I am the space between the raindrops
When it is raining, I am always dry
When it's not raining, I remain the same as I am
I don't do anything, but I am still everything
I don't want anything, but I still get everything
As I have nothing, I never fear to lose anything
As I am nothing, I never fear to be anything
I am freedom itself, so I don't need to be free
I am love itself, so I don't need to be loved
Drops flow and dance within me
Like the song of birds within silence
Joyful is my nature
Quietness is my being
Let drops fall, but I never fall
Let drops wet, but I never wet
No need to smile, I am the smile
No need to cry, I am the tears
No need to rest, I am the rest
Why don't you dance with me?
Author notes
Written July 26th, 2006
In a list
A contest entry
- rain of blessings by maa.
333 points, ended August 13, 2006, 7 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Poet Laureate of all AP for the year 2007 Contest # 87 at The Winkler by Willy Winkler.
875 points, ended January 12, 2007, 71 entries
Honorable winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - EMPTINESS DANCING by maa.
543 points, ended August 20, 2007, 15 entries
Honorable winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - For Poets With 15 Trophys Or Less Only by Crystal Chanda Lear.
600 points, ended August 22, 2007, 10 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
What did you think
Comments
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A really lovely and lyrical poem. Best of luck in my contest, and thanks for entering.
David
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a warm thank you, david, for offering such an opportunity!!
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This is an excellent write.I love the bit about expecting nothing and afraid of losing nothing but you get everything.A lot to ponder on here, Ros
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hahaha, I know this poem, don't I ?
and you are right : it is just perfect for this contest, responding wonderfully to the prompt ... it actually seems custom-made for it ...
you have the advantage of knowing what kind of poetry I enjoy and on what sort of wavelength I move ...
marion -
Such a sense of peace I found within this read. Thank you.
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when i have nothing, i'll always have this poem
"When it's not raining, I remain the same as I am
I don't do anything, but I am still everything
I don't want anything, but I still get everything
As I have nothing, I never fear to lose anything
As I am nothing, I never fear to be anything"
-how beautiful..you did a wonderful job, i love these lines..
*lys*
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Congratulations!
Congratulations, dear one, on your poem that was bestowed honor and recognition. It was truly worthy of praise. In my opinion, it is the most beautiful poem you have written. I simply adored it! Your gems of wisdom settles me so!!! Luv you & maa, ♥ Belle xx
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Big Fan!
Wonderful! That was an absolute delight to read! This is a profoundly written peice that I think encompasses so many different things in this short life of ours. Though full of contradictions (which is obviously the very point of this write), the overall message, the very -feel- of the poem comes almost as much from what was not written as what was. Truely, this is a wonderful art peice that comes from the heart!
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spacious space
thank you very much, burmina. like in the space between words and letters. no apparent content although meaningful.
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Simply defined in simple context, take the focus from the big things and see the infinite beauty in the small things in life. Lovely
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nobody here
thank you, cannonsfire, for pointing to the simplicity of nothingness. step after step, complexity becomes transparency. no more footprints on the white snow.
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This was quite peaceful, and I enjoyed that spectrum of this piece. I loved the metaphors and the word usage...it was all quite well done. I must say, this is exactly what I needed after such a stressful day. Good luck in the contest you submitted this to.
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emptiness
thank you, umi, for your good wishes. stress dissolves between raindrops. no more place for suffering to stay.
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I like this a lot. It's a very interesting piece. It reminds me a lot of the song Within You and Without You by George Harrison.
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music
thank you, virginia. yes, space and beauty are like a music, a music which directly speaks to the silence of the heart. within, without, with, in, out, two, one.
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wow
wow...so full of paradoxes, so complex and illuminating....very very interesting...the title truly fits it perfectly -
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thank you!
thank you, biciaksr, for your kind comment and appreciation. nice to meet you between the raindrops, where we are without name and form.
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heartfelt congratulations !
my dearest jean-marc,
heartfelt congratulations on having been placed amongst the six winners in this fine contest ! especially, since there were 128 or so entries ...
I am soooo proud of you, and even if some people find your poetic style "strange", I love it and the wisdom expressed through it ...
you made my day today ...
marion
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dear dk, thank you very much for your support, comment and applause. yes, i also heard about you from marion. i will soon have a look on your own page. with kindest wishes.
