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Collection: Essays to a Swan.
Essays to a Swan.

Gypsy, 13 Nov 2017 1/50
Death, Essays to a Swan. | WORK: infused

50 Prayer Rebirth →

At every death, there is cause to pause and reflect on these, it helps put living in perspective and to celebrate the time we have (left).

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Shayesteh, 24 Dec 2017 2/50
Family, Essays to a Swan. | WORK: infused

49 Go Back →

I was thinking about my father and how often we'd like to "Go Back" in time, especially when as we grow, we find relationships with loved ones strained.

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God, 18 Dec 2017 3/50
French, Essays to a Swan. | WORK: infused

48 Nos Animaux →

A poem in French about the animals and animal characters in my (younger) life.

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Tracey, 12 Nov 2017 4/50
Romance, Essays to a Swan. | WORK: infused

47 To Hold →

Wedding Vows (as to be expected - there wasnt even a girl on the horizon when I wrote this :p)

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Tracey, 3 Nov 2017 5/50
Romance, Essays to a Swan. | WORK: infused

46 For AFT →

9 things I learned by loving 9 different women :). Written with a hope to leave the past in the past and look to the future...

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Richard Bach, 2 Oct 2017 6/50
Famous People, Essays to a Swan. | WORK: infused

Dedicated to Richard Bach, ispired by his character Stormy, who with her partner Strobe work to teach children by "Open[ing] their hearts to the glee of boundless flight - Supporting them so dearly with all of our might"

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Sandra, 29 Sep 2017 7/50
Romance, Essays to a Swan. | WORK: infused

44 Fate →

Lost in time... "a love that engulfed us - through storm and rain that love animated me and was - a bulwark against the harsh world, cozy and secure".

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MSA, 9 Sep 2017 8/50
Famous People, Essays to a Swan. | WORK: infused

43 Toi →

For my teachers Sri Aurobindo and Mirra Alfassa, written at their ashram in Pondicherry. "We seem on the brink - of total annihilation our pilot extinguished with no time to pause and think - to follow our highest right as dictated by that voice from within".

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Vasantha, 2 Sep 2017 9/50
Family, Essays to a Swan. | WORK: infused

42 Music →

For my grandmother again - that carnatic vocalist of yester year. "music was in you its what gave your life soul - soul that rang true as a melody in a bowl".

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Vasantha, 23 Aug 2017 10/50
Family, Essays to a Swan. | WORK: infused

41 Maa →

On the death of my grandmother Vasantha whom we used to call Maa.

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Women, 13 Aug 2017 11/50
Romance, Essays to a Swan. | WORK: infused

40 Dwell →

Ah, to be young and in love again... "methinks a partner is the best thing to keep - in sickness and in health, a spirit so deep - entrenched in your soul"

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MSA, 7 Aug 2017 12/50
Spirit, Essays to a Swan. | WORK: infused

39 Striving →

As the poem ends, it makes you ponder "in striving we find we've grown, our hearts widening, - our minds reaching to the far galaxies glimmering".

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Tolkien, 6 Aug 2017 13/50
Spirit, Essays to a Swan. | WORK: infused

38 Notables →

For Tolkien et alii - a tribute to books, movies and songs - hence the category Medley. "to rediscover the Flame Imperishable - set in the heart of every man able".

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Veena, 6 Aug 2017 14/50
Friends, Essays to a Swan. | WORK: infused

37 Friends2 →

For a dear old friend, in memory of good times and a imperative to "raise our glasses we did in toast - to a life from which we would wrest the most".

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Women, 29 July 2017 15/50
Friends, Essays to a Swan. | WORK: infused

36 Glimmer →

For a girl I met that evening, sitting quiet and not talking much - "It gets lonely sometimes as one waits - For love to come and flood the gates"

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Sandra, 26 Jul 2017 16/50
Romance, Essays to a Swan. | WORK: infused

35 Light →

I think of those days I was rapt - "so deep the bond we lovingly forged - feel you beside me our lips engorged".

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Sandra, 26 Jul 2017 17/50
Romance, Essays to a Swan. | WORK: infused

34 Once →

Now the memories are a tad painful... Here's to the love that never was! "spent in spirit but not wistful - for the next time I shall savour with care - every moment that two lovers can share" Did I even savour the next one?

