*Y..... Unblind*
Tonight,
I saw the nightly light
Creating a glorious sight
On a field of grass
Then i suddenly realised
That all day long
I had been blinded
Only now at night
I saw the glorious sight
Of nightly light
On the grass
I had not seen any glory
The whole day long
something must 've blinded me
Blinded by sunlight?
Or blinded by buzz?
By clutter and buzz
Of a busy day
Blinded by the rush
By a bout of anger
By things that matter little
I had missed the glory of the day
I had missed the glory
Of all the trees i'd passed
The glory of the grass
Of sea and skies
I had missed the glory
Of all the friendship
Of all the love and kindness
Of everyone i'd met
Oh, my God,
I must have been blind
Blind to all this glory
Blind to all this grace
Please, my God,
Unblind me
So tomorrow i will see
The world in all its glory
The glory of the skies and sea
Of the grass and trees
Of everyone around me
Please god help me see
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y..... Zebra*
Zebra goes to drink
Crocodile jumps
Zebra escapes
Zebra tells son
Not to drink
At that lake
Son goes anyhow
Nothing happens
Son zebra returns
Son thinks
father zebra
does not make sense
Son goes again and again
Son convinced father is wrong
Until one day….
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y/ Miracle*
Life is a miracle
A wonderful tree thrills my eyes
It is a miracle
A magnificant song enters my ears
It is a miracle
A delicious soup amuses my tongue
It is a miracle
The warm sunlight cuddles my skin
It is a miracle
The smell of sweet lavender reaches my brain
It is a miracle
My feet touch the grass while I walk
It is a miracle
An original thought crosses my mind
It is a miracle
A lovely gesture moves my heart
It is a miracle
A heart felt prayer hugs my soul
It is a miracle
Oh yes, life is a miracle
But only if we are aware
of the miracle
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y/ Heart of the Monsoon*
In the heart of the monsoon
The sky decided to undress
Blue skin and a yellow soul
Rays of light and warmth caress
Bright white teeth on laughing waves
Trees smiling with wet green eyes
Dark cloud above the sea seeming shy
brightening up a bit or at least it tries
But then the cloud decides
The story ends too soon
And streaming rains return
In the heart of the monsoon
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y/ A fable*
A man was blind
‘cause he kept his eyes closed all the time
He had not seen any light
He did not believe in light
A man was deaf
‘cause he kept his ears closed all the time
He had not heard any sound
He did not believe in sound
Another man
Kept his mind closed all the time
He had not received any wisdom
He did not believe in wisdom
Another man
Kept his heart closed all the time
He had not felt love
He did not believe in love
Another man
Was not aware of the beauty of his soul
He had not experienced God
He did not believe in God
And then it happened that
The blind man opened his eyes
The deaf man opened his ears
The other men opened their minds and hearts
Connected to their beautiful souls
And all became believers
And the world leaped to harmony
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y/ Affability*
Today, let us celebrate
The trait of affability
Warm affection we can create
What a wondrous capability
Getting simply down to earth
Receiving anyone as a great guest
A friendly act, a kindly spoken word
A positive thought, a loving chest
Warmth, joviality, cordiality
This is best, this is the way
The trait of affability
Let us celebrate it today
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y/ Dead or alive*
A hundred years from now, I will be dead
And of all my body, including my head
Nothing will be left, except just,
Perhaps a very small pile of dust.
But somewhere deep inside the hope is there
That some of my thoughts, some of my care
some of my spirit, some of my inspiration
will still be alive, moving a new generation
A hundred years from now, also you,
You will be dead like me, too
I hope that also your spirit lives on
In many generations to come
A hundred years away,
We’ll be dead, yes, you and me
but our kindnesses of today
will be still alive, they’ll still be.
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y/ Epoh and Evol*
Epoh, Poeh, Peho
O yes we get it scrambled
Evol, Voel, Velo,
O yes we get it scrambled
Hope and love
O yes we get it often scrambled
Let us unscramble it today
Let us put in effort and time
To get at least these two unscrambled
Hope and love unscrambled
There is so much hope
There is hope that one day
We will have a truly caring society
With no one left behind, all get love
There is hope that one day
Bullying will stop
In all its forms
It will be replaced by love
There is hope that one day
Peace will be there for everyone
A borderless world
Without armies, only love
There is hope that one day
Zionists and Talibans are shaking hands
That they will see the true message
Of our Creator, which is love
There is hope that one day
Kindness will be on all our minds
More than money and power
And above all that, love
There is hope that one day
Hunger will be something of the past
All will have enough of food and drink
Through labours of love
There is hope that one day
We will all drive electrical cars
With engines getting free energy
Obtained from turbines fed by wind
There is hope that one day
All of us will be united
Caring for the common good
Serving each other according to our talents
There is hope that on a daily basis
All of us will be able to hug the trees
The most magnificent trees
The most beautiful flowers
O, yes, there is so much hope
There is so much love
Let's unscramble them today
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y/ Flying Fish*
A flying fish was flying,
Flying too high, flying too far
Ending up on the beach
Gasping for water
Torrential rains kept it alive
But how it longed that someone 'd
Pick it up and throw it back
In the ocean of our Creator
A flying soul
Was flying too high
Was flying too far
Away from the ocean of God
The ego had brought it
To throwing stones at a helpless woman
He was praised to heaven
And the soul lay gasping
The ego had brought it
To throwing bombs on 4 year old kids
He was called a hero
And the soul lay gasping
The ego had brought it
To a hell of manipulations and lies
He thought he was really rich
And the soul lay gasping
The ego had brought it
To the rape of children
He thought he had had fun
And the soul lay gasping
The ego had brought it
To preach hatred
He thought he was popular
And the soul lay gasping
A flying fish had
Decided to fly
To fly away from the ocean
The ocean of Love
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y/ Give Us The Words*
Give us the words
The words that can cut deep into
And destroy the soul of arrogance
Give us the words
The words that can fuel the flames
Of passion for truth and honesty
Give us the words
That can destroy the seeds
The seeds of greed and envy
Give us the words
The words that can fertilise and help to bloom
Perpetual pink cherry blossoms of helpfulness
Give us the words
Words that can pulverise and make to dust
The ugly rocks of Egotism and selfishness
Give us the words
That ignite the rocket engines to never stop
a huge world changing kindness revolution
O my God, give us the words
that lead to endless unconditional love
for every human soul in this amazing world
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y/ Just That*
Dear Universal Soul from high above
Please fill me with unconditional love
Please fill me up, really to the brim
Please do not leave a single space within
For hatred, anger, fear and other negativity
Just unconditional love, wisdom and positivity.
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y/ News?*
I sat on my porch
and just in front my eyes
two butter colored butterflies
made the most lovely and sexy dance
around a thick white flowery branch.
I worked a bit in my garden
and just next to my hands
I saw seven industrious ants.
They carried together a grain of rice
with loving dedication, isnt this nice?
I made a walk on the beach.
There was a couple holding hands.
I saw so many families and friends,
sharing lots of drinks and food,
sharing jokes and much of good.
I came inside; on was the TV.
A newspaper lying in front of me.
What did I see?
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y/ One day...*
One day,
I will wake up and see
See that all men and women in the world
Have realised that we have a common soul
A common soul that is connected the Great Soul
One day,
I will wake up and see
See that all men and women in the world
Have come to appreciate their differences
As rich sources of wealth and evolution.
One day,
I will wake up and see
See that all religious leaders have agreed
That we all pray to the same Great Soul
That we all need to live together in perfect peace
One day,
I will wake up and see
See that skin colour does not matter any more
That people of different creeds pray together
for the common good of each and every one on earth
One day
I will wake up and see
See that a tremendously disruptive kindness revolution
Has evolved from hearts of children and adults alike
Crushing all big rocks of greed to dust
One day,
I will wake up and see
See all people walking hand in hand, working together
To get the last mouth in Africa fed with wondrous food
Muslims and Jews, White and black, all just hand in hand
One day,
I will wake up and see
See scientists working on projects all together
With the sole aim of creating harmony and acceptance
Of each just as we are without the need to change or label.
One day
You will wake up
Wake up and see, see with me
We will see all these wonders evolve
We will stand in the greatest awe
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y/ One regret*
A man on his deathbed
Here is what he said:
'I have only one regret'
'I have tried to be good,
To be as rich as I could'
Then about the regret, his voice grew quite faint:
'My regret is not to have lived more like a Saint'
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y/ Paradise*
Our world 'd be an amazing paradise
If we would just be always kind and wise
But all too often we cannot bother,
and then we're starting to hate each other
and in this way we surely jeopardise
our fabulous wonderful paradise
Bachok,9 June 2013
Aufie Zophy
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y/ Soft and Lovely Mood*
Deep inside my heart and mind
a soft and lovely mood, I find
it warms and lights a gentle spark
my soul no longer in the dark
A flame of gold, a superb light
A lovely fire, sweet and bright
Humble, gentle, passionately kind
Smooth simplicity endlessly refined
Slow and tender, flames increase
Fuelled by truth and love and peace
I can see so clearly, feel so good
It started with a soft and lovely mood
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y/ Soul*
That wondrous place, deep at our center
A flawless filter for words that enter
A source of thoughts and unspoilt truth
A well of peace and absolute youth
Why don't we connect much more
To that amazing spark sitting at our core
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y/ Standing Low*
The most beautiful appearance
of the moon is early at night
when it stands low in the sky
A big pinkish orangey ball
The most beautiful appearance
Of the sun is at twilight
When it stands low
Just above the horizon
How about us?
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y/ The Golden Key (sonnet)*
One day, I will melt all the gold on earth
And make a wonderful key with it all
This special key of incredible worth
Will fit well to unlock your heart and soul
The remote buttons will work like a smile
Like a lawine of sweet and loving words
I will turn the knob with a lot of style
And happy thoughts will fly to you as birds
A simple spin of the sweet golden key
Just like a wonder, magic fun and true
Will cause, for everyone to hear and see
A wave of peace and happiness in you
Let's dream of a universe filled with love
And all may get a key from High Above
By Aufie Zophy
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**Feel free to use this poem for non commercial purposes.
Just always mention the poets name
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y/ Tuning in*
All around us are radiowaves
People without a radio may be not aware
But even with a radio
We hear only noise if not tuned in
If tuned in properly suddenly sense comes out
All around us are television waves
People without a television may be not aware
But even with a television
We see and hear only noise if not tuned in
If tuned in properly suddenly sense is there
All around us is God
All of us have a mind, heart and soul
But if we do not tune in,
All we get is noise
If tuned in properly, what an experience
If we tune in properly
Truths will be there never told on radio
Visions will be there never shown on tv
Guidance will be there never seen on earth
Peace of mind inevitable.
Let us just tune in.
*Aufie Zophy*
Friday, 2 January 2015
Poem 101-120
*Y.... Wonderful*
Wonderful is the sea
Delightful
Magnificent
Awesome.
Brilliantly blue in the deep
Pure
Breathtaking
Beautiful.
Superbly white near the beach
Astonishing
Marvellous
Wonderful
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y..... A little tree*
One day, I found in a spot
Not so far from the sea
I thank you so much, my God
A lovely, wonderful tree
Its fruits, I started eating.
They were filled with love.
And I could not help but think
that I'd never get enough
One of the seeds of the fruit,
I have planted it in my soul
And now it's a pleasure to look
And watch a little tree grow.
