*O Lord Ganesha with a large body and curved trunk, with the brilliance of a million suns, please make all my work free of obstacles always.
-Ganpati Mantra
Hi! Namaste, Satsriakal, Ahlane, Comment allez-vous?
Welcome to my Page and Happy World Poetry Day(21st March) :-)
I was born on a Wednesday, which is the day sacred to Odin. Odin is a Norse God and the master of runic magick. My birth totem is the Falcon, it is a bird that stands for Awakening time. Look on the web for info on birth totems if you want to know more..not all are the same because some come from a different belief than Shamanism but look under birds as birth totems and also look for Ted Andrews Animal Speak Books!
SOMETHING WHICH I REALLY REALLY WANT but am unable to get in India:http://www.hayhouse.com/details.php?id=3127
Some of my most favourite sites other than AllPoetry.com are:
www.globalpsychics.com
www. psychicguild.com - Has abundant info. on Tarot, Chinese Astrology, Numerology and the like!
www.bewhoyouare.com
www.newworlddream.org
www.findagoddess.com - You can find Goddesses here from various cultures! Amazing site with pictures too!!
Here's a wonderful link to poetic devices:allpoetry.com/poem/2156248
and here is a lovely site besides Shadow Poetry.com that lists some forms of poetry:http://www.thepoetsgarret.com/decastich.html
I worked as a Moderator on AP from May 3rd'05 - July 13th'05.
A little important bit of info. that might help those writing haiku:
Kanji are the chinese-like characters in japanese. Kana are the ones that represent syllables, allowing literal translation. Sumi-e is the type of art that's steriotypically oriental-you know, the bamboo shoots and stuff with the wide brush strokes hanging on scrolls
Feeling alone or detached from life, the Heavens or the Universe itself, then get out into the wilds and try hugging a tree! Trees have always been seen as a conduit between creatures on the ground and ‘out there’. The Maoris of New Zealand believe that ‘Tane’, the great tree spirit born of/and separating the sky from the earth, gave birth to human kind itself.
So to tap into the heart of these sacred living beings and their unique powers of healing, take your pick from a selection of tree angel oracles below:
The Tree Angel Oracle
Birch - purity, grace, regenerative power of nature
Ash - mastery of abilities, success, live our full potential
Walnut - nourishment, spiritual wisdom
Elder - fertility and growth, abundance, contentment
Holly - impulse to wake up! Clarity and personal integrity
Hawthorn - unity, protection, purification
Oak - vitality, energy, power, integrity
Aspen - spiritual warrior, humour, awareness
Hazel - carefree spontaneity, playfulness
Linden - equilibrium, harmony, humanitarian, justice
Blackthorn - shadow world, secrets, protection
Yew - wisdom, eternity, transformation
Larch - grace and beauty, spiritual clarity, inspiration
Willow - moon magic, dreams, healing
Scots Pine - pioneering spirit, clarity to walk your path
Apple - health, self-worth, confidence
Spruce -cosmic communication, connection to higher realms
Beech - responsibility and honour, concentration, focus
Cedar of Lebanon - nobility, majesty, domain, wisdom
Horse Chestnut - patience, optimism, confidence, abundance
Sycamore - far-sightedness, ideas, plan, spiritual freedom
Alder - acceptance, release, letting go of past grief, purification
Pear - sweetness, indulgence, harmony, sensuality, pleasure
Pipal - tree of life, spiritual inspiration, enlightenment
Cherry - self forgiveness and self care, unconditional love
May the 4L'S always be yours: Love, Life, Luck and Light!
What is LUCK?
Labour
Under
Correct
Knowledge
Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself."
-- Chinese Proverb
"Last night I matched each star with a reason for loving you. I was doing great until I ran out of stars."
Anonymous
"Most people want to be the sun that brightens up your life, but I'd rather be the moon that shines down on you in your darkest hours."
Source Unknown
"If I gave you all the stars from the sky that I've wished for you on, then I'd bet you'd get every star in the sky."
Source Unknown
"For my eyes have been mistaken, for this to be true, an Angel so low, an Angel so bright, for it's as if God himself, has stolen two stars from the night sky, And hid them within your eyes, so one day you shall see, the beauty within, the Angel I see, but above all, you have became, the Angel of my heart..."
Source Unknown
"I won't forget the day we met or the day we kissed. The sky may fall and the stars may too, but in the end, I will still love you ..."
Source Unknown
"Do not do what you would undo if caught.
- Leah Arendt
Accept the anxieties and difficulties of this life...
Attain deliverance
in disturbance.
-Zen Master Kyong Ho
Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into.
- Wayne Dyer
The Hausa people of Nigeria have a saying, "Give thanks for a little and you will find a lot." And that is just how the Universe works. When you focus on and express your thanks for what you do have, and the joy and love already in your life, the more abundance, joy, and love you will create in your life.
And, as Native American wisdom teaches us, don't forget to "give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way."
The poet Emily Dickinson has said, "Forever is composed of nows." And what you do with your "nows" determines your future.
An apology is the superglue of life. It can repair just about anything.
- Lynn Johnston
If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it.
- Margaret Fuller
There is more hunger for love in this world than for bread.
- Mother Teresa
"Watch your thoughts; they become words.
Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits.
Watch your habits; they become character.
Watch your character; it becomes your destiny."
-- Frank Outlaw
George Bernard Shaw, the great Irish playwright has said, "Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire; you will what you imagine; and at last you create what you will."
“I pay no attention whatever to anybody's praise or blame. I simply follow my own feelings.”
-Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart(Born on 28th Jan)
Here's a poetic reminder from Rudyard Kipling:
I have six honest serving men
They taught me all I knew.
I call them Why and When and Where
And How and What and Who.
And don't worry that "curiosity killed the cat." Remember the rest of that proverb – "but satisfaction brought him back"!
"The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is silence, the second listening, the third memory, the fourth practice, the fifth teaching others.”
-Solomon Ibn Gabriol
Sometimes, simply by sitting, the soul collects wisdom.
- Zen proverb
"It is a woman who keeps the world in balance".
-Mrs. Chalkstone, Suffragist
Love is the recognition of your soul's counterpoint in another.
- From the movie "Wedding Crashers"
"Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides."
- Rita Mae Brown
What we create in the world, we must first create in ourselves.
For there to be magic in your life, you must first believe in magic.
From Lynn Andrews Book, Love and Power
I love you, not for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you.
-Roy Croft
*A bend in the road is not the end of the road...unless you fail to make the turn.
\-Unknown\
It's amazing that the amount of news that happens in the world every day always just exactly fits the newspaper.
-Jerry Seinfeld
"All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveller is unaware"
- Martin Buber
Kahlil Gibran wrote: "Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding/Even as the stone of the fruit mask must break, that/its heart may stand in the sun, so must you know pain/And could you keep your heart in wonder at/the daily miracles of your life, your pain would/not seem less wondrous than your joy/And you would accept the seasons of your heart,/even as you have always accepted the seasons that/pass over your fields/And you would watch with serenity through/the winters of your grief..."
Gibran equates the endurance of pain to healing of that very pain:"It is the bitter potion by which the physician/within you heals your sick self./Therefore trust the physician and drink his/remedy in silence and tranquility/For his hand, though heavy and hard, is guided by the tender hand of the Unseen..."
The best six doctors anywhere
And no one can deny it
Are sunshine, water, rest, and air
Exercise and diet.
These six will gladly
you attend
If only you are willing
Your mind they'll ease
Your will they'll mend
And charge you not a shilling.
-Nursery rhyme quoted by Wayne Fields, What The River Knows, 1990.
*Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
-Lao Tzu
Kindness in words creates confidence.
Kindness in thinking creates profoundness.
Kindness in giving creates love.
-Lao Tzu
Manifest plainness,
Embrace simplicity,
Reduce selfishness,
Have few desires.
-Lao-Tzu
\He who knows others is wise;
He who knows himself is enlightened.
-Tao Te Ching
Just as rivers flow towards the ocean, that is their "suchness".
-Osho
"When man meets his perfect mate, society begins."
- Emerson
You have power over your mind, not over outside events. Realise this, and you will find strength.
- Marcus Aurelius
\The universe is transformation; our life is what our thoughts make it.\
- Marcus Aurelius
There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.
-Edith Wharton
A snowflake is one of God's most fragile creations, but look what they can do when they stick together!
-Author Unknown
Reading without reflection is like eating without digesting.
- Edmund Burke
For anyone and everyone who has a birthday today, wish you a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Mine is on the 16th of April and I have walked this Earth for 26 years now{hmm, what a long walk this has been!}. Wish I could go to the other planets someday. Just drifting...just floating...out in space.
I believe in Lord Hanuman alot. Here is an acrostic from the site mentioned below:
Humility and Hopefulness *
*Admiration
Nobility
Understanding
Mastery over ego
Achievements
Nishkama-karma
On this link, you can see his idols *www.rudraksh.info/store/divineidols/hanuman.asp*
*A contest I am watching: **allpoetry.com/contest/1381344/all=1*
*Please visit www.recipezaar.com to read about me. I'm listed on the left hand side under "Most Helpful Reviewers" under my original name "Charishma Ramchandani".
I'm a member of The International Tanka Club!
My AP Mom: allpoetry.com/poet/SpiritMother
A wonderful person full of divine knowledge, great love and blessings. A person I am privileged to have met on AP.
My AP big sister is someone I have looked up to since I first read her poetry in 2005. I admire her, she is a genius and where she must write, becomes a temple of Muses.
Here is a link to her page:allpoetry.com/poets/masterblaster
My Victories:
My poem "Without You, Love" won an honourable mention in the contest "Breaking Up..." by Natari Moon {dated: Feb 1st05}.
My haiku "Autumn Night" won a silver trophy and 300 points for "Haiku of the night contest" by hot-tamale on 13th February' 05!
My free verse poem "Aries, The Ram" won a silver trophy in dianabluelove's contest on "Astrological sign :Aries" on 30th June'2005. This same poem got an Honourable Mention in Andy Stephenson's 'Enter Something You Like contest'.
My haiku "On jasmine trees" won the Bronze trophy and 5 points in the haiku contest by marsinlove on July 1st' 2005.
My poem "A Happy Memory on AP" won the Silver Trophy in Quiksilver's contest "Your best" on 5th July' 2005.
My pixiku "Dreams" won the Gold Trophy and 300 points in SEA Angel's contest "Write a Pixiku. Pixikues only" contest.
My poem "Memorable Malta" won a Silver Trophy in Renu's "A Contest With No Name Contest."
My poem "Taurus, The Bull" got an Honourable Mention in Definitive Freak's "Time For A Second Chance Boulevard Contest".
My senryu "Dead man" won the Gold Trophy and 300 points in the Group Dream Weavers in collaboration with Fifth Dove's Contemporary Haiku/Senryu 24 Hour Contest on July 29th'2005.
My pixiku "Thoughts Matter More Than Looks" won a Silver Trophy on August 9th'2005 in SEA Angel's 'Woo Hoo Another Pixiku Contest'.
My senryu 'Taking turns' got an Honourable Mention in Whispered Love's contest 'Short & Quick' on August 12th'2005.
My cinquain 'Masked Passion(Traditional Cinquain) won the Silver Trophy in Ava Noire's Cinquain Class Contest on August 22nd'2005.
My haiku 'The neighbourhood dog(haiku) won the Bronze Trophy in J Rhys Davies' contest 'Haiku/Senryu Round 2' on August 24th'2005. Co-incidentally, on the same day, I got my Mumbai driving licence too! YAY!
On the 26th of August, my senryu 'Shouting cuckoo' won the Gold Trophy and 300 points in Leander's 'Haiku-Circus' contest.
My poem "Autobiography of Time" won the Honourable mention and 10 points on 28th August'2005 in Andu's contest: Time.
My haiku "Leaping in the rain" won the Silver Trophy and 186 points in rope dancer's 'haiku contest' on October 1st'2005.
My haiku won an Honourable Mention in 'A Form Contest' by Sector Hunter's on October 2nd'2005.
My haiku "Vanishing dessert" got the Honourable Mention in Manoj Anmol's contest "My 4th contest...only for 2 days...350 points...for haiku/cinquain/sonnet...pre writes not allowed" on October 3rd'2005.
My Lanturne "He listens" won the Third place and hence, a Bronze trophy, for marjan's contest 'Form poetry only' on October 7th'2005 and gave me 40 points for a well done job.
