Guest guest Posted June 27, 2002 Report Share Posted June 27, 2002 A beautiful poem, Alan, exquisitely crafted (if that term is appropriate).I like especially the 'lost in life' stanza; but of course the poem has a total unity of expression and sings like birdsong. Many thanks! Peace, and blessings. John................Silent Companion.......... ---- THE CALL As a child I heardthe seagulls singin late summerwhen life was easyand the chickshad left the nest.A faint longing rosefor somethingclose and shiningbut still so far away.Lost in life,someone I never met,but had to trust,told me the direction.His smile was overwhelming.Deep inside I found the meaningof the seagulls callechoing a vibrationfrom the heart of all Alan Picture copyright Arthur Morris Have look at his amasing photos : On a Wing and a Prayer http://natzoo.si.edu/DCB/artmorris/index.html /join All paths go somewhere. No path goes nowhere. Paths, places, sights, perceptions, and indeed all experiences arise from and exist in and subside back into the Space of Awareness. Like waves rising are not different than the ocean, all things arising from Awareness are of the nature of Awareness. Awareness does not come and go but is always Present. It is Home. Home is where the Heart Is. Jnanis know the Heart to be the Finality of Eternal Being. A true devotee relishes in the Truth of Self-Knowledge, spontaneously arising from within into It Self. Welcome all to a.Your use of is subject to the __ IncrediMail - Email has finally evolved - Click Here Attachment: (image/jpeg) [not stored] Attachment: (image/gif) [not stored] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 2002 Report Share Posted June 27, 2002 THE CALL As a child I heardthe seagulls singin late summerwhen life was easyand the chickshad left the nest.A faint longing rosefor somethingclose and shiningbut still so far away.Lost in life,someone I never met,but had to trust,told me the direction.His smile was overwhelming.Deep inside I found the meaningof the seagulls callechoing a vibrationfrom the heart of all Alan Picture copyright Arthur Morris Have look at his amasing photos : On a Wing and a Prayer http://natzoo.si.edu/DCB/artmorris/index.html Attachment: (image/jpeg) gull12.jpg [not stored] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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