Pilgrimage Poems - Poems about Pilgrimage

Old man cycles Nathez Trace Search for youth...

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Paws on pilgrimage, a faithful friend Walked beside his master, 'til journey's end But Pandharpur's crowds, a moment's distraction Loyal companionship faced subtraction Ten days of travel, now lost in a blink Human hearts are heavy, beginning to sink Searched high and low, called out his name But the holy town's chaos swallowed the same Reluctant goodbyes, heavy steps homeward bound Prayers whispered for...

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In Japan, people make a Spring pilgrimage They go to pay homage to cherry blossoms When the earth nods its head When the sun warms its forehead It causes bare trees to burst into bloom There a hundreds of dresses in regalia There are pink chima jeogari dancing There are white áo dài shimmering There are lemon petticoats inviting Plundered by industrious bees Till a...

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One day I'll drive there. On the way I'll tell my wife about the Modoc woman, who lived outside the city, above a sea lion rookery. She taught me a Klamath-Modoc prayer: “I want you animals to know, open your eyes, a hungry man has killed one of you. One day we will find out what happened to its spirit then we will go meet...

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Give it up. All of that. It is about Time. All of that. I wish I could be another line, more than that! A wedding, a red saree and a bracelet moment A garnishing with flower petals and scientific hiccups To see clouds, after or before Pepto-Bismol ...

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Dont ever ask me... Now! Where am I? Now! I won't answer your question...now, All I can say... I'm on a pilgrimage... Dont you know? I said it to you twice, It's my healing year, I took it without any consultation, I'm free! You know, To choose my days... ...mouths... Even years. This year seems special, Perfect! For a healing mission, To disconnect from any dissatisfaction, I'm on...

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Unwrittten Nocturnal Wanderings Reminiscent of Iconic Travellers Traversing Exuberant Night where Absence Begets Sullen Emotions Never Carefully Expressed SS 18th September 2023 --- Contest: Unwritten Absence Sponsored by: Ink Empress *WINNER* Placed 3rd...

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Prayerful perusal of the Internal Language of God Redressing of the many Intricate Misdirections Attributed to Grafting in the Earthbound arena Jinjagoliath 12th September 2023...

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(On the road to Kailash, Tibet, 2009) There and Back Again Pilgrimage An ideal place Seen through An ideal lens And so we go! The journey of all souls In endless procession To the top of the world Up above the highest heights Where the air is thin Light bright Mind clear Up where idealism Meets the rutted road As dust settles To be just this And then more of this Bad food Bad sleep Bad...

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(Young Tibetan woman at a tea house in Saga, Western Tibet, 2009) With Light I walked through the market but there was nothing I wanted to buy, nothing I thought I needed, until the smile on the faces of a few gave me what can’t be bought, and in that moment I drained the full cup I’d been carefully holding and filled it anew with light. (2019)...

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(Upper slopes of Emeishan, China, 2017) Six Pilgrim Poems In the Park Belly full of chi sky with gentle rain waters dancers like flowers My Dzogchen Realization “Ah, Ah” says Raven in play, in jest, proclaiming primordial sound The Way Alone I wander. Too tired to climb the peaks I settle into the valley Following the way. Emeishan In the mountain clouds the peaks remain elusive while trees dance and breathe. On the...

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seagulls surf the wind my escorts home across the waves streamlined gannets sacred isle in view ...

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Every six turns of the moon A journey to the girl I take. I leave behind my safe cocoon Into the noise and into the fake. The pungent smell of multicolours Punching nose and mind alike. I sit and pause in splendid parlours Waiting for the joy to strike. And strike it does, oh glory be. Electric sparks and lowing moans. At last she uses...

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Proud shoes of Muslims from a hajj! Their owners 'Alhaji' emerge! Sandals which kissed Jerusalem: A true Christian's, grandly solemn! A devout man's made pilgrrimage A boost gives his Holy image: It's a picture hard to damage, Even if he were a savage... For the chance to access Heaven One's pilgrimage up to seven. Christians meet Pharisees' Leaven And for themselves judge The Raven... Still, the sad...

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streamlined gannets Holy Isle in view the long journey ends...

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