the tongue is the first muscle – there are certain practices done by yogi -and i’m sure you know more about it- that leave me speechless. related to all sorts of enlightening paths in so many ancient religions and traditions and let’s not forget the Holy Communion too.
let the lightness of the tongue touch the sky, you may be describing something here, the sky. the tongue touching the sky, in Greek the palate is called “little sky” (ουρανίσκος)
I don’t think so. I remember posting this on the old site. In fact I remember writing it, in 2006, when I lived in Greenwich. Beautiful, innocent times…
Never felt better, thanks for asking IYP. I was way out in the wastelands on Remembrance Sunday when I suffered a heart attack, which bent me over in pain for 10 minutes, but didn’t floor me! I slowly returned to where I had parked the car in a forest clearing, drove home, showered, and took the tram to A & E, where they said the casual manner of my visit was thoroughly irresponsible, especially as the catheter entry sent a fountain of blood up all over the poor young nurse (blood pressure 217/130 due to body’s adrenaline). Direct to angiogram surgery where three stents were put in two of three heart arteries via my wrist, medicated, kept overnight, then underwent ultra-sound of of all heart action, where no permanent damage to muscle or blood flow was found, then discharged home with 5 medicines, 4 temporary, 1 permanent. (had avoided all medicine up till then!). Continued long walks and normal life the next day, and since, with more vigour than ever. It’ll take more than that to fell this old soldier, lol! I have though cut down on salt, and use 0,5 % fat-free milk in my many mugs of slosh, plant-fat only now too otherwise. Haven’t felt so good for a long time, but the writing’s on the wall…..
your lines 3-5 are an example of why the image is, can be so potent in poetry. notes to a modern poetry: concrete things, a paucity of exposition. good piece.
Thank you, Supratik, glad to see you’re still writing some good poetry with your specially chosen subjects and take on things. hope to be more interactive soon!
Well Pronto,
I haven’t stopped laughing yet,You really excelled yourself this time. I could see the well described scene, which reminded me of a bonfire night years ago.It wasn’t quite as drastic as described by you, but equally comical.Be lucky, Peter.
the constancy of such a state of mind is philosophically (perhaps not spiritually) a double-edged sword, I believe it can be a dreamlike goal for the vast majority, like an Escape. if you need it why not. if it helps overcome difficulties…
It comes from consciousness, from awareness; I have always regarded spirituality as an engaging effort, it comes out of practice. Thank you for reading and promoting. Gratitude.
A well thought out piece.What a sad ending for the lady .I guessed what would happen when she put those pebbles in her bag.A lady weighed down with problems.Thank you for sharing, I enjoyed it.
Be lucky,Peter.
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