“SOARING ON WINGS OF SONG” and “SAVING WANDERING LOVERS FROM DROWNING” Two Heart Opening Poems about love as the real purpose and meaning of life..
Transformational Poetry for the Spiritual Soul
Lovingly Written and Published Daily by Chinmayan— Founder and Spiritual Director of Inner Resource Institute
THE DAWNING LIGHT, Volume 7, Issue Number 493 Journey of the Heart Section Number 290 Friday, September 29, 2023
Photo Credit (Lower) Chinmayan (Upper) Pixabay
Soaring On Wings Of Song This morning I rise up singing Out of the listless fog Swirling about this place And my own sleepy mind. I leap out of bed To leave the night And its sanctuary of dreams Far below and behind. My heart surges with songs Of gratitude invoking and Celebrating all the good that is Flowing through my life. I rise up affirming that Only good is my sweet destiny And that the One I love and Serve is calling me ever higher. I am blessed and sanctified To have another new day to Do this work of bringing Love out of pain, And light from darkness As I choose to invoke my own Goodness and greatness of a Soul soaring on wings of song. November, 2022
Photo Credit: Chinmayan “Sunrise on Still Mountain”
SAVING WANDERING LOVERS FROM DROWNING All night long Cicadas fall into the pool, Confused by the lights Into thinking dawn is near And it is time To fly singing Among the trees. After 18 years underground, As grubs digging In darkness, the summer heat Finally awakens them To their destiny and They climb out of the earth, Split the hard shells Of their old selves, And rise into the air On silver wings That make songs as They fly. Now I see them flailing Upside down the the Illuminated water and I Dive and dive again To save them From drowning. They climb eagerly Into my hands, and I carry Them away from the lights, And toss them into The outer darkness. After years underground, Their crusty bodies Last only three weeks, And they have risen For only one purpose— To find their winged mate, To make love, Lay their eggs and die. I swim for hours, Saving dozens of wandering lovers For their real destiny— Going inside to sleep only When I must, but with Sadness that I cannot Save them all. July, 1985
Photo Credit: Chinmayan
“Affirmation: I am free from my past…
I no longer allow my
mistakes of the past
To define or defeat me.
I am learning the lessons
Being taught by my experience
And applying this new understanding
To build my new life of
Abundant Love, energy and forgiveness.”
—Chinmayan
A BEAUTIFUL KIRTAN FOR YOU from Chinmayan’s Curated Playlists…
By Krishna Das
This is a simple soulful kirtan of Krishna Das and back up band chanting the mantra invoking the presence, blessings and grace of God in the form of Saraswati on all your creative expressions,,,music, writing, sculpture or any other creative expression to a haunting melody: “OM AIEMM SARASWATIYAY NAMAH OM” “Saraswati” By Krishna Das
Image Credit: Still Mountain Meditation Center
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That song had great uplifting energy. Who was Govinda?