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heaven,
the crucible
of angels—
only the strong
may bear the light . . .
the crucible
of angels—
only the strong
may bear the light . . .
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They say the one who prays
They say the one who prays receives much more
than whom we pray for, shaping what we want
to what we get. We find a way to pour
the outcomes into candle molds we can't
have fashioned for ourselves. But then we light
the wax and sniff the scent and call us blessed
by blessings in disguise. For what is right
in contexts so complex we cannot test?
For those who say that praying contradicts
free will or undercuts the will to change
injustice, fine. You have no wax, no wicks,
no blessing and no curse, you are the sage.
I pray to sculpt the candle and the mold
and scent with pity earth and heaven's hold.
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poet, breathe now.
you
are
the
rain
fall
i anticipate to moisten my
arid arroyo. you re fresh me and i
confess oh, ho
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Of Snake Charmers and Trees
There are mathematicians
that calculate the gravitational pull
that tethers us to one another,
teasing sense out of the fabric
of Time and Space like
wizened snake charmers.
I thought them so horribly unromantic,
searching for logic amidst wildflowers--
reasoning being reason enough
to put one foot in front
of the other each day.
True beauty lay printed
on petals and pages,
where I delved for pearls;
the patterns in the pathos
intriguing me into each
rising of the sun.
I do not remember when
it occurred to me that without fractals
there would be no trees, nor without love
would people have any reason
to calculate the distances that
separ
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For 's 2015 Lantern Festival. I think I've actually managed to include three of the four prompts in this piece: light, of course, but also (with the crucible and its connection to Jungian psychology/spiritual alchemy) fire and persistence. There's definitely a specific allusion or reference to something deeper in this poem, but I don't know if I'd go so far as to call it a riddle, since it seems fairly obvious to me.
Although I release many of my works under Creative Commons licenses, I have chosen not to do so with this piece. All rights reserved.
In addition to the prompt mentioned above, this was also inspired by Ikarusthefirst's Burning Sky (and can be found accompanying it in his gallery):
Emmi is a wonderful photographer and a wonderful person, so please click through above to check out this photo and then stay a while to explore his gallery further. You won't be disappointed!
For 's 2015 Lantern Festival. I think I've actually managed to include three of the four prompts in this piece: light, of course, but also (with the crucible and its connection to Jungian psychology/spiritual alchemy) fire and persistence. There's definitely a specific allusion or reference to something deeper in this poem, but I don't know if I'd go so far as to call it a riddle, since it seems fairly obvious to me.
Although I release many of my works under Creative Commons licenses, I have chosen not to do so with this piece. All rights reserved.
In addition to the prompt mentioned above, this was also inspired by Ikarusthefirst's Burning Sky (and can be found accompanying it in his gallery):
Emmi is a wonderful photographer and a wonderful person, so please click through above to check out this photo and then stay a while to explore his gallery further. You won't be disappointed!
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Accepted for the Haiku Club's 2015 Lantern Festival! Make sure to check out the other entries and browse our Global Saijiki.
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Good luck and consider participating in our other active events.
Home of Eastern Poetry