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Connectivity

Positive and negative wires
Currents of coursing desires
Gained momentum
Upon connectivity

His eyes brimming mischief
Hers inviting just enough
Instant communication
Upon connectivity

His body language telling
Hers preening veering
Sunflowers seeking sun
Upon connectivity

His blood running marathons
Hers promising fulfilling dawns
A gazebo of four arms
Upon connectivity

Dreamy mutual glazed glances
Requiting oft dreamed splurges
Readily abandoning to urges
Upon connectivity

A handsome dude approaches
A lovely damsel also traipses
She grabs him, he her
Upon perfect connectivity

Sorry, cross connections
Unfulfilled gratifications
Please stand by
For
Connectivity
Indefinitely???

 

 

Send home my long-strayed eyes to me,
Which (Oh) too long have dwelt on thee.- John Donne, “The Message,” 1595
 

Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired- Robert Frost, in coversation

 

May your every wish be granted- ancient Chinese curse

Love, all alike, no seasons knows, nor clime
Nor hours, days, months, which are the range of time.
- John Donne, The Sun Rising,1595

 

Often we are firm from weakness, and audacious from timidity.
-La Rochefoucauld, Maxims 1665

 

Biological weakness is the condition of human culture.
Erich  Fromm, Escape from Freedom, 941

 

How few are our real wants! And how easy it is to satisfy them!
Our imaginary ones are boundless and insatiable.
Julius Charles Hare & Augustus William Hare, Guesses At Truth, 1827

 

Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion, and he whose real wants are supplied
Must admit those of fancy.- Samuel Johnson, Rasselas, 1759

 

We do not succeed in changing things according to our desires, but gradually our desire changes.
 – Proust, Albertine disparue, 1925

 

I look at what I have and think myself unhappy; others look at what I have and
Think me happy.- Joseph Roux, Meditations of a Parish Priest, 1886.

Daybreak

Night canvas folds itself curling within
Stars dim turning their switches off therein

Fingers of darkness too lighten insipidly fading away
Moon retreats to sleep soundly giving in to another day

Streetlamps, lonely sentinels of concrete jungles
Turn off one by one in precision without rumbles

Owls and bats now silently go to rest as the night
Creeps away gently heralding the onset of daylight

Birds go about their business all chirruping in unison
Street traffic gains momentum as sounds of life beckon

The horizon as always defines a distinctively alluring sky
Where crisscross streaks of orange gold fingers playfully ply

The golden round disc of the sun makes a showing once again
Spilling shimmering orange golden reflections in flowing ocean

The bright blue sky appears lively with planes and flocking birds
All intent on reaching somewhere before turning back homewards

Church bells and temple and mosques all open their welcoming doors
Inviting all the laity, saints and sinners as them the god equally adores

Springy step and day’s challenges to be met head on, resolves we make
It is after all the dawning of another exciting new challenging daybreak

 

 A rare experience of a moment at daybreak, when something in nature seems to reveal all consciousness, cannot be explained at noon. Yet it is part of the day’s unity.
Charles Ives American, Composer Quotes

If your efforts are sometimes greeted with indifference, don’t lose heart. The sun puts on a wonderful show at daybreak, yet most of the people in the audience go on sleeping.
Ada Teixeira

 

It is well to be up before daybreak, for such habits contribute to health, wealth, and wisdom.–Aristotle  BC 384-322, Greek Philosopher

one of my favorite songs by Cat Stevens
(his voice and music is awesome)

Morning Has Broken- by Cat Stevens
  
 
Morning has broken, like the first morning
Blackbird has spoken, like the first bird
Praise for the singing, praise for the morning
Praise for them springing fresh from the world

Sweet the rain’s new fall, sunlit from heaven
Like the first dewfall, on the first grass
Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden
Sprung in completeness where his feet pass

Mine is the sunlight, mine is the morning
Born of the one light, eden saw play
Praise with elation, praise every morning
God’s recreation of the new day

 

Ultimate Destiny

Tree studded forests beckoned us enticingly
Upright stalwarts pointing upwards thoughtfully
Dozing cozy in sleeping bags in forest clearing
My eyes beheld inky midnight skies unfolding
Stars huddled in colonies or self starters, shining
Winking bright and naughty, saucily twinkling
I wondered at this great vastness calmly stretching
The miracle of the master artist constantly etching

