Daily Archives: November 9, 2015

Journey to the Oceans Edge

Posted on November 9, 2015 by skipavm@gmail.com

We made our way over the sand Our hearts skipping stones on the surface of time We watched them sink, beyond our site, below a glistening waterline. Each one we threw, held a promise within cast as far as our strength … Continue reading →

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Ramblings of a Majnun

Posted on November 9, 2015 by skipavm@gmail.com

“The apparent is the bridge to the real” (Al-Majazu qantarat al-Haqiqa) – Idries Shah. To the human, see, everything is in the process of unbecoming. She described my darkness…and it spoke. I am not simply another colored rose in the … Continue reading →

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We are all in Infinite Do Loops

Posted on November 9, 2015 by skipavm@gmail.com

in 1986, I was 23.  On November 9, 2015, this arrived by mail; sent by a dear old friend.  Now, mind you, I knew nothing of Sufism then and only recently began to meditate on Ibn Al’Arabi. So I am … Continue reading →

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Animal Hearts

Posted on November 9, 2015 by skipavm@gmail.com

When I leave, this world is left with strangers. I woke early this morning on a wooded mountain and ambled out to an extinct fire pit – maundering thoughts. I watched birds and squirrels and listened to songs and such … Continue reading →

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Aranyhid

Posted on November 9, 2015 by skipavm@gmail.com

All of humanity is a scintillating ocean; a never ending twinkling of sunlight, without which there is neither darkness, nor light. Each ray sent is a soul dispatched, each ripple is a life awaiting, each quick sparkling on the corrugated … Continue reading →

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