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y..... Happiness*
I guess it was my aunty's fault
That before I was six years old
It were my looks that made me happy
She just never stopped praising me
Later when I went to school
I realised I was a bit of a fool
To be so proud about my looks
My happiness shifted towards my books
Oh yes, I studied so hard
Most kids and my teachers thought I was smart
Every time I came home with good grades
Wow, that is fantastic! I was praised
But then came the teenage years
Happiness depended on approval of peers
My marks did not earn me any admiration
My looks had undergone some deterioration
I had grown fat and puberty came late
I got pimples, making it all still less great
I had grown into quite an unpopular kid
Happiness? I seemed to grow far away from it
Throughout my youth however
There was a place, I was let down never
It was my home, it was the presence of mother
She cared for her kids, truly like no other
After puberty, my appearance improved a bit
Even though I am still not proud about it
My grades allowed me to further my education
But happiness is another equation
I realise now that being fully happy
Is lying not so much outside of me
My biggest asset is still the care I received
Even though my mother has already deceased
She equipped me with a caring personality
and that is exactly what makes me happy
I get peace of mind while caring for another
Thanks to the great example of my loving mother
I have also appreciated my spiritual life
Imparted by mother and also my wife
When to our source, we try to connect
Life comes so close to being perfect
Another source of happiness has been
The magical beauty of nature, I 've seen
I love to spend time on the beach to unwind
That's where wisdom seems to pour in my mind
If I am allowed to summarise,
Since long I came to realise
That happiness is truly lying within after all
In wisdom, in love, in a beautiful soul.
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y..... It Must Be Sung*
Close your eyes, imagine
All the water of the seas,
Inundating your heart
A deluge of love and peace
Keep them closed, your eyes
And try to feel it deep inside
That silent storm of peace and love
An endless stream never to subside
Then open your eyes, open wide
And try to realise, it isn't just a dream
The fountain's abundant flurry
Soaking your soul with love for real
Feel the hard blowing gusts of wind
Blowing love and peace in soul and mind
Let your heart open up and sing
The song of love and being kind
Do not doubt, do not listen to TV
Love and peace is everywhere around
It must be sung it can't be kept
Just let it flow and ever more abound
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y..... The Biggest Freedom*
I pray for love
We are all bathing in it
We just have to open our hearts,
to open our minds
And let it in
The biggest freedom is ours
To let it in or lock it out
I pray for hope
We are swimming in it
We just have to open our hearts
to open our souls
And let it in
The biggest freedom is ours
To let it in or lock it out
I pray for wisdom,
We are soaking in it
We just have to open
To open our minds
And let it in
The biggest freedom is ours
To let it in or lock it out
I pray for spirit
We are swimming in it
Let our selves drown in the huge love
the huge wisdom and spirit
that is around us all time
Aufie Zophy, Bachok
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y..... A flake of truth*
A flake of truth
A crumb of honesty
A dropp of kindness
A grain of humility
Himalayan mounts of truth
Thousands loafs of honesty
Oceanic fluxes of kindness
Truck loads of humility
From a good start
To a lofty destination
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y..... A fool in Europe*
A Norwegian fool
thought that it was cool
to kill girls and young men,
about eighty; imagine if you can.
All of us for sure already know.
Yahoo, TV, papers, all proud to show.
The terrible news we already got.
What would happen if we knew not?
The Norway fool, proud he must have been.
His picture everyone has seen.
And even what he thinks and wants to say
is sent by eager journalist our way.
The terrible news we surely got.
Would we be worse of if we knew not?
Why are we all so keen to know
what stupid people do and show?
Every single day we eagerly hear and read
about the wars and crimes that we don't need.
We seem to be so addicted to bad news
'til our peace of mind, we tend to lose.
Tell me fair and honestly,
would we be worse of, you and me,
if we would dare to refuse
to listen to all the awful news.
I am sure that for every bad thing,
a thousand good ones happening.
Unless more people do refuse,
we'll see only bad things in the news
So I invite you now to join me,
not to look at news anymore on tv.
All that time we will prefer to spend
Sending inspiring emails to a friend!
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y..... Don't touch it*
Have you seen a fire?
I mean a big one with high flames?
Any human touching it
Will suffer intense and lasting pains
Such is the law of nature
Nothing else could happen or be
Touching flames causes pains
Isn 't that easy to see?
Hatred is also like fire
It burns upon every touch
Pain is intense and lasting
Excruciating destruction, so much
Such is the law of nature
Nothing else could happen or be
Touching hatred causes pain
It is not difficult to see
And so is also anger
A blaze of uncontrolled heat
You touch it and bad burns
Are the only outcome to meet
Such is the law of nature
Nothing else could happen or be
Touching anger causes pain
It is not difficult to see
Lies of any nature or kind
Like smouldering ashes so hot
Touch lies and you suffer
Lies may seem ok but they're not
Such is the law of nature
Nothing else could happen or be
Touching lies causes pain
It may not be easy to see
Honesty love and kindness
Are like a cool breeze on a hot day
My boys, these laws of nature
Are here forever to stay
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y..... Get ready*
Get ready
Get ready for beauty
Get ready, Man
Get ready, M'am
Get ready boys and girls
Beauty is in the sky
Beauty on the water, under the water
On the ground, in the ground, under it
In your soul, in your heart, in your mind
It is in the eyes, on the face
Beauty is everywhere
Get ready for a beautiful day
Get ready
Get ready for wisdom
Get ready, Man
Get ready, M'am
Get ready, boys and girls
Wisdom is in the sky
It is everywhere on the rise
It lies in the random kind act
In the books, in your smile
On the net, in the work we do
In the prayers we say.
Wisdom is on the rise
Get ready,
Get ready for kindness and love
Get ready, Man
Get ready, M'am
Get ready boys and girls
Kindness is coming
It is in a bullet train, an unstoppable TGV
Millions on board already
Gathering momentum, Exponential increases
The train moves at dazzling speed
With open doors, sucking in more and more people
Soon a billion will be on board
Then it will take only seconds
To envelop the whole wide world.
Get ready for a beauty revolt
Get ready for a wisdom revolution
Get ready for a huge kindness revolution.
Bachok,2012
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y..... Ice and Vapour*
A hard start of the day
A loud quarrel with my son
Yes, a real hard start today
Puberty seems to go on and on
A whole day of fuming
Hardening my heart
This one I am not accepting
Now he went too far
Then in the evening, before we met,
In my inbox in my phone
A message from a Sufi poet
Melted my heart of stone.
A dropp of water, said the poet,
Make it cold and it will freeze to solid
Then add some heat or warmth to it
And it immediately becomes fluid
The solid icy phase is static, cannot move
Just like a bitter heart is cold and full of limitation
Then let forgiveness in, all will improve
The solid melts or even will go to sublimation
Still add more warmth and kindness to it all
The gaseous state is soon achieved
And our heart and our soul
Will float, expand, what a relief
I threw away my plans for a cold shoulder
I let my frozen heart melt a bit
My miserable day seemed soon to be over
Forgiveness now was filling it
When I returned from work, I smiled to him
Thanks to that message in the mail.
I received a warm handshake in return
All ice melted, warmth and love prevail
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y..... Knowing Ourselves*
Whenever I think I know myself
Something happens that makes me doubt
I do know a bit about myself
I set out my own principles
Principles I love, I want to live by
But then so often I fail
Why do I fail?
Which part of us fails?
Which part of us sets the principles?
I think I can experience my soul,
Am I my soul?
Is my soul owning my mind, my heart, my body?
Why does my soul not take charge all the time?
My heart and mind seem to have to search
To search so intensely for my soul
to put my big ego aside
Is my ego competing with my soul?
It seems to be never quiet
Why my soul does not compete harder?
And then my thoughts, flying coming in, going out
I have written them down.
If I read my thoughts from the past
I feel I get to know myself a bit better
'cause thoughts come from the mind
They come from the soul, from the heart
And yes, also from the ego.
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y..... Light Delight*
A fluff white cloud and a branch of lush casuarina,
Glorious bliss to the eye, wonderfully pure
Breezily dancing like a gracious ballerina,
Painted on the late morning sky of soft azure
Sheer and wild delight
Flows through my veins
Pushing firmly aside
Any sorrow or pains
The sun stands high over a heavenly sea
The green of the tree in yellowish rays
Celestial blue over snow-white breaking waves
What a rejoice, these resplendent light plays
The child in me jumps up inside
My soul is bathing in its delight
Fascinating nature, fine and bright
A stunning game of love and light
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y..... Luscious*
My white cloud angel
Flies with outspread wings
In front of the smiling moon
And talks a luscious rainbow
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y..... More than just a dream...*
The future holds something bright.
We have gone through the agricultural revolution,
the industrial revolution, the IT revolution,
and what not.
The next one will be
the wisdom revolution
closely intertwined
with the kindness revolution.
The poetry of our current poets
is sizzling and boiling
boiling over and
soon will warm up the world.
Small kindnesses are slowly
taking the place of big greed.
Reason taking the place of violence.
Positivity replacing negative
The current warmongers will not last long
and perish in shame and regrets.
Soon the last remnants of our barbaric human behaviour
will remain captured on recorded images
They will serve as last proof
of an era that will be looked upon
with cold shivers
by the next generations of humans.
This is really more than a dream of mine.
It has grown into a conviction.
We do need poets to keep
writing their heart and soul
into poetry that speaks and inspires,
that motivates and gives warmth,
that is slowly but certainly
changing the world forever
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y..... Nature's Story*
The early morning orange
Tells me a story of peace and being kind
But isn't it a bit strange
That peace and friends are hard to find
The static high casuarina tree
Tells me a story of tolerance and dignity
But why is it that I see
So much anger, hate, lack of integrity
The deep and tumultuous sea
Is telling me a story of strength and beauty
But somehow all around me
Garbage and dirt is everywhere to see
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y..... Polish*
Somewhere deep inside
I am aware of health
Health is still our greatest wealth
For healthy hearing, healthy vision
For healthy organs, healthy motion
This awareness is in need of polish
Somewhere deep inside
I am aware of love
Of all nice feelings from above
For kindness moving my very core
For warmth in my heart and so much more
This awareness is in need of polish
Somewhere deep inside
I am aware of wisdom
A mind's only true kingdom
For wise words thought
For wise words read and spoken
This awareness is in need of polish
Somewhere deep inside,
Resides my spirit and my soul
Perhaps the most important of all
That great light guiding
That inspiration, intuition abiding
This awareness needs some polish
Oh my Creator, oh my God
Help me so that thanking, I forget not
Be aware and thank for the diamonds in the rough
Residing deep inside, hidden, appearing though
Let us polish, make the diamonds shine so bright
Let us polish, polish, expose them to the light
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y..... Quarks inside*
The morning sunlight
In all its glory
The morning sunlight
In all its glam
Every molecule in my heart
Is jumping up and down
The quarks inside collide
Emanating a mini beam of light
I hope that this little beam of light
Coming from my heart in a way
Can just like the morning sun
Brighten the lives of those I meet today
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y..... Row*
Sitting at the river bed
I prayed to God, I said
Please help me, show the way
Show me the light of day
Then in front of me
a small boat passed
a man was rowing
I suddenly realised
God gave already the water
God gave already the boat
But I had to row
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y..... The Balloon*
I went to the sea of love, this noon
I took it and put it in a blue balloon
I brought this balloon, so blue
all the way, especially for you
So, quick, quick, quick
Give this balloon a prick
let's bathe in its content
a sea of love, to never end
*Aufie Zophy*
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Air*
I breathe in
I breathe in a big breath
A big breath of clean air
A big breath of pure energy
A breath of power
I take a breath
A deep breath of healing
A deep breath of love
A deep breath of wisdom
A breath full of spirit
I breathe the sea breeze
Bringing freshness
I breathe in stormy winds
I inhale their creativity
I inhale their strength
Oxygen is flowing in
entering my lungs,
Permeating my being
And I breathe in once more
A big deep breath.
