Becoming Zen Poem by Lori Boulard

Becoming Zen

Rating: 4.8


cast my soul up to the sky
for I no longer need it
it was never really mine to begin with

ancient sequoias grown
the ocean undertow
all of one planet
my mother

thundering sky
sun and moonlight
watching me closely
my father

grand time has no scheme
for the moment is the key
find where it fits
open the door
and be

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Peter A. Crowther 20 October 2005

Lovely poem. Sounds more pantheist than Zen but none the worse for that.

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Jon Lloyd 10 November 2005

Nice Lori. I particularly like the way the last line seems to hang in the air...

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Robert Howard 29 August 2006

This is a lovely hymn of peaceful connection with the world. Robert

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Esther Leclerc 03 May 2006

Especially feeling the last line, Lori, but again, your ability to craft words into poetry is amazing.

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Anna Russell 29 April 2006

Wonderful food for thought Lori, this is a joy. Hugs Anna xxx PS Thanks for your kind comments.

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Eric Paul Shaffer 17 January 2006

Excellent closing lines-the poem opens up into the reader's world with those words. Good work.

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Simone Inez Harriman 10 January 2006

'cast my soul up to the sky for I no longer need it it was never really mine to begin with' Love this Lori. Captured my interest immediately. Thank you.

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