Submissions by BruceBurkard
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
My name is Bruce Burkard and I compose poetry on the following subjects; spiritual, nature, political, and nonsense.
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
8th Oct 2012 3:42pm
8th Oct 2012 3:42pm
Love Glances
The ancient journey of the soul
Back to its source
Begins with a single glance of the Beloved.
This glance (Darshan) awakens the soul
From its long slumber -
Like the kiss from the prince
In the story of Sleeping Beauty.
In Sufism this is called Tauba
Or the love glances
Of an enlightened Master.
What are you waiting for?
Why not seek out this glance
From the living Saint of this era.
Back to its source
Begins with a single glance of the Beloved.
This glance (Darshan) awakens the soul
From its long slumber -
Like the kiss from the prince
In the story of Sleeping Beauty.
In Sufism this is called Tauba
Or the love glances
Of an enlightened Master.
What are you waiting for?
Why not seek out this glance
From the living Saint of this era.
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STORY POEM
Published
8th Oct 2012 00:45am
8th Oct 2012 00:45am
Halloween
I saw a shadow cross the moon
It was a witch upon her broom.
Looking for mischief to create
On this hallowed evening date.
I saw her dive from out the sky
Like a lightning-bolt on high.
Into the local burial grounds
To awaken ghouls that there abound.
Among the trees of gold and red
The moon-lit forest of the dead.
Beware all mortals out tonight
To trick or treat or cause a fight -
The witch and ghouls might grasp you tight
And boil your soul -
Oh! What a fright.
It was a witch upon her broom.
Looking for mischief to create
On this hallowed evening date.
I saw her dive from out the sky
Like a lightning-bolt on high.
Into the local burial grounds
To awaken ghouls that there abound.
Among the trees of gold and red
The moon-lit forest of the dead.
Beware all mortals out tonight
To trick or treat or cause a fight -
The witch and ghouls might grasp you tight
And boil your soul -
Oh! What a fright.
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6 Comments
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
7th Oct 2012 4:17pm
7th Oct 2012 4:17pm
The Roadway
There is an inner roadway
That leads directly to the Beloved.
However -
One must become one with the Beloved
To walk this path
For -
It has been said,
That this road is so narrow
There is only room
For one to tread upon it.
How goes your search
For this inner path?
That leads directly to the Beloved.
However -
One must become one with the Beloved
To walk this path
For -
It has been said,
That this road is so narrow
There is only room
For one to tread upon it.
How goes your search
For this inner path?
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SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
6th Oct 2012 6:18pm
6th Oct 2012 6:18pm
Just a Hug
Dearest Beloved,
If you were here physically
I would put my arms around you
Hug you close and never let you go.
However -
You are a spirit that is in everything
In the creation - and you are the creation.
So
How can I hug one as vast as that?
However -
You have given me to understand
All of the vast creation is within me
For -
I am the microcosm of the macrocosm.
So then -
I shall just hug myself,
For in so doing
I will be hugging and loving you.
If you were here physically
I would put my arms around you
Hug you close and never let you go.
However -
You are a spirit that is in everything
In the creation - and you are the creation.
So
How can I hug one as vast as that?
However -
You have given me to understand
All of the vast creation is within me
For -
I am the microcosm of the macrocosm.
So then -
I shall just hug myself,
For in so doing
I will be hugging and loving you.
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SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
25th Sep 2012 1:35pm
25th Sep 2012 1:35pm
The Circle
There is only a continuous circle
Of Love, Light, and Life.
Now remove the lines of the circle
That the mind has made.
Of Love, Light, and Life.
Now remove the lines of the circle
That the mind has made.
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5 Comments
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
20th Sep 2012 2:05pm
20th Sep 2012 2:05pm
On Miracles
When you live your life
In sweet remembrance
Of the Lord -
Behold!
A miracle occurred
A thousand eyes were there
No one saw it.
No one cared.
In sweet remembrance
Of the Lord -
Behold!
A miracle occurred
A thousand eyes were there
No one saw it.
No one cared.
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6 Comments
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
19th Sep 2012 3:27pm
19th Sep 2012 3:27pm
Union with the Beloved
When we enter the winter of our life
Many ask - what have we to look foreword to?
The answer is -
This is the time for contemplating
Who we are and where are we going.
We should be studying to understand ourselves.
