Poetry for the Inner Ear

Poetry for the Inner Ear: Haiku of Insight and Imgination : "Haiku of Insight and Imgination Joining up the rogues undoing eternal values: present doldrums A frequent pilgrim at Thy shrine: sacred h..."

Haiku of Insight and Imgination Joining up the rogues undoing eternal values: present doldrums A frequent pilgrim at Thy shrine: sacred haiku poet Pining love piercing heart: vigor is born Saint chosen to rule the land- golden age Green space in the woods dark: I linger here for a day or two Sun's genial rays find me distressed and forlorn: willow tree Everything in my life falling to pieces: let me fly and repose in Thee Radiant moon above me the stars shine out: elysian reverie Green valleys and streams hear my sighs- my silence speaketh to Thee Muses mourn nymphs share my grief- sept11 Time passes evening comes on day's detested glare is over All on fire haiku poet: deconstruction Great secrets are known in Paradise of innocence: joseph's spose Thou art my home truth of my song: virgin most venerable

Poetry for the Inner Ear: New Haiku:Am I Dreaming : "New Haiku:Am I Dreaming Moses on Mount Sinai hears divine whisper- gaining virtue & knowledge Horrid glooms sordid sting vanish in haiku ..."

New Haiku:Am I Dreaming Moses on Mount Sinai hears divine whisper- gaining virtue & knowledge Horrid glooms sordid sting vanish in haiku moment On mountains wild chaste nymph reads Issa's haiku Oft by silver stream haiku goddess and I walk- fantasies Straight world versus counter-culture: lamb and tiger I'm Thy servant and then the distance clears: bower of bliss Drop to your knees in prayer: conflict to come locate the Holy Child inside innermost self: mystic flight A family bereavement the mother is weeping all alone Unruly passions  diseases pale: the birds have flown Depth of pain good help I seek: immaculate Mary Felicity with her seven sons beheaded by Antoninus: evil

Poetry for the Inner Ear: Piety and Peace : "Piety and Peace 1. Smiling spring in Loveliest village: I am in Thy hand Do with me As Thou pleaseth: Piety and Peace 2. Loving Thee alo..."

Piety and Peace 1. Smiling spring in Loveliest village: I am in Thy hand Do with me As Thou pleaseth: Piety and Peace 2. Loving Thee alone Above all feeling I hear distant echoes Pining for wings of freedom To fly toward Thee Again and yet again 3. I would pray and pray Till Thy Grace returns Happy is the person Who hears God speaking This is Eden's first bloom Life is too short To sing all thy praise Softest linen from India I offer at The Hill of Crosses

Preface to Lithuania (Written during my visit to Lithuania September 2009) i Country of crosses Hill of Crosses Miracle beyond all doubt Pilgrimage center Gazed by wondering angels Thousands of crosses ii Tiny crosses Larger crosses Hold your breath With spiritual rapture, drown Divine history-making Silent Voices of eternity iii. Welcome, Lithuania Teach us, Hill of Crosses Love, Peace, Brotherhood St. Nicholas church: Natural innocence The Gate of Dawn Heart thirsty In Trakai for Our Lady’s image Amber Gallery, Mann’s Museum Baltic sea, White Swan Teach us to understand Thy will Read more: http://trifter.com/europe/preface-to-lithuania/#ixzz10jXjTMB2

A Dialogue Between Nietzsche and Myself Nietzsche. Europe's first complete nihilist I deny God Believe in nothing Beyond evil and virtue I destroy all values Create new Self. The hand that made us is divine. Nietzsche. For moral reasons, god will cease to exist. Self. Adore the mercy of God. Utter His praise. Nietzsche. Free-Will is the answer for all frustrations. Self.Without law, there's no freedom. Nietzsche. Cut, cut all taboos. God was bored after the viith day of creation. I always wash my hands After meeting a religious person. Self. You always gaze into abyss. Love Truth that is God To set you free. Nietzsche. Schopenhauer's disciple I was Now emancipated from ties of discipleship Read Thus Spake Zarathustra Obscure, intoxicated with vision Have chaos to give birth to a dancing star Self. This's Shakespeare's 'Negative capability' Indispensable to create pure art. I disagree with your saying &#

