raj
Jul 03, 2011

Euphoria

With eyes set beyond the horizon
back turned to the distant shore
suspended in the oblivion
between darkness and light
the sound of silence
greets the soul
into a peaceful Nirvana

About This Poem

Style/Type: Free verse

Review Request Intensity: I want the raw truth, feel free to knock me on my back

Editing Stage: Editing - rough draft

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Region, Country: Somewhere in the world, IND

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loved

loved

13 years 10 months ago

is vastly different

from euphoria

what human beings experience ,
tis your way ,
mine is totally different

R

thank you for the read and your comment....it is all about perception isn't it..everyone looks at it differently...

love..

Bonitaj

loved this 'suspended in oblivion'! Euphoria indeed and a good capturing thereof in words ;)
Boni

R

thanks for stopping by and your comment..good to know you liked it..

R

thank you for the read and your comment..nice to know you found it effective...i always look forward to your comments ...which are encouraging...

S

ShePra

13 years 9 months ago

Dear Raj
How beautifully can "the sound of silence" can define "Euphora"... i always enjoyed your work..

God Bless

ShePra

R

thank you for the read and your comment..nice to know you enjoyed it...

much love..

Geezer

Geezer

13 years 9 months ago

who has experienced lots of confusion and excitement lately, I tend to agree, that the sound of silence could be Nirvana. I do think that you could drop the word [abode], and it would still be effective.
[greets the soul into a peaceful Nirvana.] Just a thought, ~ Gee

R

Thanks for the read and dwelling on this piece...i certainly value your comment being much more learned and also because of your prowess as an accomplished poet..

i have taken note of your perception...but would like to put across what i attempted to convey in this write...the first two lines being the physical state transitioning into the oblivion (stage midway between life and after life) further transitioning of the soul sans entity into Nirvana ...of course i am not at all spiritually enlightened but just tried to imagine how the passage could be...being an amateur perhaps i couldn't get this across in my write...

regards...

R

raj

13 years 9 months ago

thanks for the read and dwelling on it...please read my reply to the comment of Kal which will explain my take on passage of soul into Nirvana...as i have clarified...i am neither spiritually enlightened nor do i know anything about Theology...being an amateur i may have lacked in expressing my perceptions ..

regards...

R

raj

13 years 9 months ago

of course no one knows ...at least I don't...about what and how it actually happens..it is indeed mysterious....this was just a thought about how the transition could be from an embodied soul to a free soul...and the void could be am intermediary stage between the two..there is no theory ..no background....this is just a free ride into fantasy ..nothing more to it than that....

regards...

weirdelf

I think this does describe nirvana well, forgetting that it is achieved from the elimination of desire, amongst other things. Many westerners can't comprehend it because the goal is nothingness and all other religions preach success and spiritual immortality.

Peace.

Leonard

Nirvana - the extinguishing of desire, deep stilling of a mind opening up to a holistic consciousness in which the original state of man can be experienced.

I enjoyed the brevity packed with depth.

loved

loved

13 years 8 months ago

ALL LIFE IS A MATTER
OF PERCEPTION
Ours is so DIfferent
opposite perhaps