Hridaya-22, a love note on Guru purnima (Article) - 12/25/2025 4:50:43 AM
Thank you dear William,
Truly glad you enjoyed the poem.
I appreciate your thoughtful comments.
Wishing you a splendid holiday.
Sonya Ki
Sai Deus (Article) - 11/20/2018 4:51:23 PM
Hi Dear Ron
Yes indeed. Rosie is a dear friend from New York days, she was born in Puerto Rico and possessed uncanny abilities and mysterious connections with the spiritual realms. When I first met her I was married to my first husband. She told me something I had never told anyone because it was so personal and private. I used to tease my first husband as we walked together that my shadow was taller than his. It was an intimate,
playful thing. Rosie said to me: "you know how you like to tease your husband that your shadow is taller than his...well that just blew me away. There were many more incidents like this during the time I lived in New York. I haven't communicated with her in a long while, maybe I should.
Sai Deus (Article) - 11/20/2018 12:28:36 PM
Quite a dream. But our dreams are from our thoughts, so you probably were thinking about being greedy at some point recently and your dream helped you stored away in a way that you are familiar with, a spiritual way. A New York psychic? Must be expensive.
Ron
The Power of God (Article) - 2/5/2018 9:43:23 AM
I love your story. But I suspect that the finch either went into shock upon being attacked so viciously, or pretended to be dead as a defense against attacks like this.
Ron
Polestar (Article) - 9/14/2017 6:53:50 AM
A week earlier, we, too, experienced Harvey with a lot less wind and much more flood and came out, like so many of our fellow Houstonians without flooding in our houses. But as you know, both Harvey and Irma did great damage to many and our heart goes out to them for what they have suffered.
It is interesting that you found Krishna in the melodious winds. Today we have such powerful forecasting to tell us when danger is coming. Part of the origin of religion is the attributing to a supernatural force the whims of nature. It is easier to credit or blame our gods for why things happen rather than simply the whims of happenstance.
Ron
Green Pastures (Article) - 7/5/2017 6:14:29 AM
I think you should have posted the whole thing here, although the beautiful way that it is presented on your website is amazing and beautiful to behold. I encourage everyone to take a look.
I think your dream was telling you to sort through some of the important things you had on your mind. Fortunately we can do very dangerous things like leaving airplanes and floating on clouds without personal harm while in a dream. Isn't that wonderful? I have dreams like that all the time find them refreshing even though some are scary.
It looks like there's really very very good one and I'm so glad you shared it with us.
Ron
Talking Wind Dream (Article) - 2/23/2017 7:53:30 PM
Dear Edward and Ron, Thank you as always for your loving comments.
Blessings & Peace always
Talking Wind Dream (Article) - 2/23/2017 7:57:56 AM
I can no longer stand fans blowing on me, my skin is so sensitive from paralytic strain. But, I still enjoy outdoor breezes that flow over my body when I'm sunning myself to get some vitamin D with as little ultraviolet as possible. I find that tickling breezes on my skin are very refreshing, almost like a hot shower.
I can see from your story that you even found much more in the wind that came upon you after shopping. And, hearing your name in it. Hearing voices is one of the symptoms of schizophrenia. I hope that in your case… Sweetie. ;-)
Ron
Talking Wind Dream (Article) - 2/22/2017 7:59:44 PM
You are a very enchanting woman, a sheer joy to read, and almost certainly a splendid person to know.
I Surrender to You Baba (Article) - 1/26/2017 8:04:01 AM
The majority of Americans have felt that something is amiss when we can select a president that is so divisive and so cruel and careless with his language and strong opinions not based in any kind of fact. We are right to be upset and angry. We have to work together to correct this upset and bring things back to an even keel.
We must keep watch during this administration and use every tool necessary to prevent creeping into fascism and dictatorship. And then, turn things around, both two years from now and four years from now during the next elections. Let's make sure that right prevails over hypocrisy and greed. Even those that voted badly this time know what's right. They just didn't act on it properly. But they will learn the lesson.
Ron
I Surrender to You Baba (Article) - 1/25/2017 10:37:14 PM
You are no doubt correct about holding steadfast to your trust in virtues. But I feel perfectly justified in venting my outrage against tyranny whenever it rears its ugly head. It offends us all. I refuse to be led to the slaughterhouse without breaking a few rules as well as a few bones. Peace and love to you, dear lady.
The Door to heaven, Vaikunta Dwara (Article) - 1/10/2017 6:42:04 AM
I'm quite unfamiliar with the Hindu religion. None of my Indian friends were Hindus. I attended one Hindu wedding reception, but not the wedding. As I read, I found a certain parallel with all religions. That is that when groups of believers get together and repeat the holy words either through chanting or singing they become more bonded and sometimes, enter trances that allow them to see visions that have been presented to them since childhood.
The brain sees what it wants to see. I'm so glad that Hindu visions are quite benign.
Ron
The Celestial Ocean (Article) - 12/23/2016 6:06:22 PM
Hi Ron Indeed it was! remarkable!
The Celestial Ocean (Article) - 12/22/2016 9:57:03 AM
That certainly was a mind blowing dream.
Ron
Om Jai Jai Guru (Article) - 11/2/2015 6:19:15 AM
Reads like quite an experience! I can see that you were truly moved by him.
Personally, I find such experiences suspect. But you certainly felt the power of your own belief in your journey's destination.
Ron
God Hills (Article) - 7/12/2015 8:02:48 AM
Reading this, I wish I had had the time and the money to travel to India and to Nepal all in my youth when I could still experience such things at high-altitude.
I will check out your videos.
Ron
Patty the Vet Matters (Article) - 6/21/2015 2:59:24 PM
Dear Ron
Thanks for reading the story. It was such a tender experience. I feel very motivated to do more.
Many Blessings,
Sonya Ki
Patty the Vet Matters (Article) - 6/21/2015 7:47:16 AM
A wonderful story of compassion. Yes, so many of our veterans, many of them fathers, are homeless and estranged on this Father's Day only because they served, and, as a result were affected in a terrible way. We need to a lot of them too as best we can, as you have.