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Excellent message! Matter is just organized energy, and the space between tangible matter is filled with molecules...energy not organized into matter, yet the very building blocks that make everything! So while this is extraordinarily esoterical it is also absolute and simple truth and is defined not just within some spiritual paths but also by Quantum Mechanics! I have just recentlyhad the honor of getting to know your wife, and it's a pleasure to meet you through your work as well!
Warm Regards,
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dear ma belle, thank you so much for your kind support and appreciation. thank you also for tara. the surgery yesterday went well. the result is amazing. sometimes god takes also form under the aspect of conventional medicine! we adore you also.
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Hi dear hubby of Maa's and my wonderful brother-in-law. LOL I wanted to drop by and congratulate you on such a lovely contest poem. I am so delighted you won the bronze trophy. The selection was not only a sagicious one but quite metaphoric and musical--so worthy of recognition. I also wanted to let you know that I am keeping little Tara in my heart of prayers. Huggies to my family who resides in the beautiful country of France from a Georgia bella who adores you all. Belle
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thank you very much, myra, for your appreciation and the pointing of a hidden rhyming. rain, rain, rain. iam, iam, iam.
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Congratulations on a very worthy submission. Although this is free verse, the repetition of "I am" is the rhyming thereof, thus creating a lyrical and beautiful songlike quality, as rain usually does.
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dear crapaud, thank you very much for your kind appreciation. yes, your remark sounds right. it seems that it is possible to write without formal rhymes, but by keeping a special rhythm, it gives the feeling of waves in the sea. in fact, as i write spontaneously, it does not take more than a few minutes. and i don't need to think about what i write. it comes smoothly like a flowing river. if it does not arise like this, i usually prefer not writing. so thank you again for your sharing. i returned to your page, and appreciate the humor and energy contained in the symbol of "crapaud"!
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Dear Jean-Marc,
Thank you once again for reminding me that simple is beautiful and that teaching can be done without the teaching. This is a tremendous piece of writing especialy if not your native tongue.
On the subject of rhyme, why? On reading the comments I was supprised to read it did not, it felt on the first read through, as though it did. I have re-read it several times and accept it does not rhyme but it still feels like it does.
I believe the current term for this would be awesome.
Thanks so much for sharing, guiding, teaching.
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dear charisma, thank you for your attentive commentary. i know that you appreciate and share the space where we are nowhere and nobody. so thank you for that and for your kind support and homage to the all-belonging grace.
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Dear Jean,
This is beautiful, very Zen, very philosophical, yet so simple if one opens the heart to your verse. Rhyming or no rhyming, you have always seemed to be the poet who is different from the rest because your words carry a deeper meaning than most poems I am critiquing this time of the year and infact, through this year. I like all your poems because they are someone linked with spirituality, somewhere I taste His blessings in your rain of poems. Keep the poems falling with grace on the pages of AP.
Best wishes,
Charishma
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dear rod, thank you for your kind appreciation. and also for your indulgence concerning the form. ok, with joy, we can walk the way and the no-way.
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Move over Lao Tse, here comes jean-marc!
Thou art Tao! Thou art THAT! How can I not but dance this dance of Life with You and in You and as You...the space between the rain, the space within the rain, the no-thing that is everything. Let us walk the Way!
A rose has no rhyme yet is amongst the sweetest of poems. The truth within your words is the rhyme and rhythm of the Universe.
Blessings, Rod -
absolutely ...
there are many poets who write rhymeless poetry.
it is not less beautiful than rhyming poetry - like the lily is not less beautiful than the rose ...
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dear maa, thank you for your indulgence and kind appreciation always so supportive. of course, rhymes are a beauty to read and listen, but presently i cannot express my deepest feelings under such a form... so we can enjoy our shared formless dancing.
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thank you, dear one, for opening this contest with such an inspiring poem about the space between the raindrops. you remind us to turn our gaze from the objects we usually focus on, to the empty space between and within the objects ...
from the thing seen ... to the seer ... to seeing itself.
how wonderful.
I consider this as the best poem you have written until now in english and am really proud of you.
no need for complicated words or poetry-forms, your message just comes accross perfectly - the way it is.
thank you so much for dancing with me ...
marion
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