Surrender your soul
To your self
The sacred center
and
Let the silent sound
Of Spirit’s song
Wash over you
Shhhh! Be still.
For stillness saves
Those in need
Giving wings
To whispered prayers
stillness
Beauty Everywhere
Watch where your feet land
God is hidden in the world
Do not step upon the flower
The fragrance of the Sacred
It doesn’t matter where you look
The face of Beauty everywhere
The world is a temple
Where patience teaches peace
What does it mean to be human?
Stirred of divinity and dust
It’s not difficult to choose
Is bronze the same as gold?
Do not become Truth and Beauty
How can you become what you are?
Dust has settled on your heart
Dance, just dance and shake it off
Smile my dearest Love
All these worries aren’t you
Be clear and still like the river
And see how the Divine is reflected in you
MY NEW BOOK!!!
Hello my dear friends,
Im happy and grateful to announce the publication of my new book ‘Finally Back Home’. It is available on Amazon in both paperback and ebook form at the following link:
A percentage of the proceeds will go to charity so you will be helping a fellow indie writer and the world at the same time 🙂
Also, part of the reason I write is to try and bring comfort to people and inspire them to reach their higher selves. If you feel anyone would benefit from my book I shamelessly ask for a reblog. It would be greatly appreciated!
I would like to thank all of you. It is your constant presence and encouragement here that led to the publication of ‘Finally Back Home.’ In particular, I would like to thank Laura at http://arkofidentity.wordpress.com/ without whom this book would have never come into fruition
As always, Sending my love and prayers to you all!!
Irfaan ‘Ihsan’ Jaffer
Faithful Patience
If I pray but receive no answer
I’ll endure in faithful patience
Like the dead forests of winter
Sure of the coming
Of the season of Life
In my patience
I place my trust in your hands
Persisting in silence
As you twist my soul
Cleansing the rag of its tainted water
When the hour of your answer strikes
Like the light that breaks free
From the darkest of clouds
I will give thanks
In both tears and laughter
My wings will spread wide
Carried by Love through open skies
And I will leave behind
The broken home
I lived in patiently
Before you brought me Life
Precious Tears
How many precious tears have you wasted
Overwhelmed
With the world on your shoulders
Expecting to crumble in despair?
How many precious tears have you wasted
Insecure
Awake living in a nightmare
Dreaming of struggles you can’t endure?
How many precious tears have you wasted
Afraid
Sitting under a dark clouded sky
Filled with a sense of impending doom?
How many precious tears have you wasted?
Worried
Sobbing late into the night
Expecting unknown hells to occur?
How many precious tears have you wasted
Anxious
Over people, sickness and all
Poisoning yourself with a million fears?
How many precious tears have you wasted
On this nothing of a world
When you have been made its master
And it answers to your every call?
There is freedom in your soul!
There is freedom in your soul!
Go deep within my love
There is freedom in your soul
If I told you what you are
You wouldn’t believe a word
Experience it for yourself
Become the Light from which you were born
O’ child of the Beloved one
O’ noble human being
The beauty that is you
Lies beyond the horizon of these words
Give up your false self
Be done with your ‘i’
It takes courage and faith
But surrender begets the deepest peace
Stop wasting your tears
On the lies of your mind
Your heart knows the Truth
With trust, all will be fine
There is no cause for fear
When the most Beloved One
Is forever present
Within you and without
Open yourself up to the heavens
Receive the key to your soul
Live how you were born to live
Consumed in Love, Light, and Truth
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A great big thank you to Belinda at http://busymindthinking.com/ for the inspiration. I don’t think it’s exactly what she had in mind but it’s what came to me 🙂
Quiet Beauty
Stillness
Pearl of Being
Anchoring the chaos
Beautiful soul consumed in peace
Quiet
Beauty
Born from within
Hiding in human souls
Eyes spill the secret of its light
Graceful
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My first attempt at a cinquain. I really like the style!
Image found at: http://www.scoop.it/t/my-photo/p/2531712733/2012/08/29/quiet-beauty
Love is Cruel
O’ Seeker of secrets
Traveller of the untrodden path
Do not retreat in your footsteps
When you face the cruelty of Love
Love does not announce her presence
She forces you to seek door to door
Until you discover her hiding place
And understand her priceless worth
Love comes in the darkness of the night
Splashing water on those who sleep
This is when she undresses
Long before the rooster crows
Love ties knots inside your stomach
The Lover loses pleasure of food
For pleasures act as dusty veils
Blanketing the beauty of Love
Love carries an axe and hammer
Tearing apart all that you know
Your foundation must be broken
So you may be resurrected anew
Love has many stages
Blocked by obstacles of fire
Your dirt calls for purification
If you wish to climb her ladder
Love pushes you to your limits
That moment you scream no more
For in that moment you are done
Love requires your quiet surrender
Do not be disheartened
O’ traveller of the way
You have chosen wisely
And love is always there to help
You face great hardships
But with Love, your burden is less
You have chosen your eternal self
And that alone is worth the task
The Search For ‘God’ (28/30)
Cleverness doesn’t matter
In the search for God
So let us stop this thinking
And silence these words
A father cannot pick up
A child that runs wild
The One will always find us
If we just sit still
Simply surrender yourself
Thoughts and desires
He’ll break you into pieces
And build you anew
He will show you His power
Deep inside your heart
He has made this His palace
With walls of His light
This is the divine vessel
That guides you aright
When in silent surrender
It is brought to life
This is where he keeps His Grace
Prayers from the Heart
Are arrows pointed to God
Flying to the sky, answered
The heart contains the great Truth
The purpose of life
A Love you can’t imagine
One I can’t describe
Not To Know (20/30)
I look inside for Truth but my soul is still
It tells me:
Let’s bathe in this beautiful silence
In this quiet place where answers breathe
But what’s your rush to figure it out?
Sometimes, it’s okay not to know
Riding This Ride (16/30)
Detach yourself from your mind and desires
Detach yourself from a world of attire
Laugh and cry but remain still inside
Identify with the self that’s higher
Its the only way to ride this ride
The peace within is a gift and guide
An anchor built, strong and secure
Protects you from, fear and pride
In this world you’ll find one cure
A Life Divine from a place that’s pure
Anything else will make you sick
This, my friend, is the way to endure
So when you feel like you want to quit
Because life is falling into bits
Detach yourself and make the shift
Detach yourself and make the shift
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