Richard Bach, 18 Mar 2017 11/41
Famous People, Essays to a Swan.
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For Bethany Nikka Ferret, character in Curious Lives, a bold, young and dashing adventurer - captain of the sea rescue boat - Resolute.
God, March 2004 1/41
Spirit, Essays to a Swan.
Gypsy, 10 Nov 2016 2/41
Birthdays, Essays to a Swan.
Birthday wishes for a good friend of mine. I usually send this out on birthdays along with a fresh poem.
Uma, 12 Nov 2016 3/41
Family, Essays to a Swan.
A tribute to mothers, especially mine - "lights that guide us through the dark".
Self, 19 Nov 2016 4/41
Family, Essays to a Swan.
God, 23 Dec 2016 5/41
Spirit, Essays to a Swan.
A plea to one and all to have enthusiasm in life to "flow through our niggles" and be "full of joy" despite the ups and downs.
God, 22 Jan 2017 6/41
Nature, Essays to a Swan.
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".
Shobi, 8 Feb 2017 7/41
Friends, Essays to a Swan.
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".
MSA, 11 Feb 2017 8/41
Spirit, Essays to a Swan.
MSA, 12 Mar 2017 9/41
Imagine, Essays to a Swan.
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".
God, 12 Mar 2017 10/41
Devotional, Essays to a Swan.
Describes God and the divinity within. A path to "guide the traveller to his journey's end".
Richard Bach, 18 Mar 2017 11/41
Famous People, Essays to a Swan.
For Bethany Nikka Ferret, character in Curious Lives, a bold, young and dashing adventurer - captain of the sea rescue boat - Resolute.
MSA, 19 Mar 2017 12/41
Spirit, Essays to a Swan.
Another poem in the Spirit series, Perfection tells us how life can be when we are inspired - "deep seated in our mind it liberates".
God, 19 Mar 2017 13/41
Nature, Essays to a Swan.
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".
God, 3 Jun 2017 14/41
Devotional, Essays to a Swan.
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".
God, 3 Jun 2017 15/41
Spirit, Essays to a Swan.
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
Uma, 3 Jun 2017 16/41
Family, Essays to a Swan.
For my mother - "with her at my side, the battle of life to fight, saves me from danger, my anchor in any plight"
Vasantha, 23 Jul 2017 17/41
Family, Essays to a Swan.
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".
Veena, 6 Aug 2017 18/41
Friends, Essays to a Swan.
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".
Tolkien, 6 Aug 2017 19/41
Spirit, Essays to a Swan.
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".
MSA, 7 Aug 2017 20/41
Spirit, Essays to a Swan.
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".
MSA, 9 Sep 2017 21/41
Famous People, Essays to a Swan.
Gypsy, 13 Nov 2017 22/41
Death, Essays to a Swan.
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).
God, 13 Mar 2018 23/41
Imagine, Spontaneous Love.
For people to explore and embrace their religious identity and "Do not sink to the level of the stereotype - Rather rise higher than the clouds above - Reach heaven, and touch God's face".
Simon, 26 Aug 2018 24/41
Imagine, Spontaneous Love.
Simon, 26 Oct 2018 25/41
Imagine, Spontaneous Love.
For Simon of GoodCountry.org, a poem on unity. "I saw the world as one one night - No more wars, no waking in fright - Long and hard we had dreamed - Wake up and unite, we screamed".
MSA, 6 Dec 2018 26/41
Famous People, Spontaneous Love.
Jointly, Outside Auroville. "Come back and let's build that tomorrow - A vision so fierce as to fill our marrow - Remember our true path as once we were led - Blood sweat and tears, so easily shed".
Reuben, 11 Dec 2018 27/41
Imagine, Spontaneous Love.
Jointly, Sons of God - wake up and life the Life Divine. "Why does none fight for the very principle of right - Sons of God wake up, live the good life and in might".
God, 12 Apr 2019 28/41
Imagine, Poetrusic by Chaos.
About that cosmic divine. "As Kala and Bhairava does He make ours - A place of surpassing beauty, enter our nests - And reveal Himself at the Kernel of Bliss" (Anandamayakosha).
Simon, 12 Apr 2019 29/41
Imagine, Poetrusic by Chaos.
Simon, 12 Apr 2019 30/41
Imagine, Poetrusic by Chaos.
Simon, 26 Apr 2019 31/41
Imagine, Poetrusic by Chaos.
Simon, 2 May 2019 32/41
Imagine, Poetrusic by Chaos.
Simon, 23 May 2019 33/41
Imagine, Poetrusic by Chaos.
Ali, 21 Aug 2019 34/41
Friends, Poetrusic by Chaos.
MSA, 1 Feb 2020 35/41
Famous People, Fly Up [and find the meaning of love].
MSA, 8 Mar 2020 36/41
Spirit, Fly Up [and find the meaning of love].
World, 26 Mar 2020 37/41
Imagine, Ante Up [and kick in].
So verdant they are that my heart is set a tingling... I feel a love emanating for all of God's creation... The night sky and silvery moon sets me singing... With the smell of Earth and Nature, I feel an elation...
Ali, 3 May 2020 38/41
Healing, Ante Up [and kick in].
The best way to lead is by example, so remember to intervene with kindness and patience tiill the lessons are clear in the wrongdoer's mind.
Ali, 18 Jun 2020 39/41
Friends, Ante Up [and kick in].
You fill the role of an honest ,insightful well-wisher,you 've helped me rethink my ideas so thy can last.
World, 6 Sep 2020 40/41
Imagine, Ante Up [and kick in].
Ali, 11 Oct 2020 41/41
Friends, Ante Up [and kick in].