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From time to time a poem

Lykeios Little Raven
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Question everything lest you know nothing.

24 Sep 2013 02:47 #119368 by Lykeios Little Raven

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Father, what is love?

One day a boy approached his father,

a question deep imprinted on his mind.

"Oh, tell me father,

what is love if truth be told?

Some say 'tis like dreaming

with all one's soul tied in a bind."

Smiling wryly the father thought,

but for a moment for an answer he could find.

"Oh, I'll tell you son,

love is not like dreaming,

if truth be told.

True love is known,

not as a dream,

but when one finds

that thing or person

whom for all one's life unwinds

and appears as a dream.

For when one is near this

person, thing, or beast,

one is truly alive.

That, my son,

is the essence of most precious love."

“Now I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly, dreaming I am a man.” -Zhuangzi

“Though, as the crusade presses on, I find myself altogether incapable of staying here in saftey while others shed their blood for such a noble and just cause. For surely must the Almighty be with us even in the sundering of our nation. Our fight is for freedom, for liberty, and for all the principles upon which that aforementioned nation was built.” - Patrick “Madman of Galway” O'Dell

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26 Sep 2013 19:30 - 26 Sep 2013 19:30 #119674 by Kohadre

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The forest of madness

Within a dream, at times it seems, the way is not always crisp and clean.

As Alice wandered through the forest, she came upon the forest florist.

His name was the Cheshire cat, and he knew where all the paths ended at.

“Mr. Cheshire Cat, can you tell me where my path ends at?” Alice asked

“Well that all depends on where you want to go” The cat replied

“I don’t much care, as long as I end up somewhere” Alice responded

“Well then it doesn’t matter which way you choose, as it seems you have little to lose. You could go here, and visit the hatter; he’s always causing such a clatter. Or you could go there and visit the queen; she’s always doing something quite obscene” The cat said

“Well that’s no good for sure, I want a way that’s clean and pure” Alice remarked

“Such a way does not exist, you little twit. All that’s offered is what you see; you might even come to like it eventually. See the thing which to you is not yet clear, is that we’re all quite mad here” The cat said jokingly

“Well I don’t want to be among mad people, considering that we are unequal” Alice replied

“Well that can’t be helped my dear, if you weren’t mad yourself, you wouldn’t be here” The cat answered as he faded away

So long and thanks for all the fish

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30 Sep 2013 10:08 #120070 by

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stood in street.
Bare foot.
Dark night.
Felt dirt and stone under my feet.
Traced over stains of oil, blood, urine.
Walked along street barefoot.
Saw my apartment from afar.
Saw neighbours.
Saw slum.
Traced hand over gutter.
Over blood and filth.

And I understood

Understood why.
Why does the cat escape?
What does it reject?
What is it looking for?

Stood in dark street.
Bare foot.
Cat comes over, lies in the gutter.
Scratching back?
Looking for attention?
Affection?

Walk down road.
Past vandalised complexes.
Past naive churches.
People walk past.
See man without shoes.
Listening to the cat's meow.
Meow for the forest of streets and gutters.
Of stains of blood and oil.
Of a chaos.
It plays song.
Yet can't find singer.

Is that what cat looks for?
what cat can't escape?
Song without singer?
It's getting darker...

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08 Oct 2013 18:11 #120968 by

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Creepy Eyes

how once did appearance
of thou offend me
creep me skin with
crawling worms
of pure repulsion

horror to my eyes
causal to my pain
tried did i to run
in vane to where?

yet you were always
there image of my eyes
daunting, looking
peering facing
me by night, by day
damn you images
go the flip away!

but nay!
until . . .
when . . .
then . . .
came . . .
a notion
to say namaste

Namasthe?
myself did i ask

yay!
to the image
i did fear

so did i

and did yes!
my fear subside

so off me went
and namasthe’d
high and low
far and wide

til not i feared
the creepies
that dwelt inside
the mind’s made
up awful eye

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"Believe me. Nothing is trivial"

09 Oct 2013 23:34 #121181 by Proteus

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Who am I, is this me?
Am I one or thirteen?

I've gone cold, hard to deal
Used to stand where I kneel

Everybody listen
Voices in my head
Everybody listen
Does yours say what mine says?

I want more, than I need
I don't know what is real

Whispering of names, faces
Uniforms I've worn
And all that is gone
Always climbing
To fall down again
Holding onto everything
It's not what it seems

I've been told, dreaming's free
Think I'll go back to sleep

Everybody listen
Voices in my head
Everybody listen
Does yours say what mine says?
Anytime I listen
Voices in my head
Everybody listen
Does yours say what mine says?