Numerous constellations and galaxies, drawing
Breathing life in miniscule to the greatest being
All with a purpose in this great scheme of existing
Caring nurturing dispensing justice to all, protecting
Things in true perspective had me realizing, wondering
I was a mere speck in this mammoth tree of life flowering
What is the great plan and purpose of all creatures living?
Journey it is, a progression with attrition and surviving
Elevating into the higher echelons of the food chain
Is this my only goal or is there another spiritual gain
Improving, improvising constructively progressing surviving
Inexorably moving towards the ultimate goal of achieving
The one grand prize we all are created for in the first place
Oneness with the One who sent us forth to purify with grace
Man’s ultimate destiny is to become one with the Divine Power which governs and sustains the creation and its creatures.-Alfred A. Montapert American Author
It’s not what’s happening to you now or what has happened in your past that determines who you become. Rather, it’s your decisions about what to focus on, what things mean to you, and what you’re going to do about them that will determine your ultimate destiny.
Anthony Robbins 1960-, US Author, Speaker, Peak Performance Expert / Consultant
The purpose of life is a life of purpose. -Robert Byrne , American, Celebrity Quotes
The main purpose of life is to live rightly, think rightly, act rightly. The soul must languish when we give all our thought to the body.- Mohandas Gandhi ,Indian, Leader
The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.-Pablo Picasso
Strange is our situation here upon earth. Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to divine a purpose. From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know that man is here for the sake of other men.
Albert Einstein
The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Our minds are finite, and yet even in these circumstances of finitude we are surrounded by possibilities that are infinite, and the purpose of life is to grasp as much as we can out of that infinitude. -       Alfred North Whitehead English, Mathematician Quotes
Pure Spirit, one hundred degrees proof — that’s a drink that only the most hardened contemplation-guzzlers indulge in. Bodhisattvas dilute their Nirvana with equal parts of love and work. -Aldous Huxley 1894-1963, British Author
You ask: what is the meaning or purpose of life? I can only answer with another question: do you think we are wise enough to read God’s mind?- Freeman Dyson ,US Physicist
Our actions throughout the day seek to imitate nature by having a purpose. Kindness is like the rising of the sun that sheds new light on matters and compassion is like the rain that washes a way the old and nurtures new life. -Michael Heninger Social Services

Time Warp

Hastily walking running jogging
Trigger triggers hurtling funneling
Down vortex of my life’s tunnel

Few patches of faded negatives slide
Trinkets n milk teeth gleaming glide
Umpteen tales princes and magic rides

Surface, thrilling rollercoaster
Whizzing, joyous cracker rockets
Forgotten pals in memory’s time pocket

Excitedly curiously lifting the veil of tarp
From times past I catch a glimpse of a harp
Buddies, old vinyls, armchair in time warp

Old ditties reverberate in head soothing
Friends all same stationary, me drifting
Navigating bravely twists n turns tasting

They say rolling stone gathers no hay
Yet tasting cup of life self, happen what may
Is by far better, defying, denying destiny its own way

Time warp made me realize
I envied none as I surmised
I was richer living life king size

No movement can afford to be caught in a time warp and
exist in a state of suspended animation.
Theodore Bikel
Austrian, Actor Quotes

The timelessness of a concept has to be woven into the
 running warp of dying time, vertical power has to be
wedded to the horizontal earth.
Ella Maillart
Swiss, Writer Quotes
If someone is making a judgment when they don’t have
firsthand experience, it’s intolerant. How can you make
a judgment on something you don’t know about?
Beck American, Musician Quotes

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences
 of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared,
 ambition inspired and success achieved.
Helen Keller
American, Author Quotes

In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins:
cash and experience. Take the experience first;
the cash will come later.
Harold S. Geneen, 1910-, American Accountant, Industrialist, CEO, ITT

There are those who think they can play you like a fiddle.
I never tell them they are bad musicians, I just pluck their strings!
Carl Stoynoff, poet/philosopher

Sandcastles

Childhood and sandcastle are akin with a short life span
Both to be relished fully as time and tide wait for no man

Teens come upon us suddenly making us spurt and sprout
Sandcastles too get better defined in these hands no doubt

