The lion skull in the desert
shelters a bee hive.
Sea water through the aeons
has made of rock a rookery.
Suffering has carved new
caves in the heart.
In Tara's empty space
miracles take place.
(Tara: Sanskrit for the
ethers.. also capital
of ancient Ireland)
(to Tara L B)
IRAQ
Date palms in Iraq
turns desert rocks
into dates.. inside
are seed rocks.
Some dates are eaten
by themselves
and some are turned
into sugar rocks.
(Date sugar has polysaccharides
disaccharides and monosaccharides
and is more healthful than
sugar derived from plant killing
and burning animals in sugar
cane fields)
Author's Notes/Comments:
Some quotes on not asking
and on love:
Charles Dickens: The ocean asks for nothing
but those who stand by her shores gradually
attune themselves to her rhythm.
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Sai Baba: Those who ask for love in
return are coolies demanding wages.
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DeGourmont: The little girl does not ask
return love from her doll. She loves. That is all.
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Lao Tsu: In stillness
the muddied water returns
to clarity.
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Lao Tsu paraphrased:
Water does not force
its way.
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St John of the Cross: When the evening of this life comes, we will be judged by love.
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Yugavatar Sai Baba: The most heinous sin is
to hurt the heart of another.
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John Joseph Price: Whatever the question, love
is the answer.
Sai Baba: All beings are beautiful
seen through eyes of love
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Buckminster Fuller: Love is a verb, not a noun.
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