4 Poems: “The Gift of Rain”, “Onwards and Upwards”, “I am the Ocean” and “Sunrise”
TRANSFORMATIONAL POETRY for the SPIRITUAL SOUL by Chinmayan
JOURNEY OF THE HEART #20 Monday March 6, 2023
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The Gift of Rain For me, this fresh cool rain Is a comforting cause for celebration, A wet doorway into a cascading Sense of well being and bliss. This winter rain falling softly As the silken night advances, Wets my cheeks with cool tears— Making my heart swell in gratitude. Just to be here, alive in this Gentle rain is a gift in itself, Bringing calm clear confidence In the rising goodness of this world And the sweetness of life made Bright by roving waves of rumbling rain. December 10, 2019
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Onwards and Upwards If I am to go onwards And ever upwards Then I must let go Of the smaller desires, Release my attachment And attraction to things I thought we were the Basis of my life And be willing to Step up and step outside Of the life I have So carefully constructed To always live safely in, To step out of one space I thought to be So big and beautiful Into the next one That calls me Into it’s vastness, It’s unexplored, unknown, Unfamiliar, unmapped space— Going from one into the other As if the whole universe And all of its planes And realms were always Mine to live and grow in. June 1, 1988
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I Am The Ocean When I make this Mind peaceful and still, Like a lake in perfect calm, Then I discover that God is within me, That I am with God, That I am the ocean And not just the tiny drop I thought myself to be. October 10, 1993 Sunrise Every sunrise is a night Passing into the dawning of Another new day of rising Opportunities to love, to serve, To surrender, to let go, To awaken and realize Who I really am and the Destined work I was sent here to do. October 12, 1993
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