What is real?

Many questions are asked. Few people can speak the truth.

          





                 
                 
















 Poetry, my dear friends,
                   is a sacred incarnation of a smile.
                   Poetry is a sigh that dries the tears.
                   Poetry is a spirit who dwells in the soul,
                   who nourishment is the heart,
                   who wine is affection.
                   Poetry that comes not in this form is a false messiah.
                                  Kahlil Gibran.

                                   Perfection

                     Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry,
                     The philosophy which does not make me laugh
                     and the greatness which does not bow before children.
                                    Kahlil Gibran

                                   The unbeliever  (The Quran-surah)
                           1. Say: Unbelievers.
                           2. I do not serve him that which you serve.
                           3. Nor do you serve him whom I serve.
                           4. Nor am I going to serve that which you serve.
                           5. Nor are you going to serve him whom I serve.
                           6. You shall have your religion and I shall have my religion.
                                             Quran


                         What is real?

I watched the news on CNN. Men trying to confuse us with double talk.
We were warned of a time where the government would want to control all things.
Something should be easy to understand.

The separation of religion and Government.
The Federal and state government are not banks.
Religion is a private matter.
Giving money to banks and loan companies was a bad sign.
Do they give all the poor men and woman who lost their homes and businesses a low interest loan too? No they did not.
   
If you study real common sense. If you know history. New Testament and Quran are based on love and forgiveness. Man's change the words to profit the world of money and powerful nations.

Violence bring hate. Death bring more death. Blood of father's will follow into the son's and daughter's. Create wall of new hate and desire for revenge never to end. 

Today few places are not touched by war.
War blocked out the real problems.
The Gulf of Mexico was killed off with oil.
Nuclear waste dumped into the Asia seas.
30 million will died of starvation this year in Africa. 

Brother's are killing brother's in all parts of this world.
Religion is not the problem.
Hate and foolishness is the problem.
A bomb exploded in the USA.
Killed men/woman and children in Oklahoma city.
A bomb exploded in Baghdad open market killing innocent shoppers.
Children in the kindergarten in the USA are learning to take cover if
there is a attack.
Did we lose our minds? When did the world fall on the path of hate and destruction?

A eye for a eye world will end with no winners.
Time to lock-up all the world leaders in a room.
Like the days of Unions.
Can't come out till all problems are fixed.
The country with internal struggle must gather the men and woman of wisdom.
Have peace talks and quit killing their brother's and sister's.
Must stop the blood.

Brother's must stop killing their fellow country men and women.
Powerful nations need to sent Soldiers with food and water to the starving nations.
I'm Ojibwa/Mexican.

I believe will take the circle of life to find peace.
Need all races to demand peace and end to war.
Pollution and destruction of this planet must stop.
It won't matter if you are a Muslim, Christian or a believer of nothing.
A nuclear weapon will put all of us on the path of no return.

I pray the madness must end.
For the sake of the children everywhere.
No-one want their babies to die.
We must change direction and allow our children to grow-up without fear and great hope.
 
Poet and writers must lead the way. Need to hear voices strong and loud. Someone must lead this world from a destiny of pain and destruction.

                                    Coyote





                   
 

Author's Note

It is long. I appreciate anyone who read and pay attention. Any mistakes. Please assist. Never too old to learn.

Reviews

[Zeitgeist Manifesto]

(Paraphrases)

Christianity: Love your neighbor as you love yourself.
Islam: Hurt no one..that no one would hurt you
Buddism: Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful
Confucianism: Seek to be in harmony with all your neighbors.
Judaism: That which is hateful to you...do not do to your neighbor

Its amazing how we pick and choose the scriptures that "justify" the way we mistreat each other. You spoke words that the world desperately needs to hear right now.

[Poeticpiers]

Mankind is old but seems incapable of learning

[Thea]

Quite long but I feel the emotion here...Very well said, Coyote...This is such a beautiful and magnificent piece... :)))

[The Brokenheartist]

It's rich in sentiments, truth, and passion; poor in grammar, form, and style. You're dropping your S's too often (example: "I watched the new(S) on CNN." Some sentences have nouns but no verbs; others have verbs and no nouns; others have no subject. (Example: "I believe (WHAT?) will take the circle of life to find peace." Some sentences are incomplete in an ineffective way. (example: It won't matter if you are a Muslim, Christian(,) or a believer of nothing--use a SEMICOLON instead of a PERIOD here--a nuclear weapon will put all of us on the path of no return.) I suggest you read "Strunk And White's The Elements of Style." It's a must have for every aspiring writer. The idea of writing is to clearly communicate your ideas so that others understand exactly what you mean. Don't underestimate the need for grammar. Some writers break the rules and write in dialect (James Baldwin, Kathryn Stockett, Sapphire), but they know the rules and how to break them effectively. Study. Read. Keep writing -your voice is strong.

[Enigma]

A wonderful poem that spoke volumes of wisdom so apparent to everyone except the world leaders and the terror forces. I agree with the idea and have pondered myself over the fact that so many wars have broken out just to prove a superficial supremacy of one religion. All religions ONLY speak of love and kindness (otherwise its not a religion, in my opinion) with many different ways to seek the same thing - brothergood and peace. The same goes for nationality. Why should one country kill in order to increase its land area or to say that hey, we're the strongest in the game. Whats the whole point? Sometimes, I feel that the days when there was NO country and NO religion, must have been an ideal time in the history of man or the earth as whole because this hate, which has infected the heart of so many, is destroying, not only humans, but our own planet as well. As again, I would say "pointless".

I loved your poem. Very well written.

[Jvl narasimharao]

I can understand your agony.Religions are good but their followers are not

[PrincessZeldaWannabe]

Sad, but strong and brave of you to say!

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

I found it altogether soothing ym dear frined, the firm statment of poetry as an almost saviour to dullness and all things mundance. The divinity of worded bliss I admit, I had a harder time getting my head around, this things are usually left to bibles and religous tomes, however you do tend to make e listen and perk up, very well written, great read.

[joshua deathdealer]

I love this outstanding write.."Poetry is a sigh that dries the tears" I love the way that was put. I don't believe that I have ever read that quote by Kahlil Gibran and I've read quite a bit of his work...I also like your solution "Time to lock-up all the world leaders in a room..Can't come out till all problems are fixed" Thank you for your wisdom and insight. It's as always, refreshing. I also like the ending that calls all writers to a necessary and worthy cause..xx

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Government, religion and health care have all become big business. They are all about the bottom line and not about the people. I was thinking of a quote I read today, "Patriotism to some is the willingness to make a sacrifice, as long as it doesn't hurt the bottom line."