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breathe

Only Breath
~ Rumi


Not Christian or Jew or Muslim, not Hindu
Buddhist, sufi, or zen. Not any religion

or cultural system. I am not from the East
or the West, not out of the ocean or up

from the ground, not natural or ethereal, not
composed of elements at all. I do not exist,

am not an entity in this world or in the next,
did not descend from Adam and Eve or any

origin story. My place is placeless, a trace
of the traceless. Neither body or soul.

I belong to the beloved, have seen the two
worlds as one and that one call to and know,

first, last, outer, inner, only that
breath breathing human being.





you're welcome if you breathe
you're welcome if you breathe
in every angle the word has ever been looked at from





"Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure."
~ Oprah Winfrey




". . . see without looking, . . .
hear without listening, . . .
breathe without asking."
~ W.H Auden




Air
~ M.S Merwin


Naturally it is night.
Under the overturned lute with its
One string I am going my way
Which has a strange sound.

This way the dust, that way the dust.
I listen to both sides
But I keep right on.
I remember the leaves sitting in judgment
And then winter.

I remember the rain with its bundle of roads.
The rain taking all its roads.
Nowhere.

Young as I am, old as I am,

I forget tomorrow, the blind man.
I forget the life among the buried windows.
The eyes in the curtains.
The wall
Growing through the immortelles.
I forget silence
The owner of the smile.

This must be what I wanted to be doing,
Walking at night between the two deserts,
Singing.




~ breathe out (in every way you can describe the word)
~ no more than 100 words; I don't mind if it's over 100, but if it sucks, you're out
~ edit, tweak, and then post
~ do not expect comments until the closing date
~ think out of the box; breath is not confined to air and human lungs












Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on October 16, 2008
  • Rewards: Gold: 500, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100
  • Final notes:
    Great job one and all. Thanks for entering and congrats

Contest Winners

  1. chewing gum balloon
    by piggyback 18 lines, 15 comments, on Aug 30 4:22 AM 2008. In Personal
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  2. Rebirth of breath
    by zochit2me 44 lines, 8 comments, on Sep 18 1:00 AM 2008. In Contemporary, Pain, Life
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  3. In The Moment
    Within, perceived stillness;
    tranquil graceful breeze.
    by Pisces rainbow 16 lines, 15 comments, on Sep 4 4:45 PM 2008. In Contest, Spiritual
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  4. Drink It In
    I breathe in life every day,
    through every sense I know.
    by Bosiarbooger 25 lines, 4 comments, on Aug 27 9:18 PM 2008. In Contest, Thoughts
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  5. to keep love alive
    by flight 38 lines, 4 comments, on Sep 3 10:37 PM 2008
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  6. Error: Unable to find finalist item 4549171, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]

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  • Suzanne Dia
    August 27, 2008
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    "My place is placeless, a trace
    of the traceless. Neither body or soul."

    I love that

    really really love that






    • Namita
      August 27, 2008
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      and i'd really really love it if you do enter


  • Nicolette gold member
    August 27, 2008
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    this is beautiful, Namita

    bookmarked

    ~ Nicolette


  • Elora Danon gold member
    August 27, 2008
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    We've missed you!


    • Namita
      August 27, 2008
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      I've missed you morer! Hope you pen something for this


  • flight
    August 27, 2008
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    i hope to write something for this.
    love it.
    peace to all ~flight


  • layla.
    August 28, 2008
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    you know i will enter!

  • Virgoan
    August 29, 2008
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    bookmarked


  • And Hyetal
    August 31, 2008
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    I wanna enter.


  • iverbthenoun
    September 5, 2008
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    damn my sleep... i came here yesterday... thought i would enter something... then i blehed and didn't keep track of time... oh well... how is my daughter?

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