Holy Mantra

Personal mantra

Thank Life For Life.
Four simple words.
A mantra of respect.
Wisdom and understanding.
Like the four directions:
North, South, East and West,
All encompassing.
Full of power and truth.
Giving and receiving,
Offering,
Agape.
A circle of consideration,
Taking only what is needed.
Paying homage.
Holding gratitude.
For everything connected,
Through science and the Spirit.
Beginnings and endings.
The Alpha and Omega.
From the micro to the macro,
Inside and out,
under the dirt and over the stars,
Life depends on Life to Live.
Fully,
Holy,
Soulful and sound,
Vibrations of thought,
Thunderous explosions,
Never ending expansion...
Minutiae.
The words from our lips,
The actions of past, present and future,
Thoughts aglow,
Feelings surrounding,
Created upon,
Life supporting Life.
So everyday awake,
Consume,
And sleep.
Living the four stages of consciousness,
From the silence in between, to deep sleep
And,
Into dreams; flowing out through, opened eyes-

breathe.
And quietly chant,

"I (breathe in) Thank (out) Life (in) for Life." (out)


~TRJ

Reviews

[Carrie.]

This is beautiful. The four directions part, fully and holy, touched me. In my culture, (I'm a mutt of all sorts, but I was raised in powwow by my Mohawk grandmother), the four directions represent many things. The phases of life being the main. It's so integral to Native American culture that the Cherokee have a morning prayer sung to each direction. I remember singing it as a little girl with my intertribal powwow family.

Anyway, tangent aside, beautiful and peaceful.

[modtoddinc]

Thank you very much for your kind review and taking the time to read my work. I am honored to have touched you in some small way. I deeply respect the First Nations culture and people of every tribe and heritage. I wrote this as a mantra of sorts, a statement of everything I hold close to my own heart. I have always felt the need to hone it more, but if I ever get around to that I would simply write a new piece incorporating this into it, leaving my original untouched and as is, because it is so raw and expressive of my inner-most beliefs. Thanks again for taking the time to read my work and comment.

~peace, Todd

[Chris]

Om..
Nice treatment of subject The entire piece flows really well. And it reads nice too.
Great theme.

[613]

This poem was simply brilliant. I seriously adored everything about this. One of my favorites on this site!

- Brittney

[modtoddinc]

Thank you for your time and kind review, I am humbled and honored.

~peace, Todd

[613]

You're welcome!

If you would be so kind as to check out my completed manuscript, HIM, I'd truly appreciate it. I am planning to have it published but want the kinks fixed first. (Can't move forward without help from others!) Haha.

[Maumil Mehraj]

I love how the poem is filled with an air of positivity throughout. Beautifully written and conveys the message loud and clear!
Good work, sir!

[modtoddinc]

Many thanks, and much gratitude. Thanks for the friendship.

~peace, Todd

[SCRIBBLER]

I once again have no words to describe this poem. Your one of those writers who can make other people feel the way you want them to feel. What a poem, you have written hear.
I (breath in) love (out) this (in) poem (out)!

[modtoddinc]

Appreciate your kind review... keep breathing in and out, I hear its vital. :)

~Peace, Todd

[SCRIBBLER]

hahahaha, lol

[Miss Sharon]

(Life depends on Life to Live. Fully, Holy, Soulful and sound, Vibrations of thought, Thunderous explosions,
Never ending expansion...Minutiae.) So beautifully written with skill and craftsmanship! I appreciate this kind of poetry. ~Sharon

[modtoddinc]

Thank Life, for life, and thank you for visiting and reviewing my mantra. :)

~peace, Todd

[Miss Sharon]

You are most welcome Todd! ~Sharon

[AaronFreitas]

What a deep piece my friend... very good work!

[modtoddinc]

Thank you for taking the time to read and review. I am grateful.

~peace, Todd

[Fran Marie]

Much wisdom within this deeply expressed piece ..nice work!!

[dan]

Todd, This piece is so DEEP that I hesitate to step too close to the edge. There is so much going on that I literally had to read it three times before I could piece together the point of the write...but when I did I was the one doing deep breathing exercises. This reads almost like a manifesto, an emptying of your belief system for all of us to inspect and grade. I have to give it a B (sorry, I thought that it was just a bit TOO busy). Well done. take care...dan

[modtoddinc]

Dan, for me this was similar to your poem 'chasing the better me', deep, thoughtful and full of themes that could be further developed.

~peace, Todd

[sereenaoutloud]

a great write, it flows so effortlessly ..nicely done!

[modtoddinc]

Appreciate your visit and review.

~peace, Todd