Karma
Karma
If only I become
pristine silence
by chance…
Universal mind
shall rush to reveal
creation and destruction
in sweeping waves
as eons pass by
before the mind’s eye…
There is no script
to this dance celestial …
Soon enough
the soul unprepared
desires reincarnation
into the body present.
About this poem
Understanding issues like consciousness may involve experiences that go beyond objective science however brilliant it may be. The poem involves an imaginary revelation through total silence.
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Written on June 12, 2023
Submitted by sethu13023 on June 12, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 304 |
Words | 54 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 6, 2, 4 |
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