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Tag Archives: human life cycle
A ballad of a lonely raindrop!
This poem is an experimentation with Haiku and Tanka forms. It is also a reflection on the year of the pandemic as the year draws closer to its end. A storm passed? Let’s hope. … Lonely raindrop left An angry … Continue reading
Posted in c’est la vie, Haiku, Poetry, Tanka
Tagged being, existence, fate, Haiku, hope, human life cycle, life, loneliness, mind, New Year, news, Poem, reflection, Tanka, thoughts
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Beloved!
Beloved! … Aphrodite leaves the battlefield After devouring her latest lover Not the last by any means But even Goddess of love Needs her rest And beauty sleep. … “Goddesses do not sleep” Interrupted a rude man in the Temple … Continue reading
Posted in Between here and the virtual, c’est la vie, Love Poems, Philosophy of Love, Philosophy of Mind, Poetry
Tagged Aphrodite, atheism, couples, existence, heartbreak, hope, human life cycle, innocence, life, loneliness, longing, love, modern love, myth, philosophical reflection, Poem, Reflections, religions, separation, theology
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A Goddess Lost
Silence fills the void Starring at the horizon I see the Line between my wall and the Ceiling. … Caged horizon is all there is I close my eyes in despair. … Fire … the fire place is lit Horses … Continue reading
Icon
A drawing on the wall A coloured floor An icon to believers A writing to historians A vandal’s nonsense A nuance of rebellion A stone holding all the memories Of grieving heart From the distant past brings Into present The … Continue reading
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Tagged human life cycle, life, memory, Poem, Poetry, religions
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Cycling to heaven
On the road to the mountain sanctuary I met a priest Or was he a monk? A Buddhist monk guiding a goat Or was it the other way around? Perhaps there were two Perhaps I met two After all I … Continue reading
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Tagged being, dreams, existence, God, human life cycle, immortality, inner mind, life, mind, mortality, philosophical reflection, Philosophy, Poem, Poetry, reflection, Reflections, religions, theology, thinking, thoughts
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Drops and nuggets
A chicken piece as a small as a morning drop Drops in muddy flour and rolls He applies another hammer to the stubborn Rock that is wedged in the side Of the short mountain The chicken drop drops in the … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Health, Poetry, Reflections
Tagged being, existence, family, food, human life cycle, life, philosophical reflection, Philosophy, Poem, Poetry, reflection, reflection on age, Reflections, Relationships, thinking, thoughts
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Bedtime
Bedtime she says She reminds him of His mother and A half century of rebellion. His protest is not heard His heart is weak His soul is bored His days are numbered. The resignation letter reads So comes to pass … Continue reading
Posted in Adulthood, Poetry, Psychology, Reflections
Tagged Adulthood, existence, family, fate, fear, Friendship, human life cycle, immortality, inner mind, life, loneliness, longing, losing, memory, mental, mind, mortality, philosophical reflection, Philosophy, Poem, Poetry, Psychology, reflection, reflection on age, Reflections, Relationships, thoughts
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A human tragedy
Old men die Young men are killed Often in fights Children are run over By cars driven By maniacs plotting in The middle of the night. Old men read Often in stately homes In appearance calm But what about the … Continue reading
Posted in Current events, International, Poetry, Reflections
Tagged human life cycle, life, philosophical reflection, Poem, Poetry, tragedy
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