I'm Pained by Nelson Mandela's Failing Health Genocide unfolding in Kosovo leaders executed balkan war A drug for AIDs armenian doctors discover: leap of light No-first-use commitment indispensable to avert nuclear war to pierce the night Six million jews slaughtered gas chambers devil roars I pray I'm pained by Nelson Mandela's failing health He is true world inspiration Tender and averse to killing A desolate poet offers himself into God's hands Prayer- Assist the fallen and wounded soldiers Broken legs in Iraq war Help them with generous contribution Violence, chaos fear of nuclear war muscle power trouble my muse Sheep is feeble and complains- unfathomable Curing terrorism through altered state of mind holistic medicine Personal choerography in cosmic dance- Nelson Mandela enlightens Not afraid to be an ousider- sweet Nelson Mandela

Poetry for the Inner Ear: Websites and the Scam : ". Websites and the Scam Many sites are sure They are doing right Wrong again Here, all is yours Upgrade membership Grow, expand..."

. Websites and the Scam Many sites are sure They are doing right Wrong again Here, all is yours Upgrade membership Grow, expand. $20 0nly. Bill Gates always took risks Take risk Upgrade your account Bring referrals...referrals...referrals Bring new blood Make more moola right Just because today is Friday Doesn't mean the cash isn't flowing Bring referrals Of all the wonders you know Our site-a miracle Bid poverty , farewell, Dollar come! Complete arsenal of affliate formulas Commission blueprint- Where is your referral? Dishonest websites Cheating members Cannot survive In place of integrity Lust for dollar Disguised hellfire Beware of such sites Thunderbolts Frightening $25 signup bonus Dost thou know me, fellow? I create millionaires What! have you not signed up? Thou shalt remain poor I preach to thee. Signup. We are the pattern of all goodness Come you hith

The Power Animals Helpless eyes Watch heartless violence How to curb and confine the terrorist Who will provide solace? Oh! To preach the word to sadist-and then Convert the tyrant into sinless, fair person Not military, psychological war we need to wage World democratization Wisdom of World Peace Wisdom of self-transformation Win the hearts of terrorist’s supporters Visions and oracles can speak Invite your spirit guides Communicate with them to protect the earth Place symbols of power animals In each direction in stone circles To alter the reality

Haiku of Two World Wars Prince of Austria assassinated Furies take revenge First World War Battle of Verdun, Somme Most destructive: Waging war for peace Racial superiority Color-complex: Hawks strike upon the enemy Sobs of a broken heart Two world wars- Cannibals League of Nations fails War of revenge- 1939 25 million died 10 million injured: Waging war for peace Power politics The vale of death: Balance of power War creates beasts Sooner than wine and woman: Waging war for peace Never vote for war Isolationism better than Patriotic desire Soldierly virtues Most valuable: Belligerence Nuclear weapon industry The cruel system To annihilate earth Military strength Competitive weapons: Waging war for peace

What’s Wordsworth’s Healing Power? Time may restore us in his course Goethe’s sage mind and Byron’s force; But where will Europe’s latter hour Again find Wordsworth’s healing power? -Matthew Arnold, “Memorial Verses” (1852) The most popular feature of the poetry of Wordsworth (1770-1850) , the greatest of the Romantic poets revealing ‘the union of deep feeling with profound thought’ ( Coleridge), is its healing power. In his “Tintern Abbey”, the poet’s meditation starts about beautiful landscape near Tintern abbey where he returns after five years: Once again Do I behold these steep and lofty cliffs, That on a wild secluded scene impress Thoughts of more deep seclusion; and connect The landscape with the quiet of the sky. Wordsworth makes it evident in this poem that the objects of nature fill us with pure joy. We can get peace of mind, “that serene and blessed mood” only in the world of nature. In his epic The Prelude, his spiritual autobiography, th