My haiku "Winks between trees" won an Honourable mention and 25 points in Cotton's 24 Hour Haiku or 30 entries contest held on 8th October' 2005.
My pixiku "Thoughts Matter More Than Looks" won the Silver Trophy in SEA Angel's contest: Pixikues ONLY (Try it you'll like it) on October 11th'2005. *
My senryu "Dead Man" won the Gold Trophy and 300 points in Dream Weaver's Group Contest "Anything Halloweenish #3" on 25th October'2005.
My haiku "Spooky" won the Bronze Trophy in the contest 'Anything Halloweenish #7(Group Dream Weavers) on 27th October' 2005'!
My pixiku "Welcoming guests" won the Gold Trophy and 300 points in Pixie Angel's "Another Pixiku Contest. Try it. You'll like it" contest on 28th October' 2005.
My first story on AP titled "A Journey (Short Story)" won the Bronze Trophy in the contest "Anything Halloweenish # 10 (Group Dream Weavers)" on October 30th' 2005.
My "Guided Meditation For Healing Purpose" won the Bronze Trophy and 50 points in Glipsa's Contest "Guided Visualisation/Meditation" on October 4th' 2005.
My senryu "Change(5-7-5 senryu) got an Honourable Mention in Knight Architect's Contest "A moment of change (haiku and senryu)" on October 4th' 2005.
My alliteraku "Big Butt" won a Bronze Trophy and 25 Points in Billbard's "Alliteraku Contest 2" on 17th November'2005.
My lanturne on "Flies" won a Bronze trophy in Carter Tachikawa's "Write-a-lanturne Ends in Two Days contest".
My lanturne "In my lap" won the Silver trophy in Fifth Dove's Imagination Contest for: Dream Weavers Group
My poem "An Incandescent Delight" won the Bronze trophy and 75 points in Vickie J's "Let's Color" contest.
My haiku "Playful pups" won an Honourable mention in the contest "Best of the Best #3:Acrostics, Vignettes, Haikus" by Ayizan.
My tanka " Behind cobwebs" won an honourable mention in the contest for those wanting critiques - by Anithradia.
My poem "An ode to the summer full moon goddess Selene" won an Honourable mention in fallen-angel-fern's contest "The moon".
2006 Wins:
My haiku "Fair companion" received a Honourable mention in Whispered Love's One hour contest on 4th Jan'06.
My haiku "high tides" won a Bronze trophy and 50 points in J Rhys Davies contest "Your best haiku/senryu".
My senryu "Memories" got an Honourable mention and 20 points in Anasuya's 24 hour haiku contest on 29th Jan'06.
My Lento "Charismatic Delights" received an Honourable mention and 25 points in lencio-sunchild's 'Win a Trophy - A Real One: Give me a Lento contest' on 31st Jan'06.
My lanturne "He listens" won the Bronze trophy and 25 points in the contest "Impress me!!!" by sjgaither on February 5th'2006.
My pantoum "Homage to Green Tara" won the Bronze trophy and "best new write" in the contest "What are you best at?" by the duckling on February 7th'2006.
My haiku "lying intoxicated" came fourth in leander's contest "haiku-o-matic" on February 7th'2006.
My poem "A Prayer To His Angels" won the Silver Trophy and 150 points in the contest "Demons or Angels" by Sable Sorceress on 11th February'2006.
My pantoum "Homage to Green Tara" won the Gold Trophy and 300 points in "angelofthecenturys favs" contest on 16th February'2006.
My poem "Venus, Cupid and Psyche" got an Honourable Mention and 50 points in the contest "Favourite Greek or Roman Mythology Story Contest" by etheralforU on 16th February'2006.
My poem "An Ode to the Egyptian Sun Goddess of Summer, Sekhmet" was regarded as a 'noteworthy poem' in the contest "Philosophical or Religious Rhyming Poem" by Ellis on 19th February'2006.
My haiku "between the toes" got an Honourable Mention and 25 points in the "Haiku Contest" by ColinSJones on 21st February'2006.
My haiku "oh moon..." won the Bronze trophy in Danna Hobart's contest "Are you publishable?" on February 22nd'2006. It is going to be published and I'm so excited!
My Rendondilla "Love Web" won the Bronze trophy in Billbard's "Rendondilla contest" on February 25th'2006.
My meditation "Relaxing, de-stressing and healing" won 30 points and an Honourable Mention in the contest "Life, nature, myths, meditation choices Choices contest" by Mystical-Gardenia on March 1st'2006.
My haiku "pilgrims hang" won the Silver trophy in dianablue4love's contest "Psychology or change" on 2nd March'2006.
My haiku "a blue crayon" won the Gold trophy and 300 points in a contest by Mary E titled "write about..." on 3rd March'2006.
My haiku "getting comfortable" got an Honourable mention and 10 points in SPAMkid's contest "Humorous Haikus" on 5th March'2006.
My meditation "Relaxing, De-stressing and Healing Meditation" got an Honourable Mention and 50 points in Mystical Gardenia's contest "Round II closed for participants of Life, Nature, Myths, Meditations Choices Choices contest" on 11th March'2006.
My pixiku "Soulmate" won the GOLD and 300 points on March 11th'2006 in Stephanie 1969's contest "Gotta love these pixiku's".
My poem "The Rose(Free Verse Style)" won the Silver Trophy in NASCARgirl1797's contest "Show me the imagery" on 16th March'2006.
My poem "As rain falls(Pantoum)" received an Honourable Mention on 21st March'2006 and has been selected as one of the poems that will be published in Ayizan's fifth book 'A Collection of my voice'.
My Split acrostic "Love Is The Recognition Of Your Soul's Counterpoint In Another" won 5 points and got an Honourable Mention in sweetpoetess' contest 'Anything Goes' on March 23rd'2006.
My poem "A Father's Love(FLOIP form)" won the Bronze Trophy and 50 points in the f*l*o*i*p contest by Stephanie1969 on March 29th'2006.
My poem "My Papa" won the Silver trophy and 100 points in IMKahy's contest "Anything Goes" on 30th March'2006.
My pixiku titled 'Pixiku' won the Bronze trophy in SEA Angel's contest "Pixiku poetry" on 1st April'2006.
I won 25 points from SerenityUnchained in her contest "Blessed be White Witches" for guessing right her third favorite Tarot card - The High Priestess on April 1st'2006.
My haiku "memories" was published in the Snakeskin Poetry Webzine at www.snakeskin.org.uk and I was notified on April 4th'2006 about it. This is what George Simmers has to say about it, "It does just what a haiku ought to do. I can taste those tears."
On May 4th'2006, one of my haiku "between silk roses" got selected for publication in the haiku journal Clouds Peak.
My cinquain "Springtime delight" won the Bronze trophy and 50 points in the contest "Newborn lives" by little-hug on May 6th'2006.
My poem "Homage to Green Tara(Pantoum)" won the Silver trophy and 75 points in the contest "Ode to Odinsdottir" by Wraithe on May 12th'2006.
My poem "Thoughts and feelings(Shi Jing)" won the Gold trophy and 300 points in Lomhar's contest "Shi Jing... a new poetry form" on May 13th'2006.
My poem "I seek Thee to be my mentor" won the Gold trophy and 300 points on May 13th'2006 in the contest "Under my wing" by J Rhys Davies.
He is now my AP Mentor/Father.
"My affirmation" won the Silver trophy and 100 points on May 14th'2006 in the contest "Affirmations" by glispa.
My poem "Homage to Green Tara (Pantoum)" won the Gold trophy and 333 points in mariananda's contest "Happy mothers day, divine mother" on May 16th'2006.
My poem "My next life" won the Silver Trophy and 70 points in the contest "Next life" by aedo41 on May 20th'2006.
My first ever Lira form poem "Healing hearts" won the Silver Trophy and 100 points in the contest "Form contest with MANY to choose from" by itllnever on May 21st'2006.
My haiku "a mouse flies" won the Gold trophy and 300 points in the "Haiku contest" by dreamy green eyes. In the same contest my haiku "waltzing" won an Honourable mention and 25 points on 25th May'2006.
My poem "Venus, Cupid and Psyche" won the Bronze trophy in The Vampyre Lestat's contest "Magic and Mythology" on June 7th'2006.
My poem "The Bride(Cyhydedd fer)" won 50 points in Genielassie's contest "In a moment II(only for in a moment participants)" on June 14th'2006.
My haiku "visitors in the dark" won the Bronze trophy in the contest 'Haiku-Senryu' by J Rhys Davies on 14th June'2006.
My poem "Venus,Cupid and Psyche" got an Honourable mention in the contest 'Tell me a fable' by fptemujin on 15th June'2006.
My poem "Awakening" won a Bronze trophy and 75 points in the contest 'Enlightenment' by PlayfulPassion(Joy) on June 19th'2006.
My poem "Believe in your dreams(Rictameter)" won the Silver trophy in the Picture contest Rictameter IX by ShelleyA on June 26th'2006.
My diamante "Jupiter" won the Bronze trophy, third Honourable mention and 25 points in the contest 'Forms and other Forms' by Forms of Me on June 26th'2006.
My poem "A memorable African safari" won the Bronze trophy in the contest 'Anything' by Dreaming Flowers on June 29th'2006.
My poem "Revenge on my father" won the Bronze trophy in the contest "The power of love (1st contest) by Freakish-Lizzie on July 5th'2006.
My haiku "a rose closes" got an Honourable mention in the contest 'Haiku to you too' by Azume on July 5th'2006.
My poem "When hunger strikes(Triolet)" won the Bronze trophy in the contest "Humans and their behaviour" by eternalphoenixaura on July 6th'2006.
My poem "A Shamanic Voyage Description(Free verse) got an Honourable mention and 25 points in the contest "options auction" by Iced Amber Ryan on July 8th'2006.
My poem "Togetherness Forever (Double etheree) won the Gold trophy and 500 points in the contest 'Shape Poetry' by darkchildskiss on July 10th'2006.
My poem "A memorable African safari" got an Honourable mention and 16 points in the contest "Your best work" by Ronaldinho on 12th July'2006.
My lanturne "He listens" won the Silver trophy and 200 points in the contest 'Spiritual or Children's Poems Only' by Angelwatchingme on July 18th'2006.
My poem "Divorce" won the Bronze trophy in the contest "On divorce" by choclateisgood on July 21st'2006.
My poem "Bringing Peace Closer"(Etheree) got an Honourable mention in the 'Let's write Etheree's Picture Competition III' by ShelleyA on 22nd July'2006.
My poem "Cupid's Delightful Midnight Whisper" got 5 points and came in the top 21 entries in the contest 'Options Galore' by Enchanted Butterfly on July 23rd'2006.
I received an Honourable mention and 50 points for most helpful comments and critiques in the contest "The Movie Technique Of Writing Haiku" by azure85(Susie) in collaboration with Myron Lysenko on July 23rd'2006.
My lanturne chain "Going Home" won the Silver trophy in the contest "Light of Lanturnes VIII" by ShelleyA on July 23rd'2006.
My poem "A Divine Message"(Double Etheree) won the Silver trophy in the contest "Double Etheree Picture Competition" by ShelleyA on July 24th'2006.
My poem "Aries and Sagittarius" won the Silver trophy in the contest "Starsign Compatibility" by Scarlet Intentions on July 26th'2006.
My pixiku "Soulmate" got an Honourable Mention and 50 points in the contest Pixiku aka Pixikus aka Pixikue aka Pixikues aka "Pixicu" aka Pixicus aka Pixicue aka Pixicues by SEA Angel on 27th July'2006.
My poem "Lughnasadh/Lammas/Lughnasa Celebration" won the Bronze trophy and 75 points in the contest "Lughnassah/Lammas contest" by midnight2000 on August 1st'2006.
My poem "A Shamanic Voyage Description(Free verse)" won 33 points and symbolic Golden Eagle Feathers in maa's contest "Sacred Totem Animal Blessings" on August 2nd'2006.
My poem "Merging with the Supreme One" got 50 points in the contest 'Truth - The Wisdom of Self Knowledge' by DragonsBlood on August 4th'2006.
My poem "Magic of Midnight(Lanturne chain) in the contest "Lanturnes by Midnight by Red Red Rose and cherche-d-ame won the Silver trophy and 150 points on 5th August'2006.
My poem "A Prayer To His Angels" got the Honourable mention and 25 points in the contest 'Pray, always' by skitza on 7th August'2006.
