tiny filaments of gossamer
wings shimmer silky white
against the opaque sun
Dad’s car delivers
mom and babe home
their newborn squalls.
her tiny fingers
curl in a tight fist.
each digit is a
prayer bead
chanting its presence.
I gaze in amazement
my mind awhirl
wings and elbows,
antennae and toes
displace space now that
seconds before was
unknown. unclaimed.
there’s a universe
bound to each person we meet
big invisible bubbles
around compact little bodies
taking up no space
just overlapping clouds colliding
as we haul our baggage
holding on to our history
protecting personal space
as if treasuring our burden
the magic only happens
when souls connect in trust
vulnerability exposed
illusion of distances shattered
Published in my 24-page photo/anthology book ~WHAT IF THIS IS ALL THERE IS~ 2023
Soundcloud used by the church 'Inspire Saint James Clerkenwell' in London, England to promote a sermon series on Connected Life - June 2021
AP: 2nd place 2021
Yeah so
In getting
This apartment
Is that I would like
To say I will not be trivil
For I create universes
In my spare time
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