We should be studying to understand God.
We should be developing greater and deeper love,
Along with compassion for all creation.
We should inwardly bow down to each soul we meet
Knowing we are not superior or separate
Bur are connected to all creation as one.
Now -
If we have been practicing...
Many ask - what have we to look foreword to?
The answer is -
This is the time for contemplating
Who we are and where are we going.
We should be studying to understand ourselves.
We should be studying to understand God.
We should be developing greater and deeper love,
Along with compassion for all creation.
We should inwardly bow down to each soul we meet
Knowing we are not superior or separate
Bur are connected to all creation as one.
Now -
If we have been practicing...
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5 Comments
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
16th Sep 2012 4:22pm
16th Sep 2012 4:22pm
Love - The Core Element
The earth sphere is a learning ground
For souls in all stages of evolution.
Some look and behold a garden of love.
Others look and behold desolation and strife.
However -
The entire creation has been created of love.
Although love is the core element of the creation -
The core element of love, in many,
Has been covered over with the burning ashes
Of hate, revenge and despair.
Now -
If those coverings were pealed away
Like the skins of an onion -
The core element of love would again be revealed -
And
The...
For souls in all stages of evolution.
Some look and behold a garden of love.
Others look and behold desolation and strife.
However -
The entire creation has been created of love.
Although love is the core element of the creation -
The core element of love, in many,
Has been covered over with the burning ashes
Of hate, revenge and despair.
Now -
If those coverings were pealed away
Like the skins of an onion -
The core element of love would again be revealed -
And
The...
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4 Comments
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
11th Sep 2012 4:47pm
11th Sep 2012 4:47pm
On Animals
Within the fur and claws and tail
The spark of the divine does dwell -
The same spark that enlightens you and me
That makes us move and think and see.
And -
That is why the Great Saints say,
"A vegetarian diet is the way."
Sant Rajinder Singh Ji says,
"Love for all living creatures means
We follow a vegetarian diet,
Avoiding meat, fish, fowl, and eggs.
For -
We recognize them as also children
Of the one creator."
Dearest Seeker,
Is a vegetarian diet
In your...
The spark of the divine does dwell -
The same spark that enlightens you and me
That makes us move and think and see.
And -
That is why the Great Saints say,
"A vegetarian diet is the way."
Sant Rajinder Singh Ji says,
"Love for all living creatures means
We follow a vegetarian diet,
Avoiding meat, fish, fowl, and eggs.
For -
We recognize them as also children
Of the one creator."
Dearest Seeker,
Is a vegetarian diet
In your...
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4 Comments
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
11th Sep 2012 00:34am
11th Sep 2012 00:34am
Meditation Views
Within the temples upper room
Lightning flashes, thunder booms -
Stars, moon and sun appear
All within the inner sphere.
Lightning flashes, thunder booms -
Stars, moon and sun appear
All within the inner sphere.
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7 Comments
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
30th Aug 2012 5:36pm
30th Aug 2012 5:36pm
Circus of Incarnated Life
The circus (of incarnated life)
Has come to town.
An enormous tent has been raised
Within which the three rings of illusion -
The physical world, the astral, and the causal
Have been placed for your entertainment and pleasure.
Your attention has been captured
By the ring master
By his clever use of bill boards, television, radio,
Facebook, the internet, etc.
All telling you that this three ring circus
Is the place to party.
The ring master will check you in
(no admission fee)
However -
You cannot check out...
Has come to town.
An enormous tent has been raised
Within which the three rings of illusion -
The physical world, the astral, and the causal
Have been placed for your entertainment and pleasure.
Your attention has been captured
By the ring master
By his clever use of bill boards, television, radio,
Facebook, the internet, etc.
All telling you that this three ring circus
Is the place to party.
The ring master will check you in
(no admission fee)
However -
You cannot check out...
738 reads
2 Comments
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
29th Aug 2012 1:30pm
29th Aug 2012 1:30pm
A Desert
God walks silently
Across our landscape
Of life.
Although unseen -
He leaves His indelible mark
On the parched desert sands
Of our hearts.
And in so doing -
Turns our desert
Into a springtime garden
Of love
Across our landscape
Of life.
Although unseen -
He leaves His indelible mark
On the parched desert sands
Of our hearts.
And in so doing -
Turns our desert
Into a springtime garden
Of love
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