Guest guest Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 No EscapeI can't go somewhere I've never beenif you don't show me the wayto Paradise at your side.I can't even begin to tell you my storyif you don't listen with the silencefrom which neither of us can hideI can't see with your eyesif you don't love with all your heartYou needn't build a bridge ifthere is no river between usJust this quiet drowning.Just this tender light.Just this blue sky.~A~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 Comment between lines in bold italics , "anna" <kailashana wrote:>> No Escape> > > I can't go somewhere I've never been> if you don't show me the way> to Paradise at your side. I have never left to return, only my face face was turned elswhere Paradise is where my face was before I choose to turn it away. > I can't even begin to tell you my story> if you don't listen with the silence> from which neither of us can hideThere is no one here to tell him anything, only be quite and see. > I can't see with your eyes> if you don't love with all your heart Originally I have no eyes to see with, I only experience with DEVOTION. > You needn't build a bridge if> there is no river between us There are no two for a river to be in between > Just this quiet drowning.> Just this tender light.> Just this blue sky.Only Be and mountains are mountains and the sky is the sky. > > ~A~> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 , " mourad " <mourad_shamel wrote: > > > Comment between lines in bold italics > > > , " anna " <kailashana@> wrote: > > > > No Escape > > > > > > I can't go somewhere I've never been > > if you don't show me the way > > to Paradise at your side. > > > I have never left to return, only my face face was turned elswhere > > Paradise is where my face was before I choose to turn it away. > > > > I can't even begin to tell you my story > > if you don't listen with the silence > > from which neither of us can hide > > There is no one here to tell him anything, only be quite and see. > > > > > I can't see with your eyes > > if you don't love with all your heart > > > Originally I have no eyes to see with, I only experience with DEVOTION. > > > > You needn't build a bridge if > > there is no river between us > > > There are no two for a river to be in between > > > > Just this quiet drowning. > > Just this tender light. > > Just this blue sky. > > Only Be and mountains are mountains and the sky is the sky. > > > > ~A~ > > > Originally I have never left to return elsewhere Paradise is where my face was before I chose to turn it away There is no one here to say anything, be quiet and see I have no eyes to see with devotion is my experience, there is no two for a river to come in between Only BE and mountains are mountains and the sky is the sky. Nice poem! (A few minor changes for poetic effect) ~A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2009 Report Share Posted October 13, 2009 Hello Anna Thank you very much for your poeitic touch. This reminds of the story of Shen-husi and Hui- Neng mourad , "anna" <kailashana wrote:>> > > , "mourad" mourad_shamel@ wrote:> >> > > > Comment between lines in bold italics> > > > > > , "anna" <kailashana@> wrote:> > >> > > No Escape> > >> > >> > > I can't go somewhere I've never been> > > if you don't show me the way> > > to Paradise at your side.> > > > > > I have never left to return, only my face face was turned elswhere> > > > Paradise is where my face was before I choose to turn it away.> > > > > > > I can't even begin to tell you my story> > > if you don't listen with the silence> > > from which neither of us can hide> > > > There is no one here to tell him anything, only be quite and see.> > > > > > > > > I can't see with your eyes> > > if you don't love with all your heart> > > > > > Originally I have no eyes to see with, I only experience with DEVOTION.> > > > > > > You needn't build a bridge if> > > there is no river between us> > > > > > There are no two for a river to be in between> > > > > > > Just this quiet drowning.> > > Just this tender light.> > > Just this blue sky.> > > > Only Be and mountains are mountains and the sky is the sky.> > >> > > ~A~> > >> >> > Originally> > > I have never left> to return elsewhere> Paradise is where my face was> before I chose to turn it away> > There is no one here to say anything,> be quiet and see> > I have no eyes to see with> devotion is my experience, > there is no two > for a river to come in between> > Only BE> and mountains are mountains> and the sky is the sky.> > > > Nice poem! (A few minor changes for poetic effect)> > > ~A> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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