Haiku of Deeper Feelings human race extinction nuclear winter: humble believers survive all good comes from above shaman listens to to the sound: knocking at the sky past, present, today free sky never bothers I scratch thorn-thick tree and find unexpected waterfall mute syllables graven on stone still waiting to be heard by a shaman system to annihilate earth- industry of nuclear weapons with wildest nuclear arsenal they talk about peace in UNO: epitome of sadism a life well spent on writing haiku: more than paradise of all the poets none like basho his abode is my heart let your haiku fury fire terrorist take heed foe is invisible poetic fire dim muse drooping suicide bomber is here amid woods and meads river runs- silent nymph tyrants vex jew, chiristian, hindu admin. is indifferent beyond the world’s clutter wet grass and flowers- nature’s free gifts as I muse

LITERARY FACTS This article includes some of my favorite events in the literary history. We can learn a lot from these facts. They at times stir us to the quick and convince us about the values of the biographical details of the author. Both Sartre and Pasternak declined the Nobel Prize. This literary fact has always been my favorite. Samuel Beckett refused to attend the Nobel prize ceremony. Samuel Beckett was obsessed by a desire to create what he called "a literature of the unword." Issa's mother died when he was three years old. e.e.cummings was inspired to write Santa Clause: A Morality after uniting with his daughter, Nancy. French poet Arthur Rimbaud (1854-1891) produced his best works while still in his late teens. He gave up creative writing before he reached 21. Ikkyu (b. 1394), famous monk poet, was the illegitimate son of Emperor Go-Komatsu. Katherine Mansfield who married Middleton Murry in 1918 died of tuberculosis in January 1923, aged on

Four Most Tragic Incidents 2005 I experienced an ineffable dejection when Tsunami Terror and waves of destruction killed so many innocent children and women in southern India. Countless dead bodies lay on the beaches as more than 130,000 people died. This was the country's worst natural disaster. The question is if a poor country like India can afford an early warning system to detect such earthquakes so that the tragic history may not be repeated. The whole world felt: A grief without a pang, void, dark, and drear, A stifled, drowsy, unimpassioned grief, Which finds no natural outlet, no relief, In word, or sigh, or tear. Coleridge, "DEJECTION: AN ODE" The death of the Pope left the world's 1.1 billion Roman Catholics lonely and unhappy. He exuded true passion for universal love and peace. Special prayer service were observed in Catholic churches in Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram in India. Pope John Paul II's daily message t

Haiku of Laughing Buddha O nuclear nations Can you name ten commandments? Laughing Buddha will explain them Thou shalt not kill Dismantle every nuclear weapon: Laughing Buddha With joy enter Heaven’s kingdom Laughing Buddha Laughing Buddha: Lightworkers! Don’t be too serious compassion spread all over body buddha figure steep mountains jesus climbs with us if we have faith jesus and compassion are one: sheep without shepherd need not fear terrorist forgets- compassion is christ in us laughing buddha likes burst of awakening not 17 syllables prayer beads and a fat old man laughing buddha salvation by not talking about zen- laughing buddha gives candy to poor children Angels compare him with lord To avoid this laughing buddha Disguised in unpleasant body Bid violence farewell Nonviolence come: Laughing Buddha upon our own spiritual progress all now centres; imm

Haiku about Haiku Issa’s 109 haiku without kigo I do the same Inner alchemy in the last line Healing power of haiku Unfolding itself in the last line Redeeming us A miracle is haiku moment Light worker Operation of a higher law Haiku is God’s very being A divine child on A crusade The distilled moment A vehicle for the infinite Religio-mystical state of mind I shall raise my fire to a fever pitch Widening the reach of my haiku Awaiting haiku moment-hammer of god The joy within Cutting edge of third line Goddess haiku 100 billion electrical cells In the brain Enlighten the third line Zazen-seated meditation Zendo-walking meditation United in third line All dreams of the soul End in a haiku moment Author of every thing worthwhile No haiku moment Without satori Raison d’ etre of haiku Goddess has assumed the form of haiku: Our totem spirit Somatic therapy Haiku is the seco

Poetry for the Inner Ear: The Vital Center : "The Vital Center i. Withdraw from life’s trivia The vital center in life Blessed Trinity Mud-gods of civilization Dig trenches for dea..."