*Aufie Zophy*
Wonderful is the sea
Delightful
Magnificent
Awesome.
Brilliantly blue in the deep
Pure
Breathtaking
Beautiful.
Superbly white near the beach
Astonishing
Marvellous
Wonderful
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y..... A little tree*
One day, I found in a spot
Not so far from the sea
I thank you so much, my God
A lovely, wonderful tree
Its fruits, I started eating.
They were filled with love.
And I could not help but think
that I'd never get enough
One of the seeds of the fruit,
I have planted it in my soul
And now it's a pleasure to look
And watch a little tree grow.
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y..... Happiness*
I guess it was my aunty's fault
That before I was six years old
It were my looks that made me happy
She just never stopped praising me
Later when I went to school
I realised I was a bit of a fool
To be so proud about my looks
My happiness shifted towards my books
Oh yes, I studied so hard
Most kids and my teachers thought I was smart
Every time I came home with good grades
Wow, that is fantastic! I was praised
But then came the teenage years
Happiness depended on approval of peers
My marks did not earn me any admiration
My looks had undergone some deterioration
I had grown fat and puberty came late
I got pimples, making it all still less great
I had grown into quite an unpopular kid
Happiness? I seemed to grow far away from it
Throughout my youth however
There was a place, I was let down never
It was my home, it was the presence of mother
She cared for her kids, truly like no other
After puberty, my appearance improved a bit
Even though I am still not proud about it
My grades allowed me to further my education
But happiness is another equation
I realise now that being fully happy
Is lying not so much outside of me
My biggest asset is still the care I received
Even though my mother has already deceased
She equipped me with a caring personality
and that is exactly what makes me happy
I get peace of mind while caring for another
Thanks to the great example of my loving mother
I have also appreciated my spiritual life
Imparted by mother and also my wife
When to our source, we try to connect
Life comes so close to being perfect
Another source of happiness has been
The magical beauty of nature, I 've seen
I love to spend time on the beach to unwind
That's where wisdom seems to pour in my mind
If I am allowed to summarise,
Since long I came to realise
That happiness is truly lying within after all
In wisdom, in love, in a beautiful soul.
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y..... It Must Be Sung*
Close your eyes, imagine
All the water of the seas,
Inundating your heart
A deluge of love and peace
Keep them closed, your eyes
And try to feel it deep inside
That silent storm of peace and love
An endless stream never to subside
Then open your eyes, open wide
And try to realise, it isn't just a dream
The fountain's abundant flurry
Soaking your soul with love for real
Feel the hard blowing gusts of wind
Blowing love and peace in soul and mind
Let your heart open up and sing
The song of love and being kind
Do not doubt, do not listen to TV
Love and peace is everywhere around
It must be sung it can't be kept
Just let it flow and ever more abound
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y..... The Biggest Freedom*
I pray for love
We are all bathing in it
We just have to open our hearts,
to open our minds
And let it in
The biggest freedom is ours
To let it in or lock it out
I pray for hope
We are swimming in it
We just have to open our hearts
to open our souls
And let it in
The biggest freedom is ours
To let it in or lock it out
I pray for wisdom,
We are soaking in it
We just have to open
To open our minds
And let it in
The biggest freedom is ours
To let it in or lock it out
I pray for spirit
We are swimming in it
Let our selves drown in the huge love
the huge wisdom and spirit
that is around us all time
Aufie Zophy, Bachok
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y..... A flake of truth*
A flake of truth
A crumb of honesty
A dropp of kindness
A grain of humility
Himalayan mounts of truth
Thousands loafs of honesty
Oceanic fluxes of kindness
Truck loads of humility
From a good start
To a lofty destination
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y..... A fool in Europe*
A Norwegian fool
thought that it was cool
to kill girls and young men,
about eighty; imagine if you can.
All of us for sure already know.
Yahoo, TV, papers, all proud to show.
The terrible news we already got.
What would happen if we knew not?
The Norway fool, proud he must have been.
His picture everyone has seen.
And even what he thinks and wants to say
is sent by eager journalist our way.
The terrible news we surely got.
Would we be worse of if we knew not?
Why are we all so keen to know
what stupid people do and show?
Every single day we eagerly hear and read
about the wars and crimes that we don't need.
We seem to be so addicted to bad news
'til our peace of mind, we tend to lose.
Tell me fair and honestly,
would we be worse of, you and me,
if we would dare to refuse
to listen to all the awful news.
I am sure that for every bad thing,
a thousand good ones happening.
Unless more people do refuse,
we'll see only bad things in the news
So I invite you now to join me,
not to look at news anymore on tv.
All that time we will prefer to spend
Sending inspiring emails to a friend!
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y..... Don't touch it*
Have you seen a fire?
I mean a big one with high flames?
Any human touching it
Will suffer intense and lasting pains
Such is the law of nature
Nothing else could happen or be
Touching flames causes pains
Isn 't that easy to see?
Hatred is also like fire
It burns upon every touch
Pain is intense and lasting
Excruciating destruction, so much
Such is the law of nature
Nothing else could happen or be
Touching hatred causes pain
It is not difficult to see
And so is also anger
A blaze of uncontrolled heat
You touch it and bad burns
Are the only outcome to meet
Such is the law of nature
Nothing else could happen or be
Touching anger causes pain
It is not difficult to see
Lies of any nature or kind
Like smouldering ashes so hot
Touch lies and you suffer
Lies may seem ok but they're not
Such is the law of nature
Nothing else could happen or be
Touching lies causes pain
It may not be easy to see
Honesty love and kindness
Are like a cool breeze on a hot day
My boys, these laws of nature
Are here forever to stay
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y..... Get ready*
Get ready
Get ready for beauty
Get ready, Man
Get ready, M'am
Get ready boys and girls
Beauty is in the sky
Beauty on the water, under the water
On the ground, in the ground, under it
In your soul, in your heart, in your mind
It is in the eyes, on the face
Beauty is everywhere
Get ready for a beautiful day
Get ready
Get ready for wisdom
Get ready, Man
Get ready, M'am
Get ready, boys and girls
Wisdom is in the sky
It is everywhere on the rise
It lies in the random kind act
In the books, in your smile
On the net, in the work we do
In the prayers we say.
Wisdom is on the rise
Get ready,
Get ready for kindness and love
Get ready, Man
Get ready, M'am
Get ready boys and girls
Kindness is coming
It is in a bullet train, an unstoppable TGV
Millions on board already
Gathering momentum, Exponential increases
The train moves at dazzling speed
With open doors, sucking in more and more people
Soon a billion will be on board
Then it will take only seconds
To envelop the whole wide world.
Get ready for a beauty revolt
Get ready for a wisdom revolution
Get ready for a huge kindness revolution.
Bachok,2012
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y..... Ice and Vapour*
A hard start of the day
A loud quarrel with my son
Yes, a real hard start today
Puberty seems to go on and on
A whole day of fuming
Hardening my heart
This one I am not accepting
Now he went too far
Then in the evening, before we met,
In my inbox in my phone
A message from a Sufi poet
Melted my heart of stone.
A dropp of water, said the poet,
Make it cold and it will freeze to solid
Then add some heat or warmth to it
And it immediately becomes fluid
The solid icy phase is static, cannot move
Just like a bitter heart is cold and full of limitation
Then let forgiveness in, all will improve
The solid melts or even will go to sublimation
Still add more warmth and kindness to it all
The gaseous state is soon achieved
And our heart and our soul
Will float, expand, what a relief
I threw away my plans for a cold shoulder
I let my frozen heart melt a bit
My miserable day seemed soon to be over
Forgiveness now was filling it
When I returned from work, I smiled to him
Thanks to that message in the mail.
I received a warm handshake in return
All ice melted, warmth and love prevail
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y..... Knowing Ourselves*
Whenever I think I know myself
Something happens that makes me doubt
I do know a bit about myself
I set out my own principles
Principles I love, I want to live by
But then so often I fail
Why do I fail?
Which part of us fails?
Which part of us sets the principles?
I think I can experience my soul,
Am I my soul?
Is my soul owning my mind, my heart, my body?
Why does my soul not take charge all the time?
My heart and mind seem to have to search
To search so intensely for my soul
to put my big ego aside
Is my ego competing with my soul?
It seems to be never quiet
Why my soul does not compete harder?
And then my thoughts, flying coming in, going out
I have written them down.
If I read my thoughts from the past
I feel I get to know myself a bit better
'cause thoughts come from the mind
They come from the soul, from the heart
And yes, also from the ego.
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y..... Light Delight*
A fluff white cloud and a branch of lush casuarina,
Glorious bliss to the eye, wonderfully pure
Breezily dancing like a gracious ballerina,
Painted on the late morning sky of soft azure
Sheer and wild delight
Flows through my veins
Pushing firmly aside
Any sorrow or pains
The sun stands high over a heavenly sea
The green of the tree in yellowish rays
Celestial blue over snow-white breaking waves
What a rejoice, these resplendent light plays
The child in me jumps up inside
My soul is bathing in its delight
Fascinating nature, fine and bright
A stunning game of love and light
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y..... Luscious*
My white cloud angel
Flies with outspread wings
In front of the smiling moon
And talks a luscious rainbow
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y..... More than just a dream...*
The future holds something bright.
We have gone through the agricultural revolution,
the industrial revolution, the IT revolution,
and what not.
The next one will be
the wisdom revolution
closely intertwined
with the kindness revolution.
The poetry of our current poets
is sizzling and boiling
boiling over and
soon will warm up the world.
Small kindnesses are slowly
taking the place of big greed.
Reason taking the place of violence.
Positivity replacing negative
The current warmongers will not last long
and perish in shame and regrets.
Soon the last remnants of our barbaric human behaviour
will remain captured on recorded images
They will serve as last proof
of an era that will be looked upon
with cold shivers
by the next generations of humans.
This is really more than a dream of mine.
It has grown into a conviction.
We do need poets to keep
writing their heart and soul
into poetry that speaks and inspires,
that motivates and gives warmth,
that is slowly but certainly
changing the world forever
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y..... Nature's Story*
The early morning orange
Tells me a story of peace and being kind
But isn't it a bit strange
That peace and friends are hard to find
The static high casuarina tree
Tells me a story of tolerance and dignity
But why is it that I see
So much anger, hate, lack of integrity
The deep and tumultuous sea
Is telling me a story of strength and beauty
But somehow all around me
Garbage and dirt is everywhere to see
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y..... Polish*
Somewhere deep inside
I am aware of health
Health is still our greatest wealth
For healthy hearing, healthy vision
For healthy organs, healthy motion
This awareness is in need of polish
Somewhere deep inside
I am aware of love
Of all nice feelings from above
For kindness moving my very core
For warmth in my heart and so much more
This awareness is in need of polish
Somewhere deep inside
I am aware of wisdom
A mind's only true kingdom
For wise words thought
For wise words read and spoken
This awareness is in need of polish
Somewhere deep inside,
Resides my spirit and my soul
Perhaps the most important of all
That great light guiding
That inspiration, intuition abiding
This awareness needs some polish
Oh my Creator, oh my God
Help me so that thanking, I forget not
Be aware and thank for the diamonds in the rough
Residing deep inside, hidden, appearing though
Let us polish, make the diamonds shine so bright
Let us polish, polish, expose them to the light
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y..... Quarks inside*
The morning sunlight
In all its glory
The morning sunlight
In all its glam
Every molecule in my heart
Is jumping up and down
The quarks inside collide
Emanating a mini beam of light
I hope that this little beam of light
Coming from my heart in a way
Can just like the morning sun
Brighten the lives of those I meet today
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y..... Row*
Sitting at the river bed
I prayed to God, I said
Please help me, show the way
Show me the light of day
Then in front of me
a small boat passed
a man was rowing
I suddenly realised
God gave already the water
God gave already the boat
But I had to row
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y..... The Balloon*
I went to the sea of love, this noon
I took it and put it in a blue balloon
I brought this balloon, so blue
all the way, especially for you
So, quick, quick, quick
Give this balloon a prick
let's bathe in its content
a sea of love, to never end
*Aufie Zophy*
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Air*
I breathe in
I breathe in a big breath
A big breath of clean air
A big breath of pure energy
A breath of power
I take a breath
A deep breath of healing
A deep breath of love
A deep breath of wisdom
A breath full of spirit
I breathe the sea breeze
Bringing freshness
I breathe in stormy winds
I inhale their creativity
I inhale their strength
Oxygen is flowing in
entering my lungs,
Permeating my being
And I breathe in once more
A big deep breath.