Youth comes along merrily and emotions take front seat
Exploration n awareness bring love, quickening heartbeat   


dreams dreamed, sandcastles built
enjoyed living without any guilt

High on cloud nine, in gold palace fine
entwined by loving arms, blissful, divine

Throes of exquisite first raptures
brief glowing fireflies captured

embedded treasure trove of cherished memories
gleaming sun catchers of tender love’s trophies

open sesame gained easily alibaba treasures
all in palms of hand without tough measures

four hands touched created dreamy castle in sand
promising eternal love beneath blue sky and land

the ocean heard and laughed at this innocence
shaking in mirth sending riptides as hindrance

love nest of sandcastle gulped in many a stride
telltale signs remained not, on beach, woe betide

lost grandeur of what once had been
handful of promises with lovely sheen

warming and fanning eternal love flames
at the hearth of sandcastle’s fireplace

ensconced lovingly in mansion built on sandy stretch
passing meteor briefly held, joyful catch, unlatched

 

 

“A hero is one who digs the moat while you build your sand castle.” By Sylphia, from internet

Towers Of Silence

(”Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony is the most sublime noise
 that has ever penetrated into the ear of man.”)
E. M. Forster, Howard’s End, 1910

Towers Of Silence

 

Cacophony all over
Has me gasping for air
Noisy din everywhere
Soothing solace nowhere
Running for cover hither and thither
Sans relieving respite, teetering tottering
Gasping pathetically in throes of despair

Every pore in body beseeching succor
Onslaught of high decibels beating galore
My soul cringing, crying no more no more
Begging for salve of peace from noisy gore
Stuffing ears, saving drums is need of hour
Recalling times of pin drop silences of yore

Calmly I collect and curl self, escaping at once
Internally, seeking refuge in the towers of silence
Tranquil, rejuvenating, engaging moments of penance
Reliving olden golden times replete with substance
Living was real not virtual n life was in perfect balance
Nature, relationships, country were held in reverence
Sanctity of boundaries, freedom had real credence

The towers of silence reverberate with a life force
A soundless rhythmic throbbing, vibrating resource
Warming cockles of heart, resuscitating perforce
Curing compulsively young old hurting workhorse
Suffusing radiance, soothing calming great resource
The towers of silence, imparting mute discourse
Rejuvenating sanctuary, away from life’s frenetic racecourse

 

We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature — trees, flowers, grass — grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence. We need silence to be able to touch souls.
Mother Teresa 1910-1997, Albanian-born Roman Catholic Missionary

Not every truth is the better for showing its face undisguised; and often silence is the wisest thing for a man to heed.
Pindar Greek, Poet Quotes

 I think television has betrayed the meaning of democratic speech, adding visual chaos to the confusion of voices. What role does silence have in all this noise?
Federico Fellini Italian, Director Quotes
  The questions worth asking, in other words, come not from other people but from nature, and are for the most part delicate things easily drowned out by the noise of everyday life.
Robert B. Laughlin American, Physicist Quotes

Silence is as deep as eternity, speech a shallow as time.
Silence is more eloquent than words.
Thomas Carlyle ,Scottish, Philosopher Quotes
One of the best things about paintings is their silence - which prompts reflection and random reverie.
Mark Stevens Author Nationalities, Actor Quotes

One of my all time fav.songs  by Simon And Garfunkel
 
 The Sound Of Silence

Hello darkness, my old friend,
Ive come to talk with you again,
Because a vision softly creeping,
Left its seeds while I was sleeping,
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence.

In restless dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone,
neath the halo of a street lamp,
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of
A neon light
That split the night
And touched the sound of silence.

And in the naked light I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more.
People talking without speaking,
People hearing without listening,
People writing songs that voices never share
And no one dared
Disturb the sound of silence.

Fools said i,you do not know
Silence like a cancer grows.
Hear my words that I might teach you,
Take my arms that I might reach you.
But my words like silent raindrops fell,
And echoed
In the wells of silence

And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon God they made.
And the sign flashed out its warning,
In the words that it was forming.
And the signs said, the words of the prophets
Are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls.
And whisperd in the sounds of silence.