The Vital Center i. Withdraw from life’s trivia The vital center in life Blessed Trinity Mud-gods of civilization Dig trenches for death Dire catastrophe ii. In silent horror forlorn Everything is hard If Jesus is absent As I muse along Passions storm the breast A gentle angel whispers peace iii. The bending hermit is praying Both night and day Fiery battle has begun Poetic fire dim Music drooping Suicide bombere is here. iv. Elixir of life: Your cent percent Give to Jesus The shepherd that cares The greatest thing in life That revitalises, protects our life.

The Confirmation of Faith April buds and flowers Fail to cheer me Begging grace and imploring mercy My love and my peace My spontaneous song Prince of Peace Oppressed and tempted To Thee I come for cure Orient pearl His glory Word of God Heavenly paradise Light of true faith O sweet content Thou art my witness Little charity Slender devotion How unhappy we live! Visit me with thy mercy Your eyes like angels watch the elect Awaiting your appointment Sweeter than honey And honeycomb Sermon on the Mount I pine for the grace Of thy Holy Spirit Till this soul does cry Through ceaseless tribulations Enter the Kingdom of god Surrealism is waste of time Be with me always, O lord In all places In all tedious nights I reject materialism Worldliness in myself For thy sake I come to thee As thou hast called me: Heavenly moments Satan spoils My heartfelt joys Grant me victor

Karl Homolka and Julie Schenecker: The Catastrophe 1. Beware of  child killer  Karla Homolka drugging, raping, torturing, kiling young girls Beware of Julie Schenecker killing her teen-age children From such despair Thou alone canst free! In the midst of all chaos and violence I sing unnoticed Kissed by cross. Devil fierce as ten Furies Terror can go no further Than Sept 11 Ah heaven! Terror may rise again On the forehead Bible mantra Psychic elevator To conquer the fiend iii. Invisible malaise Nuclear rain Heart of hell Tenanted by Satan How senseless nations have been The golden key is the Second Coming Sweetest savior is not coming My love is His Second Coming The hunger for him And the adoring iv. Spell-bound I wait for Him To alter state of mind Of Honolka and Julie Schenecker For renascence of nonviolence To prevent shooting at Nebaska school

Where are We Heading? 1 Atomic explosion As if thousand suns burning Destroyer of worlds It’s time to resolve the Kashmir issue The flash-point of atomic war Hurry up, we’ve got to Rid of Faustian diabolical bargain With Oppenheimer’s atomic ghost 2 O little lamb, O good shepherd Spread the message among the millions Through internet Through art and literature Let the message warning Grow, expand: “Never push the nuclear button” 3 Prepare the world, the world of Peace Unlock, ye nuclear powers, The door of Brotherhood Let in the rain of Love But who the arch fiend is? His paws are red with slaughter Ah me! With my inner eyes The cursed spectre coming Inevitability of nuclear holocaust Yes, yes, it’s true If only science had not gone too far We would have been happy It’s ourself we’ve cheated, not technology!

To Norway:the Subtle Shades of Feeling (Written during my visit to Norway Sept 2008) Miracle of nature Twilight of inner rest Sognefjord Fjord’s climate Copious fisheries Paradise is here Borgund stave churches: Mind’s eye feeds on Spiritual shapes Steep hills Heaven-touching cliffs Narrow fjords Wooden church Colossus island osteroy Hounds of terror disappear Fjord boat Steam train Dearest Norway, alas, I must part Hardanger boat museum Catch me Building a model boat I explore Bergen fjords and mountains Dreaming of Heaven awhile Awake, my Muse, awake Just sight-seeing Deep sea-fishing Unpolluted evening breeze Norway's Glacier Museum Makes me quite charmed Away from cruel claw Nature's sweet notes Coastal landscape magical Norway shall live for ever in my song

Poetry for the Inner Ear: A Poem of the Earth's Last Days : "A Poem of the Earth's Last Days for Terry Collett, Richard Lynn Livesay, Rene Allen, wendy c. i. That beas..."