My poem "An Incandescent Delight" won the Gold trophy and 300 points in the contest "Colours and Numbers" by sar143 on August 9th'2006(it is Nariyal Purnima, Raksha Bhandan and Satyanarayan also today).
My poem "Homage to Goddess Kuan Yin" got an Honourable Mention in the contest "What do you believe?" by skyviewexpress on 14th August'2006.
My poem 'The Virgo Woman of the Zodiac' won the Gold trophy and 300 points in the contest 'Your Favourite Starsign' by Scarlet Intentions on August 19th'2006.
My poem "Half Moon(Mondo)" won the Bronze trophy and 75 points in the contest 'Moonbeams' by hamiltonhottie69 on 28th August'2006.
My poem "Merging with the Supreme One" got an Honourable mention and 25 points in the contest 'A celebration of realisation' by Myrddin Emrys on September 5th'2006.
I won a Silver trophy and 200 points for my poem "Homage to Goddess Kuan Yin" in the contest "I want your best" by Firebird pheonix on September 5th'2006.
My poem "Memorable Malta" got an Honourable Mention and 15 points in the contest "Free points" by I rox my soxs off on September 8th'2006.
My poem "The sacred Medicine Wheel" won the Gold trophy and 400 points in the contest 'This is a stories/poems contest' by Morningstar 1948, dawnbaby and Sonja on August 10th'2006.
My article "Rose Pink Meditation" won 50 points and got an Honourable Mention in the contest "My first contest with many options" by Nikkoal on September 11th'2006.
My haiku "two pink flamingoes" got an Honourable mention and 15 points in the contest "Love and Haiku" by Miss Yorik on September 16th'2006.
I got 50 points for both my haiku entered in Little Johnny's Haiku Contest by Susie and NoWayJo on September 17th'2006.
My poem "Homage to Green Tara" won the Gold trophy and 300 points in the contest " Mabon Contest" by midnight2000 and my poem "The Festival of Mabon" won the Bronze trophy and 75 points in the same contest on 20th September'2006. How wonderful !!
My poem "Venus, Cupid and Psyche" won the Bronze trophy and 60 points in the contest "Greek Mythology" by twillight seduction on 15th Oct'06.
My poem "The Night of Samhain" won the Silver trophy and 150 points in the Samhain Contest by midnight2000 on October 31st' 2006.
My poem "The Festival of Mabon(Autumn Equinox) won an Honourable mention and 40 points in the Nature Form Poetry Contest by Kari Leigh and Cyberartist on November 6th'2006.
My poem "Arabic Coffee (Qahwa)" won the Gold trophy and 400 points in the contest D'Contest of The L'Strange Cafe' by Raneika on October 20th'06.
My poem "English Sonnet - Homage to Big Mama Blue" won the Bronze trophy in the contest " Contest In honor of -The Goddess ( pagans/wiccan only plz)" by choaticrose on November 24th'06.
My haiku
"grandma's funeral
her week old grandson
weeps the most"
won Rs 500 and got published in the DNA Times on 2nd Dec'2006 in Mumbai, India!!!
My haiku
"rainy street -
in the boot of a car
two pals eat"
Mom gave me Rs 500
won Rs 500 and got published in the DNA Times on 9th Dec'2006 in Mumbai, India!!!
Dad gave me Rs 1,000
My poem "The Festival of Mabon (Autumn Equinox) won the Honourable Mention in the contest Litha/The Eight Sabbats by fire fairy bradhada on Dec 30th'2006.
On Dec 30th'2006, my haiku appeared in the DNA and I won a cash prize of Rs. 500 for the same. The haiku published is as follows:
thai chilli --
burning my eyes
the stranger's kiss
My poem "Homage to Green Tara (Pantoum)" won an Honourable Mention and 30 points in the Form Poetry contest by KamalaKari on 27th January'2007.
My haiku "stormy sky" won an Honourable Mention and 30 points in the haiku contest "The Technique of the Sketch" by Susie in collaboration with Myron and Pollycheck on January 28th'07. This is my 85th trophy on AP!
My haiku "a rose closes" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'Spring in the winter' by Kamala Kari on 4th February'2007.
My poem "A Tribal Leader's Reflections" won a Gold trophy and 300 points in the contest Diving In 3 of 4 By Shewolfnative on February 6th'2007.
My poem "God's Tears, Her Wealth" won the Bronze trophy and 75 points in the contest "Dive in IV of IV" by Shewolfnative on February 6th' 06.
My haiku "goats peep" won an Honourable mention in the contest "contemporary haiku" by Bridgetjane on 7th February'07.
My poem "Candles(Cinquan)" won an Honourable mention and 25 points in the contest 'Candlemas' by Vera Rich on February 10th'07.
My haiku "stop female infanticide" won an Honourable Mention and 30 points in "The Haiku Picket Statement Contest" by NoWayJo on 10th February'07.
My haiku got published in the DNA Main paper on Page 13 on 10th February'07 and I won Rs. 500 for it:-
white squares
on the window pane
a chessboard
My poem "An Unforgettable Experience (Free Verse)" won a Silver trophy in the contest 'Experiences' by Laken on February 11th'2007.
My haiku "a hump of snow" won the Bronze trophy and 30 points and received an Honourable Mention in the contest "Winter's Cold Haiku Contest" by Pastel Branches in collaboration with Myron on 13th February'07.
My poem "Leader of the Norse Pantheon,Odin" won a Silver trophy and 200 points in the contest "Gods and Heroes" by LoneDefender on 13th February'2007.
My poem, "Venus(Mndo)" written in collaboration with AndrewHide, my tanka teacher here on AP, won an Honourable Mention and 30 points in the contest 'Vivid Valentine's Day Japanese Poetry' by LordPoetry3000 on February 14th'2007.
My poem "Homage to the Celtic Triple Goddess, Brigid" won the Bronze trophy and 10 points in the contest 'Do your best' by PaperHurricanes on February 15th'07.
My poem "Encounter with a lioness" won the Gold trophy and 400 points in the contest "Leo" by Polaja on February 22nd'2007.
My poem " Encounter with a Lioness" won the Silver trophy and 150 points in the contest "What is Forgotten - Few hours contest time limit" by Shewolfnative on February 23rd'2007.
My haiku "waltzing" won the Bronze trophy and 20 points in the contest 'Expressions of Haiku' by SilverScent on 26th February'2007.
My triquain poem "The day unfolds" won an Honourable Mention and 30 points in the contest "Triquain Picture Competition" by ShelleyA on 3rd March'2007.
My haiku "shimmery green coat" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'The All That Glitters Haiku Contest' by Azure85 and NoWayJo on 24th March'2006.
My following haiku was published in the DNA newspaper on 24th March'2007 and I won Rs. 250 for it:
abortion hour -
the female foetus hugs
her twin brother
I received this checque on 15th May'07.
My poem "Aries, the Ram" won the Gold trophy and 300 points in the contest "A Zodiac and Numerology Palace" Group Members!!!! by theQueen on 25th March'2007.
On the same day, El Pascador generously donated 50 points to me.
Two of my haiku won an Honourable mention and 30 points each in the contest "Technique of the twist" by azure85, Pollycheck and Tishu on 27th March'2007. These haiku are:
rose flower cake and two cockroaches
With these haiku I won my 100th and 101st trophies on AllPoetry.com - a day I have been awaiting for so so long! It's party time!!
theQueen gave me 75 points for best idea for the Aries contest
My following haiku was published in the DNA newspaper on 31st March'2007 and I won a cash prize of Rs. 250 for it:-
the full moon falls
in a bottle of black ink --
craft class
My haiku "snowstorm" won the Bronze trophy and 50 points in the CONTEST OF OPTIONS! COME 1, COME ALL! NOW OPEN TO PREWRITES! by Heavens Child on April 2nd'2007. The judge said this, "The bronze was well deserved, so short and simple but a powerful testimony of faith." I had just come back from the Hare Krishna mandir in Juhu and I am delighted to see this! Hare Krishna!!!!!!!!!!
My poem "The Compassionate One" won the Silver trophy in the contest 'One word prompt - Compassion' by Celticmoon on April 5th'07.
My poem "A Prayer To His Angels" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'Angels or Demons?' by fluffydemon on April 5th'2007.
My tanka "Krishna's flute" won the Silver trophy and 200 points in the contest 'Tanka Too' by azure85 on 8th April'2007.
My poem, "Homage to the Celtic Triple Goddess Brigid" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest '100 Best Poems' by Lady-Pegasus on April 11th'2007.
My acrostic "Earth Angels" won the Honourable mention and 34 points in the contest 'Earth Angels Acrostic Contest #1' by Dove, Maa and Celticmoon on 11th April'07.
My poem "Deepa - A New Friend" won the Bronze trophy in the contest 'Character Sketch' by Mysterydragon on April 14th'07.
My poem 'Archangel Sandalphon' won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'Archangel Blessings' by maa on April 16th'07.
My poem "Venus, Cupid and Psyche" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest " Greek Mythology and Greek Tragedies..." by karenisenlord on April 22nd'07.
My following haiku was published in the DNA newspaper on 5th May' 2007 and I won a cash prize of Rs. 250 for it.
cuddling
to the finger of an infant -
a raindrop
My following haiku was published in the DNA newspaper on 12th May'07 and I won a cash prize of Rs. 250 for it.
outside a jail
former prisoner on his knees --
kisses the ground
I received this checque on 15th May'2007.
My poem "Epics (Multiple Round Contest) *New Edit*" won the Bronze trophy and 100 points in the contest ' Epics (Multiple Round Contest) *New Edit*' by Ontarah on May 21st'2007.
My poem "Taurus, The Bull" won the Gold trophy and 300 points in the contest 'A Numerology and Zodiac Palace Group Members Only!' by theQueen on May 30th'07.
My haiku "yoga class" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'Contest completely anything you want! NO RULES WHAT~SO~EVER!' by ibsons hysops on May 30th'2007.
May 30th'2007 has been a GREAT day - I joined the CLAY POT MAKING Class also today! - An 8 number day!!!
My poem "Arabic Coffee(Qahwa)" won the Gold trophy and 400 points in the 'Contest Only one of your best prewrittens! No~ Rules~ At ~All ~After ~That!' by ibsons hysops on June 2nd'2007.
My poem "Homage to Green Tara (Pantoum)" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'Form poetry' by joyya on June 6th'2007.
My haiku "a tribal girl sits" won the Silver trophy and 100 points in the contest 'Haiku -Thank You!' by shadoe by 7th June'2007.
My poem "Chameleon(Haynaku)" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the 'Alliterative Haynaku Contest' by Billbard on June 10th'2007.
My haiku "thick circles of dust" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'Contest Lets do a Haiku' by jeff swan on June 10th'2007.
My haiku "nestled(contemporary haiku)" won the Silver trophy and 100 points in the contest 'Contest A Twig in Your Bra' by Melodies on June 11th'2007.
My haiku "a guitar strums" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'Give me your best' by Black Raevyn on June 13th'07.
On 19th June'07, I FINALLY received my Certificate on Clay Pot Making from the Polytechnic!
My haiku "summer noon" and "twilight time" won an HM each and 30 points each in the contest "Cat haiku" by NoWayJo on July 3rd'07.
My poem "English Sonnet - Homage to Big Momma Blue" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the "All About Nature Contest" by Hotrod94 on 26th July'2007.
My poem "Virgo Woman Of The Zodiac" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'Star Sign of the Zodiac'
My poem "Lughnasadh/Lammas/Lughnasa" won an Honourable mention and 30 points on August 14th'07 in the contest 'Blessed Lughnasadh' by Dragonblue.
My poem "Homage to Goddess Kuan Yin" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'DEITIES OF THE BUDDHIST PANTHEON' by maa on August 17th'2007.
My poem "Homage to Green Tara" won an Honourable mention and 200 points in the contest 'Sacred chants and hymns of praise' by David Michaels on August 17th'2007.
In the same contest my poem "Homage to the Celtic Triple Goddess Brigid" won the Silver trophy and 300 points as well.
My haiku "early spring morning(5-7-5) haiku" won the Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'MORE HAIKU ANYONE?' by jeff swan on 8th September'07.
My haiku "twenty teenagers(5-7-5 haiku)" won the Honourable mention and 30 points in the Contest 'SPORTING HAIKU!' by bethan-gaze on September 8th'07.
My haiku "rainy morning" won the Gold trophy and 300 points in the contest "Just one single haiku" by jeff swan on September 16th'2007.
