Poem: "The Enlightenment" (2000-06-13)
The Enlightenment
Where are you now
My defining moment
I search, yet do not see
Adrift on wood
I am far from shore
The unknown is ailing me
Regretting the Past
A future uncertain
Unease envelopes my mind
Looking towards answers
More questions are found
Voices confused, all I find
Life invites death
Denying death, I lose life
For me, no religion will save
Existence has no meaning
And God no validity
In still darkness, I’ll fade away
Dim grow the lights
Stars stare down in silence
I wait for someone to tell
Of hope in this world
Of faith not in vain
A release from my personal hell
An old man just acquainted
His essence found in words
Awareness the moment is clear
Self, mine, forgotten
Intuition will lead the way
Courage is the absence of fear
Shedding false pretenses
Foolish habits I unlearn
For Wisdom, do not what others say
In earnest self-reflection
Understanding, no regrets
Life in the present, live for today
Burdens now lifted
True paths are chosen
Freedom sweet, like a lucid dream
Down an endless street I walk
Destiny holds my hand
In my ear a whisper of eternity
No events may scar me
Relentless, my humor stays
True lessons learned never fade
In my soul a glimpse of Heaven
All things come from One
In Love and Life’s cycle, I am saved
Dreamer50K
Poem: "Reasons" (2000-06-13)
Reasons
The father tensed then heard the wailing
Make no mistake his son did cry
Overjoyed he held up his newborn
Tears of love poured from his eyes
His baby’s gaze was of a question
The cries, they seemed to ask him “why?”
Years passed, the toddler was playing
When he heard an anguished scream
His little friend was not moving
A mother sobbed, it was like a dream
But his playmate never returned
From that day on, things changed it seemed
In school the young boy memorized
He learned the required subjects well
Teachers knew amazing things
Preachers taught him heaven and hell
He even learned the Prince of Darkness
Was an angel before he fell
The time passed far too quickly
Questions, questions in his head
Still nothing seemed of importance
Until he was told his mother was dead
It seems she had been dying
Now he was the one dying instead
The young man climbed a nearby hill
He laid back and faced the sky
There the father found him
And console him he did try
But he could not satisfy the question
The question, of course, was “why?”
Seasons changed and it seemed
The boy was now a man
Still he needed to know the reasons
What was the point, what was the plan?
The father smiled and embraced him
Saying “Son, do what you can”
His life went in cycles
He saw great things, he heard great sounds
Yet in everything he followed
A contradiction could be found
He went searching for an answer
He found no Sermon on the Mount
In despair he hit the bottom
He spent time behind an iron door
Somehow the father did not stop loving him
In fact, he loved him more
His boy would not settle for convention
Like an eagle his boy would soar
To the man nothing mattered
No way was right nor wrong
With no clear direction
Hours spent thinking were very long
He started to worry that his life,
Before he solved it, would be gone
You see, the man, he needed reasons
Not material wealth nor fame
He needed a reason to live his life
Or things would always be the same
He thought he heard his mother’s voice
She said “In grief, what may you gain?”
“My son, Life is laying in the sunshine
Feeling the warmth, soaking the rays
Life is a flower, a child’s smile
A cool breeze on a summer’s day
Life is Love in all forms
Love is, and was, in you always”
He turned to his father, “Love is the answer
Now what do I do?”
“Do what is in your heart
Help others and to yourself be true
Accomplish all your dreams
Then dream new dreams and reach them too”
“Son, choose a noble aim
And to its principles never waver
The harder you toil today
The greater a victory you later savor
But no matter how great your achievements
You must do your father this favor”
“Never forget what is important
Never think yourself too wise
The moment you satisfy yourself
You will die a thousand lives
Always love and learn from others
Do not hesitate with ‘whys?’”
“Son, truly you can make a difference
And if you do not, you will face no trial
But if you strive for your full potential
You will keep growing all the while
And when you look back upon your life
You will do so with a smile”
The man became a great man
Only because he had swallowed his pride
He made no excuses, no reasons
He created no faults behind which to hide
His strength was in his character
And he found that strength inside
Years later the man held up his newborn
And tears of joy ran down his eyes
And the child looked around as if to question
And the question of course was “why?”
Amused the man could only say one thing
“Why not?” was his reply.
Dreamer50K
Then there’s “Rain From Heaven”, “Who Cares Anyway?”, “A Romantic Amid the Madness”, “Heaven’s Light: Part 1, the Fall”, “The Devil & The Book of Love”, “When I See You Next”, …
I’m watching this recent development of Manlobbi working on a new board of sorts. Things are moving fast.
Sure, wouldn’t it be great if there was an upload button for anyone who happen to have a copy of a post? On a technical level there no obstable to it. But then there’s legal. And therein lies the rub. Probably not a good idea to host stuff without express permission.
On the other hand, the copyright on anything written on the boards (old or new) belongs to whoever wrote it. There’s no obstacle in sharing that something with the person who actually owns it. Then there’s fair use. And data protection laws - including right to access, depending on jurisdiction. It’s complicated. But I just wish they would respond to any of the countless cries, to begin with.
Edit:
Wow! Hadn’t checked the thread for a while. Things move really fast. I’m impressed! Maybe a good idea. I’m a programmer, after all. Thanks for planting a seed inside my head.
