come and meet the "medicine-dog" - and "great trickster" ... within you
enjoy !
maa
the wonderful coyote-border has been offered by celticmoon
http://allpoetry.com/list/37926-Animal-Borders
COYOTE’S BITTER-SWEET LESSONS OF LIFE
http://allpoetry.com/poem/2758532
Coyote, teach me wisdom wrapped in smile
Please show me all the pitfalls on my Path
Illusionist and trickster of much style
Your hidden games provoke much grief and wrath
To learn your painful lessons is my task
While dark clouds of betrayal cross my sky
You hide yourself behind intriguing mask
Misleading me, your poison you apply
For once I have betrayed another’s trust
When egoistic gains have been my goal
A victim of sheer greed, desire and lust
I was no master of my blinded soul
I recognize that trust shan’t be abused
And realize how confidence is earned
Ashamed how often friendship I misused
Coyote’s bitter lessons I have learned
While hostile substances my lungs infect
My system does not fight those enemies
Immune defences do not much react
Believing in fake friendship – much at ease
Intoxicated are my lungs and soul
With thoughts and actions dwelling in my past
The karmic fruits will never miss their goal
Fate’s boomerang returns to me at last
Dramatic may this situation seem
While teachings it contains in multitude
Awakening from self-deceiving dream
I take Coyote’s gift with gratitude
- maa -
(I thank my silver-winner for the fantastic first line
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please check out my new contest :
"ANIMAL-SPIRIT-GUIDES ... # 2 : SWAN"
http://allpoetry.com/contest/show/2343902
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Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on March 21, 2007
- Rewards: Gold: 333, Silver: 30, Bronze: 30, Honorable mention: 3 people
- Final notes: This was one of the most inspiring and fruitful contests I have hosted so far … Your poems have been pure gems for my heart … I thank each one of you for your most valuable gift …
With gratitude and love,
maa
GOLD : “clown, hero and demi-god” http://allpoetry.com/poem/2744722
SILVER : “coyote, teach me wisdom” http://allpoetry.com/poem/2747266
BRONZE : “walking with you”
http://allpoetry.com/poem/2747460
HONEY TROPHIES :
“my not pretended brother”
http://allpoetry.com/poem/2744344
“laughter caught on better breeze”
http://allpoetry.com/poem/2749766
“the blinded medicine woman + the coyote trickster”
http://allpoetry.com/poem/2752740
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I would be honoured about your participation in my new contest :
"ANIMAL-SPIRIT-GUIDES ... # 2 : SWAN"
http://allpoetry.com/contest/show/2343902
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COYOTE’S BITTER-SWEET LESSONS OF LIFE
http://allpoetry.com/poem/2758532
Coyote, teach me wisdom wrapped in smile
Please show me all the pitfalls on my Path
Illusionist and trickster of much style
Your hidden games provoke much grief and wrath
To learn your painful lessons is my task
While dark clouds of betrayal cross my sky
You hide yourself behind intriguing mask
Misleading me, your poison you apply
For once I have betrayed another’s trust
When egoistic gains have been my goal
A victim of sheer greed, desire and lust
I was no master of my blinded soul
I recognize that trust shan’t be abused
And realize how confidence is earned
Ashamed how often friendship I misused
Coyote’s bitter lessons I have learned
While hostile substances my lungs infect
My system does not fight those enemies
Immune defences do not much react
Believing in fake friendship – much at ease
Intoxicated are my lungs and soul
With thoughts and actions dwelling in my past
The karmic fruits will never miss their goal
Fate’s boomerang returns to me at last
Dramatic may this situation seem
While teachings it contains in multitude
Awakening from self-deceiving dream
I take Coyote’s gift with gratitude
- maa -
I thank my silver-winner for the fantastic first line )
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Contest Winners
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Myth, a legend with a thousand faces.• Commented on by judge. [remove]
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Coyote, teach me wisdom wrapped in smiles;
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Oh! these are souls
of ancient singers• Commented on by judge. [remove] - Error: Unable to find finalist item 2749766, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
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Maybe I will come up with something very soon and be back to vistit this contest.
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She is my totem, one of them anyhow.
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wonderful, tell me about her, I'd love to learn ...
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Wonderful idea for a contest Maa, will see if I can come up with something Bunny
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Thank you for introducing the coyote to me, this was the wisdom I was looking for. Here is a resource that may help.
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Thankyou for the bronze trophy and congratulations to everyone else,thankyou very much for the contest forum,by reading another entry I discovered the beautiful spirit of Native Spirit whom I may not have discovered otherwise,I hope to be back to read more,always a delight to read what feeds the soul,many blessings,Yvette
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Dear Marion, thank you for the silver cup and the inspiration that you gave me in this contest. The coyote was a great muse, and I found this to be a valuable lesson.
Congratulations to DK and Miss2U for trophies, and kaibab, wolfspiritguide and Native Spirit.
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Ah such a much appreciated Golden Chalice is this one, for it is a vessel holding acknowledgement of spiritual gain from the effect of my words, and what greater confirmation and gratification can a poet acheive? I sincerely thank you for the inspiration this contest provided, and I am more than honored to have been awarded the gold! Thank you so much!!
xxoo
dk
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