My haiku "play school kid" won the Silver trophy and 200 points in the contest School-ku by azure85 on September 16th'2007.
Dad and Manav came home to Pune on 16th Sept'07!!!
My poem "The Festival of Mabon(Autumn Equinox)" won the Silver trophy and 200 points in the contest 'Write a poem to Honour the God or the Goddess' by Vierna on September 22nd'07.
My poem "In Honour of our men in red" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'I'm a Fire Truck' by PhantomsAngel87 on September 28th'2007.
On this day, Dada(Babbu uncle's father) also passed away....
My haiku "a caterpillar" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest ' Haiku, write of Insects or Birds' by InBetweenThoughts on September 29th'07.
To my excitement today(30/9/07), I saw that I've been published in Paper Wasp 2006 issue: Here's the link to it:
http://members.optusnet.com.au/paperwasp/selections2006.html
The haiku published was:
brief shower
in the garden -
my first orchid
My poem "The Festival of Mabon(Autumn Equinox)" won the Bronze trophy and 75 points in the contest 'Pagan Poetry' by rose blood 87 on August 8th'2007.
My haiku "a mouse flies" won the Gold trophy and 600 points in the contest "senryu and haiku" by liquidmindforever on October 12th'2007.
My haiku "winter sunrise" won the Gold trophy and 300 points in the contest 'The Haiku-Patchwork Quilt Contest-Project' by NoWayJo on October 20th'2007(Saraswati Puja day/Ram Navmi). My haiku "abortion hour" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the same contest.
I bought silver payals today for Rs. 1,750 :-)
My haiku "exam day" won the Bronze trophy and 100 points in the contest 'Everyday haiku' by azure85 on October 21st'2007. Such a lovely gift to receive on this Dusshera!
My haiku "rising higher" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest "Rain" by sarcasm730 on October 22nd'07.
My one-liner "For a sore throat and cough" won the Bronze trophy and 75 points in the 'Contest ONE-LINER Cures and treatments' by Melodies on October 28th'2007.
My poem "The night of Samhain" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'Contest Samhain' by opaqueangel on 31st October'2007.
My haiku "juicy strawberries" won the Gold trophy and 300 points in the contest 'Satirical Haiku' by thexshattered on November 1st'07.
My haiku "rain falls"(modern haiku) won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'heartbreak' by live in love on 9th November'2007(Diwali day).
My tanka "On our terrace" won the Silver trophy and 200 points in the contest 'Contest One Whole Year' by LovesThomasineGrace on 13th November'2007.
My haiku "haiku X" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'The Haiku Alphabet-Blocks contest' by NoWayJo on November 18th'2007.
My haiku "winter sun" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'Thoughts and Feelings 3' by Quiet Places on 21st November'2007.
My haiku "nursery school haiku" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'HAIKU TIME ONCE MORE' by Swan song on Deceomber 9th'2007.
My tanka "On our terrace" received an Honourable mention in the contest 'Pimp up your forms' by Leander on December 15th'2007. However, as he does not like the green trophy, myself and the others who received an HM did not get the green trophy. I'm still happy he likes this poem because it is really SPECIAL to me
My haiku "a mouse flies" won the Bronze trophy and 50 points in the contest 'Dust Off Those Old Haiku (Non-Traditional)' by Pollycheck on December 15th' 2007.
My haiku "seaside picnic(non-traditional or conemporary haiku)" won the Gold trophy and 300 points in the contest 'Contest Haiku Overnight #5' by azure85 on December 16th'2007.
We celebrated Salma's birthday today and had much fun!
My haiku "sunrise" won the Silver trophy and 100 points in the contest "Take a walk haiku contest" by Swan Song on 25th December' 2007.
My poem "Homage to Green Tara(Pantoum)" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'Pantoums' by LuzAradia on December 27th'2007.
2008 trophy winnings:-
My haiku "midnight fireworks" won the Bronze trophy in the contest 'New Year haiku (quickie one)' by Mari Goes on January 1st' 2008.
My poem "In gratitude to the One who listens" won the Bronze trophy and 75 points in the contest 'Religious/Non-Religious......Let Me Know Your Spiritual Side, or Lack Thereof!' by rose blood 87 on January 2nd'2008.
My haiku "midnight fireworks" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'New Year's day haiku' by azure85 on January 2nd'2008.
My haiku "new year morn" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'New year's day haiku" by azure85 on January 2nd'2008.
I handed over the haiku class to Haikumonk on 7th January'2008.
My haiku "winter haiku(modern haiku; not 5-7-5)" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'Deep winter haiku' by Swan Song on 13th January'2008.
My poem "A Tribal Leader's Reflections" won the Bronze trophy and 75 points in the contest 'Native American 4 Pic inspired' by GypsieHolley on 14th January'2008.
My poem "Homage to the Celtic Triple Goddess Brigid" won the Gold trophy and 400 points in the contest ' Contest 26 to 30 ages enter your best prewrite'by RedwingSpirit on 18th January'2008.
Jan 21st - What a wonderful day it has been! Dad finally sacked Vinod Lobo! Hooray! It was Pradosh on this day. Lord Shiva came to the resue
My poem "In Honour of our men in red" won the Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'Nursery Rhymes' by Poetess12 on January 22nd'2008.
My haiku "winter night (modern haiku; not 5-7-5)" won the Gold trophy and 375 points in the contest 'Allpoetry Haiku Championship Contest' by misticmoonlite with haikumonk on January 22nd'2008.
Pari Ali called today and I wrote my article against Vishal Megamart and Landmark. Today is 22nd Jan'08. In the evening she dropped by and took my pic with Manav and my article and original Landmark bill as proof.
My haiku "eyeing (modern haiku; not 5-7-5)" won the Silver trophy and 200 points in the contest 'Haiku Overnight #6' by azure85 on 3rd February'2008.
My haiku "blackout indoors" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'Weekend haiku' by azure85 on 11th February'2008.
My haiku "a striped butterfly" won a Silver trophy and 200 points in the contest 'Haiku by InBetweenThoughts' on 21 st Feb'2008.
My haiku "sunset spring shower" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'Spring Haiku or Tanka' by InBetweenThoughts on April 12th'2008.
My haiku "an april dawn" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest ' Haiku me' bu azure85 on 5th May'2008.
Once my own school(Budding Mind's Nursery School, Kalyani Nagar- Pune) started on 16th June'2008, life got very very busy for me. I never realised when time flew by and over these days I was missing writing some good poetry. On the insistance of a dear buddy, I decided to pick up the pen and wrote 2 poems both of which won trophies as follows:-
My haynaku "tomorrow's destiny lies" won the Gold trophy and 400 points in the contest 'hay (na) ku poetry contest' on 29th July'2008.
My haiku "an insect hangs (modern haiku)" won the Silver trophy and 100 points in the contest 'Swallow haiku contest' by Swan Song on 29th July'2008.
My tanka "between the pages" won the Bronze trophy and 100 points in the contest 'Tanka Time' by azure85 on 7th August'2008.
My poem "Archangel Sandalphon - Prince of Prayer" won the Silver trophy and 100 points in the contest 'The Big Ommmmm' by XxGoldenxXDawnxX on 15th August' 2008.
My poem "haiku on a spider (modern haiku)" won the Bronze trophy and 30 points in the contest 'Itsy Bitsy Spider Haiku' by Swan Song on 16th August' 2008.
My poem "A Prayer to His Angels" won a Gold trophy and 300 points in the contest 'Angels' by AmberMarie55 on September 3rd'2008.
My haiku "raining cats and dogs(modern haiku)" won an Honourable mention in the contest 'Short Lived Short Form #36' by Samplette on September 5th'2008.
My haiku "September haiku" won the Bronze trophy and 100 points in the contest 'Haiku' by Swan song on September 16th'2008.
My haiku "toothless smile (modern haiku) won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'Haiku-me" by Kappa on September 22nd'2008.
I will soon add here the other contests I won in.
Here on AP, my friend Ogreatbaldone{Terry} has posted this beautiful haiku for me:
For Charishma(Haiku-of course)
Your beautiful words
paint my brain with memories
of moments in life
His author's comments under this are: "Author's Questions/Comments
This is For Charishma, one of my favorites, who has been on a Haiku "binge" the last few days. Check out her latest ku's. there are some really good ones."
He has also written a haiku for me after reading several of mine in which the moon{which I affectionately call 'the evening pearl'} has been the subject. You can read his haiku here: allpoetry.com/Poem/1042306*
*This is what it says:
Goddess of the moon
your spirit reaches to me
a beacon at night
I love learning things about auras and chakras. My Mom on AP, SpiritMother, told me this about my aura:
"Your auras are made up of several layers, the etheric aura being the spiritual which is blue. There are actually seven visible layers of aura for each person. Yellow being the complete outer one of protection. Your main aura color when I met you, and still is a pale lavender color beneath the yellow. When you become stressed or upset then spots appear within that color giving evidence of where the problem lies. Stress is usually a gray cloud look over the head area. Pain is shown as a red ball in the area affected. Heavy thoughts or burdens on our souls are usually shown around the shoulders and neck areas..They can be just about any color depending upon the severity and what the burden may pertain to. You see now what I mean? It takes years to learn all this but practice makes perfect right? LOL"
Mariza GG is another wonderful friend I've made on AP. She is so talented; sometimes I just wish I lived closer to her and we could compose poetry together! She wrote this for me today {January 26th '05}.
Busy Bee ( to Charishma)
in her hand
the pen screams
no more!
Her author's comments under this are: I met Charishma not so long ago, but her passion for haiku caught my attention. She is a lovely girl with an immense creativity. She sees, she makes notes and she passes us the images kept in her mind in such a pleasant way, through haiku
I can barely follow her pace. With a pen in her hand, she is faster than Speedy Gonzales
"go pen go!" I read that on her page"
You can see this directly at this link:
**allpoetry.com/poem/1021774*
*She is a wonderful person and I urge you to see her poetry.
My friend GardenBelle dedicated this sonnet to me:
allpoetry.com/poem/1772997
and this lovely poem on peonies: http://allpoetry.com/poem/2747976
My elder spiritual sister on AP: allpoetry.com/poet/mariananda
Mari wrote this for me:http://allpoetry.com/poem/2702608
and this too:http://allpoetry.com/poem/show/2789360
She is my sweet Mari! Her devotion and love for Mata Amritanandamayi touches my heart. Thanks to her, I have a beautiful white cloth which is from the sari(Indian dress) of Mata Amritanandamayi and beautiful rose incense that lights my home and soul with so much peace and infinite joy. She has gifted me a beautiful painting of Goddess Tara who is a favourite of mine and is now blessing my home from the Puja room. I cannot thank Mari enough for everything. She is definitely someone very special and I wish that she receives abundant blessings from the Goddess and God.
Shewolfnative wrote a lovely poem for me here on the 12th of Feb'07:http://allpoetry.com/poem/2624404
She also wrote this for me:http://allpoetry.com/poem/2635608
Classes I have taken at AP School, graduated and definitely recommend:
1. Haiku by haikumonk
2. Tanka by AndrewHide
3. Celtic and Welsh Poetry by Ayizan
4. Diamante by Feline2001
5. Free Verse with Vocabulary building by Kahy
6. Cinguain - by Ava Noire
7. Shape Poetry
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A Collection of Immortal Love Poems:
You left me by Emily Dickinson
You left me, sweet, two legacies -
A legacy of love
A Heavenly Father would content,
Had He the offer of;
You left me boundaries of pain
Capacious as the sea,
Between eternity and time,
Your consciousness and me.
When you are old by William Butler Yeats
When you are old and grey and full of sleep,
And nodding by the fire, take down this book,
And slowly read, and dream of the soft look
Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep;
How many loved your moments of glad grace,
And loved your beauty with love false or true,
But one man loved the Pilgrim soul in you,
And loved the sorrows of your changing face;
And bending down beside the glowing bars,
Murmur, a little sadly, how Love fled
And paced upon the mountains overhead
And hid his face amidst a crowd of stars.
Some ezines where haiku may be sent if you wish for it to be published are:
www.du5tin.net/haiku/submit.html
www.theheronsnest.com
www.hsa-haiku.org/frogpond.htm
members.optusnet.com.au/paperwasp/
A list of haiku journals can be found on this link(thank you Myron for sending this link on 26th March'2007):
http://whiteowlweb.com/poetrylink.htm#Jforms
-Ganpati Mantra
Hi! Namaste, Satsriakal, Ahlane, Comment allez-vous?