A Poem of the Earth's Last Days for Terry Collett, Richard Lynn Livesay, Rene Allen, wendy c. i. That beast wretched Blame the foul monster With distaste for love It’s Satan’s terror o’er all earth Furious with His incarnation Invents new strategy for nuclear war New weapons, new nuclear plants New operative plans empowering extremist nations Where terrorism is a divine signal Where the young suicide bombers are brainwashed A blow to the lamb. No. ii. Now Christ thee save, Thou reverent believer! I pray, O Lord Let not the Devil kill The faithful with truest heart Let no radiation paralyze them iii. Our lord won’t allow extinction of earth In one moment millions will disappear The sun and moon will be darkened As we have sinned And divine wrath will devour us In such tribulation Prince of Peace Coming on the clouds of heaven Protects the faithful and believers All were swept away By the

Poetry for the Inner Ear: Haiku: I Yield! I Yield! : "Haiku: I Yield! I Yield! Transclucence of eternal In the temporal: Spiritual alchemy Grammarian Rhetorician- Kill poetry Jesu..."

Haiku: I Yield! I Yield! Transclucence of eternal In the temporal: Spiritual alchemy Grammarian Rhetorician- Kill poetry Jesus message Acts upon us; New person born One word Transforms another- Metaphor Grammarian Rhetorician- Kill poetry Better than Message hunting Consent of the faithful Jesus message Acts upon us; New person born Butterfly quivers Spontaneous joy Contemplating flight Madding crowd Red rose chased by hounds; Citizen of another world Watch quietly Green branches: Grue splendour Fear neither Death nor hell; Willing to suffer No strength protects us If thou cease to preserve us: Thy protection War and sorrow Daily afflict me Why, O Lord? The lord is my salvation Would that I could serve thee All my life!

Poetry for the Inner Ear: The Variety and Richness in Branch Redd Review iss... : "The Variety and Richness in Branch Redd Review issue 6 Literary Journal by Bill Sherman (Edited & published by Bill Sherman, Branch Redd Boo..."

The Variety and Richness in Branch Redd Review issue 6 Literary Journal by Bill Sherman (Edited & published by Bill Sherman, Branch Redd Books, USA, 2002, pp 80, £5/$10. ISBN 0-9615784-8-3) BRR edited & published by Bill Sherman is one of the most admirable literary Journals. It is marked by genuine autobiographical touches. Sherman has brought to his Journal a wide experience of literature, sincere sympathies, and a rich sense of humour. Sherman is unhappy due to lack of public interest in the English translations of the poetry of Dagny Juel, along with " the deep feminist introduction" by the translator, Norwegian poet Hanne Bramness. As I came to know that the issue Number 6 would be the last one, I wrote to Sherman that such highly accomplished quality Journals deserved more publications. The Journal is highly informative. For example, we are told about Pound's insistence that the "hyacinth girl" in Eliot's The Waste La

Poetry for the Inner Ear: The Haiku Music : "The Haiku Music Base of the hill In the deep woods: Shaman is here Jesus grants me spiritual alchemy Secret blooming in all his grace In..."

