Submissions by Ahavati
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction Proprio Vos Sanguine Pasco
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
24th Sep 2020 6:51pm
24th Sep 2020 6:51pm
Perspective
There are never adequate words
to describe the loss of a child—
that is what you must realize
when extending sympathies
Each child is individual, unique
in their own respective existence;
there is an emptiness regardless
of how many siblings remain
Things not to say to a mother
grieving the death of her child:
"At least you have more children"
"At least you have the other twin"
"Did he just die, or commit suicide?"
"At least you had years with him;
some lose them at birth, ...
to describe the loss of a child—
that is what you must realize
when extending sympathies
Each child is individual, unique
in their own respective existence;
there is an emptiness regardless
of how many siblings remain
Things not to say to a mother
grieving the death of her child:
"At least you have more children"
"At least you have the other twin"
"Did he just die, or commit suicide?"
"At least you had years with him;
some lose them at birth, ...
#grief
#mother
#children
#family
#death
140 reads
51 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
21st Sep 2020 5:22pm
21st Sep 2020 5:22pm
Peace—Acrostic
International Day of Peace
#peace
88 reads
22 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
17th Sep 2020 6:41pm
17th Sep 2020 6:41pm
Outside
the rain beats a keyboard
of leaves, mingles as music
with summer dust and drought—
clears a corridor, preparing
for the Autumnal Equinox
When a storm passes
as it always does, we who remain
carry on, pick up the fallen
flotsam and jetsom of debri—
in whatever form
the whirlwind left behind
Everything is fresh, clean—
largely green amid change;
and, ready to carry on
with whatever Life brings
because, Poetry
~
of leaves, mingles as music
with summer dust and drought—
clears a corridor, preparing
for the Autumnal Equinox
When a storm passes
as it always does, we who remain
carry on, pick up the fallen
flotsam and jetsom of debri—
in whatever form
the whirlwind left behind
Everything is fresh, clean—
largely green amid change;
and, ready to carry on
with whatever Life brings
because, Poetry
~
#trees
#storm
#fall
#nature
#metaphor
153 reads
41 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
14th Sep 2020 2:03pm
14th Sep 2020 2:03pm
Like Water for Chocolate*
In the movie, after a life of cruelty
Evil Mama Elena's ghost
struck out one last time
against Love after death
That's what evil does
when it's exposed;
it plays the victim
to garner sympathetic attention—
attempts to destroy Light
strikes below the belt
with inuendo on its way out
rather than admit
its own wrong doings
( or alternate accounts )
SPOILER ALERT:
Truth overcomes—
so forgive yourself first
for years of deception
on...
Evil Mama Elena's ghost
struck out one last time
against Love after death
That's what evil does
when it's exposed;
it plays the victim
to garner sympathetic attention—
attempts to destroy Light
strikes below the belt
with inuendo on its way out
rather than admit
its own wrong doings
( or alternate accounts )
SPOILER ALERT:
Truth overcomes—
so forgive yourself first
for years of deception
on...
#lies
#evil
#hypocrisy #deception
#hypocrisy #deception
183 reads
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
12th Sep 2020 10:36pm
12th Sep 2020 10:36pm
Brother from Another Mother
Yo.
#love
#brother
#family
146 reads
28 Comments
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
9th Sep 2020 2:36pm
9th Sep 2020 2:36pm
The Magi
( After William Butler Yeats )
Traversing the sky's open arms
Seekers arrive from afar—
Lugging coffers of golden charms
Toward that yonder star
Wealthy cities hold no allure
For those with vacant hearts—
Nor treasury's worth reassure
Happiness shan't depart
Yet for promised kingdom yon
They'll don their thorny crowns—
Exchange all wealth for answers sought
On Golgotha's bloody mound
~
Traversing the sky's open arms
Seekers arrive from afar—
Lugging coffers of golden charms
Toward that yonder star
Wealthy cities hold no allure
For those with vacant hearts—
Nor treasury's worth reassure
Happiness shan't depart
Yet for promised kingdom yon
They'll don their thorny crowns—
Exchange all wealth for answers sought
On Golgotha's bloody mound
~
#religion
#spiritual
#philosophical #WilliamButlerYeats
#philosophical #WilliamButlerYeats
132 reads
16 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
6th Sep 2020 10:06pm
6th Sep 2020 10:06pm
Aviation
( After Alice Fulton )
I once had reason to fear
humans in general—
people are people, individual
as their unpredictable demeanor
regardless of upbringing
I've experienced them
in farmhouse pigsties
to Buckingham Palace—
often unable to tell a difference
aside from clothes or conduct.
