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Category Archives: my own poetry
Open the door, and let us in to embrace
Open the door, and let us in to embrace Your reluctance to bestow your grace. We have been banging with our tender fist, And wonder why you our ardor still resist! The Beloved, we have heard, is never so cruel, … Continue reading
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Make it new. Sing a song that revives the dead
Make it new. Sing a song that revives the dead, That creates gold from dull, black lifeless lead. Sing a song that breathes life into a cadaver, That rouses the spirit from corporate blather. Rise up, and sing. Sing a … Continue reading
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We call out your name as we lift the glass of desire
We call out your name as we lift the glass of desire; Ages have past, but the heart does not burst into fire! Speech cannot find the words to offer an excuse- The mind is too busy with the business … Continue reading
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Green grows the heart’s longing, vines on fire
Green grows the heart’s longing, vines on fire Breathing your name in love’s ascending gyre. Green grows the longing heart skyward, bright Tongues of flame praising the sweet Word of light. Your name, your bright name is our dawn laughter … Continue reading
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May the muddy waters clear to reveal your face
May the muddy waters clear to reveal your face; May the mirror be polished to reflect your grace. The wretched mind always makes the same mistake Of forsaking the real and embracing the fake. The desire of self-image is brick … Continue reading
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From Dawn To Dusk The Earth Is Weeping Tears Of Ice
From dawn to dusk the earth is weeping tears of ice For the denial of the Prophet’s suffering for all of us. From dawn to dusk the earth is burning in shame That the now-Christ remains unknown- without name. Now … Continue reading
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Desire…
Desire is powered by noise. The noise of sanskaras animating corpses to stumble and fall into attention. Bodies are revived by desire inspiring prana. We, robots clank and clank our way to death And by grace the master’s mercy of … Continue reading
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Ten Thousand Chernobyls rise to bless us
Ten thousand Chernobyls rise to bless us For the Kali Yuga machine age of Progress. Energy is dirty when it promotes desire, When it starts smoking after smoking fire. The car has carried us to the precipice of disaster With … Continue reading
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We walk and walk with the friend by our side
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I long to visit the cool arctic before it melts
https://vimeo.com/341145828 I long to visit the cool arctic before it melts Away in a heat wave that inspires fascist dolts. The end of the world is coming faster than you think In a flood of stupidity that will drown the … Continue reading
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