Ron
Vibhuti Sundara (Article) - 6/19/2015 5:41:35 AM
Dear Ron
Sounds like you had an interesting time in your travels through Pakistan, Bangladesh and Thailand.
Thanks for taking the time to view the slideshow. The Gopis were cow maidens that were devotees of Lord Krishna. There are many accounts of their rapturous encounters with Sri Krishna and their great love for God. Vibhuti is a powdery white sacred ash. It is a phenomenon that in recent times is attributed to Bhagavan Sathya Sai Baba. He has materialized ash and other items, which I personally witnessed up close when He was alive. This ash has also manifested on Sacred pictures and statues in devotees homes around the world.
I guess I should clarify that in the slideshow.
Love & Peace
Sonya Ki
Vibhuti Sundara (Article) - 6/19/2015 4:50:37 AM
I, too, had wanted to visit India and Nepal. Unfortunately my time and finances did not allow me on my trip that took me to Pakistan (4 days), Bangladesh (4 days) and Thailand (20 days) staying with friends and relatives of friends. One of my friends described in great detail his travels around India visiting temples and learning from the people in them. During my graduate studies, my roommate was from Bombay (Mumbai) and a Zoroastrian with a Christian wife who stayed home during his studies. She came here to the States and they had 3 sons. We are still good friends today.
Your slideshow is very well produced and wonderful to watch. I'm not sure what a Gopi is. the slideshow did not enlighten me as to what a vibhuti is either.
Ron
I Love Mother Earth-36 (Poetry) - 9/13/2026 3:24:56 PM
Oh, how we love the rain. Your poem reflects its role in quench the thirst of our environment without any help from us. It's just Mother's nature.
Ron
Poems that fell from heaven tonight-29 (Poetry) - 9/11/2026 11:59:11 PM
Hi Dear Ron
Thank you, very happy you enjoyed the poem.
Relish your evening, stay safe and happy.
Sonya Ki
Anandam David (Poetry) - 8/31/2026 6:34:32 PM
A fine capture of a moment in David's life.
Ron
Akash-15 (Poetry) - 8/22/2026 9:04:24 PM
Hi Dear Ron
May the eternal chant
of divine love be heard by all.
Sending you peace, bliss
and the breath of prema
Sonya Ki
Akash-15 (Poetry) - 8/12/2026 11:43:59 AM
Chanting along with you.
Ron
Luminous-13 (Poetry) - 7/20/2026 7:30:56 AM
What you have written reads like a very psychedelic experience.
Ron
Wild milkweed and butterflies (Poetry) - 7/19/2026 8:12:53 PM
Dear Ron
Sweet butterfly memories. Lifts the heart and
keeps us buoyant. Stay safe and blessed.
Wild milkweed and butterflies (Poetry) - 7/17/2026 9:43:34 AM
Wonderfully related. I remember them plentiful in my childhood, gathered around milkweed and sipping on Canada thistle.
We don't have them in my backyard although many fly through Texas. I am glad to see black swallowtail here and the gorgeous giant swallowtail, along with some monarch imitators to ward off predators.
Ron
Stars in our breath (Poetry) - 6/18/2026 4:59:24 PM
Dear Ron
Sending you a bouquet
of stars.
Stars in our breath (Poetry) - 6/16/2026 2:48:41 PM
Our very being comes from the stars. Without exploding stars we would have no breath.
That makes each one of us a heavenly body. Your poem gave me a lot to think about what a wonder it is that we are here at all.
Ron
Luminous-12 (Poetry) - 6/2/2026 5:00:24 PM
Dear E. Phillips
Thank you so much. I really appreciate your thoughtful, kind comments. Sending you a caravan of peaceful wishes on the long journey home.
Sonya Ki
Luminous-12 (Poetry) - 6/1/2026 9:47:19 AM
When you put pen to paper (or fingers to a keyboard), something magical happens. The words come alive, beauty leaps from the page, and the present merges with nostalgia. What a gift!
Pearls kiss His feet (Poetry) - 5/19/2026 10:52:17 AM
Everything you've written is very deep here. The depth is almost infinite..
Ron
Airborne Awe (Poetry) - 5/17/2026 8:21:47 AM
There is something about the way that light reflects off a flock of birds that is truly magical. Especially at sunset when the colors become more subdued and turn to yellows, reds and even purples.
Your words reflect it very well.
Ron
A Faery Love Song (Poetry) - 5/15/2026 8:01:14 PM
Hi Dear Ron
Happy you enjoyed, sending you
Butterfly wings and divine wishes
Alight
A Faery Love Song (Poetry) - 5/14/2026 12:17:05 PM
So light and playful, lingering far after the reading's gone.
Ron
Faery Dew (Poetry) - 5/14/2026 11:52:46 AM
Your poem reminded me how much I miss dance. And, how wonderful it would've been had I've been able to flit around like a butterfly to whatever place I wished, and then fly off a great distance to my next food or drink source.
Ron
Poems by the Sea-12 (Poetry) - 4/18/2026 1:12:27 PM
What a lovely sight you painted with your words. While exciting to your muse, restful to your hobby's eyes.
Ron
Blue steeples (Poetry) - 4/18/2026 12:09:56 PM
Yes, the sky is immense and all encompassing. When I put my feet up out on the deck every day with my face out of the sun, I watch the whitebillowing clouds roll by with an occasional metal craft cutting across as though it didn't belong up where the birds fly free… followed by a belated roaring sound that could be mistaken for some monster by the uneducated.
But the blue is intense and surreal.
Ron
Blue steeples (Poetry) - 4/16/2026 9:45:18 PM
Blue is my mood when I cry,
Sapphire is the color of his eyes
Azure is the lake that reflects
the blue above it respects.
Blue is me!
Awesome poem.
Blessed be~
)O(
DragonBlue
I love mother Earth-34, the garden blew a kiss (Poetry) - 4/14/2026 8:37:38 PM
Hi Dear Ron
Thank you for the kind, healing thoughts.