I once observed various groups
in a museum:
The elite,...
I once had reason to fear
humans in general—
people are people, individual
as their unpredictable demeanor
regardless of upbringing
I've experienced them
in farmhouse pigsties
to Buckingham Palace—
often unable to tell a difference
aside from clothes or conduct.
I once observed various groups
in a museum:
The elite,...
#inspirational
#humankind
#uplifting #AliceFulton
#uplifting #AliceFulton
149 reads
50 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
5th Sep 2020 11:11pm
5th Sep 2020 11:11pm
All the Names ( After Nizar Qabbani )
الضوء أهم من الفانوس
الضوء أهم من الفانوس ،
القصيدة أهم من دفتر الملاحظات ،
والقبلة...
الضوء أهم من الفانوس ،
القصيدة أهم من دفتر الملاحظات ،
والقبلة...
#spiritual
#memories
#historical #metaphor
#historical #metaphor
120 reads
12 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
3rd Sep 2020 7:42pm
3rd Sep 2020 7:42pm
Goddess
There is no Universal instruction
on how to survive duhkha—
each person is individual
I cannot alleviate your heartache—
only listen, question you into yourself
where answers gestate
far from chaos
It's a silent knowing of spirit
recognizing your own truth—
and the exact reason
no earthly words exist
Your Goddess is a patient sage
allowing free choice—
awaits your wise return
unto the Source
of your own joy...
on how to survive duhkha—
each person is individual
I cannot alleviate your heartache—
only listen, question you into yourself
where answers gestate
far from chaos
It's a silent knowing of spirit
recognizing your own truth—
and the exact reason
no earthly words exist
Your Goddess is a patient sage
allowing free choice—
awaits your wise return
unto the Source
of your own joy...
#spiritual
#philosophical
#wisdom
155 reads
22 Comments
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
27th Aug 2020 6:27pm
27th Aug 2020 6:27pm
Beloved Partner of the Path
You may not care much for me;
yet I walk with you nonetheless
realizing the illusion
of our differences—
You may highlight faults
of my past, and that's okay—
mistakes are growth catalysts
We are not the same people
we were an hour ago. . .
if we've learned anything;
therefore, be gentle
with yourself, and others
despite the road they walk—
we're all merely stardust and ash
experiencing our way back home
~
yet I walk with you nonetheless
realizing the illusion
of our differences—
You may highlight faults
of my past, and that's okay—
mistakes are growth catalysts
We are not the same people
we were an hour ago. . .
if we've learned anything;
therefore, be gentle
with yourself, and others
despite the road they walk—
we're all merely stardust and ash
experiencing our way back home
~
#relationships
#spiritual
#acceptance
#philosophical
#wisdom
204 reads
57 Comments
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
21st Aug 2020 7:01pm
21st Aug 2020 7:01pm
When poetry doesn't come
feel beneath human thoughts
from earthquake, flood
or locusts stripping arteries of blood—
plagues of pestilence
aborting fetal verse
There you will discover comfort
in light-form—manifestations
eons-old: brilliant as suns
or, soft, quasar pulses—
all within the truth of yourself
Ancient galaxies await—
provide whatever you need
through that dark night of soul—
beacons, pure...
from earthquake, flood
or locusts stripping arteries of blood—
plagues of pestilence
aborting fetal verse
There you will discover comfort
in light-form—manifestations
eons-old: brilliant as suns
or, soft, quasar pulses—
all within the truth of yourself
Ancient galaxies await—
provide whatever you need
through that dark night of soul—
beacons, pure...
#spiritual
#meditation
#philosophical
222 reads
52 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
16th Aug 2020 1:53am
16th Aug 2020 1:53am
The Sage of Tea
✧° 𝔉𝔢𝔢𝔡 𝔪𝔢 °✧°
#friendship
#tea
265 reads
29 Comments
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