A Matter of Syntax

 

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a prayer, spell, or wish

small variance in meaning

same basic concept

notes

The Haiga was inspired by a prompt from Carpe Diem Haiku.

https://chevrefeuillescarpediem.blogspot.com/2012/10/carpe-diem-23-praying.html

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Arch of a Rainbow

 

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arch of a rainbow

a portal no living soul

can ever walk through

Prompt used

https://chevrefeuillescarpediem.blogspot.com/2012/10/carpe-diem-10-rainbow.html

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30 Days of Haiga 2021: Reincarnation

 

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Many Temples Senryu

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so many temples

away from the daily stress

enlightenment here?

~cie~

notes

I don't want to spend too much time rambling on, but I want to give credit where credit is due. This poem was partly inspired by the prompt, of course, but also inspired by a line from the song She's Come Undone by The Guess Who, which pretty much sums up the way I've felt about things for most of my life.

I know that some people get comfort from religion and I'm not saying they can't. However, I never have. Religion never did anything except make me feel worse about how flawed I am. 

Further, people tend to conflate religion and spirituality. A lot of the time, I believe that there is a higher power and that the soul continues following the death of the body. I believe in the possibility of reincarnation. I don't need to believe in any specific deity or dogma to hold the aforementioned beliefs. 

The Norwegian black metal musician Gaahl said that God is not in some building, God is in nature and God is in each of us. I wish we would extend kindness to one another's souls rather than being hateful to one another for our external differences.

Sometimes I reckon I'm just fucked and there is nothing but a life of pain followed by nothing. That possibility just makes me feel worse, so I try not to entertain it for too long.

Too many mountains, and not enough stairs to climb
Too many churches and not enough truth
Too many people and not enough eyes to see
Too many lives to lead and not enough time

 It's too late
She's gone too far
She's lost the sun

She's come undone

Carpe Diem Shikoku Island Pilgrimage: Vulture Peak

Vulture Peak

view with reverence

standing strong against the sky

mighty Vulture Peak

~cie~

Carpe Diem New Beginnings: Metamorphosis

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the changes unseen

invisible to the eye

taking place within

~cie~

Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #111 Troiku ... New Beginnings ... Lotus starts to bloom

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in deep prayer

eyes closed in devotion -

Lotus starts to bloom

in deep prayer

I can't trust what my mind says

it plays tricks on me

eyes closed in devotion -

trying to change my focus

away from my pain

lotus starts to bloom

is the lotus in my mind

real or illusion?

~truth seeker~

notes

The sleigh of the Troiku was created By Chèvrefeuille. The horses were gingerly handled by someone.

Tan Renga Challenge 2019: Day 13: Prayer Beads

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prayer beads dangling

a harvest moon prayer...

mountain home

to pray for understanding

the universe shall approve

Kobayashi Issa & Cie

Notes:

The Hokku stanza of this Tan Renga was created by Kobayashi Issa. The Akegu (second stanza) was created by me.

OctPoWriMo 2016: Day 20: Pure Soul

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Pure Soul

Your soul pure white like a heavenly dove

With a spot of red upon its breast

It seems you have been cursed, not blessed

Your life a hopeless search for love

I invited you to come to me

You were like a bird with a broken wing

You thought you'd forgotten how to sing

I wanted to try to help you see

While your voice in this world is gone

The song from your soul cannot be so

Shut your eyes and sing soft and low

With me you can always belong

  Let your wings carry you to the Heavens up high

Where there will never be any more reason to cry

Pepper Baiij

for

Gerry Clifford

Form: 

Australian sonnet

 

Dedicated to Malcolm Young

from

Team Netherworld 

 

OctPoWriMo 2015: Day 11: I Did It My Way

I Did It My Way

When they sneered at me

And what I believe

When they tried to force me to see things their way

I went ahead and did it my way

When they told me I was zany

Said that my thoughts were evil

That I wasn't fit to be among decent people

I kept on doing it my way

When they called me nefarious

Said that I was consorting with the devil

Just because I talk to ghosts

I still did it my way

Sometimes their words made me unhappy

Many times my heart was broken

But lying about my truth would bring no joy

So I always did it my way

Perhaps to those in the mainstream

My beliefs seem a little extreme

But I always try to be good and do right

At the heart of it all, that's my way

~Spectra~

Notes:

I'm Spectra, and I do Tarot readings and speak to those beyond the veil. I've always had psychic abilities. I grew up in a small town, and the rumors flew. I got tired of trying to convince closed-minded people that I wasn't Satan's sister, so I just let them talk. 

Eventually I moved away and didn't have to deal with them any more. Sadly, the world as a whole is rife with closed-minded attitudes.

It's hard to believe, but there are still plenty of people who think that "witch" equates with "devil worshiper." 

If anyone else has esoteric beliefs or simply an open mind and a desire to make the world a better place, you might be interested in Team Netherworld's Open Minded Search for Truth page.

Truth is not one size fits all. We are all walking our own path. The one thing we all must do, first and foremost, is harm none. That includes not spreading lies about those whose paths are different from our own.

Paradise

This realm paradise

Is that place where you can dream

And at last find peace

~Helena~

Peace in Solitude

Still I seek to find

Peace in times of solitude

Peace within myself

~Polly~

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