Monday, June 10, 2013

universe will not hand it over to you


you need to escape from your solitude
let your shimmering emotions spill into the curb
let your steps direct you towards the yard
watch the thundering jets
the spewing hatred within yourself
needs to be dashed to the ground
let the rain wash it away
changing your status and stature
you can go and rest on that park bench
watch that door being knocked
you have to grab your due from the universe
no one else will be there for you 

"the patterns are not you yet you are the pattern
goodbye is so final but the universe decides for you"




35 comments:

Anonymous said...


I like this:

"you have to grab your due from the universe"
thanks, :)

aelfbee said...

I think the universe already has handed it over to us and the best grabbers are the ones to rise in stature. Content I am to watch from the park bench. A thought-provoking read.

Madeleine Begun Kane said...

Good advice, well expressed!

kaykuala said...

One has to decide for oneself! No one else will bother.Take a stand and be noticed! Good advice Gautami!

Hank

Sherry Blue Sky said...

Yes, let the rain wash away the negative, and set those "shimmering emotions" free. I like what Libby says - in time, we learn to "grab" what the universe offers.

The Write Girl said...

I enjoyed the wisdom and insight in your poem. Stunning verses.

Margaret said...

The quoted two line stanza at the end is so very intriguing.

Vandana Sharma said...

Indeed sometimes we have to come out of our solitude, no matter how wonderful we find it...

irene said...

Yea, open the door to receive from the universe.

Laurie Kolp said...

Wise... I really like the last 2 lines.

Old Egg said...

We can only change the world for the better if we put a little effort in ourselves. By the look of it we are not doing quite enough at the moment.

Strummed Words said...

Wise words...

TCPC said...

very nice. one needs to grab, true! some wisdom here

Unknown said...

nice piece, love the quotation close here, works really nicely. thanks

keiths ramblings said...

So true!

Anonymous said...

Good to read you again Gautami!

ms pie said...

... i like the idea of grabbing from a fierce onfire universe...

Anonymous said...

Fabulous thought-provoking work

hyperCRYPTICal said...

Good advice.
(Would like to think I am devoid of the spewing hatred - will take a closer look within myself!)
Anna :o]

Nicole Nicholson said...

Wow. A very assertive statement but well needed. I love how you transform input he image into such a statement and into an invitation to possibilities.

-Nicole

De Jackson said...

Love this. Great advice! :)

Jim said...

Nice writing, Tami ~~ Sounds like the proverbial Woman Scorned.

Thank you for the prompt. I am wondering if when you suggested it this writing was in the back of your mind.

I was mostly thinking of 'dashing' to here and there but then when I did the keyboard with possiblities of matching my photo I thought of D A S H laundry soap.
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christopher said...

True for me...the universe decides. How all the important stuff happened. Still it is obvious I have to keep busy doing what I hope is right.

Nanka said...

Nice way to say keep looking upwards and live life fullest!!
So profound and expressed in a small poem!!

anthonynorth said...

Great insight in this.

Cheryl said...

This is a lovely poem. Thank you for sharing.

Unknown said...

Great advice, if only it was so simple sometimes as letting the rain wash it away. But yes, you do have to let go sometimes and have the courage to get what you need.
Thank you for your comment on my post.

Lady In Read said...

the last two lines are especially wonderful, great writing - as always, gautami..

Kathe W. said...

wow- intense and strong.

Unknown said...

I love your universal thinking. Thank you for sharing these inspiring words, Gautami

Little Nell said...

This can be interpreted on so many levels but I see it as a 'prisoner' (psychological or real) being urged to take control for themselves. Some very thoughtful phrases carefully crafted.

Susan Anderson said...

Excellent as usual. I enjoyed this.

=)

Gillena Cox said...

nice take on the prompt dash; a happy Sunday to you

much love...

nan said...

wisdom-filled write. Lovely and inspiring.

jabblog said...

So much hatred in the world - it would be good if it could be washed away.