Alla Bozarth Poems

When you begin {any of the five times daily prescribed}
to praise the Holy One ~ Allah ~ which means
The Mysterious ~ The Source ~ The Essence ~
it will lead you into a river current which you will not
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in my ruins I would have smooth, polished petrified
wood at the corners of prayer benches, for lovers
to brace themselves to keep from falling on stone—
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Siddhartha Gautama, the once and future Buddha,
and Saint Francis of Assisi were the same,
for each man set out from a sheltered room
within the walls of opulence in later youth,
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Human killer bees in honeybee drag
are not easily recognized, but there are
a few clues—
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No matter what they tell you,
you are not the one who is crazy.
If you think that you are dealing with someone
who is attractive, charming, intelligent, compassionate,
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Redemption is so many things—
getting back what one's lost
is its basic meaning.
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Impossible!
Think of it!
Inside the walls
and joints of my house
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Between your eyes
there is a window
inward.
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Everything depends on sensitivity to initial conditions.
A first principle of Chaos Theory.

Monday morning and
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The shade that covers the window
quivers with warmth and luminosity now~
demanding that you open your eyes and your mind.
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