I am on the mend, keeping a positive energy.
Taking short walks and enjoying the spring beauty.
I love mother Earth-34, the garden blew a kiss (Poetry) - 4/7/2026 12:56:15 PM
It's wonderful to have a garden view when we are on the mend. My office faces a often sunny backyard filled with a variety of plants, fruits and vegetables in summer, flowers, weeds. With many birds visiting chased by several cats that use my backyard as though they were mine.
Get well and enjoy your lovely environment on all your tooties again.
Ron
Azure breath-17 (Poetry) - 3/9/2026 9:15:54 AM
Beautiful natural word images.
Ron
I love Mother Earth-33 (Poetry) - 2/27/2026 11:08:44 AM
As should we all. It's that kind of day here, too.
Ron
a Lighthouse in the garden (Poetry) - 2/25/2026 7:50:37 PM
Hi Dear Andy
I am happy that you enjoyed the poem.
I appreciate your comments and
encouraging remarks.
Have a peaceful evening,
Sonya Ki
I love mother earth-32, sky totem (Poetry) - 2/25/2026 7:47:07 PM
Hi dear Ron
Yes we love and enjoy the garden birds. There are blue jays, golden doves,
finches, cardinals, mocking birds or catbirds, ibis, greckles, crows,
occasionally we see blue herons and hawks. One of my all time favorites is the pink spoon bill, but that's a rare sighting.
Have a calm, relaxing evening.
Sonya ki
O World take Refuge (Poetry) - 2/16/2026 1:24:23 PM
Let us hope there will be a time when there is no need for an umbrella. When all the world is at love and peace.
Ron
a Lighthouse in the garden (Poetry) - 2/8/2026 7:12:13 AM
Such an enlightening turning-point of a poem where darkness loosens its grip and something quietly sacred enters.
I love mother earth-32, sky totem (Poetry) - 2/4/2026 1:30:10 PM
Yes, the birds know how to stock up when a cold wave sets in. Squirrels in the south, also have to put on a little fat, because unlike their northern counterpart who bury large cashes of food to dig up when the ground is covered with snow, they apparently don't do that.
Love how you have birds aplenty.
Ron
a Lighthouse in the garden (Poetry) - 2/4/2026 1:25:04 PM
Stay warm, like the bad thoughts, vanquished by the hibiscus, the cold will retreat soon to the north.
Ron
Adoration 31 (Poetry) - 1/19/2026 3:02:52 PM
Like embracing the Big Bang.
Ron
Noon's gaze (Poetry) - 1/18/2026 8:58:03 PM
Yes dear Ron
it's truly all about
Love. A profound Love that
holds us in a vast embrace.
Noon's gaze (Poetry) - 1/18/2026 11:08:27 AM
Yes, how long? Why do we insist on miring ourselves in misery, when we can easily step out into the light of the new day sun and began loving one and another for what we are and not what we fear from each other.
Ron
Luminous-7, We ran through the stars (Poetry) - 12/22/2025 7:30:59 PM
Dear Ron
Wishing you a festive, peaceful
Holiday season. Sending you a basket
of candy cane, gingerbread,
tinkling sleigh bells and all
the joys of Christmas.
Sonya Ki
Luminous-7, We ran through the stars (Poetry) - 12/22/2025 1:55:41 PM
An interesting concept…running through the stars. Perhaps humankind will have that ability one day like we go to the corner store today.
Ron
Luminous-6, in flight (Poetry) - 12/21/2025 7:43:39 PM
Dear Mystic Rose
Thank you so much. I really appreciate your comments.
Have a wonderful and happy holiday.
Love and Peace,
Sonya Ki
One with the Rainforest (Poetry) - 12/20/2025 2:32:07 PM
The rainforest is a gift from our ancestors, beautiful poem Sonya, your a great poet
Luminous-6, in flight (Poetry) - 12/20/2025 2:30:23 PM
Such beautiful expressions of devotion, I love it, Sonya
I love Mother Earth - 32 (Poetry) - 12/4/2025 6:28:22 PM
Hi Dear Ron
Perpetual Spring
in Florida.
Goddess laughter
flower bells
and balmy breezes
I love Mother Earth - 32 (Poetry) - 11/17/2025 8:43:46 AM
You had me in the garden with you. And I've noticed that dragonflies can imitate hummingbirds until they are found out.
Ron
I Love Mother Earth-31, Dew on the bench (Poetry) - 11/16/2025 8:05:46 PM
Dear Ron
Glad you enjoyed the poem.
Early morning they look like a
thousand stars have fallen
onto an ancient lap.
I Love Mother Earth-31, Dew on the bench (Poetry) - 11/13/2025 12:41:45 PM
Used to wet me to my knees but provided morning drink for countless creatures. Still, I wouldn't sit on a wet bench.
Lovely poem putting me there.
Ron
Luminous-1 (Poetry) - 11/5/2025 8:54:23 AM
It is apparent from much of your verses that you are ecstatic about being dominated by a higher presence. I doubt if a simple human could ever satisfy you and your desires.
Ron
Jewel in the lotus-10 (Poetry) - 10/21/2025 10:21:48 AM
That’s the nicest thing anyone has ever said (I think8
Jewel in the lotus-10 (Poetry) - 10/17/2025 12:53:34 PM
If you say I am. I'll check the lotus in our little fish pond with four happy little goldfish and see if there is a jewel in the first blossom we get.
Ron
Ambrosia - 20 (Poetry) - 10/16/2025 2:04:56 PM
You can't beat an attitude like that. Wish I was printing in the garden with you. Gazing into the ambulance blue.
Ron
Anandam-14 (Poetry) - 10/10/2025 7:19:04 PM
Dear Ron
Yes! Freedom!
Moksha, Self Realization.
Peace and Divine Love
Sonya Ki
Anandam-14 (Poetry) - 10/6/2025 7:31:43 AM
The whole way to be that free.
Ron
Saucer Eyes (Poetry) - 10/6/2025 5:25:13 AM
Thank you William
I am glad you enjoyed the poem.
