Ever the philosopher, romantic and optomist, here's another poem from my book "Acorns of Love and Wisdom. It can be seen on this site. My home page has over 25 of these poems here on AD
VICISSITUDES OF LIFE
We are each
Conceived and born alone
But
It is not meant
For us to so remain
Everything in life
Has its pair
The sea joins a sandy shore
The moon replaces the sun
The day relieves the night
All is harmonious
And dependent upon one another
For existence
To destroy one part
Is to disrupt all
The harmony is beautiful
But even the most perfect of worlds
Must, for periods
Be shadowed
This too is part of harmony
That
The clouds give the earth
A rest from the sun
Or the tide gives the shore
A break from the sea
Or the night
Allows the world its rest
Before the day
We
Who are born alone
Also need partners
With whom
To share
The days and nights
Of life
We could never
Walk life's road
Alone or silent
And
There will also be shadows
To cloud our days
But then
We will have only
To await
The return of the sun
Explains the realizations that have given the author the views of living life fully. The life each person dreams about.
You must take a look at yourself before dreams can be reached.
Deciding what is the core of belief.
Histories of the world are generally written to either celebrate technology and science, or to herald doom. My book examines the path of the spirit in the onward rush.
This book presents a narrative story of one person's journey of transcendental Awakening and Enlightenment as guided by his two Sage companions. It is grounded in Zen Buddhist and Taoist perspective and uses the I Ching as its structural framework. T