I. Ishvara

so many philosophical morsels..
so many..

"what is this existence
is it simply a daydream "

how many times have i
threw that question into
the UNI-verse...

this is beautifully written Duende
and of course you know
how i love your formatting
...

Thank you for your wonderful comment, Naajir!

Many of us have that question, especially when the Universe keeps testing you... I knew one day I had to dedicate a writing to it and I'm glad it is received so well :-)

Beautiful job, Duende.  My favorite lines:

help me remember the beauty of life
help me surrender to the unknown

That kind of surrender requires a level of trust I've rarely been capable of.  I require guidance when not knowing what lies ahead precipitates my sense of dread.  I'll look up the title, hopefully become better educated about the spiritual component here.  Fine work!

Thank you so much, Crowfly!  
 
For me it's a tough one as well... surrendering to the unknown!  
 
The title comes from yoga, it's a practice which helps us surrender! Ishvara means Higher Source/Universe (God for some people) and Pranidhana means to surrender to...

"the phantasy of a seraph
the shadow of the rainbow

the inkling and the twinkling
in the blink of an all seeing eye"

so much beauty and purity in this write..

you are surely heard lovely one..

love Crim

Dear Crim, thank you so much for your lovely words!

Glad to hear you love this one and yes... I feel heard and seen here :-)

Enjoyed the write...
Felt as though
written as a prayer.
Very soothing...

Keith

Thank you so much for your comment, Keith!

Though I am not religious, it ended up being a kind of prayer...

Glad to hear it soothed you :-)

It is indeed a mystical piece...beautiful form well crafted Duende!!! Well done my friend!

Mystical piece? That's an amazing compliment!

Thank you so much for reading me and leave a comment :-)

While Spiritual, this poem almost borders on Eroticism ... hard to separate the two when they speak as one ... Beautiful this piece is as you are, my Duende ... ~xo, Devlin.  

Lady Devlin, you always make me smile with your comments!

When I started writing this piece my intention was to interweave those two... it ended up more on the spiritual side! I'm really happy you felt what lies underneath my words!!!

Love to you...

Siding somewhat with Devlin.......

........solitary candle light
the tingling of meditation bells
naked in submission, like a prayer,
oh Ishvara, grant me the enlightenment
to see my way along this dark darkened path.
Bowing before the heavens in supplication, she is
a perfect sacrifice.

You are a most perfect sacrifice indeed, hoping that your wishes are granted unto you : )  I would grant you anything...

...respectfully feeling the spirituality and sensuousness of your words.

MrM, you make me smile big time with your perfectly shaped poem!

The content is even more beautiful... I can see you really understood the intention, the feeling and the emotion I wanted to deliver with this one... thank you so much!

I really appreciate your words!

Just lovely word-play and soft clean lines throughout this sacred piece.
Beautifully written, Duende! :)

Thank you so much for calling this piece Sacred!
That means a lot to me (I had doubts about posting it, so I'm grateful it is so well received)  
 
I really appreciate your comments, dear Rain!

Amazing poetry,Duende,so beautiful and filled with such meaningful lines. Great choice of artwork as well.
I truly enjoyed reading.....

Thank you for your Wonderful comment, Kasai!

I'm so glad to hear you enjoyed my poems and love the artwork!

I really appreciate your visits!

The emotions can be felt so greatly in both parts ^^

We all crave the feeling of being saved :-)

Thank you so much, dear DC!

Great to hear you could feel my emotions and yes... we all know this need, it's what makes us human ;-)

The willingness you portrayed in this poem is just beautiful.    Feels wide open and safe in a usually vulnerable place.  

Great wording. Liike

Thank you so much for your comment, Shadez!  
 
I really appreciate your wonderful feedback on a very vulnerable piece...  
 
I think this is our first encounter... welcome to DUP!

My favorite lines

will you remain a mysterious why
reveal yourself and lead me, please

guide me to the garden of eden
where your tree of life grows

Who doesn't like the thought of Eden?
What I would give for just a day there with my better half

Thank you so much for your comment and welcome on my page :-)

I'm glad to hear you like this one!

This as with other is pure, flawless poetry... N I must add that pic. Of that woman is an absolute beauty...
Ur on an amazing poetic roll my dear  :)

Thank you so much, my dear Poetik!

Amazing poetic roll... that is so nice of you to say, I really appreciate you!

Honey, damn yes and that's all we want
is to be

yet looked upon and adorn'd ..even in open
wilderness

...woman you, underneath my pores


-Howlings

My Noire,
What to write...

I feel honored by your heartwarming comment!
To be settled underneath your pores...

Thank you so much, dearly!
Duende

Beautiful poem

Thank you so much and welcome to DUP

I feel honored to receive your first comment :-)

art of the nude, so beautiful.
divine verses, gotta get back to the Garden...

Thank you so much for your comment, John!

There is something with that Garden... and the snake... and the apple... it's so intriguing... and inspiring!

I'm digging the form of a prayer style here. Very inspiring. Perhaps, one of my works may owe thanks to this finely penned ink!! :)

Thank you so much for your comment!  
   
This one is very dear to me... letting go is a main theme in my life...  
   
I feel honored that you thought it was inspiring!  
I try to read and comment on every poem posted by the people I follow (unless they're posting 4 poems a day) and I hope one day I will find a 'prayer' from your pen as well!  
I sometimes miss things, but if that happens... let me know!

I read as much as I can too, but, due to my limited attention and focus, I need a certain setting for reading. So I miss some quite often as well.

Seems like I met a fellow ADD "sufferer"  
   
My mindset is not always on reading, but once I'm focused and start to read... I can't stop!  
After your 7 comments in a row I'm starting to believe we have some things in common ;-)

Haha, right on! Lol. I dunno how I feel about the term, ADD, maybe I do have it. I mean, I can't even have a phone call with other people in the room.