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

[alf]

Hi Todd. This is a truly wonderful piece of writing. It has a wonderful flow and the words you have chosen are full of meaning and sub-meanings. I can't take one phrase and highlight because they all have impact and evoke differing emotions, but as a whole, I love the message you send. I will be back to read more, alf

[modtoddinc]

Thank you Alf, this is write that is really more of a statement of beliefs... I hope to pull from it and build on some of the themes later on... at the time I wrote it I just needed to get it out on paper.

~peace, Todd

[alf]

I am so glad!!!! And yes, I know that feeling. When it has to come out, there's not a lot you can do to stop it!!

[Cindy Marietta]

"Like the four directions:
North, South, East and West,
All encompassing. "

Beautiful line. Beautiful poem!

[modtoddinc]

Thank you for visiting and reviewing my poem. Your kindness is appreciated.

~peace, Todd

[Coyote Poetry]

I like the wisdom of the words in the poem. Had a similar feel of the Native American belief. I tell people. We are one people on one earth. Thank you for the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[Trigorin]

Really not bad, and there's something very poetic in the titular line of 'thank life for life'. Very subtle, very well done.

[modtoddinc]

Thank you.

[modtoddinc]

This is my written homage to my excitence. I am nothing, but these words express my gratitude.

[AWickedMoon]

A beautiful write. :)

[modtoddinc]

Thank you.

[Devanshu Rajput]

wonderful read..................keep writing...........

[modtoddinc]

Thank you.

[zainul]

You are welcome

[zainul]

Wonderful write
Enjoyed reading.

[modtoddinc]

Thank you.