Welcome to my Page and Happy World Poetry Day(21st March) :-)
I was born on a Wednesday, which is the day sacred to Odin. Odin is a Norse God and the master of runic magick. My birth totem is the Falcon, it is a bird that stands for Awakening time. Look on the web for info on birth totems if you want to know more..not all are the same because some come from a different belief than Shamanism but look under birds as birth totems and also look for Ted Andrews Animal Speak Books!
SOMETHING WHICH I REALLY REALLY WANT but am unable to get in India:http://www.hayhouse.com/details.php?id=3127
Some of my most favourite sites other than AllPoetry.com are:
www.globalpsychics.com
www. psychicguild.com - Has abundant info. on Tarot, Chinese Astrology, Numerology and the like!
www.bewhoyouare.com
www.newworlddream.org
www.findagoddess.com - You can find Goddesses here from various cultures! Amazing site with pictures too!!
Here's a wonderful link to poetic devices:allpoetry.com/poem/2156248
and here is a lovely site besides Shadow Poetry.com that lists some forms of poetry:http://www.thepoetsgarret.com/decastich.html
I worked as a Moderator on AP from May 3rd'05 - July 13th'05.
A little important bit of info. that might help those writing haiku:
Kanji are the chinese-like characters in japanese. Kana are the ones that represent syllables, allowing literal translation. Sumi-e is the type of art that's steriotypically oriental-you know, the bamboo shoots and stuff with the wide brush strokes hanging on scrolls
Feeling alone or detached from life, the Heavens or the Universe itself, then get out into the wilds and try hugging a tree! Trees have always been seen as a conduit between creatures on the ground and ‘out there’. The Maoris of New Zealand believe that ‘Tane’, the great tree spirit born of/and separating the sky from the earth, gave birth to human kind itself.
So to tap into the heart of these sacred living beings and their unique powers of healing, take your pick from a selection of tree angel oracles below:
The Tree Angel Oracle
Birch - purity, grace, regenerative power of nature
Ash - mastery of abilities, success, live our full potential
Walnut - nourishment, spiritual wisdom
Elder - fertility and growth, abundance, contentment
Holly - impulse to wake up! Clarity and personal integrity
Hawthorn - unity, protection, purification
Oak - vitality, energy, power, integrity
Aspen - spiritual warrior, humour, awareness
Hazel - carefree spontaneity, playfulness
Linden - equilibrium, harmony, humanitarian, justice
Blackthorn - shadow world, secrets, protection
Yew - wisdom, eternity, transformation
Larch - grace and beauty, spiritual clarity, inspiration
Willow - moon magic, dreams, healing
Scots Pine - pioneering spirit, clarity to walk your path
Apple - health, self-worth, confidence
Spruce -cosmic communication, connection to higher realms
Beech - responsibility and honour, concentration, focus
Cedar of Lebanon - nobility, majesty, domain, wisdom
Horse Chestnut - patience, optimism, confidence, abundance
Sycamore - far-sightedness, ideas, plan, spiritual freedom
Alder - acceptance, release, letting go of past grief, purification
Pear - sweetness, indulgence, harmony, sensuality, pleasure
Pipal - tree of life, spiritual inspiration, enlightenment
Cherry - self forgiveness and self care, unconditional love
May the 4L'S always be yours: Love, Life, Luck and Light!
What is LUCK?
Labour
Under
Correct
Knowledge
Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself."
-- Chinese Proverb
"Last night I matched each star with a reason for loving you. I was doing great until I ran out of stars."
Anonymous
"Most people want to be the sun that brightens up your life, but I'd rather be the moon that shines down on you in your darkest hours."
Source Unknown
"If I gave you all the stars from the sky that I've wished for you on, then I'd bet you'd get every star in the sky."
Source Unknown
"For my eyes have been mistaken, for this to be true, an Angel so low, an Angel so bright, for it's as if God himself, has stolen two stars from the night sky, And hid them within your eyes, so one day you shall see, the beauty within, the Angel I see, but above all, you have became, the Angel of my heart..."
Source Unknown
"I won't forget the day we met or the day we kissed. The sky may fall and the stars may too, but in the end, I will still love you ..."
Source Unknown
"Do not do what you would undo if caught.
- Leah Arendt
Accept the anxieties and difficulties of this life...
Attain deliverance
in disturbance.
-Zen Master Kyong Ho
Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into.
- Wayne Dyer
The Hausa people of Nigeria have a saying, "Give thanks for a little and you will find a lot." And that is just how the Universe works. When you focus on and express your thanks for what you do have, and the joy and love already in your life, the more abundance, joy, and love you will create in your life.
And, as Native American wisdom teaches us, don't forget to "give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way."
The poet Emily Dickinson has said, "Forever is composed of nows." And what you do with your "nows" determines your future.
An apology is the superglue of life. It can repair just about anything.
- Lynn Johnston
If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it.
- Margaret Fuller
There is more hunger for love in this world than for bread.
- Mother Teresa
"Watch your thoughts; they become words.
Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits.
Watch your habits; they become character.
Watch your character; it becomes your destiny."
-- Frank Outlaw
George Bernard Shaw, the great Irish playwright has said, "Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire; you will what you imagine; and at last you create what you will."
“I pay no attention whatever to anybody's praise or blame. I simply follow my own feelings.”
-Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart(Born on 28th Jan)
Here's a poetic reminder from Rudyard Kipling:
I have six honest serving men
They taught me all I knew.
I call them Why and When and Where
And How and What and Who.
And don't worry that "curiosity killed the cat." Remember the rest of that proverb – "but satisfaction brought him back"!
"The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is silence, the second listening, the third memory, the fourth practice, the fifth teaching others.”
-Solomon Ibn Gabriol
Sometimes, simply by sitting, the soul collects wisdom.
- Zen proverb
"It is a woman who keeps the world in balance".
-Mrs. Chalkstone, Suffragist
Love is the recognition of your soul's counterpoint in another.
- From the movie "Wedding Crashers"
"Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides."
- Rita Mae Brown
What we create in the world, we must first create in ourselves.
For there to be magic in your life, you must first believe in magic.
From Lynn Andrews Book, Love and Power
I love you, not for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you.
-Roy Croft
*A bend in the road is not the end of the road...unless you fail to make the turn.
\-Unknown\
It's amazing that the amount of news that happens in the world every day always just exactly fits the newspaper.
-Jerry Seinfeld
"All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveller is unaware"
- Martin Buber
Kahlil Gibran wrote: "Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding/Even as the stone of the fruit mask must break, that/its heart may stand in the sun, so must you know pain/And could you keep your heart in wonder at/the daily miracles of your life, your pain would/not seem less wondrous than your joy/And you would accept the seasons of your heart,/even as you have always accepted the seasons that/pass over your fields/And you would watch with serenity through/the winters of your grief..."
Gibran equates the endurance of pain to healing of that very pain:"It is the bitter potion by which the physician/within you heals your sick self./Therefore trust the physician and drink his/remedy in silence and tranquility/For his hand, though heavy and hard, is guided by the tender hand of the Unseen..."
The best six doctors anywhere
And no one can deny it
Are sunshine, water, rest, and air
Exercise and diet.
These six will gladly
you attend
If only you are willing
Your mind they'll ease
Your will they'll mend
And charge you not a shilling.
-Nursery rhyme quoted by Wayne Fields, What The River Knows, 1990.
*Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
-Lao Tzu
Kindness in words creates confidence.
Kindness in thinking creates profoundness.
Kindness in giving creates love.
-Lao Tzu
Manifest plainness,
Embrace simplicity,
Reduce selfishness,
Have few desires.
-Lao-Tzu
\He who knows others is wise;
He who knows himself is enlightened.
-Tao Te Ching
Just as rivers flow towards the ocean, that is their "suchness".
-Osho
"When man meets his perfect mate, society begins."
- Emerson
You have power over your mind, not over outside events. Realise this, and you will find strength.
- Marcus Aurelius
\The universe is transformation; our life is what our thoughts make it.\
- Marcus Aurelius
There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.
-Edith Wharton
A snowflake is one of God's most fragile creations, but look what they can do when they stick together!
-Author Unknown
Reading without reflection is like eating without digesting.
- Edmund Burke
For anyone and everyone who has a birthday today, wish you a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Mine is on the 16th of April and I have walked this Earth for 26 years now{hmm, what a long walk this has been!}. Wish I could go to the other planets someday. Just drifting...just floating...out in space.
I believe in Lord Hanuman alot. Here is an acrostic from the site mentioned below:
Humility and Hopefulness *
*Admiration
Nobility
Understanding
Mastery over ego
Achievements
Nishkama-karma
On this link, you can see his idols *www.rudraksh.info/store/divineidols/hanuman.asp*
*A contest I am watching: **allpoetry.com/contest/1381344/all=1*
*Please visit www.recipezaar.com to read about me. I'm listed on the left hand side under "Most Helpful Reviewers" under my original name "Charishma Ramchandani".
I'm a member of The International Tanka Club!
My AP Mom: allpoetry.com/poet/SpiritMother
A wonderful person full of divine knowledge, great love and blessings. A person I am privileged to have met on AP.
My AP big sister is someone I have looked up to since I first read her poetry in 2005. I admire her, she is a genius and where she must write, becomes a temple of Muses.
Here is a link to her page:allpoetry.com/poets/masterblaster
My Victories:
My poem "Without You, Love" won an honourable mention in the contest "Breaking Up..." by Natari Moon {dated: Feb 1st05}.
My haiku "Autumn Night" won a silver trophy and 300 points for "Haiku of the night contest" by hot-tamale on 13th February' 05!
My free verse poem "Aries, The Ram" won a silver trophy in dianabluelove's contest on "Astrological sign :Aries" on 30th June'2005. This same poem got an Honourable Mention in Andy Stephenson's 'Enter Something You Like contest'.
My haiku "On jasmine trees" won the Bronze trophy and 5 points in the haiku contest by marsinlove on July 1st' 2005.
My poem "A Happy Memory on AP" won the Silver Trophy in Quiksilver's contest "Your best" on 5th July' 2005.
My pixiku "Dreams" won the Gold Trophy and 300 points in SEA Angel's contest "Write a Pixiku. Pixikues only" contest.
My poem "Memorable Malta" won a Silver Trophy in Renu's "A Contest With No Name Contest."
My poem "Taurus, The Bull" got an Honourable Mention in Definitive Freak's "Time For A Second Chance Boulevard Contest".
My senryu "Dead man" won the Gold Trophy and 300 points in the Group Dream Weavers in collaboration with Fifth Dove's Contemporary Haiku/Senryu 24 Hour Contest on July 29th'2005.
My pixiku "Thoughts Matter More Than Looks" won a Silver Trophy on August 9th'2005 in SEA Angel's 'Woo Hoo Another Pixiku Contest'.
My senryu 'Taking turns' got an Honourable Mention in Whispered Love's contest 'Short & Quick' on August 12th'2005.
My cinquain 'Masked Passion(Traditional Cinquain) won the Silver Trophy in Ava Noire's Cinquain Class Contest on August 22nd'2005.
My haiku 'The neighbourhood dog(haiku) won the Bronze Trophy in J Rhys Davies' contest 'Haiku/Senryu Round 2' on August 24th'2005. Co-incidentally, on the same day, I got my Mumbai driving licence too! YAY!
On the 26th of August, my senryu 'Shouting cuckoo' won the Gold Trophy and 300 points in Leander's 'Haiku-Circus' contest.
My poem "Autobiography of Time" won the Honourable mention and 10 points on 28th August'2005 in Andu's contest: Time.
My haiku "Leaping in the rain" won the Silver Trophy and 186 points in rope dancer's 'haiku contest' on October 1st'2005.
My haiku won an Honourable Mention in 'A Form Contest' by Sector Hunter's on October 2nd'2005.
My haiku "Vanishing dessert" got the Honourable Mention in Manoj Anmol's contest "My 4th contest...only for 2 days...350 points...for haiku/cinquain/sonnet...pre writes not allowed" on October 3rd'2005.
My Lanturne "He listens" won the Third place and hence, a Bronze trophy, for marjan's contest 'Form poetry only' on October 7th'2005 and gave me 40 points for a well done job.
My haiku "Winks between trees" won an Honourable mention and 25 points in Cotton's 24 Hour Haiku or 30 entries contest held on 8th October' 2005.
