Getting Lost In The Thicket Of Poetry Poem by Savita Tyagi

Getting Lost In The Thicket Of Poetry

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It is poetry
It is mystic,
It is mesmerizing,
It is the Yogic Triad
Reaching the depths,
Unknown!
From the time ancient -
It is indelible!

It is the seeking of Self
Searching for its own Self!

It is reading Emily Dickinson,
Isha Upanishad,
And Bhagavad Geeta side by side,
And getting lost in the thicket of their world!

Isha Upanishad

Sunless are those worlds
And enveloped in blind gloom
Whereto all they in their passing hence resort
Who are the slayers of their Souls.

Bhagavad Geeta

One should sublimate and deliver the Self by the Self
One should not depress and cast down the Self
For the Self is the friend of Self,
Self itself is the enemy of Self.

Emily Dickinson

The Soul unto itself
Is an imperial friend -
Or the most agonizing spy -
An enemy - could send -
No treason it can fear -
Itself - it's Sovereign - of itself
The Soul should stand in Awe -

Saturday, January 4, 2020
Topic(s) of this poem: poetry,spiritual
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Sometime back I came across this poem of Emily Dickinson. Instantly I was reminded of the Shlok of Isha Upanishad, and of Bhagavad Geeta and decided to write these ancient and modern poetry side by side.

Isha Upanishad - Shlok 3
Bhagavad Geeta - chapter 6Shlok 5
Emily Dickinson - The Soul Unto Itself
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Dimitrios Galanis 18 January 2020

In my " Μy own walls " Ι had tried to say something on the matter too.You do it here excellently, dear Savita.

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Savita Tyagi 18 January 2020

Thank you so much Dimitrios Galanis for your uplifting comment. Glad you liked it.

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Rose Marie Juan-austin 04 January 2020

A one of a kind write. Wonderful and informative. Brilliantly penned.

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Savita Tyagi 05 January 2020

Thank you so much Rose Marie for your appreciative comment.

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Dr. Antony Theodore 24 January 2021

It is mystic, It is mesmerizing, It is the Yogic Triad Reaching the depths, Unknown! So true. your cogitations on poets mind. tony

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Captain Cur 16 February 2020

A wonderful and creative way to introduce the work of three vastly different poets on a equivocal subject. Those three passages can be read and studied again and again to gleam their invaluable insight.

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Budhashaya Behera 03 February 2020

Yogic mind reaches up to the depth of poetry an gives us feeling of light and knowledge. Bhagavad Geeta shows us path of wisdom and we get light of joy. This poem is very nice...10

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Bri Edwards 01 February 2020

2 - " self" is both friend and enemy to " self" ! Well, i guess it can be so. I like Savita's words and the others' are passable, and cause pondering. to MyPoemList bri :)

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Bri Edwards 01 February 2020

1 - " Where all they in their passing, resort " (in translation of poem from 'Isha') i don't understand the use of " resort" above. resort: " verb (used without object) to have recourse for use, help, or accomplishing something, often as a final available option or resource" Ok, use " resort" , but i'd delete the comma!

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Savita Tyagi 02 February 2020

Thanks Bri for the comment and the suggestion.

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