Calling out the names, faces
Uniforms I've worn
And all that is gone
Always climbing
To fall down again
Holding onto everything
It's not what it seems

- Alice in Chains (Voices)

	“For it is easy to criticize and break down the spirit of others, but to know yourself takes a lifetime.” ― Bruce Lee

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10 Oct 2013 12:10 #121223 by

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Things as Beautiful
When people see some things as beautiful,
other things become ugly.
When people see some things as good,
other things become bad.

Being and non-being create each other.
Difficult and easy support each other.
Long and short define each other.
High and low depend on each other.
Before and after follow each other.

Therefore the Master
acts without doing anything
and teaches without saying anything.
Things arise and she lets them come;
things disappear and she lets them go.
She has but doesn’t possess,
acts but doesn’t expect.
When her work is done, she forgets it.
That is why it lasts forever.

Translated by Stephen Mitchell (1988)
Tao Te Ching

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10 Oct 2013 13:28 #121229 by

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At Fifteen
The Master said, “At fifteen, I had my mind bent on learning.

”At thirty, I stood firm.

“At forty, I had no doubts.

”At fifty, I knew the decrees of Heaven.

”At sixty, my ear was an obedient organ for the reception of truth.

“At seventy, I could follow what my heart desired, without
transgressing what was right.”
~Confusious

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12 Oct 2013 21:04 - 12 Oct 2013 21:05 #121386 by Lykeios Little Raven

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I stare out from beneath a tree
my tree
a tree that is closer to me than
my brother
I look out into the green gloom
my home
a home I've known for longer than
my life
From out that dark, verdant space
my fear
A bolt of lightning, pitch, and sleek
my doom

Just made that up off the top of my head? Can you guess the subject matter?

Last edit: 12 Oct 2013 21:05 by Lykeios Little Raven. Reason: error

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12 Oct 2013 22:27 - 12 Oct 2013 22:28 #121390 by

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Awaken from the darkness
open up your eyes
see the world for what it is
it's time to realize

the moment that it hits you
the terror then begins
the darkness that was all around
was coming from within

the darkness it consumes you
the fire rages on
the light you thought once filled you up
now seems completely gone

the pain that you must suffer
it almost feels unreal
you kick, you scream, it isn't fair
the cards that fate can deal

then light begins to shimmer
from deep within the dark
hope begins to bubble up
but the pain has left its mark

the light it does not try to force
the darkness from the heart
it seeks to find the balance
that was missing from the start

for what is day without the night
or autumn without spring
the scars will never fade away
from pain imbalance brings

new chapters will be written
mistakes will still be made
debts will surely come your way
in time they will be paid

you no longer fear the darkness
coming from within
with it comes the brightest light
and high you hold your chin

~Rai

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16 Oct 2013 20:16 #121717 by Kohadre

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White Sage

So I’m going on a journey, now I’m going to be free.
Crush the herb, so absurd, smoke it up and spread the word.
Let’s join hands and understand there is no room for a master plan.
No time for why’s, everybody dies
Let’s spend our time searching for bliss within our lives
Stop the war horse, no tolerance for intolerance anymore.
So sing with me
Man I’m going to be free
Leave this hate behind me
Smoke it up
Toke it up
Man you know I’ve had enough
Its time to make some changes
This world needs rearranging
Its time to make some changes
This world needs rearranging

So long and thanks for all the fish

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23 Oct 2013 02:34 #122310 by

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A new chapter begins
and the old begins to fade
as characters make cameos
with others I part ways

experiences come my way
as the ink begins to flow
new adventures wait for me
on journeys I must go

the character develops
as dynamic as they come
and though I'll change along the way
I'll remember where I'm from

as this new chapter closes
I know not where I'll be
I only know one simple thing
this story is still about me
~Rai

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26 Oct 2013 16:30 #122726 by

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The heart spoke to Hate

The heart spoke to hate encased in the sarcophagus of ego
The two spoke as lovers who longed for clarity
It is in this darkness that hate sang its clarion call of misery
I loath and seethe, I bind and ensnare, i tie and choke

And all along it sang in the dark

The heart spoke in tones that can not be heard by the human ear
It is in this darkness the eyes of hate flickered hope
love appeared and embraced hate only to say... We are one.

