Footstool (in collaboration with Zahra and advise from Arturo)

Footstool (in collaboration with Zahra and advise from Arturo)

A Poem by Einstein Noodle

The Footstool

with grandiose beginnings
wrapping three walls
plied high with pillows 
Ottomane of velours d'Utrecht

life continues its pirouette,
igniting an ignis fatuus
shapes generating and erasing each other,
there is dark - and light there is

as if our cosmos filtered
on point 
lift your tired feet
place them on my back

as God is man finding place 
earth his footstool 
engineered within such architecture
we become grains of heaven

3/22/2015
E


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Engineered within such architecture

I feel this line encompasses the entire poem...a hand behind the creation of Earth, urging it to move...

But it is as you both have said (very eloquently), we are the Greater God's footstool, until we humble ourselves before God and creates again - this time transforming who we are into something beautiful...

Posted 9 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Einstein Noodle

9 Years Ago

i love your take on this Arturo! your insightful and thorough .. that's why your advice is so good! .. read more
FOih;

9 Years Ago

Thank you E Noodle!
Zahra

9 Years Ago

thank you very much Arturo! :) Thanks for joining in.



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Without doubt, this is one of the most awe inspiring and uplifting poems that I have had the pleasure of trawling for for what seems like eons.. more than worthy of in excess of a 100 point rating & true...

Posted 5 Years Ago


Einstein Noodle

5 Years Ago

Neville my friend!!! what a blessing that you took the time to find this one..read and review .. i h.. read more
Neville

5 Years Ago

a great example of our craft and true... always a pleasure & peace and joy to you and yours.. N
Had to smile at this one, nothing like a man's feet up on that footstool after a long days work and a hearty meal. See...you have me missing someone. Valentine

Posted 8 Years Ago


Einstein Noodle

8 Years Ago

awwwww! i pray its a good "missing" my dear friend ... Zahra is wonderful to collaborate with ..i am.. read more
There is both romance and spirituality in this incredible write. "Life your tired feet"....so comforting. We all have bits of heaven within us....we all can make other people's lives easier.....if we choose to. Beautifully written. Lydi**

Posted 8 Years Ago


Einstein Noodle

8 Years Ago

it is such a treat for me that you looked around and found this one Lydia! thank you for your encour.. read more
we become grains of Heaven. Why is that line so delicious? Well penned

Posted 8 Years Ago


Einstein Noodle

8 Years Ago

i don't know! TL ... pretty gritty if ingested ;) thank you so much ... really glad you found this o.. read more
dear Zahra and Arturo... you have blended
creation and comfort into a phenomenon.
truly, Pat

Posted 9 Years Ago


Einstein Noodle

9 Years Ago

i will let them know ... and thank you again!
E.
dear E... As God is man
finding place...
earth his footstool...
engineered with such architecture
we become grains of heaven...
Your entire poem is pure genius.
truly, Pat


Posted 9 Years Ago


Einstein Noodle

9 Years Ago

wow! thank you for such kind words! i am tickled you choose to read this one ..it is one of my favor.. read more
Patricia Wedel

9 Years Ago

dear E... you are welcome...
Have a pleasant day... Pat
Something so beautifully constructed as the Earth and the Cosmos in Utrecht velvet yet there is the struggle with good and evil and even faith itself. For if God was grandiose when he created Earth and uses earth as his footstool he is indeed perhaps a tad pompous and self indulgent. Perhaps too much to believe in? Whatever this is an excellent work with lovely metaphors that stimulate images and thoughts galore.

Posted 9 Years Ago


Einstein Noodle

9 Years Ago

:)) i will check out your "witches seed"
John Alexander McFadyen

9 Years Ago

If you do you will need to wait till the second half for the questions to unravel
Einstein Noodle

9 Years Ago

:) ..............
I love the final stanza. Very concrete image of (a man made) God using earth as a footstool.

Posted 9 Years Ago


Einstein Noodle

9 Years Ago

interesting take on this one KL ... i learn so much from everyone here at the cafe ... thank you for.. read more
Lyn Anderson

9 Years Ago

As always that's the best of it, isn't it?
Einstein Noodle

9 Years Ago

yes .. it is indeed! ... thank you again ... appreciate your comments always!
This is one fine looking room. I love the carpet and color scheme but, my blond hair and blue eyes would not be accepted very well. What if I was to ride up with two camels and to make one of them a gift camel?

Posted 9 Years Ago


Einstein Noodle

9 Years Ago

i'm not sure Perkele! in these present times it would be risky for blonde and blue ... red white and.. read more
Perkele.7885

9 Years Ago

What if I was to bring a pet OBAMA on a leash with a muzzle?
Einstein Noodle

9 Years Ago

your making my day now ... i think you would be assured access to some quarters .. some not ;)
There are some really wonderful lines in these fabulous piece, and so I find myself unable to pick any one favourite.... "Grains of Heaven" remindes me of the concept of Atonement, man becoming equal to the Gods....
In this universe, there are shapes that encompass light and there are shapes encompassing darkness--the two polarities-- that attempt to erase the contributions made by the other...life ignited with a grand beginning, but now that fire dwindles day by day. Engineered within this paradoxial world, we strive to become a part of Him who constitutes each one of us....
Breathtakingly beautiful!!

Posted 9 Years Ago


Einstein Noodle

9 Years Ago

thanks moon's ... such a thoughtful review :)
E.

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