Taa~raa, here upon the river of once was
witness a daughter struggle to lift beyond
man, woman and the Self that swims
too far into the currents of consciousness
for she is thronged by craving beasts.
Hear their roared names through manifold trees:
Marwah, Khayalan, Murka and Kerakusan
Mentah, Keirian, Waswas, and Kenekatan
And Water moves on, swift~secure in its liason
with the ocean of experience; fingers
blue lotus as it empties soul~kiss
into infinite body. Taa~raa
Stars could never be blind to the plunder
of raging creature, to flower in undertow;
di sini di atas pantai of salvation.
Let Man~seed and Woman~heart fall away.
Let the blossom surface while Self subsides
while the din of creatures in crave become as fish
who swim far into currents of Let~go.
Seek with silver breath of Tara wings
leaving forest its twigs and shadow.
Because your daughter waits with Water
in ripples cast as moon. She listens to the wind,
and the whisper of Craving's last wail... Find her
The lotus gentled through manifold song
who floats before the feri of Taa-raa
Author notes
Image Credit: "Lotus" by Wolfgang Pastler
Translation of Indonesian words:
Marwah~pride
Khayalan~delusion
Murka~anger
Kerakusan~greed
Mentah~crude (ignorant)
Keirian~jealousy
Waswas~wary (full of doubt)
Kenekatan~desperation
"di sini di atas pantai"~here upon the shores
feri~ferry
My Goddess of the Unconscious~Tara
Credit goes to http://www.westernbuddhistreview.com/vol2/tara_origins_a_development.html
for many of the references used in my write.
A contest entry
- Mandala - by The Blue Lamp Post.
1750 points, ended October 19, 11 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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This is truly beautiful poetry and filled with so much imagery I am nearly overwhelmed with thought, ideas, and inner emotion grappling with my subconscious to let loose.
So beautifully written. Thank you for such a lovely entry. Best of luck in the judging. ~Pamela
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A very impressive and beautiful poem! I love Goddess Tara and worship her daily. One of the poets of AP gifted me a painting of Her made by her own hand!! Your poem is superb! It has some new words so builds up one's vocabulary, it has a style unmatched, it has something on culture to share, it is a very creative effort!It has everything and I think your going to get the jackpot in this contest
Love,
Charishma
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dang.....now this is poetry!!! wow! just stunning..a piem that combiines language..culture..stories...all within a poem....def. epic!
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I don't know what to say - other than, as evidenced here, there is still so very much for us to Learn.....
Awesome!
Love & Blessings,
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Oh my.......
Impressed
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