My pixiku "Thoughts Matter More Than Looks" won the Silver Trophy in SEA Angel's contest: Pixikues ONLY (Try it you'll like it) on October 11th'2005. *
My senryu "Dead Man" won the Gold Trophy and 300 points in Dream Weaver's Group Contest "Anything Halloweenish #3" on 25th October'2005.
My haiku "Spooky" won the Bronze Trophy in the contest 'Anything Halloweenish #7(Group Dream Weavers) on 27th October' 2005'!
My pixiku "Welcoming guests" won the Gold Trophy and 300 points in Pixie Angel's "Another Pixiku Contest. Try it. You'll like it" contest on 28th October' 2005.
My first story on AP titled "A Journey (Short Story)" won the Bronze Trophy in the contest "Anything Halloweenish # 10 (Group Dream Weavers)" on October 30th' 2005.
My "Guided Meditation For Healing Purpose" won the Bronze Trophy and 50 points in Glipsa's Contest "Guided Visualisation/Meditation" on October 4th' 2005.
My senryu "Change(5-7-5 senryu) got an Honourable Mention in Knight Architect's Contest "A moment of change (haiku and senryu)" on October 4th' 2005.
My alliteraku "Big Butt" won a Bronze Trophy and 25 Points in Billbard's "Alliteraku Contest 2" on 17th November'2005.
My lanturne on "Flies" won a Bronze trophy in Carter Tachikawa's "Write-a-lanturne Ends in Two Days contest".
My lanturne "In my lap" won the Silver trophy in Fifth Dove's Imagination Contest for: Dream Weavers Group
My poem "An Incandescent Delight" won the Bronze trophy and 75 points in Vickie J's "Let's Color" contest.
My haiku "Playful pups" won an Honourable mention in the contest "Best of the Best #3:Acrostics, Vignettes, Haikus" by Ayizan.
My tanka " Behind cobwebs" won an honourable mention in the contest for those wanting critiques - by Anithradia.
My poem "An ode to the summer full moon goddess Selene" won an Honourable mention in fallen-angel-fern's contest "The moon".
2006 Wins:
My haiku "Fair companion" received a Honourable mention in Whispered Love's One hour contest on 4th Jan'06.
My haiku "high tides" won a Bronze trophy and 50 points in J Rhys Davies contest "Your best haiku/senryu".
My senryu "Memories" got an Honourable mention and 20 points in Anasuya's 24 hour haiku contest on 29th Jan'06.
My Lento "Charismatic Delights" received an Honourable mention and 25 points in lencio-sunchild's 'Win a Trophy - A Real One: Give me a Lento contest' on 31st Jan'06.
My lanturne "He listens" won the Bronze trophy and 25 points in the contest "Impress me!!!" by sjgaither on February 5th'2006.
My pantoum "Homage to Green Tara" won the Bronze trophy and "best new write" in the contest "What are you best at?" by the duckling on February 7th'2006.
My haiku "lying intoxicated" came fourth in leander's contest "haiku-o-matic" on February 7th'2006.
My poem "A Prayer To His Angels" won the Silver Trophy and 150 points in the contest "Demons or Angels" by Sable Sorceress on 11th February'2006.
My pantoum "Homage to Green Tara" won the Gold Trophy and 300 points in "angelofthecenturys favs" contest on 16th February'2006.
My poem "Venus, Cupid and Psyche" got an Honourable Mention and 50 points in the contest "Favourite Greek or Roman Mythology Story Contest" by etheralforU on 16th February'2006.
My poem "An Ode to the Egyptian Sun Goddess of Summer, Sekhmet" was regarded as a 'noteworthy poem' in the contest "Philosophical or Religious Rhyming Poem" by Ellis on 19th February'2006.
My haiku "between the toes" got an Honourable Mention and 25 points in the "Haiku Contest" by ColinSJones on 21st February'2006.
My haiku "oh moon..." won the Bronze trophy in Danna Hobart's contest "Are you publishable?" on February 22nd'2006. It is going to be published and I'm so excited!
My Rendondilla "Love Web" won the Bronze trophy in Billbard's "Rendondilla contest" on February 25th'2006.
My meditation "Relaxing, de-stressing and healing" won 30 points and an Honourable Mention in the contest "Life, nature, myths, meditation choices Choices contest" by Mystical-Gardenia on March 1st'2006.
My haiku "pilgrims hang" won the Silver trophy in dianablue4love's contest "Psychology or change" on 2nd March'2006.
My haiku "a blue crayon" won the Gold trophy and 300 points in a contest by Mary E titled "write about..." on 3rd March'2006.
My haiku "getting comfortable" got an Honourable mention and 10 points in SPAMkid's contest "Humorous Haikus" on 5th March'2006.
My meditation "Relaxing, De-stressing and Healing Meditation" got an Honourable Mention and 50 points in Mystical Gardenia's contest "Round II closed for participants of Life, Nature, Myths, Meditations Choices Choices contest" on 11th March'2006.
My pixiku "Soulmate" won the GOLD and 300 points on March 11th'2006 in Stephanie 1969's contest "Gotta love these pixiku's".
My poem "The Rose(Free Verse Style)" won the Silver Trophy in NASCARgirl1797's contest "Show me the imagery" on 16th March'2006.
My poem "As rain falls(Pantoum)" received an Honourable Mention on 21st March'2006 and has been selected as one of the poems that will be published in Ayizan's fifth book 'A Collection of my voice'.
My Split acrostic "Love Is The Recognition Of Your Soul's Counterpoint In Another" won 5 points and got an Honourable Mention in sweetpoetess' contest 'Anything Goes' on March 23rd'2006.
My poem "A Father's Love(FLOIP form)" won the Bronze Trophy and 50 points in the f*l*o*i*p contest by Stephanie1969 on March 29th'2006.
My poem "My Papa" won the Silver trophy and 100 points in IMKahy's contest "Anything Goes" on 30th March'2006.
My pixiku titled 'Pixiku' won the Bronze trophy in SEA Angel's contest "Pixiku poetry" on 1st April'2006.
I won 25 points from SerenityUnchained in her contest "Blessed be White Witches" for guessing right her third favorite Tarot card - The High Priestess on April 1st'2006.
My haiku "memories" was published in the Snakeskin Poetry Webzine at www.snakeskin.org.uk and I was notified on April 4th'2006 about it. This is what George Simmers has to say about it, "It does just what a haiku ought to do. I can taste those tears."
On May 4th'2006, one of my haiku "between silk roses" got selected for publication in the haiku journal Clouds Peak.
My cinquain "Springtime delight" won the Bronze trophy and 50 points in the contest "Newborn lives" by little-hug on May 6th'2006.
My poem "Homage to Green Tara(Pantoum)" won the Silver trophy and 75 points in the contest "Ode to Odinsdottir" by Wraithe on May 12th'2006.
My poem "Thoughts and feelings(Shi Jing)" won the Gold trophy and 300 points in Lomhar's contest "Shi Jing... a new poetry form" on May 13th'2006.
My poem "I seek Thee to be my mentor" won the Gold trophy and 300 points on May 13th'2006 in the contest "Under my wing" by J Rhys Davies.
He is now my AP Mentor/Father.
"My affirmation" won the Silver trophy and 100 points on May 14th'2006 in the contest "Affirmations" by glispa.
My poem "Homage to Green Tara (Pantoum)" won the Gold trophy and 333 points in mariananda's contest "Happy mothers day, divine mother" on May 16th'2006.
My poem "My next life" won the Silver Trophy and 70 points in the contest "Next life" by aedo41 on May 20th'2006.
My first ever Lira form poem "Healing hearts" won the Silver Trophy and 100 points in the contest "Form contest with MANY to choose from" by itllnever on May 21st'2006.
My haiku "a mouse flies" won the Gold trophy and 300 points in the "Haiku contest" by dreamy green eyes. In the same contest my haiku "waltzing" won an Honourable mention and 25 points on 25th May'2006.
My poem "Venus, Cupid and Psyche" won the Bronze trophy in The Vampyre Lestat's contest "Magic and Mythology" on June 7th'2006.
My poem "The Bride(Cyhydedd fer)" won 50 points in Genielassie's contest "In a moment II(only for in a moment participants)" on June 14th'2006.
My haiku "visitors in the dark" won the Bronze trophy in the contest 'Haiku-Senryu' by J Rhys Davies on 14th June'2006.
My poem "Venus,Cupid and Psyche" got an Honourable mention in the contest 'Tell me a fable' by fptemujin on 15th June'2006.
My poem "Awakening" won a Bronze trophy and 75 points in the contest 'Enlightenment' by PlayfulPassion(Joy) on June 19th'2006.
My poem "Believe in your dreams(Rictameter)" won the Silver trophy in the Picture contest Rictameter IX by ShelleyA on June 26th'2006.
My diamante "Jupiter" won the Bronze trophy, third Honourable mention and 25 points in the contest 'Forms and other Forms' by Forms of Me on June 26th'2006.
My poem "A memorable African safari" won the Bronze trophy in the contest 'Anything' by Dreaming Flowers on June 29th'2006.
My poem "Revenge on my father" won the Bronze trophy in the contest "The power of love (1st contest) by Freakish-Lizzie on July 5th'2006.
My haiku "a rose closes" got an Honourable mention in the contest 'Haiku to you too' by Azume on July 5th'2006.
My poem "When hunger strikes(Triolet)" won the Bronze trophy in the contest "Humans and their behaviour" by eternalphoenixaura on July 6th'2006.
My poem "A Shamanic Voyage Description(Free verse) got an Honourable mention and 25 points in the contest "options auction" by Iced Amber Ryan on July 8th'2006.
My poem "Togetherness Forever (Double etheree) won the Gold trophy and 500 points in the contest 'Shape Poetry' by darkchildskiss on July 10th'2006.
My poem "A memorable African safari" got an Honourable mention and 16 points in the contest "Your best work" by Ronaldinho on 12th July'2006.
My lanturne "He listens" won the Silver trophy and 200 points in the contest 'Spiritual or Children's Poems Only' by Angelwatchingme on July 18th'2006.
My poem "Divorce" won the Bronze trophy in the contest "On divorce" by choclateisgood on July 21st'2006.
My poem "Bringing Peace Closer"(Etheree) got an Honourable mention in the 'Let's write Etheree's Picture Competition III' by ShelleyA on 22nd July'2006.
My poem "Cupid's Delightful Midnight Whisper" got 5 points and came in the top 21 entries in the contest 'Options Galore' by Enchanted Butterfly on July 23rd'2006.
I received an Honourable mention and 50 points for most helpful comments and critiques in the contest "The Movie Technique Of Writing Haiku" by azure85(Susie) in collaboration with Myron Lysenko on July 23rd'2006.
My lanturne chain "Going Home" won the Silver trophy in the contest "Light of Lanturnes VIII" by ShelleyA on July 23rd'2006.
My poem "A Divine Message"(Double Etheree) won the Silver trophy in the contest "Double Etheree Picture Competition" by ShelleyA on July 24th'2006.
My poem "Aries and Sagittarius" won the Silver trophy in the contest "Starsign Compatibility" by Scarlet Intentions on July 26th'2006.
My pixiku "Soulmate" got an Honourable Mention and 50 points in the contest Pixiku aka Pixikus aka Pixikue aka Pixikues aka "Pixicu" aka Pixicus aka Pixicue aka Pixicues by SEA Angel on 27th July'2006.
My poem "Lughnasadh/Lammas/Lughnasa Celebration" won the Bronze trophy and 75 points in the contest "Lughnassah/Lammas contest" by midnight2000 on August 1st'2006.
My poem "A Shamanic Voyage Description(Free verse)" won 33 points and symbolic Golden Eagle Feathers in maa's contest "Sacred Totem Animal Blessings" on August 2nd'2006.
My poem "Merging with the Supreme One" got 50 points in the contest 'Truth - The Wisdom of Self Knowledge' by DragonsBlood on August 4th'2006.
My poem "Magic of Midnight(Lanturne chain) in the contest "Lanturnes by Midnight by Red Red Rose and cherche-d-ame won the Silver trophy and 150 points on 5th August'2006.
My poem "A Prayer To His Angels" got the Honourable mention and 25 points in the contest 'Pray, always' by skitza on 7th August'2006.
My poem "An Incandescent Delight" won the Gold trophy and 300 points in the contest "Colours and Numbers" by sar143 on August 9th'2006(it is Nariyal Purnima, Raksha Bhandan and Satyanarayan also today).