*Aufie Zophy*
Poem 81-100
*Y... Three Hundred*
We all
were born with
three hundred talents
three hundred gifts
three hundred strengths
but only
ninety nine weaknesses
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y... Ugly?*
Back in 1998, a Pakistani man came to my place.
Large white spots all over his pigmented face,
Scarce hairs on his cheeks; so ugly, did he appear
I let him in but not without some fear
He sat down, i gave him a drink and he talked to me
About good deeds and what they were meant to be
About the peace of mind that a good act brings
about this immediate reward for all kind things
He talked about the people returning many times a favour
for many of our well meant and kind hearted endeavours
and then also about that peace and beauty
that for all of us may well last into eternity
Mesmerised by the great wisdom he had come to share
I sipped my coffee and became suddenly aware
that this wise Pakistani man in the end
was not ugly but the most beautiful friend
I had come to realise that true beauty does reside
not in the looks we have, but somewhere deep inside
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This really has happened
a perfect stranger dropping by
with a great message
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y... Words*
Words of truth
Let them fly and soar
Like a grand eagle in the winds
Gliding with wide open wings
For anyone to adore
Words of goodness
I hope, dream and desire
that they fly and penetrate
in our souls and minds infiltrate
and never tire to inspire
Words of beauty
Let them fly and resonate
With or without the rhyme,
delightful every place and time
From and for the soul they emanate
Words of truth, goodness and beauty
Let them forever fly through the skies
Let them be a pleasure for ears and eyes
for those who want to hear and see
Words of truth, goodness and beauty
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.... Differences*
So many differences between one another
I love my Muslim brother
I love my Christian brother
I love my Hindu brother
I love my Bhuddist brother
I love my Jewish brother
I love all my sisters too
Somewhere deep inside
I believe that God loves all of us too
Let us celebrate our differences
Let us learn all from one another
Let us celebrate our similarities still more
I love my black brother
I love my white brother
I love my yellow brother
I love my red brother
I love my brown brother
I love all my sisters too
Somewhere deep inside
I strongly believe
That God loves all of us too
Let us celebrate our differences
Let us all learn from one another
Let us celebrate our similarities still more
I love my liberal brother
I love my socialist brother
I love my central democratic brother
I love my right winged brother
I love my left winged brother
I love my communist brother
I love all my sisters too
Somewhere deep inside
I strongly believe
that God loves all of us too
Let us celebrate our differences
Let us all learn from one another
Let us celebrate more still our similarities
I love my rich brother
I love my poor brother
I love my obese brother
I love my hungry brother
I love my middle class brother
I love all my sisters too
Somewhere deep inside
I strongly believe
God loves all of us too
Let us celebrate our differences
Let us learn all from one another
Let us celebrate still more our similarities
Can you imagine a world
Where all of us would be the same?
We need the differences
The key is humility, humbleness
Let us celebrate our differences
Let us learn all form one another
Let us celebrate still more our similarities
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.... Hard Is The Fall*
Wise persons tend to be really humble ones
No matter how wise or what they have done
They tend to realize their limitations
But oh, how difficult it can be
To maintain our humility
Challenges are often so plenty
Any achievement, be it professional
Material or educational
Religious or recreational
All are pushing us into a feeling of superiority
Yes here we are, here are we, look at me
Look at me, I am better than you, really!
We stand tall on this high and narrow pedestal
We feel superior, better than all
But invariably, hard is the fall.
Humility
Poise, humility
Modesty, humbleness, humility…
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.... Have you seen love*
Have you ever seen love
Have your ever heard love
Have you ever felt love
Have you ever seen God
Have your ever heard God
Have you ever felt God
Some people
have never felt true love
Some people
have never felt the presence of God
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.... Hope*
There is hope
That one time
We'll all have enough
Enough food
Not too much
Just enough
No more hunger
No more obesity
Let‘s start to work for this today…
There is hope
That one time
We'll all have enough
Enough clean water
To drink
Or orange juice
No more thirst
No more drunkenness
Let‘s start to work for this today…
There is hope
That one day
We'll all have enough
Enough love
Not the ego love
Enough soul love
No more heart aches
No more needless hurts
Let's start to work for it today…
There is hope
That one time
We'll all have enough
Enough wisdom
Enough for a healthy laugh
Wisdom for a sincere tear
No more arrogance
No more money blindness
Let's start to work for it today…
Let us start today
A kindness revolution
The biggest revolution
Ever
Let's all hope together
And work for it today.
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.... Man became men (written together with Unwritten Soul)*
Man became men
Once Man was whole
And then just as
Hand became fingers
Man became men
Man became Farmer
Man became Doctor
Man became Scholar
Man became Ruler
Each became different
But somehow meant to be whole
With heart we may rent
Of life for valuable soul
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Green the land over the field
Green the heart over the greed
Please farmer, use some of the grains to feed
Those who go hungry, those in biggest need
Harvest your love not just crop, be Man farming
If you are a Man among the men
..............
Lend your love and care dear man
Share your honest care as you can
Please doctor, don't just do quick consultations
Don't just get rich by prescribing medications
Be heart warming to men, be Man healing
For you are a Man to care for the men
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Speak dear man among the men
Man for the soul, speaks with mind
Please scholar, become Man thinking
Assimilate ideas, yours and others
True mind, merging two worlds with no bother
True ego, humble as Man among others
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Rise a man among the men
After votes crowing to rule a land
Please politician be an honest man with power
Stand for the place you crowned as trusted by others
Be a true leader-Man, a back bone for hoping men
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Man among the men
Fight to understand
Live love and meaning to be a man
We are the Man and we are the men
Whoever we stand as, we are a man among them
If we really understand
Be a Man not just one of the men
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.... No Time*
Some cutters of wood
cannot find the time
to sharpen their axe
to sharpen their saw
Some drivers of cars
cannot find the time
to service their cars
to fill up the fuel
Some human souls
cannot find the time
to read poetry
to pray or do good
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.... River meets desert*
A young river,
So strong
Nothing could stop it
Nothing went wrong
Big rocks in its way
No problem at all
It went over them
Around them if tall
But then it met the desert
Water sank deep into sand
Huge problem for the river
It looked like its life was to end
Desperately
It turned to our God
'Please, God help me
To get away from or over this spot'
A voice from above said
'Look at the wind in the sky
It crosses the desert so easily
So just stop to cry! '
'But I am not wind, I am water
How can I cross
Please help me
I am at a loss'
'Did you forget dear river, '
Said the voice from above
'Long time before you were a river
The wind carried you with love'
The river let its water evaporate
Allowed the wind to carry it once more
In its loving arms,
wind held the river as before
Across the desert they went
A lot of water in a big large cloud
And at the other side
The wind let it rain out
There the river again became strong
Even better and stronger than before
With much vigor it ran
For everyone to adore
Dear young men and women alike
If you meet with the desert or anything wrong
Remember who carried you
Before you became a river so strong
By: Aufie Zophy
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.... Simple reflection*
I passed by a group of three girls
While I was walking all alone
The most beautiful one had curls
And was busy talking on the phone
As I passed them, I could hear
The girl on the phone say, I hate it
She said it really loud and clear
I heard it even though I was not concentrated
As I went and continued my walking
I still reflected and I thought
About what the girl was talking
And what my ears had caught
Oh, Handsome men and beautiful girls,
Or anyone else living in this amazing world,
Do not let your mind be contaminated
By words and thoughts of hatred.
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.... Spirit?*
White matter
Small lesions
Watson's spiral
Small mutations
Proteomics
Small variations
On top of that
Methylations
And then
Glycosylations
What is the effect of temperature?
And that of magnetism?
And all these quarks
Waves and particles…
How about thoughts and health?
Power of thinking?
Mind and body!
Soul and heart!
Spiritual being?
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.... Strength*
The strong politician presents his own ideas with confidence
The weak one tries to find fault with his opponents
The strong business man presents what he wants to sell
The weak one breaks down the competition, you can tell
The strong scholar presents the ideology he believes in well
The weak one wishes other-thinking people to hell
The strong politician knows that races do not matter
The weak one tries to get votes by condemning others
The strong business man knows his prices are fair
The weak one feels the need to compare
The strong scholar gains popularity preaching all-encompassing love
The weak one tries to look strong preaching hatred and being tough
Anyone who is strong, will focus on love and togetherness
They try to learn more still, respecting differences
The weak ones will try to elevate the image of their own
by focusing on division and hatred and putting others down
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.... The Power of Now*
Three seconds ago
Many things have happened
But do what you want
You cannot change anything
that happened 3 seconds ago
Three seconds from now
Anything could happen
Think what you want
You will never know
what will happen 3 seconds from now
Tomorrow nobody may think
anything big about these 2 moments
just 6 seconds apart
But now they are different
as day and night
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.... The Source*
You are the flower
I am the leaf
We drink the same juices
We ‘re nourished by the same source
We have the same roots
Is not that source feeding our roots,
The Soul of our souls?
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.... The sun never sleeps*
When the dark of the night
Seems to win its fight with the light
We are merely in the shadow of the globe
When emotional pain
Seems to obtain its gain
We are merely in the shadow of our hearts
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.... The Worst Thing (Haiku)*
The worst thing on earth:
so few people take the time
to think and reflect
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.... This Morning, ...*
I prayed for myself
For a perfect health
For a heart filled with love
For a mind filled with brilliant ideas
For a connected soul
I prayed for my wife and 2 sons
For a perfect health
For a heart filled with love
For a mind filled with brilliant ideas
For a connected soul
I prayed for my extended family
I prayed for my village
I prayed for the whole world
I prayed for world peace
I managed to believe that one day
world peace will become reality
because that is the will
of our majestic Creator
Let us all pray for world peace
Let us all pray that more people
manage to focus on similarities
and less on differences
Let us all pray together
Each in our own unique ways.
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.... Wave of Peace*
Peace
I dream
of a wave of peace
A giant wave
Reaching beyond the fences
Moving deep inside
A wonderful wave
Drenching all the minds
Pentrating deep in hearts
Changing souls forever
A tsunami
Devastating all walls of greed
Destructive to violent thoughts
Ripping apart perversion
Erasing arrogance
A wave of peace, streaming
envelopping the world
Softening hearts
Wisening leaders
Just peace
Dare to dream with me
Let us all pray together
Let's dream and believe
In a wave of peace
An awesome wave of peace
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.... Who?*
Who is guaranteeing salvation for some
And wilfully misleading others
Is it our most gracious and most forgiving Creator
Or the ego of our preachers?
