Universes are comprised of thoughts, ideas, dreams, illusions, delusions, which may also include stars, space, time, energy and objects. Or not. These are the universes of the author Lawrence R. Spencer, and others for whom he has an affinity.
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Thou Art Beauty!
born beyond being…
rare and simple purity
fragile power — timeless mortality.
Complex simplicity, perfectly sublime:
undying yet reborn.
Serenity in action, uncompromised by time.
No dance can sway Thee
No psalm can say Thee
No sight can see Thee
No sense can be Thee
You Are that You Are
as ever You will be.
Thou Art Beauty!
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Poem by Lawrence R. Spencer. Copyright © 2012.
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“These are the times that try men’s souls.” — Thomas Paine, 1776
Recently I have been re-reading the writings of Thomas Paine. He’s the guy that sparked the American Revolution in 1776. He started a viral protest against the insanely oppressive government of England, which was the most powerful nation on Earth at that time. How did he do it? He published a little pamphlet called “Common Sense” and started passing it out to fellow citizens like George Washington, Ben Franklin, John Adams and thousands of others. This, and many other protest in history such as those of Mohandas Gandhi in India and Martin Luther King in the US have been effective, in spite of overwhelming opposition.
Viral protests against government injustice and corporate criminals can be effective. Even the most powerful nations on Earth can’t control the whole population against their collective will. Many have tried and failed. The current “New World Order” movement is succeeding at global control at an alarming rate. The day the entire population is subject to the will of a few criminals in government and commerce we are doomed. That time has come. The American colonists didn’t have the Internet. But, they also didn’t have global government capable of controlling all the media, the military, our private lives and the economy. If we want to remain free we’ll have to communicate with each other and act as though our current lives and our future lives depend upon it.
Here is a recent video from The Guardian that illustrates the message in the present moment.
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The Japanese haiku and the English language haiku have several critical differences. In Japanese the haiku is composed of 17 sound units divided into three parts – one with 5 units, one with 7 units and another with 5 units. Since sound units are much shorter than English syllables, it has been found that following the Japanese example results in a much longer poem often filled up to make the count with unnecessary words.
The Japanese write their haiku in one line, in order to see clearly the parts of the haiku. In English each part is given a line. This allows the reader time to form an image in the mind before the eyes go back to the left margin for more words. The line breaks also act as a type of punctuation. The kigo, or season word, is a vital part of the Japanese haiku, but in English it is often ignored and not well understood. Therefore, a great number of English haiku do not have a season word and yet are considered to be haiku. The Japanese, because of their longer history of reading haiku, understand that there are two parts to the poem. In English these are called the phrase and fragment. One line is the fragment and the other two lines combine grammatically to become the phrase. Without this combining the two lines together the haiku will sound ‘choppy’ as the voice drops at the end of each line. (WikiHow.com)