My poem "Homage to Goddess Kuan Yin" got an Honourable Mention in the contest "What do you believe?" by skyviewexpress on 14th August'2006.
My poem 'The Virgo Woman of the Zodiac' won the Gold trophy and 300 points in the contest 'Your Favourite Starsign' by Scarlet Intentions on August 19th'2006.
My poem "Half Moon(Mondo)" won the Bronze trophy and 75 points in the contest 'Moonbeams' by hamiltonhottie69 on 28th August'2006.
My poem "Merging with the Supreme One" got an Honourable mention and 25 points in the contest 'A celebration of realisation' by Myrddin Emrys on September 5th'2006.
I won a Silver trophy and 200 points for my poem "Homage to Goddess Kuan Yin" in the contest "I want your best" by Firebird pheonix on September 5th'2006.
My poem "Memorable Malta" got an Honourable Mention and 15 points in the contest "Free points" by I rox my soxs off on September 8th'2006.
My poem "The sacred Medicine Wheel" won the Gold trophy and 400 points in the contest 'This is a stories/poems contest' by Morningstar 1948, dawnbaby and Sonja on August 10th'2006.
My article "Rose Pink Meditation" won 50 points and got an Honourable Mention in the contest "My first contest with many options" by Nikkoal on September 11th'2006.
My haiku "two pink flamingoes" got an Honourable mention and 15 points in the contest "Love and Haiku" by Miss Yorik on September 16th'2006.
I got 50 points for both my haiku entered in Little Johnny's Haiku Contest by Susie and NoWayJo on September 17th'2006.
My poem "Homage to Green Tara" won the Gold trophy and 300 points in the contest " Mabon Contest" by midnight2000 and my poem "The Festival of Mabon" won the Bronze trophy and 75 points in the same contest on 20th September'2006. How wonderful !!
My poem "Venus, Cupid and Psyche" won the Bronze trophy and 60 points in the contest "Greek Mythology" by twillight seduction on 15th Oct'06.
My poem "The Night of Samhain" won the Silver trophy and 150 points in the Samhain Contest by midnight2000 on October 31st' 2006.
My poem "The Festival of Mabon(Autumn Equinox) won an Honourable mention and 40 points in the Nature Form Poetry Contest by Kari Leigh and Cyberartist on November 6th'2006.
My poem "Arabic Coffee (Qahwa)" won the Gold trophy and 400 points in the contest D'Contest of The L'Strange Cafe' by Raneika on October 20th'06.
My poem "English Sonnet - Homage to Big Mama Blue" won the Bronze trophy in the contest " Contest In honor of -The Goddess ( pagans/wiccan only plz)" by choaticrose on November 24th'06.
My haiku
"grandma's funeral
her week old grandson
weeps the most"
won Rs 500 and got published in the DNA Times on 2nd Dec'2006 in Mumbai, India!!!
My haiku
"rainy street -
in the boot of a car
two pals eat"
Mom gave me Rs 500
won Rs 500 and got published in the DNA Times on 9th Dec'2006 in Mumbai, India!!!
Dad gave me Rs 1,000
My poem "The Festival of Mabon (Autumn Equinox) won the Honourable Mention in the contest Litha/The Eight Sabbats by fire fairy bradhada on Dec 30th'2006.
On Dec 30th'2006, my haiku appeared in the DNA and I won a cash prize of Rs. 500 for the same. The haiku published is as follows:
thai chilli --
burning my eyes
the stranger's kiss
My poem "Homage to Green Tara (Pantoum)" won an Honourable Mention and 30 points in the Form Poetry contest by KamalaKari on 27th January'2007.
My haiku "stormy sky" won an Honourable Mention and 30 points in the haiku contest "The Technique of the Sketch" by Susie in collaboration with Myron and Pollycheck on January 28th'07. This is my 85th trophy on AP!
My haiku "a rose closes" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'Spring in the winter' by Kamala Kari on 4th February'2007.
My poem "A Tribal Leader's Reflections" won a Gold trophy and 300 points in the contest Diving In 3 of 4 By Shewolfnative on February 6th'2007.
My poem "God's Tears, Her Wealth" won the Bronze trophy and 75 points in the contest "Dive in IV of IV" by Shewolfnative on February 6th' 06.
My haiku "goats peep" won an Honourable mention in the contest "contemporary haiku" by Bridgetjane on 7th February'07.
My poem "Candles(Cinquan)" won an Honourable mention and 25 points in the contest 'Candlemas' by Vera Rich on February 10th'07.
My haiku "stop female infanticide" won an Honourable Mention and 30 points in "The Haiku Picket Statement Contest" by NoWayJo on 10th February'07.
My haiku got published in the DNA Main paper on Page 13 on 10th February'07 and I won Rs. 500 for it:-
white squares
on the window pane
a chessboard
My poem "An Unforgettable Experience (Free Verse)" won a Silver trophy in the contest 'Experiences' by Laken on February 11th'2007.
My haiku "a hump of snow" won the Bronze trophy and 30 points and received an Honourable Mention in the contest "Winter's Cold Haiku Contest" by Pastel Branches in collaboration with Myron on 13th February'07.
My poem "Leader of the Norse Pantheon,Odin" won a Silver trophy and 200 points in the contest "Gods and Heroes" by LoneDefender on 13th February'2007.
My poem, "Venus(Mndo)" written in collaboration with AndrewHide, my tanka teacher here on AP, won an Honourable Mention and 30 points in the contest 'Vivid Valentine's Day Japanese Poetry' by LordPoetry3000 on February 14th'2007.
My poem "Homage to the Celtic Triple Goddess, Brigid" won the Bronze trophy and 10 points in the contest 'Do your best' by PaperHurricanes on February 15th'07.
My poem "Encounter with a lioness" won the Gold trophy and 400 points in the contest "Leo" by Polaja on February 22nd'2007.
My poem " Encounter with a Lioness" won the Silver trophy and 150 points in the contest "What is Forgotten - Few hours contest time limit" by Shewolfnative on February 23rd'2007.
My haiku "waltzing" won the Bronze trophy and 20 points in the contest 'Expressions of Haiku' by SilverScent on 26th February'2007.
My triquain poem "The day unfolds" won an Honourable Mention and 30 points in the contest "Triquain Picture Competition" by ShelleyA on 3rd March'2007.
My haiku "shimmery green coat" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'The All That Glitters Haiku Contest' by Azure85 and NoWayJo on 24th March'2006.
My following haiku was published in the DNA newspaper on 24th March'2007 and I won Rs. 250 for it:
abortion hour -
the female foetus hugs
her twin brother
I received this checque on 15th May'07.
My poem "Aries, the Ram" won the Gold trophy and 300 points in the contest "A Zodiac and Numerology Palace" Group Members!!!! by theQueen on 25th March'2007.
On the same day, El Pascador generously donated 50 points to me.
Two of my haiku won an Honourable mention and 30 points each in the contest "Technique of the twist" by azure85, Pollycheck and Tishu on 27th March'2007. These haiku are:
rose flower cake and two cockroaches
With these haiku I won my 100th and 101st trophies on AllPoetry.com - a day I have been awaiting for so so long! It's party time!!
theQueen gave me 75 points for best idea for the Aries contest
My following haiku was published in the DNA newspaper on 31st March'2007 and I won a cash prize of Rs. 250 for it:-
the full moon falls
in a bottle of black ink --
craft class
My haiku "snowstorm" won the Bronze trophy and 50 points in the CONTEST OF OPTIONS! COME 1, COME ALL! NOW OPEN TO PREWRITES! by Heavens Child on April 2nd'2007. The judge said this, "The bronze was well deserved, so short and simple but a powerful testimony of faith." I had just come back from the Hare Krishna mandir in Juhu and I am delighted to see this! Hare Krishna!!!!!!!!!!
My poem "The Compassionate One" won the Silver trophy in the contest 'One word prompt - Compassion' by Celticmoon on April 5th'07.
My poem "A Prayer To His Angels" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'Angels or Demons?' by fluffydemon on April 5th'2007.
My tanka "Krishna's flute" won the Silver trophy and 200 points in the contest 'Tanka Too' by azure85 on 8th April'2007.
My poem, "Homage to the Celtic Triple Goddess Brigid" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest '100 Best Poems' by Lady-Pegasus on April 11th'2007.
My acrostic "Earth Angels" won the Honourable mention and 34 points in the contest 'Earth Angels Acrostic Contest #1' by Dove, Maa and Celticmoon on 11th April'07.
My poem "Deepa - A New Friend" won the Bronze trophy in the contest 'Character Sketch' by Mysterydragon on April 14th'07.
My poem 'Archangel Sandalphon' won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'Archangel Blessings' by maa on April 16th'07.
My poem "Venus, Cupid and Psyche" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest " Greek Mythology and Greek Tragedies..." by karenisenlord on April 22nd'07.
My following haiku was published in the DNA newspaper on 5th May' 2007 and I won a cash prize of Rs. 250 for it.
cuddling
to the finger of an infant -
a raindrop
My following haiku was published in the DNA newspaper on 12th May'07 and I won a cash prize of Rs. 250 for it.
outside a jail
former prisoner on his knees --
kisses the ground
I received this checque on 15th May'2007.
My poem "Epics (Multiple Round Contest) *New Edit*" won the Bronze trophy and 100 points in the contest ' Epics (Multiple Round Contest) *New Edit*' by Ontarah on May 21st'2007.
My poem "Taurus, The Bull" won the Gold trophy and 300 points in the contest 'A Numerology and Zodiac Palace Group Members Only!' by theQueen on May 30th'07.
My haiku "yoga class" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'Contest completely anything you want! NO RULES WHAT~SO~EVER!' by ibsons hysops on May 30th'2007.
May 30th'2007 has been a GREAT day - I joined the CLAY POT MAKING Class also today! - An 8 number day!!!
My poem "Arabic Coffee(Qahwa)" won the Gold trophy and 400 points in the 'Contest Only one of your best prewrittens! No~ Rules~ At ~All ~After ~That!' by ibsons hysops on June 2nd'2007.
My poem "Homage to Green Tara (Pantoum)" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'Form poetry' by joyya on June 6th'2007.
My haiku "a tribal girl sits" won the Silver trophy and 100 points in the contest 'Haiku -Thank You!' by shadoe by 7th June'2007.
My poem "Chameleon(Haynaku)" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the 'Alliterative Haynaku Contest' by Billbard on June 10th'2007.
My haiku "thick circles of dust" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'Contest Lets do a Haiku' by jeff swan on June 10th'2007.
My haiku "nestled(contemporary haiku)" won the Silver trophy and 100 points in the contest 'Contest A Twig in Your Bra' by Melodies on June 11th'2007.
My haiku "a guitar strums" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'Give me your best' by Black Raevyn on June 13th'07.
On 19th June'07, I FINALLY received my Certificate on Clay Pot Making from the Polytechnic!
My haiku "summer noon" and "twilight time" won an HM each and 30 points each in the contest "Cat haiku" by NoWayJo on July 3rd'07.
My poem "English Sonnet - Homage to Big Momma Blue" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the "All About Nature Contest" by Hotrod94 on 26th July'2007.
My poem "Virgo Woman Of The Zodiac" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'Star Sign of the Zodiac'
My poem "Lughnasadh/Lammas/Lughnasa" won an Honourable mention and 30 points on August 14th'07 in the contest 'Blessed Lughnasadh' by Dragonblue.
My poem "Homage to Goddess Kuan Yin" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'DEITIES OF THE BUDDHIST PANTHEON' by maa on August 17th'2007.
My poem "Homage to Green Tara" won an Honourable mention and 200 points in the contest 'Sacred chants and hymns of praise' by David Michaels on August 17th'2007.
In the same contest my poem "Homage to the Celtic Triple Goddess Brigid" won the Silver trophy and 300 points as well.
My haiku "early spring morning(5-7-5) haiku" won the Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'MORE HAIKU ANYONE?' by jeff swan on 8th September'07.
My haiku "twenty teenagers(5-7-5 haiku)" won the Honourable mention and 30 points in the Contest 'SPORTING HAIKU!' by bethan-gaze on September 8th'07.
My haiku "rainy morning" won the Gold trophy and 300 points in the contest "Just one single haiku" by jeff swan on September 16th'2007.
My haiku "play school kid" won the Silver trophy and 200 points in the contest School-ku by azure85 on September 16th'2007.
Dad and Manav came home to Pune on 16th Sept'07!!!