Who is promising heaven for followers of the same
And guaranteeing hell for others
Is it our most gracious and most forgiving Creator
Or is it the ego of our preachers?
Who is labelling cultural differences and rituals
As the law of the Creator
Is it our most gracious and most forgiving Creator
Or the ego of our preachers?
Who is it?
*Aufie Zophy*
We all
were born with
three hundred talents
three hundred gifts
three hundred strengths
but only
ninety nine weaknesses
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y... Ugly?*
Back in 1998, a Pakistani man came to my place.
Large white spots all over his pigmented face,
Scarce hairs on his cheeks; so ugly, did he appear
I let him in but not without some fear
He sat down, i gave him a drink and he talked to me
About good deeds and what they were meant to be
About the peace of mind that a good act brings
about this immediate reward for all kind things
He talked about the people returning many times a favour
for many of our well meant and kind hearted endeavours
and then also about that peace and beauty
that for all of us may well last into eternity
Mesmerised by the great wisdom he had come to share
I sipped my coffee and became suddenly aware
that this wise Pakistani man in the end
was not ugly but the most beautiful friend
I had come to realise that true beauty does reside
not in the looks we have, but somewhere deep inside
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This really has happened
a perfect stranger dropping by
with a great message
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y... Words*
Words of truth
Let them fly and soar
Like a grand eagle in the winds
Gliding with wide open wings
For anyone to adore
Words of goodness
I hope, dream and desire
that they fly and penetrate
in our souls and minds infiltrate
and never tire to inspire
Words of beauty
Let them fly and resonate
With or without the rhyme,
delightful every place and time
From and for the soul they emanate
Words of truth, goodness and beauty
Let them forever fly through the skies
Let them be a pleasure for ears and eyes
for those who want to hear and see
Words of truth, goodness and beauty
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.... Differences*
So many differences between one another
I love my Muslim brother
I love my Christian brother
I love my Hindu brother
I love my Bhuddist brother
I love my Jewish brother
I love all my sisters too
Somewhere deep inside
I believe that God loves all of us too
Let us celebrate our differences
Let us learn all from one another
Let us celebrate our similarities still more
I love my black brother
I love my white brother
I love my yellow brother
I love my red brother
I love my brown brother
I love all my sisters too
Somewhere deep inside
I strongly believe
That God loves all of us too
Let us celebrate our differences
Let us all learn from one another
Let us celebrate our similarities still more
I love my liberal brother
I love my socialist brother
I love my central democratic brother
I love my right winged brother
I love my left winged brother
I love my communist brother
I love all my sisters too
Somewhere deep inside
I strongly believe
that God loves all of us too
Let us celebrate our differences
Let us all learn from one another
Let us celebrate more still our similarities
I love my rich brother
I love my poor brother
I love my obese brother
I love my hungry brother
I love my middle class brother
I love all my sisters too
Somewhere deep inside
I strongly believe
God loves all of us too
Let us celebrate our differences
Let us learn all from one another
Let us celebrate still more our similarities
Can you imagine a world
Where all of us would be the same?
We need the differences
The key is humility, humbleness
Let us celebrate our differences
Let us learn all form one another
Let us celebrate still more our similarities
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.... Hard Is The Fall*
Wise persons tend to be really humble ones
No matter how wise or what they have done
They tend to realize their limitations
But oh, how difficult it can be
To maintain our humility
Challenges are often so plenty
Any achievement, be it professional
Material or educational
Religious or recreational
All are pushing us into a feeling of superiority
Yes here we are, here are we, look at me
Look at me, I am better than you, really!
We stand tall on this high and narrow pedestal
We feel superior, better than all
But invariably, hard is the fall.
Humility
Poise, humility
Modesty, humbleness, humility…
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.... Have you seen love*
Have you ever seen love
Have your ever heard love
Have you ever felt love
Have you ever seen God
Have your ever heard God
Have you ever felt God
Some people
have never felt true love
Some people
have never felt the presence of God
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.... Hope*
There is hope
That one time
We'll all have enough
Enough food
Not too much
Just enough
No more hunger
No more obesity
Let‘s start to work for this today…
There is hope
That one time
We'll all have enough
Enough clean water
To drink
Or orange juice
No more thirst
No more drunkenness
Let‘s start to work for this today…
There is hope
That one day
We'll all have enough
Enough love
Not the ego love
Enough soul love
No more heart aches
No more needless hurts
Let's start to work for it today…
There is hope
That one time
We'll all have enough
Enough wisdom
Enough for a healthy laugh
Wisdom for a sincere tear
No more arrogance
No more money blindness
Let's start to work for it today…
Let us start today
A kindness revolution
The biggest revolution
Ever
Let's all hope together
And work for it today.
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.... Man became men (written together with Unwritten Soul)*
Man became men
Once Man was whole
And then just as
Hand became fingers
Man became men
Man became Farmer
Man became Doctor
Man became Scholar
Man became Ruler
Each became different
But somehow meant to be whole
With heart we may rent
Of life for valuable soul
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Green the land over the field
Green the heart over the greed
Please farmer, use some of the grains to feed
Those who go hungry, those in biggest need
Harvest your love not just crop, be Man farming
If you are a Man among the men
..............
Lend your love and care dear man
Share your honest care as you can
Please doctor, don't just do quick consultations
Don't just get rich by prescribing medications
Be heart warming to men, be Man healing
For you are a Man to care for the men
..............
Speak dear man among the men
Man for the soul, speaks with mind
Please scholar, become Man thinking
Assimilate ideas, yours and others
True mind, merging two worlds with no bother
True ego, humble as Man among others
..............
Rise a man among the men
After votes crowing to rule a land
Please politician be an honest man with power
Stand for the place you crowned as trusted by others
Be a true leader-Man, a back bone for hoping men
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Man among the men
Fight to understand
Live love and meaning to be a man
We are the Man and we are the men
Whoever we stand as, we are a man among them
If we really understand
Be a Man not just one of the men
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.... No Time*
Some cutters of wood
cannot find the time
to sharpen their axe
to sharpen their saw
Some drivers of cars
cannot find the time
to service their cars
to fill up the fuel
Some human souls
cannot find the time
to read poetry
to pray or do good
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.... River meets desert*
A young river,
So strong
Nothing could stop it
Nothing went wrong
Big rocks in its way
No problem at all
It went over them
Around them if tall
But then it met the desert
Water sank deep into sand
Huge problem for the river
It looked like its life was to end
Desperately
It turned to our God
'Please, God help me
To get away from or over this spot'
A voice from above said
'Look at the wind in the sky
It crosses the desert so easily
So just stop to cry! '
'But I am not wind, I am water
How can I cross
Please help me
I am at a loss'
'Did you forget dear river, '
Said the voice from above
'Long time before you were a river
The wind carried you with love'
The river let its water evaporate
Allowed the wind to carry it once more
In its loving arms,
wind held the river as before
Across the desert they went
A lot of water in a big large cloud
And at the other side
The wind let it rain out
There the river again became strong
Even better and stronger than before
With much vigor it ran
For everyone to adore
Dear young men and women alike
If you meet with the desert or anything wrong
Remember who carried you
Before you became a river so strong
By: Aufie Zophy
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.... Simple reflection*
I passed by a group of three girls
While I was walking all alone
The most beautiful one had curls
And was busy talking on the phone
As I passed them, I could hear
The girl on the phone say, I hate it
She said it really loud and clear
I heard it even though I was not concentrated
As I went and continued my walking
I still reflected and I thought
About what the girl was talking
And what my ears had caught
Oh, Handsome men and beautiful girls,
Or anyone else living in this amazing world,
Do not let your mind be contaminated
By words and thoughts of hatred.
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.... Spirit?*
White matter
Small lesions
Watson's spiral
Small mutations
Proteomics
Small variations
On top of that
Methylations
And then
Glycosylations
What is the effect of temperature?
And that of magnetism?
And all these quarks
Waves and particles…
How about thoughts and health?
Power of thinking?
Mind and body!
Soul and heart!
Spiritual being?
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.... Strength*
The strong politician presents his own ideas with confidence
The weak one tries to find fault with his opponents
The strong business man presents what he wants to sell
The weak one breaks down the competition, you can tell
The strong scholar presents the ideology he believes in well
The weak one wishes other-thinking people to hell
The strong politician knows that races do not matter
The weak one tries to get votes by condemning others
The strong business man knows his prices are fair
The weak one feels the need to compare
The strong scholar gains popularity preaching all-encompassing love
The weak one tries to look strong preaching hatred and being tough
Anyone who is strong, will focus on love and togetherness
They try to learn more still, respecting differences
The weak ones will try to elevate the image of their own
by focusing on division and hatred and putting others down
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.... The Power of Now*
Three seconds ago
Many things have happened
But do what you want
You cannot change anything
that happened 3 seconds ago
Three seconds from now
Anything could happen
Think what you want
You will never know
what will happen 3 seconds from now
Tomorrow nobody may think
anything big about these 2 moments
just 6 seconds apart
But now they are different
as day and night
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.... The Source*
You are the flower
I am the leaf
We drink the same juices
We ‘re nourished by the same source
We have the same roots
Is not that source feeding our roots,
The Soul of our souls?
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.... The sun never sleeps*
When the dark of the night
Seems to win its fight with the light
We are merely in the shadow of the globe
When emotional pain
Seems to obtain its gain
We are merely in the shadow of our hearts
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.... The Worst Thing (Haiku)*
The worst thing on earth:
so few people take the time
to think and reflect
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.... This Morning, ...*
I prayed for myself
For a perfect health
For a heart filled with love
For a mind filled with brilliant ideas
For a connected soul
I prayed for my wife and 2 sons
For a perfect health
For a heart filled with love
For a mind filled with brilliant ideas
For a connected soul
I prayed for my extended family
I prayed for my village
I prayed for the whole world
I prayed for world peace
I managed to believe that one day
world peace will become reality
because that is the will
of our majestic Creator
Let us all pray for world peace
Let us all pray that more people
manage to focus on similarities
and less on differences
Let us all pray together
Each in our own unique ways.
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.... Wave of Peace*
Peace
I dream
of a wave of peace
A giant wave
Reaching beyond the fences
Moving deep inside
A wonderful wave
Drenching all the minds
Pentrating deep in hearts
Changing souls forever
A tsunami
Devastating all walls of greed
Destructive to violent thoughts
Ripping apart perversion
Erasing arrogance
A wave of peace, streaming
envelopping the world
Softening hearts
Wisening leaders
Just peace
Dare to dream with me
Let us all pray together
Let's dream and believe
In a wave of peace
An awesome wave of peace
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.... Who?*
Who is guaranteeing salvation for some
And wilfully misleading others
Is it our most gracious and most forgiving Creator
Or the ego of our preachers?
Who is promising heaven for followers of the same
And guaranteeing hell for others
Is it our most gracious and most forgiving Creator
Or is it the ego of our preachers?
Who is labelling cultural differences and rituals
As the law of the Creator
Is it our most gracious and most forgiving Creator
Or the ego of our preachers?
Who is it?
*Aufie Zophy*
Poem 61-80
*Y.. Tree of Life*
The tree of life
It has a branch
A money making branch
The bigger the money making branch
The more comfortable our life
But if the money making branch
Is the only branch
On our tree of life
It is such an ugly and unstable tree.
A prayer and devotion branch
Will stabilize the tree of life
Let it be a real big branch
On your tree of life
But if only two branches on a tree
Imagine how ugly it would still be!