Playful Puppies (a-z)

A
Best
Comrade
Drooling
Enduring
Frequently
Goofy
High jinks
Inundating
Jesting
Keeping
Limits
Mauling
Nudging
Openly
Pawing
Quieting
Rambunctiously
Stimulating
Thrills
Umbrella of love
Vigilantly providing
Watchful ever
Xtremely caring
Zealously protective
 
Not only is life a bitch, but it is always having puppies.
Adrienne Gusoff
Author Nationalities, Artist Quotes

 There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.
Bern Williams
Author Nationalities, Musician Quotes

A puppy plays with every pup he meets, but an old dog has few associates.
Josh Billings
American, Comedian Quotes

There are all sorts of cute puppy dogs, but it doesn’t stop people from
 going out and buying Dobermans.
Angus Young
Scottish, Musician Quotes

Love A to Zee

A Love Story

(Alphabetically)

Alluring
Beguiling
Comely
Dynamite
Enchanting
Femme Fatale
Gently entrapped
Him forever
In Love lasso
Jubilantly embracing
Knight In Shining Armour
Love enthralling both
Merging spirits
Night And Day
Overcome  with passion
Paradise regained
Qunintessentially
Rapturous wonderment
Sufficient unto each other
Time and Tide meaningless
Under benevolent Cupid thrall
Victoriously Declaring
Wonder Of it All
Xanadu
Yearning no more
Zenith  of love achieved at last

One who has not only the four S’s, which are required in every good lover,
 but even the whole alphabet; as for example… Agreeable, Bountiful, Constant,
 Dutiful, Easy, Faithful, Gallant, Honorable, Ingenious, Kind, Loyal, Mild,
 Noble, Officious, Prudent, Quiet, Rich, Secret, True, Valiant, Wise; the X indeed,
 is too harsh a letter to agree with him, but he is Young and Zealous.

Miguel De Cervantes
1547-1616, Spanish Novelist, Dramatist, Poet

Kindred Spirits

(on two playful puppies)

Two sweet cuddly balls of fur
Wagging tails, like malleable rubber
 
Playfully fencing, prancing feinting
Dancing tiny steps, selves balancing

Sibling are they, born of the same mother
Having same genetic makeup, minds other

No two living creatures have similar minds
Only same likes and dislikes that them binds

Thus we often look for our doppelgangers
Kindred spirits making living that matters

Virtually or in reality we are all on missions
To find folks having same speak and visions

Doubled is our pleasure if we find such a being
Co-existing in tandem, making life worth living

 

I found that it wasn’t so oddball to like music and poetry and visual arts, they’re kindred spirits.
J. Carter Brown
Author Nationalities, Athlete Quotes

 
I sometimes read in a gossip column that I was at a party when I was in Europe at the time.
 It sometimes feels I’ve got a Doppelganger somewhere.
Candace Bushnell
American, Writer Quotes

 

 

 

Making Memories (Family Album)

First sighting
instant
Déjà vu
Transmigration
Osmosis
Merging
Making memories

 1,2,3,4..

Tough two knitting needles
Strong, upright, tensile, resilient
Yarns of love and trust hold tight
 The skeins of two colorful personas
 

Multi-hued crisscrossing mingling
Kaleidoscope like forming patterns

Intricate and unique pleasuring both
The onlookers and performers alike
Yet, unalike, as  involvements  are unalike
Betwixt memory makers n memory shakers
The woof and wharf of two lives’  fabrics
Takes on a unique blended designer beauty
Skilled cohabitation and masterful dance
In step, in sync, gracefully bending, pirouetting
Twirling,  nuzzling,  guzzling,  feeding
Merging, submerging, panicking, smiling
Living, loving, flying, jiving, diving, divining
Singing, winging, zinging, singeing, searing
Creating a very personal private memory bank
Enriched with coins of life well earned together
Spending from it lovingly, in bits and bytes
Storing in memory chips, in print and virtually
For progeny to enjoy and cherish in later life
As memory makers waltz  into horizon, for posterity

I cannot say good-bye to those whom I have grown to love,
 for the memories we have made will last a lifetime and never know a good-bye
Anonymous
 The difference between false memories and true ones is the same as for jewels:
 it is always the false ones that look the most real, the most brilliant.
Salvador Dali
Spanish, Artist Quotes
The one thing I need to leave behind is good memories.
Michael Landon
American, Actor Quotes
A life-long blessing for children is to fill them with warm memories of
 times together. Happy memories become treasures in the heart to pull
 out on the tough days of adulthood
Charlotte Davis Kasl
Author Nationalities, Politician Quotes

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