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* Patience Poems II
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Patience
PEEPING THROUGH PICKETS
Through the pickets
peep the pink roses
and purple peonies
.. their roots are fixed
by their loved ones
but their fragrance
and light
soar to the stars
**
(to Elisa S whose garden inspired
this.. she was taken to safety by 1
of the Kent State 4 just before he
died)
MANGO MANNA
The mango tree manifests
to woman and mankind
her manna gradually
.. and gently
MOTHER BIRD BE AT PEACE
Sweet little Mother Bird
why worry?
don't hurry
don't scurry
no flurry
Your babies.. they are safe.
IMPATIENS ARE PATIENT
Impatiens
are often patient
.. waiting for
a brighter day.
Impatiens
blooms
woven on the
sun's vast looms
are not annuals
she found when she
.. brought them
in from the cold
.. and saw they
were perennials
SPIDER WEB
He waited til winter
to help clean up
the woods ..
rather than disturb
the spider web
in the trash tire
LOOKING FOR IT
I know God gave me
patience..
I have been looking
for it..
near where I lost it
EVERYONE IS PERFECT
Why do I mind more
the unripeness in others and me
than I mind
the green fruit on a sweet tree?
Not until God's
appointed hour
will fruit be beesweet
and not be sour
***
BIRDS ON A WIRE
Birds sit watching
from the theatre's brick
parapets
waiting for me to
finish eating and feed
them the rest
AWAKENING
Mother Earth has
begun to respond
to the awakening
gentle nudges
of the longfingered sun
as the people of the earth
are responding
to the awakening of
their powers of selfrule.
PATH OF PATIENCE
Some enter
God's realm
through the gate
of generosity
others the portal of
peace..
still others the door
of discipline
or the arch of ahimsa
She attracted what
she resisted..
ingoing through
the passage of patience
ICE LOSES TO SUN
The ice is melting below
but still treacherous on the
surface.
Said one:
Wait for sunclocks
to open icelocks.
A second advised
to go slowly on the ice.
A third .. with the aura
of the sun..
melted each obstacle
as he went forth.
SWEET REFRAIN
The quiet fall
of the rain
.. dripping
merciful refrain
.. bringing peace
peace peace
in its train
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Ramana Maharshi's ashram fed first the animals, then beggars, then visitors, then residents, and finally the guru. * The Torah says to feed animals before humans. *
well done a great love and lovely poem..mean it that this is a very good poem and like it much...your poetry is rich and inspiring too..hope you add more poems to enjoy... and wish if you go through my poems too... I am basically a peace dreamer and peacew wisher poet with 6 books and believe in love for all and peaceful world... let me share with you one of my owns says regarding peaceful life...(( a friendly smile is the best weapon of war to fight with...afzal shauq )) hope we save the ailing world with our love poems... for ensuring the peace