Peace Profound,
Sonya Ki
Saucer Eyes (Poetry) - 10/5/2025 7:34:19 PM
well done/an eternity of love/ nice take on relationships
Garden chant (Poetry) - 9/22/2025 8:28:16 PM
Hi dear Ron
Delightful memories,
have a fragrant evening.
Peace,
Sonya Ki
Garden chant (Poetry) - 9/13/2025 8:12:49 AM
Peonies and morning glories. I miss them.
Ron
I love Mother Earth-13... and the rain... and the sky... (Poetry) - 9/10/2025 11:41:47 AM
Your poem brings back fond memories of being out in the summer rain and enjoying it so much. It truly is ecstasy for so many creatures, including us.
Ron
I love Mother Earth-30 (Poetry) - 9/2/2025 8:38:43 AM
Mother Nature never stops giving us wonderful reasons for keeping her safe.
That sounds like one of those magical moments. I recall many in my life where birds and animals put on a show for me that I never forgot.
Ron
Anandam-13 (Poetry) - 8/25/2025 12:04:52 PM
What a wonderful way to fly.
Ron
Adoration-27 (Poetry) - 8/17/2025 9:16:56 PM
Dear Ron,
We are endless, infinite, eternal.
Adoration-28 (Poetry) - 8/13/2025 12:36:12 PM
I'm happy being a human. And rather don't like the one running our country who thinks he is divine.
Ron
Adoration-27 (Poetry) - 8/13/2025 12:34:31 PM
Talk about small worlds! Your visions are endless.
Ron
Hridaya-22 (Poetry) - 8/10/2025 10:50:27 AM
I never had to ask for the sun, the moon and the stars. They were always there for me on clear nights.
Ron
O What Love is this? (Poetry) - 8/9/2025 11:41:58 AM
Reads like his next incarnation will be assuming you. What kind of love is this? I would say the ultimate in selfish love. Loving ones self better than any other.
Ron
Anandam-12 (Poetry) - 7/28/2025 7:47:08 PM
Hi dear Ron
Good to see you too. I'm glad you found this comforting.
Sending you balmy evening breezes from Florida.
Peace,
Sonya Ki
Anandam-12 (Poetry) - 7/28/2025 11:42:47 AM
Good to see you back posting. An image with each poem seems to be required these days.
Very comforting.
Ron
JiJi (Poetry) - 7/22/2025 6:05:31 PM
Just want to share that our sweet senior cat Rama aka JiJi had a bad abscessed tooth which was removed. He has made an incredible recovery. We are thankful that he is out of pain and back to his old furry self.
I love Mother Earth - 18 She laughs in the wind (Poetry) - 1/15/2025 7:54:02 PM
Hi dear Kay
Thank you so much. I'm glad you like my writing.
I appreciate the comments.
Be in bliss always,
Sonya Ki
I love Mother Earth - 17, Jewels on Her ears (Poetry) - 12/24/2024 2:56:26 PM
As a child I remember wandering through the pastures to the woods. They were filled with Monarch butterflies and milkweed everywhere which we loved to whack with whatever stick we were carrying to see the white milk ooze out.
We thought that milkweed and monarchs would live forever in those fertile pastures along with Canadian thistle and other fun things like puff balls we would stomp on.
I never put pesticides on my lawn and now I leave my entire backyard side yard grow in the spring until about May before I cut it down because so many creatures depend upon those so-called weeds for their existence.
Ron
I love Mother Earth - 17, Jewels on Her ears (Poetry) - 12/24/2024 1:29:21 PM
Dear Richard
Glad you enjoyed the poem and the Monarch butterflies are thankful for all the help they can get!
Happy Holiday wishes
Sonya Ki
Poems by the Sea-10 (Poetry) - 11/17/2024 8:23:26 PM
Thank you dear poets for taking the time
To comment on the poem, I truly appreciate it.
Dear Ron, Yes, the seashore is indeed a timeless place. Ideal for relaxation and inspiration. I'm glad you enjoyed the poem.
Dear John N. Yes, there's only One. There's only Oneness. One giant collective Self.
Dear John D. Yes, Florida is delightful, and the ocean is a healing balm. Truly lifts the spirit. Wonderful to know that you and your wife lived here.
The bird life In Florida is different from New York where I was raised. It always happily surprises me when I see a flock of Ibis sauntering across an ordinary road.
But I do miss the mountains too and it's heady elevations. I am glad you enjoyed my poem.
Poems by the Sea-10 (Poetry) - 11/13/2024 7:38:16 PM
Wonderful poetry! My wife and I have lived in Florida for most of our adult lives. The beach has always been close by, less than an hour by car. Sandpipers and pelicans are among our favorite birds. I love catching them on camera, and they always provide fantastic natural entertainment. The sounds and smells of the sea and sand are the best therapy, much better than any gym or specialist office. Our next two vacations involve ocean voyages. What could be better? The mountains are lovely, but the mountains do not move. I rest my case. Amen!
Poems by the Sea-10 (Poetry) - 11/13/2024 12:39:49 PM
that what becomes the bird is the one that has the sky turn to the sea.. and never say goodby...details are everything in this but perhaps a glass of wine to enhance thine feet our wine like....
Poems by the Sea-10 (Poetry) - 11/12/2024 12:36:55 PM
Made me feel like I was there. Painted a word picture of a tranquil day at a place that is so timeless that it has a way of relaxing even the reader who wasn't there with you.
Ron
Poems inside a raindrop-5 (Poetry) - 10/10/2024 11:58:27 AM
A thousand words could not make it clearer.
Ron
Flowers in the storm (Poetry) - 10/8/2024 3:11:32 PM
Thank you dear Ron
We are hunkered down on the East Coast of Florida, obeying all instruction from the officials. Holding on to the Divine One. Hopefully all will be well.
Thank you for caring,
Sonya Ki
Flowers in the storm (Poetry) - 10/8/2024 2:10:52 PM
In the old days, the butterflies knew it was coming before humans. But now we have ways of tracking that scare us, sometimes into model behavior like crowding the roadways until everyone is stuck and going nowhere with no water and no gasoline.
