poetry

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Jan 1, 2024 22:12:26 GMT -5 justlikeyou said:

The House By The Side Of The Road

Sam Foss

[justlikeyou]

Jan 2, 2024 12:00:45 GMT -5 laughter said:

Jan 1, 2024 22:12:26 GMT -5 justlikeyou said:

The House By The Side Of The Road

Sam Foss

Yes, Thank you, L. I neglected to give credit where credit is due.

[laughter]

Gambling for Grace

Set the cards
face up
on the table of Life

Open, silent
Move, eyes open
or sit, eyes closed

Dive in
play it
the infinite game

In any event, how could you ever refrain?

The stakes may seem steep
or maybe
you already know, you have nothing to lose

There is noone waiting
just the dice
there, here and now, to be thrown

When will she come?
Gracie is coy
chase her, and she dances away
the edges of her gossamer gown
flowing through your fingers
where did she go?

Round and round
the roullette wheel
never stops spinning
but the pill can suddenly jump the track

Allow the mind to stillness
which doesn't mean you stay
rooted in a stuckness
waiting for the day
Call body to alignment
vibe now with the Sun
stand now straight and only here
with nowhere left to run.

[bluey]

Beautiful 

[laughter]

seek the truth
relentlessly and without reservation
reject it in any voice, any word
either your own, or anothers

it cannot fail to find you
you will hear it on a spring morning as the song of a wren
you will see it on a summer soltice evening horizon
you will feel it as the spray from a waterfall
and always, as the wind, and the motion of the living Earth, waving, in response

you will know it, in an instant of mirth
as yourself, as it is and always will be here and now
as the seeker, is the sought.

[laughter]

... in the kiss of a raindrop
the touch of a lover
the eyes of a kitten.
The truth, lays itself bare.
always, here and now
in the sound of an innocent child
or the growl of a watchdog
.. it calls you
harken
to eternity

[laughter]

sitting still
in the solitary silence of the dark, early morning
watching the horizon
where attention meets interest
waiting for the next thought
feet on the ground
the body, humming
no demons may trammel here
where attention on attention
can open
to awareness of awareness

[laughter]

The wind picks up
and a gang of last years leaves
comes scritching and sliding down the road
scattering, fanning out
a dried, curled, brown girzzled band
of old street urchins

[laughter]

buttercups
outline the trail
tasty!

[laughter]

a spring breeze
whispering of
eternity

[laughter]

droplets of the infinite
in tension at the surface
reflecting the light of the moon

toss a stone into a lake
free them from the water
but only for a moment

they will follow an arc
unexpected, not always predictable, but never unknown
as they fall back again, to merge with their source

[featherlamp]

Sister Due to Arrive

I wait outside in the glorious parking lot.
I walk around editing the ground.
I enjoy a good slosh of morning coffee.
I can feel the cloudy day-- all those clouds
puffing out the sun, forbodding a possible rain.

Sister due to arrive will be so surprised
to find me outside so unexpectantly 
wandering around.  So long, maybe thirty
minutes, I have been waiting.  Now I don't
know what I'm saying.  I'm just waiting.

There's a good chance when the moment arrives
I will say something spontaneous.
But for now I don't see why I can't say
something obvious.  "I was saving that spot
for you" or "Can you give me directions to my house?"
or "I am here to help you with your fruit basket,
where is your fruit basket?"

[melvin]

I just had a mystical dream!

The dream was so unreal yet so real. I was in this forest. I saw Srila Prabhupad. He was lecturing to me on transcendence. What it's like to be Krishna conscious.

I was mesmerized by his words, and his presence filled us with a sense of peace and tranquility. The forest around me was lush and green, and the sun was shining brightly above.

Srila Prabhupad spoke of the importance of living a life of devotion to Lord Krishna, and how it can lead us to a state of complete bliss and happiness. He explained how Krishna consciousness is not just a religion, but a way of life that can transform us from within.

As I  listened to his words, I could feel myself being transported into a different dimension, one in which material desires and worries simply ceased to exist. It was as if I had stepped into a world of pure consciousness, where everything was perfect and harmonious.

The dream felt so real that when I woke up, I was left with a sense of wonder and awe. It was as if I  had just had a glimpse into a higher reality, one that I hoped to experience again someday.

[inavalan]

Nov 21, 2024 7:06:16 GMT -5 melvin said:

I just had a mystical dream!

The dream was so unreal yet so real. I was in this forest. I saw Srila Prabhupad. He was lecturing to me on transcendence. What it's like to be Krishna conscious.

I was mesmerized by his words, and his presence filled us with a sense of peace and tranquility. The forest around me was lush and green, and the sun was shining brightly above.

Srila Prabhupad spoke of the importance of living a life of devotion to Lord Krishna, and how it can lead us to a state of complete bliss and happiness. He explained how Krishna consciousness is not just a religion, but a way of life that can transform us from within.

As I  listened to his words, I could feel myself being transported into a different dimension, one in which material desires and worries simply ceased to exist. It was as if I had stepped into a world of pure consciousness, where everything was perfect and harmonious.

The dream felt so real that when I woke up, I was left with a sense of wonder and awe. It was as if I  had just had a glimpse into a higher reality, one that I hoped to experience again someday.

So, what will you do differently from now on? What do you think of being the reason for getting this dream now?

What does "way of life that can transform us from within" mean to you?

[melvin]

Nov 21, 2024 13:35:11 GMT -5 inavalan said:

Nov 21, 2024 7:06:16 GMT -5 melvin said:

I just had a mystical dream!

The dream was so unreal yet so real. I was in this forest. I saw Srila Prabhupad. He was lecturing to me on transcendence. What it's like to be Krishna conscious.

I was mesmerized by his words, and his presence filled us with a sense of peace and tranquility. The forest around me was lush and green, and the sun was shining brightly above.

Srila Prabhupad spoke of the importance of living a life of devotion to Lord Krishna, and how it can lead us to a state of complete bliss and happiness. He explained how Krishna consciousness is not just a religion, but a way of life that can transform us from within.

As I  listened to his words, I could feel myself being transported into a different dimension, one in which material desires and worries simply ceased to exist. It was as if I had stepped into a world of pure consciousness, where everything was perfect and harmonious.

The dream felt so real that when I woke up, I was left with a sense of wonder and awe. It was as if I  had just had a glimpse into a higher reality, one that I hoped to experience again someday.

So, what will you do differently from now on? What do you think of being the reason for getting this dream now?

What does "way of life that can transform us from within" mean to you?

That would mean wearing a tilaka, a doti, eating prasadam, do kirtan, preach the teachings of Krishna in the Bhagavad-gita, distribute magazines, articles on Krishna consciousness, etc.