Guest guest Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 holding onthere's a small stone in my hands,in it, my prison and my destiny,i once held it to the lightan embryo appearedand I, its sad, sad motherlightning crashed andthe sky darkened with my fears,alone i gave birth to a distant howlechoes of time grew inside a grain of sand,i am weary now,though I have been released.~A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 A, Your poem touched me, so I'm translating it, so that you can see how very very deeply we resonate."anabebe57" wrote:> holding onlike having to fart in a crowded elevator> there's a small stone in my hands, a sharp edged brutal kidney stone > in it, my prison and my destiny,I'm very tiny so the stone is actually luxurious and the destiny tucks nicely into the corner> i once held it to the lightA broken lamp, but I thought it was worth the try> an embryo appearedfreaked me out to see this wiggly little thing inside the stone> and I, its sad, sad mothertwo sads don't make a happy mofo believe you me> lightning crashed andThat Lightning never could drive, was he drinking again?> the sky darkened with my fears,okay, I know, I know, sigh, I have to work on that cuz it scares the villagers> alonethat's "alone" as in baloney> i gave birth to a distant howldon't ask -- it involved long-handled forceps> echoes> of time grew inside a grain of sand,and just you try to find the exact one on my beach -- takes all morning> i am weary now,but I'm taking keep-on-trucking lessons from Old Man River on Tuesdays, so maybe there's hope> though I have been released.Well, I do have an electronic ankle monitor and am confined to home, but anything's better than living in a kidney stone. > ~AHow'd I do A?Edg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 Nisargadatta , " duveyoung " <edg wrote: > > A, > > Your poem touched me, so I'm translating it, so that you can see how > very very deeply we resonate. > > " anabebe57 " wrote: > > > holding on > > like having to fart in a crowded elevator > > > there's a small stone in my hands, > > a sharp edged brutal kidney stone > > > in it, my prison and my destiny, > > I'm very tiny so the stone is actually luxurious and the destiny tucks > nicely into the corner > > > i once held it to the light > > A broken lamp, but I thought it was worth the try > > > an embryo appeared > > freaked me out to see this wiggly little thing inside the stone > > > and I, its sad, sad mother > > two sads don't make a happy mofo believe you me > > > lightning crashed and > > That Lightning never could drive, was he drinking again? > > > the sky darkened with my fears, > > okay, I know, I know, sigh, I have to work on that cuz it scares the > villagers > > > alone > > that's " alone " as in baloney > > > i gave birth to a distant howl > > don't ask -- it involved long-handled forceps > > > echoes > > of time grew inside a grain of sand, > > and just you try to find the exact one on my beach -- takes all morning > > > i am weary now, > > but I'm taking keep-on-trucking lessons from Old Man River on Tuesdays, > so maybe there's hope > > > though I have been released. > > Well, I do have an electronic ankle monitor and am confined to home, but > anything's better than living in a kidney stone. > > > ~A > > How'd I do A? > > Edg > >No offense Anna, but I must say that edg is funny Hahahaaaahaaaahaaaa! Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 Nisargadatta , " douglasmitch1963 " <douglasmitch1963 wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " duveyoung " <edg@> wrote: > > > > A, > > > > Your poem touched me, so I'm translating it, so that you can see how > > very very deeply we resonate. > > > > " anabebe57 " wrote: > > > > > holding on > > > > like having to fart in a crowded elevator > > > > > there's a small stone in my hands, > > > > a sharp edged brutal kidney stone > > > > > in it, my prison and my destiny, > > > > I'm very tiny so the stone is actually luxurious and the destiny tucks > > nicely into the corner > > > > > i once held it to the light > > > > A broken lamp, but I thought it was worth the try > > > > > an embryo appeared > > > > freaked me out to see this wiggly little thing inside the stone > > > > > and I, its sad, sad mother > > > > two sads don't make a happy mofo believe you me > > > > > lightning crashed and > > > > That Lightning never could drive, was he drinking again? > > > > > the sky darkened with my fears, > > > > okay, I know, I know, sigh, I have to work on that cuz it scares the > > villagers > > > > > alone > > > > that's " alone " as in baloney > > > > > i gave birth to a distant howl > > > > don't ask -- it involved long-handled forceps > > > > > echoes > > > of time grew inside a grain of sand, > > > > and just you try to find the exact one on my beach -- takes all morning > > > > > i am weary now, > > > > but I'm taking keep-on-trucking lessons from Old Man River on Tuesdays, > > so maybe there's hope > > > > > though I have been released. > > > > Well, I do have an electronic ankle monitor and am confined to home, but > > anything's better than living in a kidney stone. > > > > > ~A > > > > How'd I do A? > > > > Edg > > > >No offense Anna, but I must say that edg is funny Hahahaaaahaaaahaaaa! Doug > LOL! I think I'm falling in love with you and we should be making beautiful music... or at least writing parodies of one another. Thank you. You're wayyyyyyyyyyyy too kind so I'll just submit this response before I double-up with laughter... or was that more pain I'm after? she wrote, with irony stale, on her breath. ~A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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