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JerryPat
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since 2010-10-30
Posts 1991
Louisiana/America

0 posted 2010-12-11 09:11 AM


mammoth cypress tree
branches burdened with hoary Spanish moss
placid, summer day
the cypress throws black shadows
on the green, scum-coated bayou
below
I'm up here
high among its branches
watching tiny flying things
highlighted in old sol's rays
the swamp beneath me, a kaleidoscope of
brilliant sunshine and dark
dense eclipses
where the forest closes in
shunting light as would a conductor
to an electrical spark
it is in those dark places
I hear things
chirping, grunting, things moving around
scary place, oy
but
it is my quiet spot
I come here to find . . . what I need to find
to not be seen
no words to speak
I only hear
never to be heard
time passes
I readjust myself on the cypress limb
smelling the rankness of the moss
sans sunlight
and wait
for my friend
I know my friend will come
my friend has never failed me
I meditate as I wait
allowing the congestion
of my thoughts to be replaced with calmness
don’t know how long I’ve waited
among the varmints and ghosts of evil
sitting high above the pirogue
I paddled to get
to my refuge
it is here I shall come to grips with myself
and my friend

He has arrived
He is here
the circle, once more, can be fused together
with special emotion
He is here now
my friend sits next to me
I move some
making room for Him

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flash
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since 2010-11-28
Posts 213
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1 posted 2010-12-11 11:15 AM


Jerry: age old battle between forces of good vs evil..but when you can find a resting place on the outside, it will make the inside more serene..and if you are "up there..high among its branches" you can see with the 3rd eye and hear with the 3rd ear-and the Maker of all just might pay you a visit!

Nice meditative poem!

Al

JerryPat
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since 2010-10-30
Posts 1991
Louisiana/America
2 posted 2010-12-11 12:51 PM


I appreciate your nice comments, flash. There are times when just being alone and meditating helps things. Being up a tree might be carrying it a bit far, still . . .

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Honeybunch
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since 2001-12-29
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South Africa
3 posted 2010-12-11 01:50 PM


I enjoyed this, Jerry.  Your quiet place sounds delightful even if not literally high up in a tree but I guess anywhere near a tree aids receptivity.  

Helen

JerryPat
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4 posted 2010-12-11 01:55 PM


Thanks Helen, my tree is of my own making, and it seems to work for me.

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Martie
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5 posted 2010-12-11 02:26 PM


Jerry...I think I will make a tree too.  I loved this look from inside of yours.
JerryPat
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since 2010-10-30
Posts 1991
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6 posted 2010-12-11 03:21 PM


Just watch out for those varmints, Martie.

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Margherita
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7 posted 2010-12-11 03:32 PM


Very insightful and beautifully expressed. Through meditation we really reach quietude and we become more receptive to All there is.

Love,
Margherita

JerryPat
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since 2010-10-30
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Louisiana/America
8 posted 2010-12-11 03:46 PM


Yes indeed, Margherita, it is all about contemplating and understanding.

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Lori Grosser Rhoden
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since 2009-10-10
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9 posted 2010-12-12 07:20 AM


You are right Jerry, it is all about contemplation and understanding. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Lori

JerryPat
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since 2010-10-30
Posts 1991
Louisiana/America
10 posted 2010-12-12 08:04 AM


I thank you for your comments, Lori, we all need some "down time" in our daily lives.
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