My poem "The Festival of Mabon(Autumn Equinox)" won the Silver trophy and 200 points in the contest 'Write a poem to Honour the God or the Goddess' by Vierna on September 22nd'07.
My poem "In Honour of our men in red" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'I'm a Fire Truck' by PhantomsAngel87 on September 28th'2007.
On this day, Dada(Babbu uncle's father) also passed away....
My haiku "a caterpillar" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest ' Haiku, write of Insects or Birds' by InBetweenThoughts on September 29th'07.
To my excitement today(30/9/07), I saw that I've been published in Paper Wasp 2006 issue: Here's the link to it:
http://members.optusnet.com.au/paperwasp/selections2006.html
The haiku published was:
brief shower
in the garden -
my first orchid
My poem "The Festival of Mabon(Autumn Equinox)" won the Bronze trophy and 75 points in the contest 'Pagan Poetry' by rose blood 87 on August 8th'2007.
My haiku "a mouse flies" won the Gold trophy and 600 points in the contest "senryu and haiku" by liquidmindforever on October 12th'2007.
My haiku "winter sunrise" won the Gold trophy and 300 points in the contest 'The Haiku-Patchwork Quilt Contest-Project' by NoWayJo on October 20th'2007(Saraswati Puja day/Ram Navmi). My haiku "abortion hour" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the same contest.
I bought silver payals today for Rs. 1,750 :-)
My haiku "exam day" won the Bronze trophy and 100 points in the contest 'Everyday haiku' by azure85 on October 21st'2007. Such a lovely gift to receive on this Dusshera!
My haiku "rising higher" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest "Rain" by sarcasm730 on October 22nd'07.
My one-liner "For a sore throat and cough" won the Bronze trophy and 75 points in the 'Contest ONE-LINER Cures and treatments' by Melodies on October 28th'2007.
My poem "The night of Samhain" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'Contest Samhain' by opaqueangel on 31st October'2007.
My haiku "juicy strawberries" won the Gold trophy and 300 points in the contest 'Satirical Haiku' by thexshattered on November 1st'07.
My haiku "rain falls"(modern haiku) won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'heartbreak' by live in love on 9th November'2007(Diwali day).
My tanka "On our terrace" won the Silver trophy and 200 points in the contest 'Contest One Whole Year' by LovesThomasineGrace on 13th November'2007.
My haiku "haiku X" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'The Haiku Alphabet-Blocks contest' by NoWayJo on November 18th'2007.
My haiku "winter sun" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'Thoughts and Feelings 3' by Quiet Places on 21st November'2007.
My haiku "nursery school haiku" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'HAIKU TIME ONCE MORE' by Swan song on Deceomber 9th'2007.
My tanka "On our terrace" received an Honourable mention in the contest 'Pimp up your forms' by Leander on December 15th'2007. However, as he does not like the green trophy, myself and the others who received an HM did not get the green trophy. I'm still happy he likes this poem because it is really SPECIAL to me
My haiku "a mouse flies" won the Bronze trophy and 50 points in the contest 'Dust Off Those Old Haiku (Non-Traditional)' by Pollycheck on December 15th' 2007.
My haiku "seaside picnic(non-traditional or conemporary haiku)" won the Gold trophy and 300 points in the contest 'Contest Haiku Overnight #5' by azure85 on December 16th'2007.
We celebrated Salma's birthday today and had much fun!
My haiku "sunrise" won the Silver trophy and 100 points in the contest "Take a walk haiku contest" by Swan Song on 25th December' 2007.
My poem "Homage to Green Tara(Pantoum)" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'Pantoums' by LuzAradia on December 27th'2007.
2008 trophy winnings:-
My haiku "midnight fireworks" won the Bronze trophy in the contest 'New Year haiku (quickie one)' by Mari Goes on January 1st' 2008.
My poem "In gratitude to the One who listens" won the Bronze trophy and 75 points in the contest 'Religious/Non-Religious......Let Me Know Your Spiritual Side, or Lack Thereof!' by rose blood 87 on January 2nd'2008.
My haiku "midnight fireworks" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'New Year's day haiku' by azure85 on January 2nd'2008.
My haiku "new year morn" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'New year's day haiku" by azure85 on January 2nd'2008.
I handed over the haiku class to Haikumonk on 7th January'2008.
My haiku "winter haiku(modern haiku; not 5-7-5)" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'Deep winter haiku' by Swan Song on 13th January'2008.
My poem "A Tribal Leader's Reflections" won the Bronze trophy and 75 points in the contest 'Native American 4 Pic inspired' by GypsieHolley on 14th January'2008.
My poem "Homage to the Celtic Triple Goddess Brigid" won the Gold trophy and 400 points in the contest ' Contest 26 to 30 ages enter your best prewrite'by RedwingSpirit on 18th January'2008.
Jan 21st - What a wonderful day it has been! Dad finally sacked Vinod Lobo! Hooray! It was Pradosh on this day. Lord Shiva came to the resue
My poem "In Honour of our men in red" won the Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'Nursery Rhymes' by Poetess12 on January 22nd'2008.
My haiku "winter night (modern haiku; not 5-7-5)" won the Gold trophy and 375 points in the contest 'Allpoetry Haiku Championship Contest' by misticmoonlite with haikumonk on January 22nd'2008.
Pari Ali called today and I wrote my article against Vishal Megamart and Landmark. Today is 22nd Jan'08. In the evening she dropped by and took my pic with Manav and my article and original Landmark bill as proof.
My haiku "eyeing (modern haiku; not 5-7-5)" won the Silver trophy and 200 points in the contest 'Haiku Overnight #6' by azure85 on 3rd February'2008.
My haiku "blackout indoors" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'Weekend haiku' by azure85 on 11th February'2008.
My haiku "a striped butterfly" won a Silver trophy and 200 points in the contest 'Haiku by InBetweenThoughts' on 21 st Feb'2008.
My haiku "sunset spring shower" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'Spring Haiku or Tanka' by InBetweenThoughts on April 12th'2008.
My haiku "an april dawn" won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest ' Haiku me' bu azure85 on 5th May'2008.
Once my own school(Budding Mind's Nursery School, Kalyani Nagar- Pune) started on 16th June'2008, life got very very busy for me. I never realised when time flew by and over these days I was missing writing some good poetry. On the insistance of a dear buddy, I decided to pick up the pen and wrote 2 poems both of which won trophies as follows:-
My haynaku "tomorrow's destiny lies" won the Gold trophy and 400 points in the contest 'hay (na) ku poetry contest' on 29th July'2008.
My haiku "an insect hangs (modern haiku)" won the Silver trophy and 100 points in the contest 'Swallow haiku contest' by Swan Song on 29th July'2008.
My tanka "between the pages" won the Bronze trophy and 100 points in the contest 'Tanka Time' by azure85 on 7th August'2008.
My poem "Archangel Sandalphon - Prince of Prayer" won the Silver trophy and 100 points in the contest 'The Big Ommmmm' by XxGoldenxXDawnxX on 15th August' 2008.
My poem "haiku on a spider (modern haiku)" won the Bronze trophy and 30 points in the contest 'Itsy Bitsy Spider Haiku' by Swan Song on 16th August' 2008.
My poem "A Prayer to His Angels" won a Gold trophy and 300 points in the contest 'Angels' by AmberMarie55 on September 3rd'2008.
My haiku "raining cats and dogs(modern haiku)" won an Honourable mention in the contest 'Short Lived Short Form #36' by Samplette on September 5th'2008.
My haiku "September haiku" won the Bronze trophy and 100 points in the contest 'Haiku' by Swan song on September 16th'2008.
My haiku "toothless smile (modern haiku) won an Honourable mention and 30 points in the contest 'Haiku-me" by Kappa on September 22nd'2008.
I will soon add here the other contests I won in.
Here on AP, my friend Ogreatbaldone{Terry} has posted this beautiful haiku for me:
For Charishma(Haiku-of course)
Your beautiful words
paint my brain with memories
of moments in life
His author's comments under this are: "Author's Questions/Comments
This is For Charishma, one of my favorites, who has been on a Haiku "binge" the last few days. Check out her latest ku's. there are some really good ones."
He has also written a haiku for me after reading several of mine in which the moon{which I affectionately call 'the evening pearl'} has been the subject. You can read his haiku here: allpoetry.com/Poem/1042306*
*This is what it says:
Goddess of the moon
your spirit reaches to me
a beacon at night
I love learning things about auras and chakras. My Mom on AP, SpiritMother, told me this about my aura:
"Your auras are made up of several layers, the etheric aura being the spiritual which is blue. There are actually seven visible layers of aura for each person. Yellow being the complete outer one of protection. Your main aura color when I met you, and still is a pale lavender color beneath the yellow. When you become stressed or upset then spots appear within that color giving evidence of where the problem lies. Stress is usually a gray cloud look over the head area. Pain is shown as a red ball in the area affected. Heavy thoughts or burdens on our souls are usually shown around the shoulders and neck areas..They can be just about any color depending upon the severity and what the burden may pertain to. You see now what I mean? It takes years to learn all this but practice makes perfect right? LOL"
Mariza GG is another wonderful friend I've made on AP. She is so talented; sometimes I just wish I lived closer to her and we could compose poetry together! She wrote this for me today {January 26th '05}.
Busy Bee ( to Charishma)
in her hand
the pen screams
no more!
Her author's comments under this are: I met Charishma not so long ago, but her passion for haiku caught my attention. She is a lovely girl with an immense creativity. She sees, she makes notes and she passes us the images kept in her mind in such a pleasant way, through haiku
I can barely follow her pace. With a pen in her hand, she is faster than Speedy Gonzales
"go pen go!" I read that on her page"
You can see this directly at this link:
**allpoetry.com/poem/1021774*
*She is a wonderful person and I urge you to see her poetry.
My friend GardenBelle dedicated this sonnet to me:
allpoetry.com/poem/1772997
and this lovely poem on peonies: http://allpoetry.com/poem/2747976
My elder spiritual sister on AP: allpoetry.com/poet/mariananda
Mari wrote this for me:http://allpoetry.com/poem/2702608
and this too:http://allpoetry.com/poem/show/2789360
She is my sweet Mari! Her devotion and love for Mata Amritanandamayi touches my heart. Thanks to her, I have a beautiful white cloth which is from the sari(Indian dress) of Mata Amritanandamayi and beautiful rose incense that lights my home and soul with so much peace and infinite joy. She has gifted me a beautiful painting of Goddess Tara who is a favourite of mine and is now blessing my home from the Puja room. I cannot thank Mari enough for everything. She is definitely someone very special and I wish that she receives abundant blessings from the Goddess and God.
Shewolfnative wrote a lovely poem for me here on the 12th of Feb'07:http://allpoetry.com/poem/2624404
She also wrote this for me:http://allpoetry.com/poem/2635608
Classes I have taken at AP School, graduated and definitely recommend:
1. Haiku by haikumonk
2. Tanka by AndrewHide
3. Celtic and Welsh Poetry by Ayizan
4. Diamante by Feline2001
5. Free Verse with Vocabulary building by Kahy
6. Cinguain - by Ava Noire
7. Shape Poetry
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A Collection of Immortal Love Poems:
You left me by Emily Dickinson
You left me, sweet, two legacies -
A legacy of love
A Heavenly Father would content,
Had He the offer of;
You left me boundaries of pain
Capacious as the sea,
Between eternity and time,
Your consciousness and me.
When you are old by William Butler Yeats
When you are old and grey and full of sleep,
And nodding by the fire, take down this book,
And slowly read, and dream of the soft look
Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep;
How many loved your moments of glad grace,
And loved your beauty with love false or true,
But one man loved the Pilgrim soul in you,
And loved the sorrows of your changing face;
And bending down beside the glowing bars,
Murmur, a little sadly, how Love fled
And paced upon the mountains overhead
And hid his face amidst a crowd of stars.
Some ezines where haiku may be sent if you wish for it to be published are:
www.du5tin.net/haiku/submit.html
www.theheronsnest.com
www.hsa-haiku.org/frogpond.htm
members.optusnet.com.au/paperwasp/
A list of haiku journals can be found on this link(thank you Myron for sending this link on 26th March'2007):
http://whiteowlweb.com/poetrylink.htm#Jforms
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Ted E Bare on February 14If you're single, don't be sad.
Cupid's arrows broke and he feels bad.
He and I want you to know it's okay;
To celebrate and to have a Great Valentine's DAY!
Ted E Bare
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