http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Poetry_Is_Music/Just some of my poetryhourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Poetry_Is_Music/594533The way of devotion is as good as the way of knowledge. But as long as God keeps the feeling of ego in us, it is easier to follow the path of devotion. -Ramakrishna Reprinted with permission from "The Wisdom of the Hindu Gurus," edited by Timothy Freke, published by Godsfield Press Devotion Oh, Sweet, Beloved, Holy Other; I bow in loving reverence. To serve Thee is Bliss In the silly soberness of this stage. Blessedness, Holy Lover; Bless me in your golden presence. Near or Far, You are the...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Poetry_Is_Music/594116I once knew a dervish I once knew a dervish Who could turn and dip All in the same moment. She was drunk with God. Ya Jamilla, her beauty Lifted us to Holy Realms And More. And all the while, Our feet and hers Stayed grounded On the floor. She turned so fast Our heads would spin; Our hearts would leap for joy! In those moments We turned with her And Unity adored. The secret to the perfect turn Is to do it every day; To dance in life And treat all strife As God inspired play. © 2007 Shamsuddin...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Poetry_Is_Music/593949Heart Truths Broken hearts: great tragedy! The heart cannot be broken; It is just our ego shell taking the blows of love's training. Oh shatter me, Sweet Creator That Love may enter To display Her Beauty. Beautiful Butterfly Come rest with Shems. I bring no net to capture you. I came to complete your beauty. For Beauty unrecognized is incomplete. This is the secret of creation; The reason for the manifest. Shems says: “Beloved Butterfly, Bless you for this sacred trust. We are this beauty...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Poetry_Is_Music/593392In Just One Breath In just one breath I fell in Love all over Again. I rose to meet Your Pure Light. In that rising, I became as meaningless As You. Alas, the moment passes. The next breath, Your Light: a faded Memory. It’s all OK, Move with the flow Of even next breath’s blow. Be not afraid We’ve all been saved From the moment we were born. © 2007 Noosphere Communicationshttp://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Poetry_Is_Music/592598I Want to Live Forever Shams will just say it, “ I want to live forever!” It was not always so. At age 9, I contemplated Such a life, But, infinity was too horrific For such a young mind To hold. Once I found You, Beloved, I knew that glory never ends. Shams says: “ The Shakina is enough To keep forever fair. © 2007 Shamsuddin