I Cried Out

Written for:  Verse First    Poetry Jam    G-Man    WoW

Also linking to:  Poetry Pantry #164        dVerse Open Link Night #111

Verse First - I cried out
Write in the first person. Avoid cliches; eschew the ordinary. Surprise, inspire, educate, elucidate. That's it. 

Wow - Fun with Repetition
your entry has to have one sentence that is repeated at least thrice in your post. You cannot repeat the sentence consecutively.

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Why are you so elusive

I cried out, my beloved Lord

My soul it cannot truly live

Without your love and accord

I cannot find you anywhere

I cried out, my beloved Lord

My soul is weary with many a tear

My heart desolate and gored

Please hear my prayer 

I cried out, my beloved Lord

For you are my life, and breath and air

For aeons you I have adored

Let me hear your sweet flute

I cried out, my beloved Lord

For that's my guiding star, the route

That makes my spirit soar.

~x~

Poetry Jam - Vision  and  G-Man -Friday Flash 55

The vision of You
Is a sight to behold
A beautiful blue
And a halo of gold

I sat in awe
As she described You to me
My soul did soar
You set my spirit free

A moment Divine
Is now etched in my soul
I long for another sign
And your vision to hold.

~x~

This post is a part of Write Over the Weekend, an initiative for Indian Bloggers by BlogAdda. We give out themes for creative writing each weekend for Indian bloggers.

Update 30/10/2013 - My post was selected as a WoW post

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Writers are Lovers

Written for: Verse First and Poetry Jam
Linking to:  Poetry Pantry and dVerse Open Link Night

Verse First - Writers are Lovers
Choose one poet you adore and write a piece to honour or express that adoration. 
One of my favourite poets is Jalaludin Rumi. So my poem today is to honour this great poet. My blog headline is a quote by Rumi.

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Oh Rumi

Ardent student of Tabrizi

Your poems soothe the soul

Spiritual ecstasy

Divine intimacy

An ode to Spirit

Does truly uplift

Devotion to love

Peaceful like a dove

Heavenly mysticism

Entwined in Him

Spiritually liberating

Life exhilarating

Immortalised in verse

With heartfelt verve

Oh Rumi

Ardent student of Tabrizi

A gift for those who seek their soul

~x~

Poetry Jam - Steps

Life is a journey

Starts with one step

Easy or stormy

Like the flow and ebb

Each step that I take

I learn something new

Asleep or awake

Takes me closer to You

What will I take away?

When I stop my own tread

Savour each moment and day

Don't think too far ahead

Life is a journey

To feel and know

A gift not a tourney

Take steps to grow

 ~x~

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He Said, She Said and a Backward Twist

Written for:  Verse First  and  Poetry Jam
Linking to:   dVerse Open Link Night #117

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He said it didn't matter if he was there or here

As she was entrenched inside his soul whether far or near

She said even though she understood the spiritual concept

Earthly limits play a part in her feeling quite inept

He said he heard her every word, felt her love and care

Their souls were tightly intertwined, bonds unbreakable and rare

She said she didn't understand why they journey so apart

Although his thoughts do bring her peace they also break her heart

He said that when her time was up he would be waiting on that side

She said the purpose of her life she first had to abide.

~x~

She said the purpose of her life she first had to abide

He said that when her time was up he would be waiting on that side

Although his thoughts do bring her peace they also break her heart

She said she didn't understand why they journey so apart

Their souls were tightly intertwined, bonds unbreakable and rare

He said he heard her every word, felt her love and care

Earthly limits play a part in her feeling quite inept

She said even though she understood the spiritual concept

As she was entrenched inside his soul whether far or near

He said it didn't matter if he was there or here.

~x~

Verse First prompt

Poet and short story writer Grace Paley said, "It is the responsibility of writers to listen to gossip and pass it on. It is the way all storytellers learn about life."

Natalie Goldberg expounded on this idea by saying, "We should learn to talk, not with judgment, greed or envy, but with compassion, wonder and amazement."

Today you have some options. Write about gossip. Write about what happens when wagging tongues do harm. Or not. Write a poem of conversation. Or write about the growth potential when interactions are based on compassion, wonder and amazement. You choose.

Poetry Jam

Write a short poem, 12 lines or less, and then read it backward, from the bottom up. The lines aren't backward, just the order of the lines. Rewrite the poem backward, with the last line first and the first line last: a palindrome poem.

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