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Ramsses said May 7, 5:22 AM:

High civilization studies the stars,
Navigating inner and outer worlds
By the ancient mysteries of the night,
More seeing than the sunlight of the day.

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ananda said May 7, 1:37 PM:

I really like this Ramsses! Especially the title ;)

Have you thought of removing the “the”s?
you might find the rhythm even more pleasing ;)

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Ramsses said May 7, 6:15 PM:

I don't have Shakespeare's confidence to wing it. Maybe it's time I tried.

That golden thread that led us through the dark,
And endless mazes of the labyrinth,
Was the cord that held our hearts together
And led us into Love's eternal home.

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jenni said May 12, 5:31 PM:

the thread, that is made of what

material unknown, but familiar

seen before and recognized

stretched between us and connecting.

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Ramsses said May 24, 7:26 PM:

What is it like where the universe ends
And our roses float in tourquoise waters,
Or do they remain in your emerald ring,
Unseen forever but by you and me?

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Ramsses said May 25, 11:51 PM:

This love I feel for you comprises all,
Father, mother, friend, beloved, brother,
Yet no longer husband, yet something more,
I cannot tell you how I love you more.

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sparrow said May 27, 10:14 AM:

and there will be a place for you to stand
in open field beneath a gracious sky
to hold inside your heart a boundless love
and in your hands the means to feel again

xo

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Ramsses said May 27, 1:06 PM:

I'll marry her again next year.

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sparrow said May 27, 2:23 PM:

Rewrite:

and in your hands the means to marry her again next year.

(don't think it scans quite as well, but I love it!)

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Ramsses said May 27, 10:02 PM:

Thanks for saying that. This has not been an easy passage. My cell was just too horrible. I was able to get back my beautiful little place, thank God. But where have my birds gone?

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Ramsses said May 31, 8:51 PM:

Lock yourself in a tomb and meditate
On souls in the most horrible despair,
Shrieking in the darkest place of your mind
Until you awaken to the beauty.

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sparrow said Jun 2, 4:44 AM:

chirp!!

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siafu said Jun 1, 6:55 AM:

gushing forth, the iniquity of it all,

ne'ertheless you have something extremely

palatable - like dizzy's jagged serene

melodies that take derailment to comprehend..

peace…@~)

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Ramsses said Jun 1, 2:42 PM:

Peace.

We both went through a death experience,
Reawakening in each other's heart,
But a little finch is gone forever
Because I told him I would not be back.

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Ramsses said Jun 1, 9:51 PM:

It only gets more strange and beautiful,
Moving unseen in silent mystery,
Love's true face emerging as a sunrise
Over the crucifixion of the world.

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Ramsses said Jun 2, 7:39 PM:

It is too unseemly to beg for work,
To be so desperate and separate
From the society that prostitutes
And rewards subservient behavior.

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Ramsses said Jun 3, 9:07 PM:

It's nice of you to wish me a woman,
Except I'm really not interested,
Having been divorced by the one I love,
Who reaches me more deeply than you know.

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Ramsses said Jun 4, 10:20 PM:

Rama and Sita and Amma are here,
And the air is still above the ocean,
Just a little way up the volcano
Where the sunset paints gold bars on the walls.

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Sandra said Jun 5, 8:08 AM:

very moving.
xo
Sandra

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Ramsses said Jun 5, 9:22 PM:

A hug and a kiss right back at ya.

I suppose it's okay to divorce me
When we still love each other just as much,
Considering my crazy behavior,
But you really hurt my feelings, Faerie.

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ayla said Jun 6, 7:27 AM:

hugs for you Beautiful Ramsses

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Gabriele [no longer around] said Jun 6, 9:05 AM:

Sad and beautiful poetry, dear Ramsses.
Here are some more birds to keep you company.
Sending much love,
Gabriele

Collage “Birds and Angel” by Gabriele

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Ramsses said Jun 6, 6:10 PM:

Thanks, dear friends. All is not lost. We talk often. She's open to the possiblity of getting together again. Just not right away. And I have reformed. She kicked me so hard in the balls, she cured my complaint. Even my voice has changed. But that's probably because I've quit smoking pot.

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Ramsses said Jun 6, 8:54 PM:

Where the beach road ends in the lava flow
Is a stable in the dry brush that tours
The volcano from the dolphin waters
To the heights overlooking paradise.

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Ramsses said Jun 7, 8:20 PM:

We keep circling around this thing closer,
Until the laughter breaks through at the truth,
Staring us so quietly in the face,
That nothing could ever end our marriage.

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Ramsses said Jun 8, 9:56 AM:

She can't let me go because of my heart,
That big, beautiful soul in a slimeball,
The mudcake creature who slid into town,
That the little girl turned into a god.

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Ramsses said Jun 9, 12:34 AM:

I should get myself divorced once a year
To keep myself in top spiritual form,
Suicidal despair, recurring debt,
And a total personality change.

