tag:gaia.com,2008,:Gaia http://groups.gaia.com/jdpoetry1/discussions/feeds/thread/39059 en-us 2 Sun, 06 Aug 2006 00:58:47 GMT Gaia: Empowered by Poetry - Conversations - paradox of love http://camphappiness.gaia.com Happiness tag:gaia.com,2006:Gaia-39267 Sun, 06 Aug 2006 00:58:47 GMT http://groups.gaia.com/jdpoetry1/conversations/view/39059#39267 <p> Surely the Gods<br />spoke through<br />you, when you<br />took pen to paper<br />to&nbsp; celebrate<br />the infinite paradox<br />of Love, and love,<br />and loving.<br />For is it not <br />when lovers<br />are far apart<br />that they feel<br />closest<br />and when <br />they are inside <br />each other,<br />they know<br />the vast silence<br />of Eternity<br />and deep space?<br />As the shadow<br />sang to the Poet:<br />&quot;I am beside<br />you now.&quot;<br /><br /> </p> http://atmanjohn.gaia.com atmanjohn tag:gaia.com,2006:Gaia-39059 Sat, 05 Aug 2006 11:04:34 GMT http://groups.gaia.com/jdpoetry1/conversations/view/39059 <p> <div style="border: 9pt double purple; padding: 0cm 4pt 1pt; background: #ffcc00 none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial"> <p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm" class="MsoTitle"><strong><u><span style="font-family: Algerian">Paradox of<span>&nbsp; </span>LOVE</span></u></strong></p> <p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm" class="MsoTitle"><span style="font-family: Algerian"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->&nbsp;<!--[endif]--></span></p> <p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm" class="MsoTitle"><span style="font-family: Algerian">I WANT TO CLAIM YOU,</span></p> <p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm" class="MsoTitle"><span style="font-family: Algerian">YET SET YOU FREE.</span></p> <p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm" class="MsoTitle"><span style="font-family: Algerian">WE ARE SO ALIKE,</span></p> <p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm" class="MsoTitle"><span style="font-family: Algerian">YET OUR DIFFERENCES ATTRACT US.</span></p> <p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm" class="MsoTitle"><span style="font-family: Algerian">MY LOVE FOR YOU IS HUMAN,</span></p> <p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm" class="MsoTitle"><span style="font-family: Algerian">YET IT IS DIVINE.</span></p> <p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm" class="MsoTitle"><span style="font-family: Algerian">I am your greatest teacher,</span></p> <p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm" class="MsoTitle"><span style="font-family: Algerian">Yet I am your greatest pupil.</span></p> <p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm" class="MsoTitle"><span style="font-family: Algerian">I AM FILLED WITH YOUR LOVE,</span></p> <p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm" class="MsoTitle"><span style="font-family: Algerian">YET MY EMPTYNESS INCREASES.</span></p> <p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm" class="MsoTitle"><span style="font-family: Algerian">YOU ARE SO NEW TO ME,</span></p> <p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm" class="MsoTitle"><span style="font-family: Algerian">YET YOU SEEM VERY FIMILIER.</span></p> <p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm" class="MsoTitle"><span style="font-family: Algerian">MY WAY IS DIFFERENT THAN YOURS</span></p> <p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm" class="MsoTitle"><span style="font-family: Algerian">YET ITS ACTUALLY THE SAME</span></p> <p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm" class="MsoTitle"><span style="font-family: Algerian">WHEN I AM MY I AM AND YOU ARE YOUR I AM</span></p> <p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm" class="MsoTitle"><span style="font-family: Algerian">WE BECOME THE ONE. </span></p> <p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm" class="MsoTitle"><span style="font-family: Algerian">COME WITH ME MY LOVER,</span></p> <p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm" class="MsoTitle"><span style="font-family: Algerian">WE SHALL WALK TOGETHER.</span></p> <p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm" class="MsoTitle"><span style="font-family: Algerian">YET IT ALWAYS SEEMS THAT WE ARE ALL </span></p> <p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm" class="MsoTitle"><span style="font-family: Algerian">ALONE!</span></p> </div> </p>