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    Poems To Make You Blink
    Poems To Make You Blink
    Poems To Make You Blink
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    Poems To Make You Blink

    By David Swan

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    Spiritual Poetry is a reflection of a ten year spiritual and not-so-spiritual period in my life.

    It spans a Silent Retreat through the Sahara Desert with the Poem, 'I Am'

    It also contains poetry that tells tales of my travels and experiences such as 'Junkie'

    'Food' reminds me of the Tibetan Buddhist ritual of leaving the dead out in nature for the vultures to eat.

    I've just read 'God is Dead' again at a time when I am just starting to read Neitzsche.

    'God King' is me doped up on too many Buddhist retreats and profound Buddhist books.

    Oh wow so was 'The Fabric of Existence'.

    I just read 'Fiery Tiger's Tails' after many years.

    'The Piper' is for my father and now in hindsight he has passed away and stands as a great testament to his skill as a musician.
    'Rotterdam' is just Rotterdam what can I say.

    'Collateral Damage' is based around a news story about a soldier that was charged with murder.

    'Rise' is cool as I started out practising Zen with the Deshimaru lineage.

    'Africa' and 'The River' are kind of romantic stories either about the continent Africa and its continuing struggles and also 'The River' is just the passing of time.

    'Child Soldier' is a reminder of early childhood struggles.

    With 'Solitary Pilgrim' I end up in the desert again. If I have the courage I will die in the desert just before my time. An astrologer told me I would die at the age 78 so I have a rough idea of when I am supposed to leave.

    My poetry begins in the desert and ends in the desert where Christ found his soul.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDavid Swan
    Release dateJun 21, 2021
    ISBN9798201229559
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      Poems To Make You Blink - David Swan

      Spiritual Junkie Poetry

      David Swan

      www.dpswanwriter.com

      Published by The Spiritual Junkie at Smashwords

      Copyright 2021 David Swan

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for use only, then please return to smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Table of Contents

      Junkie

      Mother and Baby

      Loner

      Food

      Last Words

      What Matters

      God King

      The Fabric of Existence

      Fiery Tigers’ Tails

      The Piper

      Rotterdam

      Collateral Damage

      I AM

      Transient

      Rise

      The Hope of Africa

      The River

      The Heart of It

      Child Soldier

      The Singularity

      The Wall

      Solitary Pilgrim

      Junkie

      Hey you junkie!

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