‘I” and “It’. (a poem by Orage)

An Encounter WIth Death “I” and “It” Said “I” to “It”I’d like to know What makes you always act as thoughI were not part of you?You never ask me if you mayDo this or that or feel or say;You always have it your own wayAnd never ask my view. Said “It” to “I”You’re just...

Shakespeare’s Sonnet On Death

An Encounter WIth Death Sonnet #146 Poor soul, the centre of my sinful earth,Why feed’st these rebel powers that thee array?Why dost thou pine within, and suffer dearth,Painting thy outward walls so costly gay?Why so large cost, having so short a lease,Dost thou upon...

Stabat Mater

Tryptich Panel With The Crucifixtion Stabat Mater (The Sorrowful Mother Stood) Emerging from the depths of the 13th century, the Stabat Mater stands as a poignant testament to the anguish endured by Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, during his crucifixion. Its...

The World Is On Fire

A World on Fire The world is on fire!And are you laughing?You are deep in the dark.Will you not ask for light? For behold your body—A painted puppet, a toy,Jointed and sick and full of falseimaginings,A shadow that shifts and fades. How frail it is!Frail and...

The Ocean of Love

Ibn Arabi (an artist’s impression) The Ocean of Love The Ocean of Love is vast and deep, It has no shore, no bottom, no end. The waves of love crash against the shore of the heart, And the soul is swept away in a torrent of passion. The Ocean of Love is filled...

The Nature of The Tao

A Meditating Statue The Tao Te Ching Chapter 39 The highest good is like water,Which benefits all thingsAnd does not compete with them.It stays in the lowly placesThat all men disdain.Therefore it is near to the Tao. The Tao is like a well:It is always there,But it is...