I am a little purple flower
My petals so extremely small
I 've stood in the grass for many an hour
Enjoying a breeze most of all
...
It is dark, no moon, no light
Just darkness, a starless sky
The wind blows, the waves break
A single firefly passes by
...
My son, I can see so many good things in you
And here I am really honest and true.
My son, I love it when your caring heart opens wide
When I had a headache you came and sat by my side
...
Reflecting on my life at the end of the week
A tear leaves my eye and caresses my cheek
My ego wants to force a smile, but my soul doesn’t feel the need
This little sadness doesn’t taste bitter; it is sweet
...
At the time, I was a five-year old boy
A visit to my aunty, always a joy
My cousin was playing with cars at the back
He just had a new one, the body in black
...
I went to the sea of love, this noon
I took it and put it in a blue balloon
I brought this balloon, so blue
...
One day, I want to melt all gold on earth
And make a wonderful key with it all
This special key of incredible worth
Will be fit to unlock your heart and soul
...
I guess it was my aunty's fault
That before I was six years old
It were my looks that made me happy
She just never stopped praising me
...
Contemplation, searching for my soul
Silence encompassing all
Alone but not in solitude
Silence giving fortitude
...
Soothing, breaking one by one,
Peaceful brushing on the shore
In crescendo and then back down
My soul is asking for much more
...
Walking on a hot and scorching day
We meet a splitting of the way
A way downwards looking shady, some trees are there
A way upwards, sandy without trees, just looking bare
...
In the universe, a human so small,
Looking just like a speck of dust
But born with a mind and a soul
And able to think, love and trust.
...
I pray for love
We are all bathing in it
We just have to open our hearts,
to open our minds
...
While waiting in a queue or jam
Let's try to connect to our heart
And search for a lovely feeling
...
Suppose you had a goose,
A goose that would produce
A golden egg a day
You wouldn’t want to lose
...
Praying with ego, or praying with soul,
The ego prayer is our ego, talking.
It sees prayer as a sacrifice of our time,
...
The dove of truth is sitting in our garden
Our gaze inside the room
Light and truth just outside our window
Our eyes see only gloom
...
Food for the body
I know of men, who do not have enough,
Lacking food and drink, their life is rough
...
My name is Hans Van Rostenberghe (reflectionsbyhans.blogspot) I am living in Malaysia and love to read a bit of life's philosophy. I consider myself a family man and nature lover. Just trying to express here some of the thoughts in a melodious way. I chose the author name of Aufie Zophy. How I came to this author name is a long story, dating from about 50 years back. My blog is found by googling soul sprinkles)
Little Purple Flower
I am a little purple flower
My petals so extremely small
I 've stood in the grass for many an hour
Enjoying a breeze most of all
But, oh, what happened to my peers!
Just yesterday, it moved me to tears
While the children of John were playing their game
My peers were trampled to death, what a shame
When just before that, some bigger flowers were damaged
The children were scolded badly by John
But when my brothers were ravaged
It was noticed, sadly, by none
Today, however, I had a reason to smile
A nerd, or so he must be
Looked at this little purplish flower, a while
And took a picture of me
Even if tomorrow, to the worst of my fears
I have to die, as yesterday my peers
I will do so happily
since someone has seen the beauty in me.
Aufie Zophy,
8 May,2010, Bachok
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A poet with a gentle temperament his words heavier than gold a sparkling light that guides that travel further than the cosmos knowledge weighted with wisdom it's source devine may his pen keep writing inked from the sufi heart of..Aufie Zophy!
I love the metaphors. The realizations. The deep thinking. The light thinking. The bouncy feel to some. The dredging feel to others. Great work. I like it! :)
A kind and wise person who is undoubtedly a true poet; who writes the words not from the mind but from the heart. Beauty and inspiration is in all the poetry that comes from this artist's loving hand.
Dear aufie i want to thank you for your poems specially in every little corner, I have been using it for a meditation yoga budist course i have been giving. It is so sweet. Thank you again. By the way chinese people that come to the corse live that poem! ! 🌸
I am so glad that the poem can help others in a way. Many thanks for letting me know. Sorry for the late reply.
Desr Aufie, I have been using one of your peoms a lot in a yoga course I give regularly.
A great Poet with inexhaustible natural ink who writes from the heart.
Of four hundred odd poems AZ has written, I have read many and found most of them, if I say are eminently readable, it is not enough, many of them I enjoyed thoroughly. I wish him well.
again, PH is not making it possible/easy to send 'Aufie' a message. but here i can say....for all to read: i highly recommend this poet, from what i've read so far. to my favorite poet list and to my Friends list he goes! ! ....once i find where to tell PH to add him to my Friends! ! : ( PH is free, free, FREE! ! ! I MUST always remind myself that this is a free, though, more recently, an aggravating site in places. ha ha. FREE! BRI :)
fighting for religion is like bulldozing your garden because someone stole a flower
A man sitting in the seat in front of me was reading the paper absorbing all negativity missing the absolute beauty of reality
Imagine a man, born with a heart full of kindness but it is hidden under a mountain of greed He has something within of more worth than all gold on earth, but he is not rich
Every human has within love for truth love for the good love for beauty
Soon there will be a huge wisdom revolution Soon there will be a huge kindness revolution This is now more than a dream of me It has become a knowing
very special are moments outside when the dark of the night gives way to the day's light
If we keep one eye on the hereafter we have only one eye for the task at hand here and now If keep both eyes on the hereafter we're walking in complete darkness in the here and now
Mom, can you help me? Sure can!
Start believing in world peace today a journey of 1000 miles starts with one step Getting peace for 8 billion starts with one believer!
J'aime, donc je suis. I love, thus I exist
When I was young it were my ideals that gave me greatest joy and they still do
When I have a hard time, my ideals keep me going.
Praying to be loved by God is like praying to be wet while taking a shower. We just need to become aware...
When all else will be gone, kindness will remain
Every life is like a channel of a river, we met at some point and we flow to the same destination, and at some part of my life given i met a nice and honest friend like you, Hans. I always see you as a person who have high spirit to talk about life, love and people...In your poems you love to add some humanity and kindness, to inculcate the positiveness, much effort on philosophy...you add all flavor in your work originally. Above all i would like to thank to u to give me support and a nice company always, you tried to convince me when i need some words, even though i am stubborn but your words relief some pain, soothe me a smile my friend, as pure as you wrote in poetry your heart really nice as we all can see, wish you all the best in writing and life, keep sharing your love to everyone with your talent, and because of it God loves us_Unwritten Soul