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Open Poetry #49

The Path of Enlightenment

secondhanddreampoet
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0 posted 2015-12-08 02:04 PM

    The Path of Enlightenment

‘Endless’ mountaintops emerge
   and vanish
in the cool twilight evening mist.
This silvered river flows forever
through its ‘Deep-Time’ dream
beneath a fine crescent moon.
Bittersweet are the forest
    scents and sounds
  of late Autumn passing
for all things great and small
that live across the meadow
just beyond these ancient oaks
and pines that whisk the clouds
    and stars.
The  great broad Earth keeps
    turning … turning.
Our transcendental quest
lies only in this very moment.
One cannot walk that path
until you have become the
    path itself.

          --- b. e. adams/Soqwu Disgitisdi Gvdi [sometimes also an 'accidental' Buddhist?!] (12/8/2015)

Ticklefingers
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Posts 710
Louisiana

1 posted 2015-12-08 02:17 PM

quote:
One cannot walk that path
until you have become the
path itself.

An 'accidental' Buddhist, eh? Then perhaps you will relate to this:

'One cannot have an accident until one becomes an accident'

My dad always said that about me.

88's on your inspiring poetry SHDP.

She told me "play one for your supper Danny and maybe you'll get breakfast".

secondhanddreampoet
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2 posted 2015-12-08 03:03 PM

Thanks again ! ...

some (many?) might say I've been that "accident" most of my less-than-'charmed' life ...

hopefully though, from the crucible of the past true wisdom is forged !

Pete_W
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Posts 185
Scotland (UK)

3 posted 2015-12-11 08:51 AM

The coming of "The Green Man", death and rebirth, as I observe the path perhaps I and it will meet somewhere in the middle. Another thought provoking read, for which thanks.
Pete

secondhanddreampoet
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4 posted 2015-12-11 02:57 PM

Thank you, Pete !

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