The Haiku Music Base of the hill In the deep woods: Shaman is here Jesus grants me spiritual alchemy Secret blooming in all his grace In all his greatness Highest sweetest life With Christ our helper- Abide in Christ, the sinless one Dewy mountains Meditate more deeply than a zen monk sound of rain Tibetan bells State of bliss I put a price Of the temple Beyond money Find the ultimate Through the immediate Internal alchemy Chinese chana Sanskrit dhyana: Zen Metanarratives dissolve Amd empty signals Postmodernism Chaos insurmountable Postmoderns play Within the ruin Rose and lily Angels in disguise- Sacred shadow Lullaby of Nibbling sheep: Breeze whispers Politics: Unscrupulously Dog-eat-dog Cartels Monopolies Miscarriage Civilization Is plague- Conservatism Inimical Nationalistis Prejudiced Persevere in the cross Suffer, serve-not govern Paradise is here Fettered person Shudders- slavery

Saint Faustina, Apostle of Divine Mercy Do what You will with me, O Jesus; I will adore You in everything. May Your will be done in me, O my Lord and my God, and I will praise Your infinite mercy. (St. Faustina's Diary #78)

Poetry for the Inner Ear: Saint Faustina, Apostle of Divine Mercy : "Saint Faustina, Apostle of Divine Mercy Do what You will with me, O Jesus; I will adore You in everything. May Your will be done in me, O ..."

Saint Faustina, Apostle of Divine Mercy Do what You will with me, O Jesus; I will adore You in everything. May Your will be done in me, O my Lord and my God, and I will praise Your infinite mercy. (St. Faustina's Diary #78) i With such a companion Faustina Mercy-A-Day 0ur mission O ye Muses Welcome Faustina, welcome His Mercy Welcome the solemn prayer To chant her name In my daily prayer ii Faustina! His Mercy Better than golden light of sun Thy compassion Thy obeying His word Gives me hope My Faustina! iii My 65 years are past Let your magic powers Restore my health My Faustina! iv Rescue our shattered world Protect us From the total havoc My Faustina! v A doubt, a fear Difficult times O Lord, through her intercession grant me a bit of light to dispel darkness My Faustina! vi Let me see only the Good in others Receive my prayer Grant

Poetry for the Inner Ear: Floriana Hall as a Short Story Writer : "sa Floriana Hall as a Short Story Writer A Review of “Out of the Ordinary:Short Stories” (Published ..."

sa Floriana Hall as a Short Story Writer A Review of “Out of the Ordinary:Short Stories” (Published by Ist Books, USA, 2002, pp. 200, ISBN 1-4033-6026-X) Poe understood very well the significance of “invention, creation, imagination, originality” in fictional literature. We notice these characteristics in nonfiction and fictional short stories by Floriana Hall. The stories depict life in its real complexities, and “convey definite inspirational messages. ” The stories are remarkable for their variety. “Of Prayer and Angels” reveals her belief in angels. The story is full of tenderness and pity, as the author illustrates how her faith in God was intensified at the age of seven in the summer of 1934. “The out-of body experience had a definite effect on my life…” “Shaun's Quest” is a children's story, which teaches tolerance. “One Day Later” is about the horror of the terrorist attack on Sept 11, 2001. The most br

Poetry for the Inner Ear: Some Interesting Facts about the Mobile Phones : "Some Interesting Facts about the Mobile Phones It was a great astonishment for me as I used the mobile or cell phone for the first time in..."

Some Interesting Facts about the Mobile Phones It was a great astonishment for me as I used the mobile or cell phone for the first time in my life. A moble phone besides serving as a telephone provides other useful sevices also such as SMS (or text) messages, email, Internet access, gaming, Bluetooth, infrared, camera, MMS messaging, MP3 player, radio and GPS also. This is wonderful. Read more in Games « How to Beat Shiva Sisters Final Fantasy Xiii Sony Ps3The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword » By the end of 2009, the number of mobile cellular subscriptions worldwide reached approximately 4.6 billion, and it is increasing day by day. In the developing countries like India, even extremely poor people use the moble phone. In fact, as compared to TV, the cellular phone developed very fast due to its easy access and portability for various functions like sending and receiving emails, calculator, internet, playing games, videos. The mobile phones require a Subscriber Identity Module

