Dancing Shadow
May 8, 2008 by Abdur Rahman
Peace, one and all…
Dancing Shadow
These poems are naught
but a dancing shadow of words.
So, if one dance displeases you,
do not be troubled overmuch.
Love’s rhythm is always moving,
for all symphonies fall into silence
when they cease to move,
and so it has always been.
This world is naught
but the interplay of light and shade,
so be not burdened by thoughts of form,
for beyond all form walks love unbounded.
Abdur Rahman, 20th April 2008
This means that you can keep contradicting yourself ?
That is not honest . Love cannot reside , life cannot be alive
without honesty , truth . It will be just a dark shadow
full of charming words .
True life is not afraid of burdens .
Love unbounded ? A convenient feel good word ?
As ever , this is my interpretation .
Time will test the truth .
akash
Peace Akash,
Thank you for your comments, which are as forthright as ever.
I am sorry that these two poems seem to have struck you as contradictory. I can’t speak to your interpretations, as I only have my own - I only have my awareness of what I was trying to say when I wrote these poems.
I am sorry they struck you as dishonest. That is not my intent. My intent is merely to speak as truthfully as I can, with the words at my disposal.
Abdur Rahman
A little preachy too , which I find as a common characterestic
of most of your posts .
So fleeting are the feelings here that next poem may say
opposite of previous poem .
Technically it is fine .
Very self centred justifications .
Atleast that is how they seem .
As I said time is the test on the ground of reality .
Inside yourself , you know the truth which words do not say.
akash
Peace Akash,
Self-centred justifications? I am not trying to justify myself. I am merely talking, offering my own thoughts as you have offered yours.
I am a human being, and so have all the faults of a human being. I am not perfect, and I do not claim to be so.
Abdur Rahman