Getting Lost In The Thicket Of Poetry Poem by Savita Tyagi
Getting Lost In The Thicket Of Poetry
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 -
Isha Upanishad - Shlok 3
Bhagavad Geeta - chapter 6Shlok 5
Emily Dickinson - The Soul Unto Itself
What uplifting thoughts! Yes, I agree about poetry's depth, rather than height. How so deep you dive into a rare poem, you are not sure you have explored it enough, how deep it really is. Height is always visible from outside. And how beautiful these quotes! asooryaa naama te loka andhena tamasaavritaa...Isha Upanishad, and then Uddharet aatmna aatmaanam, na aatmaanam avasaadayet.... fro B Geeta... and finally Emily D centred around that theme. The result is fabulous.
Thank you so much for reading and for your comment. I look forward reading some of your poetry series that you have mentioned.
It is mystic, It is mesmerizing, It is the Yogic Triad Reaching the depths, Unknown! So true. your cogitations on poets mind. tony
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.
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
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 :)
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!
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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12/21/2025 10:13:16 AM # 1.0.0
In my " Μy own walls " Ι had tried to say something on the matter too.You do it here excellently, dear Savita.
Thank you so much Dimitrios Galanis for your uplifting comment. Glad you liked it.