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random musings (Zen and otherwise) |
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secondhanddreampoet Member Ascendant
since 2006-11-07
Posts 6394a 'Universalist' ! 
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Perhaps 'poets' deceive even themselves ... that 'Love' is all about the magnificent exhilaration of new and special feelings for someone when, instead, it may ultimately be more about comparatively how much each person is willing to risk and give of themselves? ... a Summer breeze clear moonlight and a gentle heart___ all are one a Summer day___ infinite clouds hang in the blue-vault sky late Spring___ the stream a fluid carpet of blossoms tremulous stars____ a clear moon rides the high March wind following this lonely Tao___ beneath an orphan moon Through the azure emptiness___ a few snowflakes dance a fickle breeze of the cherry blossom___ only one petal still hangs in the wind A lone crow roams a glowering sky over dead ground___ is it Spring or is it Winter? many choices_____ which path finds roots of the clouds? writing poetry alone____ what is ‘life’ without true love? among ‘endless’ mountains and pathless forests___ like a lost friend inspiration comes --- b. e. adams (3/29/2014) |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Nature has been the inspiration of writers since writing began, perhaps, Bruce. Your writing puts me in mind of the attitudes of Emmerson and the like. They may not have been romantics but, like you, nature was part and parcel of who they were. Nature calls to their higher self. You radiate awe and reverence for your surroundings. Likewise, your poetry is a deep breath of that rich relationship you have with the natural world. Ah, that we could all be so blessed to share that piece of your heart...the world would indeed be a different place. Your writing uplifts us all. Bless your heart. Lori  |
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secondhanddreampoet Member Ascendant
since 2006-11-07
Posts 6394a 'Universalist' ! |
Lori, thank your for your most kind comments pursuant to myself and this 'penning!' ... I'm glad there are at least a few folks that don't think my lil' "poetic scribbles" are "nothing but pseudo-sentimental syrup-dipped tripe" as one (alleged) 'professional critic' put it! Nature/the 'wilderness' is indeed my primary sensei and 'muse' ... I've been walking this Zen Tao for rather a long time now following only the true compass of Gaia. |
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secondhanddreampoet Member Ascendant
since 2006-11-07
Posts 6394a 'Universalist' ! |
I 'write' with an antique fountain pen and a 1920 typewriter ... [I'm a charter member of the low-techies 'lead-pencil' society ... ha, ha!] ... The 'word processor' and cyber-sea are the very last step and only out of necessity in that (hopefully) in giving a 'voice' to Nature I might make some small difference in this sad 'ol world. For many, many generations my 'family motto' has always been: Nemo vir est qui mundum non reddat meliorem: What man is truly a man who does not make the world better? |
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Kaoru
since 2003-06-07
Posts 3892where the wild flowers grow |
"Perhaps 'poets' deceive even themselves ..." I write with a pencil and paper. This opening line is a hook and it got me. |
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XOx Uriah xOX Senior Member
since 2006-02-11
Posts 1403Virginia |
::smiles:: |
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EmmaRose Senior Member
since 2011-03-02
Posts 1376Midwest |
eloquent and simple at once this many tiered poem of contrasts that lure the poet to write |
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latearrival Member Ascendant
since 2003-03-21
Posts 5499Florida |
Bruce, you have outdone yourself.This post shows all the love you carry in your heart. Do not let anyone tell you this is "nothing but pseudo-sentimental syrup-dipped tripe" How cruel of him to say this. Your depth and understanding of gaia and mankind in general is not to be compared by anyone with lesser values. Just my opinion. You are one of the best poets here.Please give yourself more credit than you corrently do. You are a breath of fresh air. Jo |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Oh, I am quite sure we poets deceive ourselves concerning love, Bruce. Yes, it is the giving and the taking, especially in the lustful start. You then continued your poem stating the obvious with the emphasis on nature and its effect on each and every one of us. This, then, ranks very high in the list of your poems I have read. Congratulations on a kickass poem, man. ~*~ Love is friendship set on fire. ~*~ |
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secondhanddreampoet Member Ascendant
since 2006-11-07
Posts 6394a 'Universalist' ! |
again ... thanks to each of you for your interesting and most kind comments pursuant to this 'write!' |
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secondhanddreampoet Member Ascendant
since 2006-11-07
Posts 6394a 'Universalist' ! |
actually ... each part of this random 'collection' of snippets was just a separate (and not intentionally related) 'Zen musing,' it was not one 'poem' with any single or particular theme. |
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