So let there be branches
Of Affability and Charity
Of Cheerfulness and Friendliness
Of Gentleness and Honesty
Of Humility and Compassion
Of Spirituality and Wisdom
Of Courage and Hard work
With these branches present,
It will carry soon the lush greenery
Of love and job satisfaction
And soon enough, the tree of life
Will bear the fruits
Of peace of mind and happiness.
A wonderful tree of life I wish you
with many fine branches
and lots of greenery and fruits.
*Aufie Zophy*
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*y.. Trolls of discontentment*
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Ignoring the marvellous blueness
of the skies, the woman inside
tries to paint on his life's canvas
Blinded by the greenness
in the meadow on the other side
He starts to graze just grass
He may never choose to cease
the trolls of discontentment's seize
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y... As Long As!*
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Religious teachings can truly inspire
As long as they do not make a loving heart putrefy
Through advocacy of hatred, a true toxic waste,
that kills all flowers in the garden of the mind;
Hatred, always coming from the ego of the preacher,
Never coming from a majestic omnipotent Creator;
Hatred is trying to lure our hearts into condemnation,
Misjudgement, arrogance, false feeling of superiority.
Rituals can help us to get closer to the Divine
As long as we do not allow them to become a flood
making rusty the wires of our mind.
Rusty wires may prohibit to tune in to the music,
in to the divine melodies containing fantastic truths
in to the roaring cry of nature
to render selfless service to all humans
and to become truly humble
Holy scriptures are great guides to human life,
As long as we do not allow the books to petrify
into large rocks inside the stomach of our soul.
Large rocks may obstruct all further nurture
from the manna of divine wisdom
from the nectar of unconditional love
that is found throughout nature
in the spirit of all humanity and above.
Holy scriptures, Rituals, Religious teachings
are great tools for humanity to use
As long as they do not become tricks that are abused
to please our ego and silence our soul
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y... As We Can*
Doing something pleasant
Doing something unpleasant
Let's do it as well as we can.
Talking to someone nice
Talking to someone rude
Let's talk as well as we can
Praying in glory
Praying in frustration
Let's pray as well as we can
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y... Calling*
A calling can be so strong
It makes us move away
A calling can be so strong
We move away for long
From our loved ones
We move away for long
We miss our loved ones
But our calling is so strong
We miss our loved ones
Our calling can be strong
Following our calling can hurt
But it can be oh so strong.
Following our calling can hurt
But isn't it our soul's desire?
It may be worth the hurt
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y... Close to my children*
I was dreaming
I was a magnificent tree
With my children as saplings
standing around me
sharing my roots
I was dreaming
I was a beautiful rose
With my children as buds
standing near me
on the same stalk
I was dreaming
I was a reddish apple
with my children as blossoms
standing near me
on the same branch
I woke up
and my children were near me
So many thanks, my God.
Bachok, Nov 2011
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y... Elegant Violence*
After five days of gloom
and dark monsoon,
sparks of colour in the sunrise
betray an enticing pause in the season
Strong winds still stand
and sweep up white chunks of water
that jump out of the sea
in violent bouts of elegance
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y... Flood*
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Can you feel the monsoon of love
Can you feel the typhoon of kindness
Can you feel the hurricane of care
that are about to make sane this world
Just open your eyes and ears
Just open your hands and heart
and be a part of the flood
of love, kindness and care...
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y... Flow*
It 's uncontainable
It flows
Have you seen it?
The world is flowing
Towards goodness
Goodness is flowing
Many do not see it
It just flows
It's uncontainable
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y... Food for the soul*
Food for the body
I know of men, who do not have enough,
Lacking food and drink, their life is rough
Day in, day out they struggle for food
There is no time for any other good
Food for the ego
I know of men who have enough food and drink
So they have time for something else to think
Their egos are hungry for money, power and fame
Getting more, being restless, an endless game
Food for the soul
I know of men who are contented with how they live
They focus on soul and never cease to give
To give love and support, perform acts randomly kind
They are the ones who have at any time peace of mind
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y... Garbage Man*
Become a garbage man
Every day, just for a minute
Search for some litter
Pick up some garbage
Where ever you can
Don't stoop down.
Not good for the back
Just sit on your heels
Stay squatted and look up
It gives you a special perspective
Pick up a hand full
Walk to the bin
Not the nearest
The walking is exercise
Good for your body
So, become a garbage man
It can give you perspective
It is good for your body
It is good for the world
Just a hand full per day.
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Note:
Garbage men really deserve ou full respect.
I got the idea to write this piece when I was picking up a handful of
garbage from the beach. I thought if there more people picking up
garbage than people throwing garbage, littering would no longer be a
problem.
I hope in this poem there is nothing disrespectful of garbage men. They
really do a great job en deserve our respect as much as doctors and
lawyers deserve our respect (as indicated in the comments by unwritten
soul below)
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y... In the Dark of the Night (poem about hope)*
It is dark, no moon, no light
Just darkness, a starless sky
The wind blows, the waves break
A single firefly passes by
Soon the firefly is gone
Leaving me in the darkest of nights
The tiny fly made me anticipate
A sunrise with the finest of lights
Bachok, January 2012
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y... Just Above The Horizon*
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Up high,
Up high in the vast sky
I searched for ultimate beauty
Ultimate beauty was what I yearned to see
But then just inches above the horizon
Right in front of my wide open eyes
I found the most amazing
The most picturesque
Of all clouds
Luxurious soft pastels
Of light purple and
Mellow orange
Almost caressing the sea
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y... Let's be grateful*
Let's be grateful for
Amazing Astonishing All-encompassing Altruism
Breath-taking Brightness and Beauty
Cheerful Cute Children
Delightful dazzling dreams
Elegant Extraordinary Endeavours
Fine Fantastic Fabulous Friends
Great Gentle Good Greetings
Heavenly Honest Healing Humanity
Inspiring Illuminating Innovative Ideas
Jovial Jolly Joyful Jokes
Keen Kindheartedness
Light, Love and Life
Marvellous Magnificent Magic Mornings
Nice Nature
Outstanding Opportunities
Pleasant Pastimes
Queer Qualities
Ravishing Reality
Superb Superlatives
Tangible Thrilling Thoughts
Unbelievable Utterances
Very Valuable Views
Wonderful Wishes
Xceptional Xcellence
Yummy Yoghourts
Zealous Zest
And that's just the tip of the iceberg
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y... Let's feel it*
We say that our Creator is the most gracious
Let us say it again and feel it
Really feel the grace and love of our God
We say that our Creator is the most forgiving
Let us say it again and feel it
Really feel the forgiveness of our God
Let's feel it. Let us be filled, feeling Love
He filled our hearts with Love and kindness at birth
So freely to share with all around us, all the world
Free refills, whenever our love reaches a soul,
when a smile adorns the face of a child
Free refills at every prayer, every thought of God
We used to say thanks to God for He created the world
Let us say it again and feel it
Feel the thanks, the gratefulness deeply in our hearts
Feel the gratefulness for our wonderful senses
Feel the gratefulness for all the things we have
But most of all for that enormous Grace and Love
Let's feel the grace, Let us feel the forgiveness
Let's thank from truly within
Let us feel it,
Let us feel it with our mind,
Feel it with our heart
Let us feel it with our soul...
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y... Listen*
Listen
listen carefully
listen to your soul
you may hear the melody of kindness
you may hear the melody of honesty
the melody of humbleness
the melody of caring
all melodies of truth
one by one, so nice
beautiful melodies
worth listening.
Listen
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y... Magical Moments of Amazing Beauty*
Walking on the beach
Children seeking shells
Running around, having fun
Evening sun setting over the land
Shining a wonderful light on the breaking waves
The sky soft and blue
Tattered clouds above the sea
Taking on a breath-taking mixture of colours
Yellow orange in front, purple gray tales
Fluffy here and solid there
Living colours reflected
in the green of the deep sea
Part of me wanted to sing
But my mind ran out of words
Magical moments of amazing beauty
After 5 minutes it was gone
The dark clouds were dark again
The green sea had turned gray
The sky was still soft
I tried to close my eyes,
Focus on the sound of the waves
But the magic of the moment was gone
The colours had vanished
Leaving nothing behind but a memory
Nothing more than a memory
Nothing less than a memory
A memory to cherish
A memory of moments
Magical moments of amazing beauty
When will the next one come?
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y... Mirror Marvel*
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A long stretch of wet sand
Exquisite watercolour
Bottomless pond of delicate blue sky
Deep inside, wool of clouds floating
below the tops of fine casuarinas
A wave is flooding the lovely canvas
Ripples move slowly away
to create another mirror marvel
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y... The breeze*
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A warm welcoming wind
embraces me with endless caress.
The pores of my skin inhale the healing oxygen
I open my eyes but soon shut them back
My chest balloons like a barrel, overflowing with air
The tender goodness of the breeze soaks all of my cells
My mind is penning superlatives
while my spirit is lightly afloat
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y... The Story of Why*
There was once a one-year old boy
He was playing with a knife as a toy
He was having a real great time
How nicely did his lovely knife shine
Then came the father, got the surprise of his life.
As fast as he could, he took away the dangerous knife
The boy felt treated unfair and started to cry
His pleasure ended abruptly, he didn't know why
His tiny mind was not developed enough
to understand that it was his father's love
that was the reason why the knife was taken away
No way he'd understand what happened that day
It is also impossible for any of us to understand
the why of a tsunami or sudden death of a friend
we can go as deep as we can, we can try
but we never will reach the true answer to why.
Just our human mind's capacity is far too small
for us to understand the ultimate reason of all
I believe a supreme reason exists for everything
Sometimes we just have to accept what is happening…
*Aufie Zophy*
Poem 41-60
*X..... When We Silently Pray*
Have you seen a crab on the beach,
Running towards the water of the sea?
That is how our brain feels
Getting closer to divine wisdom
When we silently pray
Have you seen a young tree
Its roots penetrating the earth
Its branches embracing the air
That is how our heart feels
Reaching out for love
When we silently pray
Have you seen a piece of bread
That was dropped in a bowl of soup
Drenched, completely wet
Its texture changed forever
That is how our soul longs
To be immersed in our Creator
When we silently pray.
*Aufie Zophy*
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*X...... specialist*
A specialist did his rounds in the morning,
Then, was hungry and went for breakfast with his friends:
“Have you seen the match between Urugay and Spain?
Spain is strong, any attempt to beat them will be vain.
Germany, Maradonna have nothing to gain.”
In the mean time inside his clinic, a patient in pain:
‘When will the doctor be able to see me? ’
I am sure he is helping out in an emergency.
I pray, it turns out okay,
please doctor, come as soon as you can be.
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.. Morning Magic (Haiku)*
Please, God, let it be
That early morning magic
Stays 'till night with me
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.. The Little Light*
There is a little light,
A little light in your heart,
A little light that has tremendous power
If we allow, it can obliterate all darkness.
That little light in your heart
Let it shine.
There is a little light,
A little light in your soul
If we allow, it carries tremendous wisdom
It flashes sparks and thoughts of goodness
That little light in your soul
Let it shine
No matter how dark is the night
Within, you can always find that little light
The light in your heart, the light in your soul
They're always there to brighten your world
These little lights of your heart and soul,
Let them shine.
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.. A deep valley*
A valley, unfathomably deep
It's dark, it's cold; bitter tears I weep
Is there a way up, is there a way out?
Should I be quiet or just start to shout?