I hope you are prepared and staying safe. This is a killer storm for those that do not heed the warnings by officials.
Ron
Hridaya-10 (Poetry) - 10/1/2024 12:07:54 PM
That's one way to find these in a chaotic, busy world whirling around us.
Ron
Hridaya-9 (Poetry) - 9/30/2024 8:15:13 PM
Thank You Dr.John
I'm glad you liked the poem.
I appreciate your insights and
comments.
Many blessings
Sonya Ki
Sundareshwar (Poetry) - 9/21/2024 1:09:12 PM
Soon, I hope. Sounds like it would be a Rhapsody of sensation.
Ron
Hridaya-9 (Poetry) - 9/19/2024 10:44:06 PM
God is love, and God is light. Your poem deserves to be read more than once. Then, after the third or fourth time, the words come alive! Well done!
Azure breath-14 (Poetry) - 9/16/2024 12:13:47 PM
Hopefully it will happen from a sea of despair to a life beyond compare.
Ron
Poems by the Sea-8 (Poetry) - 9/14/2024 11:17:15 AM
What a lovely description of enjoyment of the beach and sea. From my own experience I was right there with you on every word. Even though I rarely get there anymore.
Ron
Fond Farewell (Poetry) - 9/13/2024 7:03:27 PM
Hi Dear Ron
Crepe Myrtle is a beautiful addition to the garden. When I lived in Arkansas I had a very pretty pink one.
Flowers always lift the spirit So that it can soar.
Have a glorious evening.
Sonya ki
Fond Farewell (Poetry) - 9/10/2024 11:24:21 AM
My 40-year-old dual white and purple crêpe myrtle may be on its last legs. But the one on the front of the house, finally out of the shade of huge trees, is blooming more gloriously than ever.
Two rosebushes in the front of the house, twice this year with ample rain, bloomed gloriously until they grew long and leggy with no blooms. I asked her to cut them back and we will see if they are reborn this winter.
Ron
Hridaya-7 (Poetry) - 9/3/2024 8:01:37 AM
When we are down in our deepest pits, a ray of sunlight is always welcome.
Ron
Hridaya-6 (Poetry) - 8/27/2024 8:28:06 AM
Your poem contains both beautiful and horrific images (like comets crashing into the sea).
It makes me wonder who this man in orange tunic with teased hair is to apparently have so much power over a bunch of old Indian men? Why am I not seeing any women? Young people? A very strange religious practice, if you ask me.
All of my Indian friends of Hindu, Christian and Zoroastrian heritage, have left their religion behind when they came to the United States.
Ron
Hridaya-5 (Poetry) - 8/22/2024 1:01:14 PM
Not only ecstatic, but the ending appears to be erotic.
Ron
Hridaya-4 (Poetry) - 8/19/2024 12:26:57 PM
Sure made me melt.
Ron
Hridaya-3 (Poetry) - 8/18/2024 8:29:44 PM
Good evening dear Ron
Glad you enjoyed the poem.
Sending you a starlight chalice
Overflowing
Sonya Ki
Hridaya-3 (Poetry) - 8/10/2024 9:03:40 AM
Vivid images passionately written.
Ron
I love Mother Earth-13 (Poetry) - 8/6/2024 8:04:23 AM
I love the heat and humidity, but the direct sun bothers me. Why I would seek the shelter of a wooded area down near the swampy wetlands for a late afternoon sojourn contemplating natural poetry.
But the Turkey Creek Library sounds like a wonderful place to go and enjoy the ambience of a wooded wetland while inside with AC and lots to read and contemplate as you draft your poems to the sound of a gurgling stream.
Ron
Cuppa Love (Poetry) - 7/17/2024 8:42:33 AM
Your cuppa love flowith over.
Ron
Cuppa Love (Poetry) - 7/17/2024 5:03:55 AM
A lovely poem of relaxation and peaceful bliss.
I love Mother Earth-12 (Poetry) - 7/15/2024 8:39:26 PM
Hi Dear Ron
I appreciate all your insightful and encouraging comments.
Sending you a pink conch that resonates with music of the sea.
Blessings, Love and Peace
Sonya Ki
I love Mother Earth-12 (Poetry) - 7/15/2024 11:48:58 AM
You made me sea sick with longing reading your poem. Very romantic, showing your love.
Ron
Sweet Rain (Poetry) - 7/10/2024 12:25:05 PM
Without rain we would be nothing… A desert planet with foul seas.
Ron
Sweet Rain (Poetry) - 7/9/2024 11:29:07 PM
I see that our Lord Jesus is in your poem. Jesus Christ is the God who makes it rain. Amen X 110!
Hridaya-2 (Poetry) - 7/5/2024 12:28:30 PM
Surely good enough to eat.
Ron
Ecstasy-3 (Poetry) - 6/22/2024 9:03:17 AM
To be conscience, inquisitive and exploring is who we are… Overcoming our agony and knowing what ecstasy is. If only to write beautiful poetry before we leave our fragile bodies to be reused by the universe for whatever the universe wants.
Well thought and written considering the greater scheme of things.
Ron
Ecstasy-2 (Poetry) - 6/21/2024 5:09:29 PM
Dear Ron
Thank you. Stay cool and safe in these
Extreme temps and monsoon like weather.
Peace and Love
Sonya Ki
Ecstasy-2 (Poetry) - 6/12/2024 8:53:57 AM
Better than any thing else out there.
Ron
Laughter of rain (Poetry) - 6/11/2024 7:12:04 PM
Hi Dear Ron
(Chuckle) I'll have to play that one haven't heard it in a long time.
David and I were trying to think of different rain songs to sing in the rain
Lol
Sonya Ki
Laughter of rain (Poetry) - 6/11/2024 2:28:38 PM
Reminds me of Creedence Clearwater Revival… "Have you ever seen the rain… Comin' down a sunny day?"
Rain song (Poetry) - 6/9/2024 1:00:35 PM
Dear Ron
Thank you for your insightful, encouraging comments. Yes, there are drought conditions here in Florida. The heat is almost unbearable. We can only walk during morning or evening hours.