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rudyan said Jun 9, 12:50 PM:

! Brilliant, Ramsses! I don't comment much, but I'm always there, reading in the wings.

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Ramsses said Jun 9, 8:03 PM:

I love you!

Utterly incongruous as this is,
I just might be free to do what I want,
The universe opening up its doors
To the one you never thought would make it.

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Gabriele [no longer around] said Jun 10, 5:55 AM:

I can only ditto Rudyan here, Ramsses.

These last lines about how we get into spiritual topform are so true,
so funny in a way, and so very sad and wise.

An important part of our humanity seems to be that we undergo our
deepest transformations in times of suffering, pain and despair.

Sigh.

These quatrains you wrote after you have come back to share your cell with us,
dear friend, are the most beautiful I have seen from you so far, ever.
I love what you're doing here. Intense, high density and truly beautiful.

Sending love,
Gabriele

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Jim said Jun 10, 6:39 AM:

Wonderful writing Ramsses. I think you're closer to Will than you realize … a door has indeed opened.

Jim x

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Ramsses said Jun 10, 8:12 PM:

Jim's comet will be visible in the night sky for a short time only. Go out and look at it while you can. You may never see it again.

Thanks, Gabriele. Interesting that with these recent verses I have begun to ask my ex what I should write about and send them to her. I haven't done that before. Tonight we decided on friendship.

It beats everythings else what you and I have,
Even though you beat the crap out of me,
Just a little piece of paper, you said,
You need to be with another woman.

My finch is back! Thank God.

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siafu said Jun 11, 11:29 AM:

a little birdie tells me,

soaring so close to heaven..

for goodness' sake and more,

celestial glory, by the score..

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Jiryu said Jun 11, 12:01 PM:

fascinating me

keep this going please

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Ramsses said Jun 11, 6:42 PM:

Aloha, Jiryu.

This conversation of souls is divine,
You and I in a high place listening,
Looking back at a marriage that expired
And gave birth to a surprising friendship.

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Ramsses said Jun 11, 8:38 PM:

Yet I am prey to such heartbreaking grief,
I hardly know who I am anymore,
Everything suddenly gone from my life,
No longer life when nothing to live for.

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Ramsses said Jun 11, 9:52 PM:

So I call my sweetie and sing the blues,
And she tells me that this is my monster.
This is the demon you must learn to slay,
Who would make you believe you are worthless.

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Ramsses said Jun 11, 10:32 PM:

This is the villain who chased her away
And is all that prevents our reunion,
That sucking black hole of a pain body
I am ever so slowly exposing.

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Ramsses said Jun 12, 9:37 PM:

My finch and I meditate together,
He with the cancer in his beak and eyes,
Me recovering from a long illness.
I think we have known each other always.

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Jim said Jun 13, 8:21 AM:

I love that finch …

Jim x

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Ramsses said Jun 13, 9:44 PM:

He hides under the railing beside me
And fearlessly explores under my chair.
Then he perches up close in a little tree
Until the evening gusts blow him away.

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Ramsses said Jun 14, 6:42 PM:

I've exhausted the rubble of it all,
Left it behind for a new world wonder.
My ex is the friend I always wanted,
And a bird with one eye teaches me things.

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Ramsses said Jun 15, 8:45 AM:

You'll live in one end of the Taj Mahal,
Me in the other, each with our lovers,
Let's be honest with ourselves about that,
And remember who are the king and queen.

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Ramsses said Jun 15, 5:21 PM:

No, that one isn't going to work for me,
I can feel myself already dying.
I will have to be a monk with Amma,
Or I will never get over this thing.

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Ramsses said Jun 15, 10:09 PM:

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Is one of the best books ever written,
If you can recognize sacred scripture
In the writing of a funny woman.

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Ramsses said Jun 16, 9:09 PM:

I remembered Yogananda's beauty
Even where there was no consolation,
A considerable surprise to one
Who thought the separation was final.

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drechanteuse said Jun 16, 9:16 PM:

Smile : )

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Ramsses said Jun 16, 9:53 PM:

Here's smiling at you too, goddess

My plucky bird acts like a VIP,
Knows he'll get fed whenever he shows up,
Keeps coming back just for the fun of it,
And stays while I chase the bullies away.

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Ramsses said Jun 17, 9:39 PM:

I'm not sure if I want to live or die,
And you tell me, write about your broken heart -
No, there's nothing left to say anymore,
I've been dreaming for a million years.

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Sandra said Jun 18, 6:39 AM:

YES ….
I'm telling virtually everyone I know
to read the book. Funny, since I'm
not that into spiritual books these days
But this one really 'got' me.
xoxo

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Ramsses said Jun 18, 8:52 PM:

It 'got' me out of a major depression. Do me a favor, Sandra? Keep me posted about these kind of books? You're a Love.

My ex tells me I need to have more faith.
Just because she divored me, I'm in debt,
And incapable of celibacy,
Is no reason why I shouldn't be a monk.

DIVING DEEPER: A Writing Workshop > Diving Deeper: POETRY

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