I'm lost in the labyrinth of being worried
Engulfed in self pity I am almost buried
Monstrous dinosaurs of hatred surround me
My ego's nasty revenge has not yet found thee
I want to get out at any cost
The more I fume, the more I am lost
A hopeless jungle of feeling bad
The situation just drives me mad
Until finally,
I come across the path of love
Leading to somewhere high above
A path created by wisdom of Saints
It seems to be free of all restraints
I start to follow this path of unconditional love,
Away from this valley, I want so much to get out of
Worry and hatred are left behind
Bye, deep valley, I have freed my mind
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Note:
This poem is about one hour or so I spent in nature in solitude
soon after a very disheartening verbal encounter
with one of my teenage sons whom I love soooo much.
Really, love is our God's way......
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.. A Firm Yes*
In a wonderful cartoon, i had the pleasure to read:
A lonely person stood on the corner of the street
He was pulled to one side by a good hearted soul
He was pulled to another side by a good hearted soul
Each wanted to invite him for dinner, a good deed
Could it ever be, that there is a lack of lonely people in the world?
Will it ever happen that more people want to invite lonely people
than there are lonely people?
I 'd answer with a firm YES
'cause we are living in a spiritual world
and more spiritual it becomes!
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.. Charms of the sea*
</>The white foam
of majestic waves
usurps my spirit
The perfume
of the sea
pervades my mind
The reflection
of the late morning sun
beams into my heart
The sound roars and
my whole being is seized
by the magic of the moment
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.. Didn't*
I wanted to wait
But I didn't
You wanted to help
But you didn't
He wanted to respect
But he didn't
We wanted to donate
But we didn't
You wanted to talk
But you didn't
They wanted to build
But they didn't
Don't we all have good intentions?
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.. Hey, Jay*
Hey, Jay,
A disabled boy,
'Do not stare at him, this way'
Staring may be wrong?
A disabled boy,
Instead we look away.
Is turning away not wrong?
A disabled boy,
To stare or turn away,
Which one is more wrong?
A disabled boy,
'Have compassion' they say
Or is compassion also not right?
A disabled boy,
Perhaps there is no right or wrong,
If we ‘d just follow our heart?
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.. Huge*
A billion metric tons of friendliness
sit in the heart of everyone on earth
An inexhaustible sea of kindness
Resides in our hearts since birth
Why only milligrams, we use,
a few droplets at a time?
There is really nothing to lose
If we let what's in our heart just shine.
Stinginess with water from a sea?
Stinginess with metric tons from that heart of thee?
Let's set all that friendliness, all that kindness free
Let's shower a bucket full on friend and foe, why shouldn't we?
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.. Humility*
When we bend forward
When we kneel
To praise our God
Let's become truly humble
When we bend or kneel
To praise our God
Let's decide to give up
The childishness of adulthood
After we ‘ve bent or kneeled
To praise our God,
Let's live the child-like life of children
A child-like life full of love and wonder
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.. Intimate Freedom*
Intimate freedom?
So many people go on with the most intimate act
Shortly after they met, after the first contact
Lust and desire, need for pleasure, a gift a God
And then He forbids it, quite cruel! Or not?
Imagine your one-time girl experiences a pregnancy
After your very pleasant and happy intimacy
A child without father, the mother too young
Or illegitimate abortion, a feat causing guilt, often life-long
But now we have means to avoid such ills
We do have devices and wonderful pills
With proper protection, even HIV has no chance
So why not enjoy the pleasure of the intimate dance?
Still, my sons, please think of the size of the feeling
We generate in young girls through 'virginity stealing'
Every day, broken hearted people, driven to the brink
Are hopeless, overwhelmed by sadness, unable to think.
Some may say, no problem if both are fully aware
It is not love, just pleasure we share
What a huge mistake to think we are above
The power of nature, of falling in love.
Next time, just think, perhaps when too early intimacy would start,
You ‘ll be the one, ending up devastated, with a broken heart.
After you gave the best of yourself, you are dumped for another
Your feelings ignored, your love of your life, she couldn't bother
For yourself or the girl you desire, avoid this curse
Being dumped after love, nothing seems worse.
Intimate contact, still a present from God, super fine
As long as we reserve it for the very right time!
-
Written in clear language for my two teenage sons
The rules of our Creator make so much sense!
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.. It is all in the in*
Love
With or Without in
A Fall or a Choice
Lightness or Virtue
Weakness or Strength
Transient Ecstasy or
Permanent Peace of Mind
In makes all the Difference.
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.. One Second Ago*
One second ago or even less
A thing flashed through my mind
A thought it was, I guess
It was particularly unkind
Now I have a choice to make,
I think a lot here is at stake
I can let bloom the unkind thought
or destroy it, make it naught
A bit proudly, here I state
My choice has been already made
WIth thanks to our God above
The unkind thought was replaced by one of love.
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.. Poetry and History*
Tired at night, I went to sleep
I slept tremendously deep
I slept a very long time
I woke up in October of 2110
and some history books of then
were laying in that room of mine
How exciting it was, how queer
to read the history of the coming years
I was in for quite a surprise
The heroes of the 2011 history books
were labelled as what they were, just crooks
Heroes in 2110 were nobody else than the wise
There were some wise people, so clever
who brought to us kindness and wisdom forever
these were the heroes of 2110
Among the heroes, prophets and thinkers were found
poets of wisdom, their names all around
Sages and wise ones from way back,2010
In 2110, from what I could read
there was no longer hunger, no more greed
thanks to the poets sharing wonderful words
I prayed to go back to the time when I had started to sleep
I wanted to share that news, so good, so profound and deep
I was happy to wake up in the now, my prayers were heard
So here I share the wonderful news at last
That greed and hunger will soon be a thing of the past
it all 'll have started in 2012 during spring
History books of the future mention a kindness revolution
Starting in May 2012, affecting all subsequent evolution
Isn't that a wonderful thing?
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.. Reality*
Reality
Is dark and gloomy
But I see so much light
Reality
Is negative and bad
But I see so much goodness
Reality
Is falsehood and deceit
But I see so much honesty
Reality
is ugly and hideous
But I see so much beauty
Reality may be changing slowly
Please try to see
Take a look together with me
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.. Simple*
It's so simple, rough acts boost our ego,
but trouble our soul, trouble our life
Nice and kind acts boost our soul
and will lead to peace of mind
It's so simple, rough words boost our ego
but trouble our soul, trouble our life
Nice and kind words boost our soul
and will lead to peace of mind
It's so simple, rough thoughts boost our ego
but trouble our soul, trouble our life
Nice and kind thoughts boost our soul
and will lead to peace of mind
It is really that simple, we always have the choice
It is just a very true fact of life
Just think about the last time you acted, talked, thought rough
Just think about the last time you acted, talked, thought nice
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.. The Cloud*
A sublime white cloud
Hanging above the sea
Fluffy and streaky
Transparent and bright
White and blue
Fully abstract
A marvellous sight
That cloud,
So nice.
No ancient Greek,
Nor Michelangelo
Nor Van Gogh, Nor Picasso
Has ever made anything
Of such astonishing beauty
Such a sublime piece of art
Sculpted, painted,
By the Ultimate Master
Of all Sculptors, painters
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.. The girl*
The girl is wearing a head scarf
She is also wearing trousers
Condemned by Westerners for wearing the scarf
Condemned by Muslims for wearing trousers
The girl is
not condemning others...
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.. Touch*
</>We were reaching out to touch
We didn't touch a thing
We didn't touch a body
We touched a soul.
And suddenly, the world changed forever
*Aufie Zophy*
Have you seen a crab on the beach,
Running towards the water of the sea?
That is how our brain feels
Getting closer to divine wisdom
When we silently pray
Have you seen a young tree
Its roots penetrating the earth
Its branches embracing the air
That is how our heart feels
Reaching out for love
When we silently pray
Have you seen a piece of bread
That was dropped in a bowl of soup
Drenched, completely wet
Its texture changed forever
That is how our soul longs
To be immersed in our Creator
When we silently pray.
*Aufie Zophy*
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*X...... specialist*
A specialist did his rounds in the morning,
Then, was hungry and went for breakfast with his friends:
“Have you seen the match between Urugay and Spain?
Spain is strong, any attempt to beat them will be vain.
Germany, Maradonna have nothing to gain.”
In the mean time inside his clinic, a patient in pain:
‘When will the doctor be able to see me? ’
I am sure he is helping out in an emergency.
I pray, it turns out okay,
please doctor, come as soon as you can be.
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.. Morning Magic (Haiku)*
Please, God, let it be
That early morning magic
Stays 'till night with me
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.. The Little Light*
There is a little light,
A little light in your heart,
A little light that has tremendous power
If we allow, it can obliterate all darkness.
That little light in your heart
Let it shine.
There is a little light,
A little light in your soul
If we allow, it carries tremendous wisdom
It flashes sparks and thoughts of goodness
That little light in your soul
Let it shine
No matter how dark is the night
Within, you can always find that little light
The light in your heart, the light in your soul
They're always there to brighten your world
These little lights of your heart and soul,
Let them shine.
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.. A deep valley*
A valley, unfathomably deep
It's dark, it's cold; bitter tears I weep
Is there a way up, is there a way out?
Should I be quiet or just start to shout?
I'm lost in the labyrinth of being worried
Engulfed in self pity I am almost buried
Monstrous dinosaurs of hatred surround me
My ego's nasty revenge has not yet found thee
I want to get out at any cost
The more I fume, the more I am lost
A hopeless jungle of feeling bad
The situation just drives me mad
Until finally,
I come across the path of love
Leading to somewhere high above
A path created by wisdom of Saints
It seems to be free of all restraints
I start to follow this path of unconditional love,
Away from this valley, I want so much to get out of
Worry and hatred are left behind
Bye, deep valley, I have freed my mind
--
Note:
This poem is about one hour or so I spent in nature in solitude
soon after a very disheartening verbal encounter
with one of my teenage sons whom I love soooo much.
Really, love is our God's way......
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.. A Firm Yes*
In a wonderful cartoon, i had the pleasure to read:
A lonely person stood on the corner of the street
He was pulled to one side by a good hearted soul
He was pulled to another side by a good hearted soul
Each wanted to invite him for dinner, a good deed
Could it ever be, that there is a lack of lonely people in the world?
Will it ever happen that more people want to invite lonely people
than there are lonely people?
I 'd answer with a firm YES
'cause we are living in a spiritual world
and more spiritual it becomes!
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.. Charms of the sea*
</>The white foam
of majestic waves
usurps my spirit
The perfume
of the sea
pervades my mind
The reflection
of the late morning sun
beams into my heart
The sound roars and
my whole being is seized
by the magic of the moment
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.. Didn't*
I wanted to wait
But I didn't
You wanted to help
But you didn't
He wanted to respect
But he didn't
We wanted to donate
But we didn't
You wanted to talk
But you didn't
They wanted to build
But they didn't
Don't we all have good intentions?
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.. Hey, Jay*
Hey, Jay,
A disabled boy,
'Do not stare at him, this way'
Staring may be wrong?
A disabled boy,
Instead we look away.
Is turning away not wrong?
A disabled boy,
To stare or turn away,
Which one is more wrong?
A disabled boy,
'Have compassion' they say
Or is compassion also not right?
A disabled boy,
Perhaps there is no right or wrong,
If we ‘d just follow our heart?
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.. Huge*
A billion metric tons of friendliness
sit in the heart of everyone on earth
An inexhaustible sea of kindness
Resides in our hearts since birth
Why only milligrams, we use,
a few droplets at a time?
There is really nothing to lose
If we let what's in our heart just shine.
Stinginess with water from a sea?
Stinginess with metric tons from that heart of thee?