Some Interesting Facts about the Mobile Phones It was a great astonishment for me as I used the mobile or cell phone for the first time in my life. A moble phone besides serving as a telephone provides other useful sevices also such as SMS (or text) messages, email, Internet access, gaming, Bluetooth, infrared, camera, MMS messaging, MP3 player, radio and GPS also. This is wonderful. By the end of 2009, the number of mobile cellular subscriptions worldwide reached approximately 4.6 billion, and it is increasing day by day. In the developing countries like India, even extremely poor people use the moble phone. In fact, as compared to TV, the cellular phone developed very fast due to its easy access and portability for various functions like sending and receiving emails, calculator, internet, playing games, videos. The mobile phones require a Subscriber Identity Module or SIM Card. This is used to identify a subscriber. In mobile phone handsets, in Q3/2009, Nokia was the world’s

In Search of Shakespeare’s Vocabulary No other author-ancient, modern and postmodern- has a richer vocabulary than Shakespeare. Shakespeare used about 29,000 words in his writings. Milton employed 8,000 words. The Iliad and Odyssey together used 9,000 words; in the New Testament, there are about 4800 words used. It may be further added that an average person uses only about 500 words. The main reason behind Shakespeare using about 29,000 words is that he was writing about many different types of theme-the treachery, lust, jealousy, ingratitude, the follies of the great, and a thousand other moods and passions. A large number of conceits, phrases and a large number of coined words in his tragedies, comedies and sonnets makes his style monumental. The use of antitheses and paradox Shakespeare’s plays makes his style unique. For example,in Macbeth,we can notice the following lines: 1. Nothing is But what is not 2. The insane root That takes the reason prisoner. 3. Ange

Poetry for the Inner Ear: haiku:how strongly does my passion flow : "haiku:how strongly does my passion flow dedicated to Issa (1763-18280 or 'Cup of Tea', one of the greatest Japanese poets, who wrote more t..."

haiku:how strongly does my passion flow dedicated to Issa (1763-18280 or "Cup of Tea", one of the greatest Japanese poets, who wrote more than 20 thousand haiku. 1 giant cat fish big stone on its head- earthquake 2 weird madness the dead emerge again- clones attack 3 no other choice spirits own us- shamanic trance 4 with joy orchards fair dance: honest psyche 5 the golden tree with two birds- faith and patience 6 peace poets: right song in a wrong world 7 white dove challenges suicide bomber- weeping willow 8 rose is beautiful: never wears animal fur 9 war-torn tree mourns with widow- wolf digs grave again 10 spring never retires nor grows old- ceaseless second coming 11 muscle nor missile use words- enlightenment 12 sky dances rainbow kisses- child with a toy 13 sun’s bright fire on an empty chair- shaman sitting there 14 blue sky exposed to the sun- primitiv

Vilna Gaon at the age of three was able to recite the whole Hebrew Bible. Powers of Vilna Gaon (Vilna Gaon (1720-1797). Rabbi Elijah ben Solomon Zalman, also known as Ha-Gra, was the foremost scholar-sage of Lithuanian Jewry in the eighteenth-century. The poem was written during my recent visit to Lithuania.) 1 Meditate day and night About Vilna Gaon Journey of the soul Vilna Gaon Culmination of mystical experience Closest to humanism 2 Vilna Goan’s ecstatic worship No hair-splitting dialectic No sophistry Vilna Gaon slept only two hours a day Interpreting Talmud Strengthened him 2 a child prodigy by the age of three recites Hebrew bible at 11, entire Talmud saintly genius meditates upon Talmud near an oak tree 3 Vilna Gaon guides us As the going gets tough Portal of spiritual discovery Unassailable icon Vilinus shrine Spiritual vessel Read more: http://authspot.com/poetry/powers-of-vilna-gaon/#ixzz0yi4agBY0

