Reflections from the mind’s eye
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The Mirror of Narcissus
Beneath the stillness of a glassy pool,A face shines bright—a stranger’s jewel.Drawn by a beauty strange yet known,Narcissus bends to find his own. A fleeting vision, a trick of light,Becomes his world, his heart’s delight.No voice, no hand, no whispered pleaCan pull him from his reverie. The surface smooth, so pure, so clear,Reflects his face,…
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The Seeker’s Paradox
In the vastness of Being, a story unfolds, Of a seeker, a self, and truths untold. Ripples on water, thoughts in the mind, A separate self, the seeker hopes to find. But lo! This very search creates the illusion, Of a ‘me’ apart, in endless confusion. For what is sought is not afar, But here,…
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Misguided Separation
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The Night’s Lament
Darkness whispers to the Divine,“This golden tyrant, forever mine,Hounds my steps with relentless might,Banishing me at morning’s light.” But when the Almighty speaks to DayOf Night’s woeful, plaintive say,The Sun, perplexed, can only muse:“What shadow-realm do you accuse? I’ve danced alone on Time’s grand stage,Ne’er glimpsed this dark, this starry cage.What ‘night’ you speak of,…