Guest guest Posted February 27, 1999 Report Share Posted February 27, 1999 Phil; Thank you for the poem. An evocative reading experience. Madhya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 1999 Report Share Posted February 28, 1999 Thank you Phil for that beautiful gift. How happy am I is hard to say will embrace anyone who comes my way. Harsha Phil Burton wrote: > Phil Burton <philibuster_98 > > "Bodhisattva" > > This is a day that God > has chosen to be known > in Me. The Sun broke through > clouds and haze in the late morning. > The cab weaved through the neighborhood > and headed for the highway. I > heard a whisper, "Blessing!" on some women > walking by. And then and Now > (as I still hear it) a bird sings sweetly Now. > Now it is awake. Now it understands. Now I am. > And Now appears to disappear > the world as Now I am > All in All. > > A very old myth it is > that I stopped short of Perfect for > I could not go the distance. Why? > I would not go > unless all else went with Me. > > And yet now it appears > All Else went there before Me. > Happy am I. > > ©1999 Phillip Bruce Burton. > == > ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Phil Burton ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~ philibuster_98 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ~~~~~~ http://www.austintx.net/pbek/1sthought.html ~~~~~~~~~ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ICQ: 18587674 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > ------ > New hobbies? New curiosities? New enthusiasms? > > Sign up for a new email list today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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