It's moments like these that remind us of the extraordinary importance of our Mother Nature.
Sending you a silvery shower of precious raindrops
Peace and Love
Sonya Ki
Rain song (Poetry) - 6/9/2024 12:31:39 PM
Yes, rain can be wonderful at times… Especially when there is drought. Your poem expresses your joy beautifully.
Ron
Gopi tears (Poetry) - 5/27/2024 2:07:12 PM
Your poetry sings in this one honoring Sai Krishna.
Ron
I hear the conch at the seashore (Poetry) - 5/16/2024 11:59:14 AM
I hear the blood rushing to my brain magnified by the conch by the seashore. I am not held down by anything but gravity, thank goodness keeping me firmly on the earth as it spins at tremendous speed.
Not sure if the stars have complexion or eternity has a name, but your words are highly entertaining in what they make the mind think of while reading.
Ron
Luminous Portal (Poetry) - 5/8/2024 9:01:59 AM
As I read your poem I thought of the 23rd Psalm. And then you repeated it to confirm my thoughts.
Ron
Zenana (Poetry) - 5/5/2024 11:52:09 AM
A truly lovely way to relax and praise. However I find the nose ring a bit unnecessary and possibly, cruel if used like it is with a bull, for control.
Ron
The Beautiful One-2 (Poetry) - 4/29/2024 2:23:00 PM
Dear Ron
The path of Divine Love opens the eyes of the heart. This is indeed a magical enchanting universe. I am glad you enjoyed the poem.
Have a wonderful, beautiful evening.
Sonya Ki
The Beautiful One-2 (Poetry) - 4/29/2024 1:13:20 PM
What a magical world you have written about! Twin sons are the most prevalent in the universe. What it would be like to be there and see what the poet's eyes see.
Ron
Maha Kaleshwarya (Poetry) - 4/23/2024 12:25:12 PM
My mind built imagery from your words but I couldn't see the "starlit jivi."
Ron
Meditation Palace-2 (Poetry) - 4/13/2024 9:39:14 AM
Chanting certainly rids our brain of many thoughts that may be conflicting and provides a kind of white noise that can be peaceful and relaxing. But over time, chanting the same phrase may occupy too much of the brain's and interfere with logical thought rather than improve it.
Ron
Om Flag (Poetry) - 4/11/2024 5:32:30 PM
Perhaps... The Heart
Om Flag (Poetry) - 4/2/2024 7:48:12 AM
I like how you can, leave "our tiny, earthbound planet far behind." The power of the mind.
Ron
A thousand Koti Pranams (Poetry) - 3/12/2024 10:53:33 AM
The universe is certainly, humbling to contemplate. But a very dangerous place of very violent destruction and rebuilding. We have a very wonderful nest. We must keep it clean and productive for future generations to enjoy.
Ron
The Awakened Heart (Poetry) - 3/7/2024 8:11:31 PM
Yes, dear Ron
The world is a mixed bag of joy and sorrow, mostly suffering.
The key which the monk has grasped is that The world with all its enticements, beauty, danger etc is impermanent, is ephemeral, is evanescent like a pipe dream. And The only absolute realness is the immense Cosmic Self which encompasses all of us. Realizing we are that is our ultimate journey.
Sending you
a chalice of peace
and sweet dreams
Stars bloom on my lips (Poetry) - 3/7/2024 7:56:52 PM
Beautiful Poets
Thank you for your gracious comments.
I'm so glad you enjoyed the poem.
Sending you all
Starry dreams and well wishes ❤️
The Awakened Heart (Poetry) - 3/7/2024 1:16:54 PM
I am too enamored with this wonderful world with all the pleasures and dangers that it poses to be a monk. Why anyone would give up what the world offers for an ascetic life of depriving oneself of everything except worship to something or someone with no real offer except empty promises with no proof.
But there are those who are willing to go through what it takes to become one with their God of choice. Suffering in the hope of being better in the next life.
Ron
Stars bloom on my lips (Poetry) - 3/1/2024 8:00:37 AM
An endless tale of love
told with grace and style and poetic perfection.
Stars bloom on my lips (Poetry) - 2/26/2024 11:09:51 AM
Your poetry leaves as much imagery as your Arts Emporium. Beautiful to behold.
Ron
Stars bloom on my lips (Poetry) - 2/25/2024 9:40:15 PM
No never leave us, dazzling brightness. How well you say it with your well placed words Sonya, thanks for sharing this delightful poem :)
Precious gems along the mountain path (Poetry) - 2/19/2024 11:26:29 AM
I turned it down low, and the music was, relaxing. But I never found music to be any help while I was working or even relaxing. I prefer silence where I can hear my thinking.
Ron
Ash on my forehead (Poetry) - 2/18/2024 8:29:51 PM
Dear Ron
There's more to us than this body,
these fleeting moments. Love is forever.
Dear Edward
Thank you for your encouraging remarks. I'm so glad you enjoyed the poem. I love writing poetry.
Sending you both peaceful smiles
Sonya Ki
I'll blow the ash from your eyes (Poetry) - 2/17/2024 8:38:49 AM
A perfect description of reincarnation. It would be wonderful to return as another person in another place.
I prefer living on the words written. Yesterday I read a love poem written by a Samarian king circa 2000 BC. He is therefore immortalized of all that read him, like me, 4000 years later.
Let us hope that 4000 years from now people will be reading your poetry and acknowledging you. One thing is for sure, AI is reading our poetry now. What they will do with it, is beyond me. But perhaps they will create other lives for us, like some unknown writer became William Shakespeare through myth and interpretation.
Ron
Ash on my forehead (Poetry) - 2/16/2024 11:31:26 AM
Your word skills are incredible.
Your second stanza is filled with love and promise.
I am in awe of your talent.
Ash on my forehead (Poetry) - 2/15/2024 11:41:11 AM
We are all ashes to ashes, dust to dust.
Ron
Red Tripundra-22 (Poetry) - 2/10/2024 12:32:47 PM
It is easier to have insight from the view of high places.
