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AncientHippie
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Surfing the Cosmic Flow

0 posted 2009-10-23 09:14 AM




We burn intensely for our brief time,
as though the atmosphere of living
is too intense for these
transitional vessels
we call our bodies.

Parents and other relatives,
friends and neighbours,
strangers whom we have never met,
all pass in one fleeting moment,
leaving only an afterimage,
a cosmic afterglow,
on the retina of our lives.

To endow it with meaning
we create gods, and interpret dreams.
We sing songs, and create stories.
Some meditate, yet others despair
finding anguish, not solace,
within.

Yet we continue to dream
and create: to medicate
and contemplate.
We dance our wild dance,
living in this moment,
this magic, tragic and fleeting
flash
that is our sum total.

And when it is our time
to burn across that starry sky,
our afterimage will long be felt,
not for the brilliance of our passing,
but for its absence
in a darkened sky.


From "Quantum Shift" series

Sutra 15: One’s Dharma may be obscured by believing in Its exclusivity.
Jim's Guide to Enlightenment:  The Complete Sutras

© Copyright 2009 James D. Fanning - All Rights Reserved
Lori Grosser Rhoden
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Fair to middlin' of nowhere
1 posted 2009-10-23 10:29 AM


Way cool AH! I love where your mind grows!~L
Margherita
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Eternity
2 posted 2009-10-23 05:28 PM


quote:
And when it is our time
to burn across that starry sky,
our afterimage will long be felt,
not for the brilliance of our passing,
but for its absence
in a darkened sky.



You stirred my interest with the title and I am glad I opened and read your poem. Your reflections on our brief passage here are very captivating.

Most beautiful!

Welcome to Pip!

Love,
Margherita

"Love is the One who masters all things;
I am mastered totally by Love."
(Rumi)

BluesSerenade
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since 2001-10-23
Posts 10549
By the Seaside
3 posted 2009-10-23 09:31 PM


So many great lines to ponder and reflect upon!!
Gotta love the cosmic afterglow!!

You bring much to these blue pages, and it's a real pleasure to read you.


Earth Angel
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Realms of Light
4 posted 2009-10-23 11:10 PM


From one ancient hippie meditator to another, I dig your poetry!

Love this!!!

You speak my language! ~ Only better than I do!

Love & Cosmic Light,

EA

martiniat8
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since 2003-06-21
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Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic
5 posted 2009-10-23 11:41 PM


very true, and love this time of the year when the Orionids meteor shower goes shooting through our sky!
AncientHippie
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Surfing the Cosmic Flow
6 posted 2009-10-24 09:11 AM


Lori:  My pleasure.  Thank you.

Margherita:  Thank you so much for your kind words.

BluesSerenade: I am so glad that you are enjoying my work.  Thank you so much.

Earth Angel:  Many thanks.  May the Cosmic Balance tilt in your favour, and your Karmic load lessen daily.  Peace, friend.

Martiniat8:  Thank you.  I love the meteor showers.

Peace all

Sutra 15: One’s Dharma may be obscured by believing in Its exclusivity.
Jim's Guide to Enlightenment:  The Complete Sutras

2islander2
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since 2008-03-12
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by the sea
7 posted 2009-10-24 11:42 AM


nice metaphor, the sky is full of truth (inspires me) thanks for the poem and the inspiration.

yann

AncientHippie
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Surfing the Cosmic Flow
8 posted 2009-10-26 08:28 AM


Thank you, Yann.  Go well.

Sutra 25: Remember that a pile of ordure is simply that: Seek not to give it meaning.
Jim's Guide to Enlightenment:  The Complete Sutras

suthern
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9 posted 2009-10-26 11:07 AM


I like this very much... especially the ending verse! *S*
AncientHippie
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Surfing the Cosmic Flow
10 posted 2009-10-27 09:02 AM


Suthern:  Thank you.  My very great pleasure.
Jim

Sutra 30: Language reflects the Truth of one’s Reality: listen carefully when others speak.
Jim's Guide to Enlightenment

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