They live in wisdom who see themselves in all and all in them, whose love for the Lord of Love has consumed every selfish desire and sense craving tormenting the heart.¹
This pair of stones once pointed tall, but now they’re near the ground. It doesn’t matter where they lay. May our ears hear what they would say with love without a sound.
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.”²
¹Bhagavad Gita 2.55, Eknath Easwaran translator.
²Gospel of Mark 12:30-31, New International Version
Text: Linked to Sue Vincent’s fallen #writephoto prompt. Also linked to dVerse Meeting the Bar. Amaya challenges us to take two quotes from two different sources. Use one to begin the poem and the other to end it. I might be stretching this bridge building to think I can meet both of these prompts with one post.
Photo: This is Sue Vincent’s photo provided for use with her #writephoto prompt.
I love the way your words fit so nicely between the religious quotes, Frank, and that they rhyme and chime with that wonderful ‘ow’.
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I was going to make it a prose poem and then the rhyme and meter just happened. Thank you, Kim!
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Love how you have bridged the religions here…
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I was attempting a bridge between them of some sort. Thank you, Bjorn!
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Beautiful 💜💓
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Thank you!
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I think you are a fine bridge builder Frank. This span forms a marvellous link!
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Thank you, Peter! I am glad the bridge works.
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I enjoyed this spiritual ode to a greater love. Well penned!
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Thank you, Vivian!
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It’s personally awesome time that you used these two books for your poem, as the Bhagavad Gita and a verse from the Gospel of Mark were the first written accounts that were able to illuminate to me what was going on with me spiritually and how God was awakening me to His love. They were two books I first read with ears to hear and eyes to see. Thank you, Frank!
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Those two verses go through my mind like mantras. I am glad you found them meaningful also. Thank you, Amaya!
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I am intrigued at how many of these bridges are built out of love. If good fences make good neighbors, bridges may make even better ones. Blessed is the person who can listen and learn from the stones. Very nice.
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Good point about bridges as compared to fences. Thank you, Lona!
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…and the greatest of these…
This is so well done, Frank!
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Thank you, Jilly!
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As a bridge, it works perfectly, Frank…and beautifully too.
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I am glad you like it, Sue! Thank you!
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I do, Frank.
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Beautiful!
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Thank you, Pragalbha!
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You are welcome Frank.
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An excellent bridge… your words completing the span.
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Thank you, Charley!
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Good job Frank! We will all be on equal ground one day like these stones and listening and know.
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Yes, we are. Thank you, Mary!
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Good bridge, Frank!
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Thank you, Sara!
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Wow, two diverse religions, but their teachings tie in so well. Excellent mash-up Frank.
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They do have similarities. Thank you!
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You have tied up sayings from the holy books of two religions seamlessly and the bridge based on the prompt works perfectly. Excellent work, Frank.
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Thank you, Varad!
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You connected that great Frank.Every religion in the world is good,but the problem arises when people begin to interpret religion in the wrong way. Great work
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They are good. Thank you, Ben!
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Nicely done. Yes, the rocks know much, but often we do not hear their wisdom.
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Those rocks were originally set upright for some purpose. Thank you, Annell!
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Essence
ReMains
‘Tween
East
West
Form
Essence
ALLoVE..:)
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A shared essence ties them together. Thank you, Fred!
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Welcome
Frank..:)
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This is a most intriguing take on the prompt, Frank. Fabulous.
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The third religion is in the middle–whatever encouraged those people to raise those stones to the sky. Thank you, Robbie!
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A brilliant bridge, Frank! You seemlessly integrated this week’s #writephoto with exsquite skill!
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Thank you, Frank! I am glad you found it effective.
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Beautifully done, Frank. There is a silent beauty in nature that we just need to listen to.
I enjoyed this very much.
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Thank you, Lillian!
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