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JAMAL {Mathnavi-e Ma navi}

"Yearning for the Beloved
is timeless.} Ralicq Abdulla


Rise! Sun on Beard of Ancient Dragon
Bathe in Brea{d}th of for Got{t} Lagoon

                                                  {What climbs a rusted ladder?}
                                                    ~~~with Four Solid rungs~~~



{a} Mono lithic~~~mono syllabic~~~Thought Vibraton {of}

{2} re sonant vo wels                                    {2} con son ants
like Tibetan singing bowls                6 continents be {tween}
                                                                      Heart~~~Chart
                                                                         

An ancient word-World
raises its wide-eyed Head
a Head ~~ long-{s}lumbered
in Bed of Eu phonics~~~                            Alpha and Omega

ask Me:                                                      "What am I?"

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Ichor ~~ tome of Thunder!
filters Wonder through Blind-side:
Perception, Knowledge, Wisdom
{3} cog nate States wait~~~

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a second {2nd} second Head
comes blaring N O S  T R I  L S
of {f} i r e commanding:
                                                                      "Where am I?"

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Sea Creature ~~~~
  Ancient Serpent ~~~~
    Symbol of another Hemisphere  ~~~~        rales~~~rises


Inscribes Its Name
upon Our
                                                                          S k i n:

con centric Gates of Sound
whir ~~~~~~whirl~~~~swirl~~~~
                                            churns~~~
       
                                                      burns~~~ Sand into Pearl

Filtrades! Polishes!
~~~~ Sound ~~~~











                                            {H}            O M          {E}

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Author notes

"jamal"=beauty
"mathnavi-e ma navi"=Poem of Inner Meanings

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  • A floatingleaf silver member
    November 9
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    I find this difficult to give comment, as I cannot relate it to the prompt...sorry...