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Vasantha, 23 Jul 2017 18/50
Family, Essays to a Swan. | WORK: infused

33 Sivam →

Devotional - For Mahakala and Mahakali (the Primal Aspects) - Lord and Queen of TIME. "reveal themselves they do to a few - seers and saints in every hue - to instill in us a sense of direction - to stay the course".

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Srividya, 15 Jul 2017 19/50
Romance, Essays to a Swan. | WORK: infused

32 Tether →

Another fun romantic poem. This one sung by a friend while the ink was still drying.

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Tracey, 23 Jun 2017 20/50
French, Essays to a Swan. | WORK: infused

31 Mademoiselle →

A romantic poem in French about how "my days are incomplete without you - the nights without colour and alone".

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Tracey, 19 Jun 2017 21/50
Romance, Essays to a Swan. | WORK: infused

30 Eros →

For Tracey again, this one ends with - "soaring on cupids wings, the couple would reflect - years later, on that love - so pristine and perfect".

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Uma, 3 Jun 2017 22/50
Family, Essays to a Swan. | WORK: infused

29 Inspire →

For my mother - "with her at my side, the battle of life to fight, saves me from danger, my anchor in any plight"

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God, 3 Jun 2017 23/50
Spirit, Essays to a Swan. | WORK: infused

28 Cycle →

Begins with a mention of the Indian God of Death - Yama, this one talks of the cycles of life and death - each one ending with a rebirth

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God, 3 Jun 2017 24/50
Devotional, Essays to a Swan. | WORK: infused

27 Touched →

One more of those devotional poems that talks of life, with "experiences so engraved in our minds - emotions that linger in all shapes and kinds".

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Tracey, 25 Apr 2017 25/50
Romance, Essays to a Swan. | WORK: infused

26 Wistfulness →

Introducing Tracey (future imagined lover) - a character from Wilbur Smith's Diamond Hunters.

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Gary, 25 Mar 2017 26/50
Spirit, Essays to a Swan. | WORK: infused

25 A Friendly Nod →

America - On looking back to my time in Bellevue in Nov 2013 and how I was touched by so many people - receiving both positivity and encouragement.

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God, 19 Mar 2017 27/50
Nature, Essays to a Swan. | WORK: infused

24 Acres Wild →

Named for the Jethro Tull song, this poem tells of forests that "give a weary traveller rest", - those of us who "see acres wild, filled with the wonder of a child".

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MSA, 19 Mar 2017 28/50
Spirit, Essays to a Swan. | WORK: infused

23 Perfection →

Another poem in the Spirit series, Perfection tells us how life can be when we are inspired - "deep seated in our mind it liberates".

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Richard Bach, 18 Mar 2017 29/50
Famous People, Essays to a Swan. | WORK: infused

22 Dauntless →

For Bethany Nikka Ferret, character in Curious Lives, a bold, young and dashing adventurer - captain of the sea rescue boat - Resolute.

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God, 12 Mar 2017 30/50
Devotional, Essays to a Swan. | WORK: infused

21 The Path to God →

Describes God and the divinity within. A path to "guide the traveller to his journey's end".

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MSA, 12 Mar 2017 31/50
Imagine, Essays to a Swan. | WORK: infused

20 Teeming With Life →

How the world can be if Builders (Change Agents) were all given a chance to "reshape that stream of activity around us until the possibility of greatness is achieved".

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MSA, 11 Feb 2017 32/50
Spirit, Essays to a Swan. | WORK: infused

19 Love →

An earnest plea to love one another "for it is only when we express love that we become closer to our true self".

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Shobi, 8 Feb 2017 33/50
Friends, Essays to a Swan. | WORK: infused

18 Friends →

For a dear friend who I "thank for being steadfast in love for those are the very things - that makes us feel not like paupers but as kings".

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God, 4 Feb 2017 34/50
Devotional, Essays to a Swan. | WORK: infused

17 Doing →

About seeing life as a constant effort to Serve God through benevolence to his creatures.

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Sama, 22 Jan 2017 35/50
Romance, Essays to a Swan. | WORK: infused

16 Muse Male →

Love, from a woman's eyes, for her man "whose graceful nature and toil, kept us in abundance and comfort".

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God, 22 Jan 2017 36/50
Nature, Essays to a Swan. | WORK: infused

15 Nature →

Beginning with romantic thoughts like "standing under a waterfall beside one you love", this poem ends with a call to have "deep wells of love, for the plants and animals that share this planet".

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Jayan, 15 Jan 2017 37/50
Gratitude, Essays to a Swan. | WORK: infused