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01 Nov 2013 10:36 #123284 by

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A recent one I wrote after a little seaside holiday with my son:

Bournemouth

Silver seas lap steep cliffs
From our lofty gull-nest lookout
Zigzag crag to golden shoreline
As we move across this still scene
You and I, hands clasped together
Father and son as this son never had

To the aquarium
Your excitement bridles horror
Of those huge unknowing faces
But your spark which led us deeper
Still ignites in water tunnels
As you trace the sharks and turtles overhead

Sandcastles, the October beach
You work industriously
Return misty coast to structure
But hate the waves and fear them
When they wipe your name from fixture
Find my eternal arms a restitution

Together we take dinner
You watch me for a cue, but
I am proud to call you equal
In this cheap and run down bar room
Where we banquet like old kings
As old friends in decades distantly remembered

Begin the trudge uphill
You fight the wind and curse it
Using words you’re only learning
We wend our skyward path
On my shoulders, lift ascending
Til I lay you down in your bed with a kiss.

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02 Nov 2013 16:51 #123459 by

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One from last night:

J

I see you, sunset perfect
Mountainous soul, fire hearted
Deep sea dark of your conviction
Meet compassion’s cloudless skies

Care sown deep in holy hands
Which soothe and settle beyond speaking
Push and change the outcome, and
With gentle strokes move countries

Time drifts as seconds settle
Snowlike thawing forming streams, that
Feed a river, swelling still lakes
And great oceans of your making.

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04 Nov 2013 02:45 #123571 by Kohadre

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The couple

Sleep softly my dear, sleep dearly tight

For I will keep you safe until the morning light

In my arms you are safe, safe through the night

And I will hold you until the morning light

In my arms you are warm, no troubles in sight

In my arms you sleep soundly, until the morning light

Dream softly my love, no nightmares tonight

Until you wake once again to the morning light

Sleep softly my dear, sleep dearly tight

For I will keep you safe until the morning light

So long and thanks for all the fish

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05 Nov 2013 16:21 #123745 by

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This is not my work, but this man is an inspiration to me and my own spoken word poetry.
I think he hit the nail right on the head.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_ZmM7zPLyI

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07 Nov 2013 11:26 #124093 by

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the universe is musing
shooting stars aren’t random
“feed me” were your first words
just like the rest of us
poetry yet to be written
wordsongs in shrieking screams

your diaper pins traded in
for sticky disposables
the ocean paid the price

take up your pen
take back your safety pins
a holster on each hip
the reviews will wet your pants
no one really gets what you mean
stop and eat now and then
you won’t miss anything
the universe never
jumps over the muse

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07 Nov 2013 22:28 #124158 by

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Stillness

Elongated seconds
Drifting ever deeper
Speeding through the silence
Cloudburst moon ascending
Though the past is leaving
Future cannot catch me;
In these empty moments
You become who you are.

Hidden inner circles
Locked and clasped in amber
Light that cannot shine out
Warmth that is repeating
Summer follows winter
Autumn springs from ashes;
Ashes of all meaning,
And leave the world at peace.

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11 Nov 2013 10:46 #124499 by

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Dear inspiration

Hark a known voice calls out to me
Dark, not as night but blue as the sea
With fathoms of wisdom turned on each phrase
My eyes burn like fire, I've met with her gaze
Straight in through the window and into my heart
She fills me with passion, yes that is her art
Kissed by her lips, gone is anticipation
My love has come home
Sweet dear inspiration.

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11 Nov 2013 16:51 - 11 Nov 2013 16:51 #124530 by

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Just a Dream?

It all begins as just a dream
of an angel up above
On wings of black she soars about
as peaceful as the dove

And as she soars she sweetly sings
those melodies of old
I cannot count the lessons learned
from stories she has told

I contemplate these lessons
as she starts to descend
It seems these dreams are more to me
then simply just pretend

Gracefully she lands and then
she looks me in the eye
I see sorrow, pain and joy
as tears fall from the sky

She cares for me so deeply
I somehow know it's true
A perfect being comes to me
and I split her heart in two

As we stand I think of how
I'm determined to repair
the damage I have done to her
and show her that I care

She looks at me and smiles
she sees inside my head
she says to focus not on her
but on myself instead

Her voice is so entrancing
I can not disobey
I stand and listen happily
to what she has to say

When time to part has come our way
she says we'll meet again
I look at her with longing
she's more than just my friend

The next time I will see you
will not be like this it seems
For when next you lay your eyes on me
we'll be not in your dreams

I wait for her to tell me more
though it seems it's not to be
She gracefully spreads out her wings
and soars away from me

With this I wake and wonder
how long must I now wait
It all began as just a dream
and now it is my fate
~Rai

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