Ron
My heart follows Sai (Poetry) - 2/8/2024 11:26:47 AM
I wonder at the symbolism of a thousand eyes--all seeing?
Ron
NDE (Poetry) - 2/7/2024 5:30:22 PM
Yes dear John, so much suffering.
That's right dear Ron.
Sending you both
a fresh glass of moonlight
NDE (Poetry) - 2/6/2024 2:17:45 PM
He gives good advice…
Ron
NDE (Poetry) - 2/4/2024 7:33:26 AM
A fine reminder: that we must do more.
Reposing in His glowing Hands (Poetry) - 2/3/2024 6:48:58 PM
Yes! Yes! Yes!
Dear Ron
Doing better each day, less pain.
Thank you for thinking of me.
Sonya ki
Reposing in His glowing Hands (Poetry) - 2/1/2024 12:08:53 PM
Your new hip will enable you to wander through the wonderland of his glory much easier. Bringing us more tales from on high.
Ron
I Love Mother Earth--10 (Poetry) - 1/30/2024 6:38:02 PM
Yes dear Ron
You summed it up beautifully,
Sonya Ki
O The Radiance! (Poetry) - 1/30/2024 6:35:11 PM
Good evening Dear Mystic Rose and Ron,
Thank you for your comments and appreciation.
Sending you both radiant smiles and wishes.
Sonya Ki
Whispers of Hari-31 (Poetry) - 1/30/2024 8:07:50 AM
So glad you got to experience those time-honored places.
Ron
Dew eyes (Poetry) - 1/22/2024 8:18:52 AM
I can imagine.
Ron
I Love Mother Earth--10 (Poetry) - 1/18/2024 8:58:37 AM
What a wonderful poem about a wonderful outing in the rain soaked streets. Crosby Stills and Nash were perhaps the best harmonizers of their time and songs like, The Marrakesh Express, still resonate today. Making beautiful what some would call a bad day.
I love it and our earth, too.
Ron
O The Radiance! (Poetry) - 1/15/2024 12:17:05 PM
Yes, we are the product of the cosmos and contain everything from the beginning in our essence. Perhaps we don't see it unless we look deeply into someone's eyes.
Ron
O The Radiance! (Poetry) - 1/14/2024 3:14:16 AM
Ah, I drank your words as lovingly as your cup of red tea my dear, precious you are, have a blessed day Sonya :)
Red Tripundra-21 (Poetry) - 12/31/2023 9:13:04 AM
The view from high altitude is much cleaner and seems more close up. Your poem creates that kind of energy with words like, "night pours stars."
Ron
Winter bloom (Poetry) - 12/23/2023 8:45:09 PM
Dear Ron
Sending you a
Chalice of peace
and divine ambrosia
Wishes for a happy
hopeful Holiday and New Year
Sonya Ki
Winter bloom (Poetry) - 12/14/2023 1:45:58 PM
My lips would love to sip from that cup of kindness. They are parched by all of the distrust and turmoil in the world that doesn't have to be.
Ron
yellow moon (Poetry) - 12/3/2023 7:58:53 PM
Dear Diana
I'm very happy you like the poem.
Thank you for your encouraging comments.
Dear Ron,
I'm glad these brief lines
could touch you.
Sending you both warm wishes
For Happy Holidays
yellow moon (Poetry) - 12/2/2023 10:26:25 AM
Dreaming these things is very good and your brief lines depicting them even better.
Ron
yellow moon (Poetry) - 12/2/2023 9:10:08 AM
Beautiful. Those last three lines are stunning. ~~ djl
Anandam-11 (Poetry) - 11/29/2023 11:25:06 AM
It's lovely to be in love. Enchanting like the full moon.
Ron
I Love Mother Nature-5 (Poetry) - 10/21/2023 8:55:53 AM
I love geraniums for their brilliant color. Especially the reds like velvet lips of a lover.
Ron
I Love Mother Nature-4 (Poetry) - 10/14/2023 10:01:15 AM
When the weather is warm by the seashore. I can see you dancing carefully there.
Ron
I Love Mother Nature-1 (Poetry) - 10/13/2023 6:50:31 PM
Hari Om Dear Ron
Yes evening offers us
Such breathtaking splendor!
Hari Om Dear Edward
I'm very happy to hear the poem was an inspiration to you. Nature truly elevates.
Sending you both starry smiles and thoughts
Sonya Ki
I Love Mother Nature-1 (Poetry) - 10/10/2023 9:19:46 AM
I have never felt "one with Nature," but you get me about halfway there. Vivid poetry.
I Love Mother Nature-1 (Poetry) - 10/5/2023 9:07:53 AM
I've never seen a dragon or a phoenix rising, but I have enjoyed what the evening has to offer at the sky turns from blue to dark.
Ron
Leela Lord (Poetry) - 10/1/2023 5:47:12 PM
Om Dear Poets
Thank you for your warm, encouraging comments. Glad you enjoyed the poem.
Sending you baskets of wildflowers from my heart
Leela Lord (Poetry) - 9/27/2023 10:13:48 AM
Yes…absolutely…
The imagery this brings up for me
is simply beautuful…
Diana…🌿
Leela Lord (Poetry) - 9/23/2023 8:20:11 AM
I like the idea of not being lorded over and just enjoy the fruits of nature and the sound of birds, the wind in the trees and the trickling of water.
Ron
Lord of Parthi (Poetry) - 9/18/2023 9:54:42 AM
You already are.
Ron
Ant Prayer (Poetry) - 8/27/2023 11:13:19 AM
That ant may be following a trail left by others who have come into your house for food, water or something else. Or the and may really be lost and starve to death before finding the trail that will lead him/her back to the queen ant, food and others.
Ron
Amrita-23 (Poetry) - 8/23/2023 4:44:58 PM
Dear John
Like striking gold.
Happy you enjoyed the poem.
Dear Ron
Yes, most Worthy
and Divine.
It's a beautiful evening.
