"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
A contest entry
- Shadows and Silence by A floatingleaf.
1800 points, ended November 9, 9 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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I find this difficult to give comment, as I cannot relate it to the prompt...sorry...