. Haiku Moment on the Peaks "Haiku is not a shriek, a howl, a sigh, or a yawn; rather, it is the deep breath of life."-Santoka Taneda for Adelaide M., Terry Collett, Richard Lynn Livesay DRUSKININAI POETIC FALL 2009 O vilnius birds Don’t be weary-hearted Poets are here cheering you fog-drenched vilnius I search technique Of writing haiku Bees collect dew Flowers many- DPF 2009 Silent whisperings Mystic hours- DPF 2009 After death Resurrection possible With immortal haiku I speak in whisper To amber In vilnius With raindrops I anoint my body Before writing Quiet interaction: haiku, amber, vilnius labyrinth what a beautiful sight- brilliant poets reading haiku in vilnius baroque buildings restored houses there is amber wherever we look Sudden shower in vilnius A haiku poet Touches rain water on the road a poet- competing with the rain t

Poetry for the Inner Ear: A Dialogue of Haiku and Soul : "A Dialogue of Haiku and Soul My Soul. Haiku, a zen-christian pilgrimage, Stares at nature It is always there in kigo Haiku. Season ..."

A Dialogue of Haiku and Soul My Soul. Haiku, a zen-christian pilgrimage, Stares at nature It is always there in kigo Haiku. Season words Holy seven Not mandatory Two world wars Sept11 , Iraq war, nuclear arsenal New subjects for haiku More important is I yield! I yield! A moment’s intuition My Soul. Enveloping openness Receptivity is haiku Awareness of emptiness All creeds All schools of philosophy Originate in haiku Haiku spirit doing its best To kill you, to resurrect you: Haiku moment My Soul. shape-shifting Emblem of ego destruction First glimpse of alternate realities Haiku. I’m a way of life For basho busan Issa and shiki My Soul. Remember Basho’s masterpiece Old Pond Full-throated outburst Perfect singing god Haiku. Not merely a game of wit Learn from Basho’s Narrow Roads to the Interior Learn from Busan Combine Painting with haiku My Soul. Dance in the sky A moment’s intuition of emptiness

Poetry for the Inner Ear: Praise for Oslo : "Praise for Oslo Thick forests encircle Oslo Human voices dare not disturb Nature’s sacred intent Oslo is a sleepy hamlet Sheer sty..."

Praise for Oslo Thick forests encircle Oslo Human voices dare not disturb Nature’s sacred intent Oslo is a sleepy hamlet Sheer style of tranquility A city to love and savor I try many things In quest of heart’s fullness I am never better than when I am in oslo Climbing the hillside I compel my soul Explore oslo’s old world charm phantoms of hatred Grip of claw- I escape to Oslo Moors, valleys Idyllic hills, fjords Echo in my mind Oslo, oslo Ibsen was beside me- National theatre, Karl Johans gate I find content At Ibsen’s grave I offer flowers I could spend several months in Oslo Bicycling through the forest Exploring the countryside In oslo natural beauty on the doorsteps No terrorism overhead National theatre Musing upon Ibsen’s A Doll’s House For Yoga and zen I take in Oslo’s wooing breeze -Santosh Kumar, Oslo, September 2008

Poetry for the Inner Ear: Toward Total Peace : "Toward Total Peace The word ''Christianity'' is already a misunderstanding -- in reality there has been only one Christian, and he died ..."

Toward Total Peace The word ''Christianity'' is already a misunderstanding -- in reality there has been only one Christian, and he died on the Cross. -Friedrich Nietzsche i. No more my Muse roves ‘Mongst shady groves Verdant hills Terrorism, tyrant laws rule the day No room for sacred Muse, farewell! My soul, turn toward Faith and reason Sing “Amen! Come, Prince of Peace.” ii. Hearing in dream archangel’s voice And God’s trumpet I sing ‘I am ascending to my Father’. Call on jesus You will be saved Ever be on His side Or you will be trampled on by Satan Lament for war-guilty, blood-stained earth The hounds are again in view ‘Tis I to the nuclear powers appeal Don’t destroy sweetest joy Of love and peace iii. Time’s on the wing Destroy nuclear weapons now Peace admits of no delay How dearly I would love nuclear free earth How dearly I would love thee Nuclear weapon is a vice Most stubborn th