Peace and Light,
Sonya Ki
Amrita-23 (Poetry) - 8/23/2023 9:35:53 AM
I wouldn't praise a name behind that name were not a worthy person.
Ron
Amrita-23 (Poetry) - 8/22/2023 8:33:33 AM
Says it all.
John
Emerald Water Temple (Poetry) - 8/8/2023 4:01:08 PM
Hi Dear Ron
Yes, that combination of pain, the therapeutic environment, celestial feelings. I guess seeing beyond the difficult experience and looking for the silver lining.
Peace and Blessings
Sonya Ki
Emerald Water Temple (Poetry) - 8/7/2023 2:01:31 PM
Rehabbing can be difficult. But the way you wrote your poem, it seems to be soothing.
Ron
Celestial Companions (Poetry) - 7/11/2023 6:50:27 PM
Dear Ron
Yes one with
this Divine
enchanting mystery.
Sending you sweet dreams
and peace profound.
Celestial Companions (Poetry) - 7/8/2023 8:06:50 AM
It's nice to be at one with the universe.
Ron
Whispers of Hari-24 (Poetry) - 6/25/2023 11:33:59 AM
All fading out of sight unless replenished with more offerings bringing back the fleeting images you so adore.
Ron
Anandam-8 (Poetry) - 6/17/2023 11:09:37 AM
Blossoms are blissful, especially if they have fragrance along with their brilliant color.
Ron
Ambrosia-16 (Poetry) - 6/15/2023 11:15:56 AM
I'm hoping for a real lover stealing a kiss rather than some mythical being swooping down on you in your repose.
Ron
Red Tripundra-18 (Poetry) - 6/14/2023 8:25:09 PM
Dear Ron
Thank you for your encouraging comments.
And for your sweet well wishes.
Have an enchanting evening,
Sonya Ki
Red Tripundra-18 (Poetry) - 6/11/2023 9:11:30 AM
I love the lines:
"… massive mountains
shake their shaggy
white manes
in a stormy mood."
But to wait for the promised one there would be to freeze. I would prefer you stayed in the low lands and waited for him to melt above and refresh your holy water from his stream.
Ron
Bhakti Tears (Poetry) - 6/8/2023 8:18:50 PM
Dear Ron
yes, was feeling a bit crumpled. blossoming now.
Dear La Belle
Happy you enjoyed the poem,
The body does distract. Holding
the divine one closer.
Peace and Love to All
Azure Breath-12 (Poetry) - 6/8/2023 7:13:04 AM
Very engaging and evocative... a stimulus for the imagination.
Regis
Bhakti Tears (Poetry) - 5/30/2023 9:53:46 AM
This becomes more real as we age, you have captured it perfectly, Sonya.
Azure Breath-12 (Poetry) - 5/24/2023 2:47:49 PM
Dear Ron,
Yes flute music is
enchanting.
Sending you
a chalice
of splendor
Sonya Ki
Owl Light (Poetry) - 5/24/2023 2:44:51 PM
Dear Ron,
Precious memories, glad I could help invoke.
Heart Blessings
Sonya Ki
Dear Alexander,
Thank you.
Anything with
Beautiful Hari's
Name is indeed healing.
Heartful Regards,
Sonya Ki
Bhakti Tears (Poetry) - 5/24/2023 11:32:00 AM
Slightly melancholic, but with a bright spot at the end.
Ron
Azure Breath-12 (Poetry) - 5/19/2023 2:18:42 PM
The stuff of beautiful dreams. Listened to some flute music the other night and fell into a peaceful sleep shortly after.
Ron
Owl Light (Poetry) - 5/7/2023 9:55:28 AM
Yes, there is nothing finer than experiencing a fabulous sunset with the one you love.
You made me recall the time my wife and I were on the Bolivar ferry from Galveston during the sunset and soaking it all in.
Ron
Temple in the stars (Poetry) - 5/6/2023 1:00:51 PM
Thank you Dear Ron,
for your kind comments and understanding.
Sending you Galactic Smiles and
Well wishes.
Temple in the stars (Poetry) - 5/6/2023 9:45:12 AM
A very insightful poem verifying your need for someone or something to make order of chaos. Like all of your poems, honoring the gurus of order.
Ron
Out of a Lotus Flower (Poetry) - 5/3/2023 8:20:01 AM
Your words speak of the beauty of lotus as a metaphor for being enchanted.
My guide showed me a single pathetic lotus blossom growing in a concrete pond about 3 x 10' in front of the Egyptian Museum. I assume the reason the lotus was in such bad shape was because it was January and the temperature at night dropped down sometimes to near freezing.
With the new museum now open, I certainly hope the lotuses there will be more beautiful all year round.
Ron
I heard the Om (Poetry) - 4/29/2023 9:49:53 AM
A cool way of meditating and keeping the bad thoughts at bay. I guess you can bathe luxuriously in it without being near any water.
Ron
The Gazing stars spoke to me-1 (Poetry) - 4/27/2023 9:52:47 AM
Is "he" Big Brother? I doubt it. But it's nice to believe that there is someone that knows all about us, even if there's no one that knows about us.
Ron
Red Tripundra-16 (Poetry) - 4/23/2023 10:01:19 AM
I watched the video with interest. Your poem applauds the technique used by the guru. In almost all religions, repetition and chanting is used to provide a rather meditative mood that helps one relieve stress in life. Chanting can put people in hypnotic trances that they find quite refreshing and beautiful in their difficult lives.
I do not recommend anyone getting swept up in cults like this, regardless of how wonderful they may seem. At the heart of almost every religion in the world are money grabbing fakirs.
Ron
Whispers of Hari-19 (Poetry) - 3/9/2023 10:30:52 AM
That's a very bright reflection. Inspiring you to write from his side rather than here on little old earth.
Ron
The Evening sky sings His name (Poetry) - 2/28/2023 8:55:09 AM
I find nose rings and other rings to be an offense to the lovely body of those who wear them. Generally nose rings originated from men dominating their women and making them wear nose rings like their cattle. But if you wish to be controlled by your "evening star," so be it.
Ron