Let's set all that friendliness, all that kindness free
Let's shower a bucket full on friend and foe, why shouldn't we?
*Aufie Zophy*
------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Y.. Humility*
When we bend forward
When we kneel
To praise our God
Let's become truly humble
When we bend or kneel
To praise our God
Let's decide to give up
The childishness of adulthood
After we ‘ve bent or kneeled
To praise our God,
Let's live the child-like life of children
A child-like life full of love and wonder
*Aufie Zophy*
------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Y.. Intimate Freedom*
Intimate freedom?
So many people go on with the most intimate act
Shortly after they met, after the first contact
Lust and desire, need for pleasure, a gift a God
And then He forbids it, quite cruel! Or not?
Imagine your one-time girl experiences a pregnancy
After your very pleasant and happy intimacy
A child without father, the mother too young
Or illegitimate abortion, a feat causing guilt, often life-long
But now we have means to avoid such ills
We do have devices and wonderful pills
With proper protection, even HIV has no chance
So why not enjoy the pleasure of the intimate dance?
Still, my sons, please think of the size of the feeling
We generate in young girls through 'virginity stealing'
Every day, broken hearted people, driven to the brink
Are hopeless, overwhelmed by sadness, unable to think.
Some may say, no problem if both are fully aware
It is not love, just pleasure we share
What a huge mistake to think we are above
The power of nature, of falling in love.
Next time, just think, perhaps when too early intimacy would start,
You ‘ll be the one, ending up devastated, with a broken heart.
After you gave the best of yourself, you are dumped for another
Your feelings ignored, your love of your life, she couldn't bother
For yourself or the girl you desire, avoid this curse
Being dumped after love, nothing seems worse.
Intimate contact, still a present from God, super fine
As long as we reserve it for the very right time!
-
Written in clear language for my two teenage sons
The rules of our Creator make so much sense!
*Aufie Zophy*
------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Y.. It is all in the in*
Love
With or Without in
A Fall or a Choice
Lightness or Virtue
Weakness or Strength
Transient Ecstasy or
Permanent Peace of Mind
In makes all the Difference.
*Aufie Zophy*
------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Y.. One Second Ago*
One second ago or even less
A thing flashed through my mind
A thought it was, I guess
It was particularly unkind
Now I have a choice to make,
I think a lot here is at stake
I can let bloom the unkind thought
or destroy it, make it naught
A bit proudly, here I state
My choice has been already made
WIth thanks to our God above
The unkind thought was replaced by one of love.
*Aufie Zophy*
------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Y.. Poetry and History*
Tired at night, I went to sleep
I slept tremendously deep
I slept a very long time
I woke up in October of 2110
and some history books of then
were laying in that room of mine
How exciting it was, how queer
to read the history of the coming years
I was in for quite a surprise
The heroes of the 2011 history books
were labelled as what they were, just crooks
Heroes in 2110 were nobody else than the wise
There were some wise people, so clever
who brought to us kindness and wisdom forever
these were the heroes of 2110
Among the heroes, prophets and thinkers were found
poets of wisdom, their names all around
Sages and wise ones from way back,2010
In 2110, from what I could read
there was no longer hunger, no more greed
thanks to the poets sharing wonderful words
I prayed to go back to the time when I had started to sleep
I wanted to share that news, so good, so profound and deep
I was happy to wake up in the now, my prayers were heard
So here I share the wonderful news at last
That greed and hunger will soon be a thing of the past
it all 'll have started in 2012 during spring
History books of the future mention a kindness revolution
Starting in May 2012, affecting all subsequent evolution
Isn't that a wonderful thing?
*Aufie Zophy*
------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Y.. Reality*
Reality
Is dark and gloomy
But I see so much light
Reality
Is negative and bad
But I see so much goodness
Reality
Is falsehood and deceit
But I see so much honesty
Reality
is ugly and hideous
But I see so much beauty
Reality may be changing slowly
Please try to see
Take a look together with me
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.. Simple*
It's so simple, rough acts boost our ego,
but trouble our soul, trouble our life
Nice and kind acts boost our soul
and will lead to peace of mind
It's so simple, rough words boost our ego
but trouble our soul, trouble our life
Nice and kind words boost our soul
and will lead to peace of mind
It's so simple, rough thoughts boost our ego
but trouble our soul, trouble our life
Nice and kind thoughts boost our soul
and will lead to peace of mind
It is really that simple, we always have the choice
It is just a very true fact of life
Just think about the last time you acted, talked, thought rough
Just think about the last time you acted, talked, thought nice
*Aufie Zophy*
------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Y.. The Cloud*
A sublime white cloud
Hanging above the sea
Fluffy and streaky
Transparent and bright
White and blue
Fully abstract
A marvellous sight
That cloud,
So nice.
No ancient Greek,
Nor Michelangelo
Nor Van Gogh, Nor Picasso
Has ever made anything
Of such astonishing beauty
Such a sublime piece of art
Sculpted, painted,
By the Ultimate Master
Of all Sculptors, painters
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.. The girl*
The girl is wearing a head scarf
She is also wearing trousers
Condemned by Westerners for wearing the scarf
Condemned by Muslims for wearing trousers
The girl is
not condemning others...
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Y.. Touch*
</>We were reaching out to touch
We didn't touch a thing
We didn't touch a body
We touched a soul.
And suddenly, the world changed forever
*Aufie Zophy*
Poem 21-40
*Wisdom and love*
I,
oh no, you,
I want to start not with I
but with you
Feelings of love
Eternal warmth is mine,
No, yours and mine
Wisdom from above
Light will brightly shine
On me,
On you and me
Becoming one, wisdom and love
Light and warmth melting in each other
Empathy and compassion, love
Humbleness and honesty, wisdom
Integrity and innocence, love
Justice, wisdom
Love and wisdom all around
Warmth and light unite
For you and me,
For us,
Yes, we.
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Words*
Words point at the Truth
Just as you can point
With your finger to the moon
But just as your finger
IS not the moon
Words ARE not the Truth
And just as we can see the moon
Without your finger
It is possible to see the Truth
Without words
It's good to be guided by the words
To find the Truth
But without silence
Without reflection
Without connection to your soul
Any word will be in vain.
The words are there for us,
Let us see them with our soul.
(inspired by a Zen Story)
*Aufie Zophy*
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*x..... The Umbrella Tree*
Near a hotel pool, close to the sea
Stands proudly, this huge umbrella tree
Its thick branches, far and widely spread
Blooming with flowers, small and softly red
on top of a wealthy green leafy bed
A breeze from the ever blue sea gushes by
Making hundreds of flowers fly high
And beauties that once ornamented the tree,
In a snow-flaky fashion, a pleasure to see,
Fall down in the pool, fall down on me
Looking at the flowers in the pool, I note
They seem to enjoy to be lightly afloat
But then it occurs to me, a jolt in my head:
They do not enjoy, they’re dead
They have become floppy, hopelessly wet
My mind fills with thoughts of my own mortality
How long will my body, my mind still be?
But my body and mind are not what makes up me.
I am my soul, which after death will be free
I think it may still come back to see
This miraculously beautiful umbrella tree.
*Aufie Zophy*
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*x..... A little sadness*
Reflecting on my life at the end of the week
A tear leaves my eye and caresses my cheek
My ego wants to force a smile, but my soul doesn’t feel the need
This little sadness doesn’t taste bitter; it is sweet
*Aufie Zophy*
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*X..... Amazing Dance*
the wavy hard sand
was massaging my feet
when a startled crab
in the shallow sea
danced away from me
it doubted a while
should I dig in here
or tango some further
It tangoed quite a bit on
A score of small fishes
waltzed fast to the deep of the sea
Was is the crab
or were they also afraid of me?
But the most wonderful dance
was still performed by the waves
white pearls of sweat
ornamented their foreheads
they made the music
they sculpted the sand
The sand that was wavy
and still was massaging my feet.
*Aufie Zophy*
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*X..... Blissful Paradox*
Jesus: turn your other cheek
Mohammed: fight a holy war
Paradoxical so it seems
Who is wrong and who is right?
A question that has bothered me
For so long until one day
I saw the movie, Gandi
It solved it straight away
I saw Ghandi fighting
The strongest of holy wars
While turning his cheek
A fight on the highest possible plane
I read the speech “I have a dream”
Another warrior for justice
Non-violence was his creed
Another holy war while turning cheek
The contradiction is only fake,
We have to fight injustice
With all the might we can
But on the highest plane.
Fighting a holy war
While turning cheek
Winning is the only outcome
Indeed a blissful paradox
*Aufie Zophy*
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*X..... Early Dinner*
The setting sun
is struggling
to fight the darkness,
but is slowly giving in
A magic light red cloud in the sky
shines through crowns of casuarinas
majestically dancing on the rhythm
of the cool evening breeze
The fading red light
accentuates the silhouettes
of crisscrossing bats,
looking for an early dinner
*Aufie Zophy*
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*X..... Early in The Morning*
Half of the setting full moon
hiding behind an early morning cloud
A colourful sunrise, coming soon
In the morning silence, faint steps seem loud
Feeling of love, fresh like dew
Devotion, tremendously deep
Prayers for blessings, a day brand new
Happily aware, while others still sleep
Dreaming of a day full of kindness
Extreme friendliness in the plan
Forgiving wilful blindness
Making a difference, I hope I can
*Aufie Zophy*
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*X..... Gentle In Reverse (Mirror Sestet)*
Keen on suit and tie, but what do coat and tie mean?
Mean indeed, can the gentlemen be if only on money they're keen
Lean on compassion, liking to put up a scene
Seen as handsome but on their shoulder not a cripple could lean
Obscene in their language, always looking clean.
Clean hanky in pocket, but harassing a teen, truly obscene
*Aufie Zophy*
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*X..... Glory (Haiku)*
Colorless sunrise
A dark cloud above the sea
Still full of glory
*Aufie Zophy*
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*X..... Haiku: Changing Colours*
A fluffy cloud drifts
Closer to the setting sun
And its colours change
*Aufie Zophy*
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*X..... Haiku: Perfection*
A true perfection
Is a perfect illusion
That’s just what it is
*Aufie Zophy*
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*X..... Happy Haiku*
Happiness for us
Lies in small good things, it does
But most in our mind
*Aufie Zophy*
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*X..... On a Lighter Note*
You are so ugly, so extremely ugly
So ugly, I have never seen,
Said the drunk man to a lady
You are so drunk, so extremely drunk
So drunk, I have never seen,
Said the lady to the drunk man
Yes, but my drunkenness
Will be over by tomorrow,
Said the drunk
The real funny part of this story
Is that the ugliness of the drunk himself
May well last into eternity
*Aufie Zophy*
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*x..... Pain, melting in the scene*
Sometimes,
Everything seems to go wrong
Everything seems so depressing
It can go on for quite long,
Until we stop to count our blessings
I had fractured my shoulder
the pain was sharp
My mood got quite deep, quite down,
But then just outside my garden...
I was sitting there quietly
Looking at the South China Sea
The sun made it look bright
Bright brown in front,
'cause of sand thrown up by the waves
Hues of bright green to blue behind
With spots that were really dark,
The shadows of a few scanty clouds
All this seen through a frame of white sand below,
A blue sky above and in perspective,
fresh green branches of trees at the sides
How could I be sad for much longer
With such images in front of me?
One of the clouds moved in front of the sun
And a slight breeze came along
To give a refreshing cool to my cheeks
And blow away the moist that had formed on my forehead.
While the ever-changing shadows of the clouds
Continued to colour the sea in ever changing patterns
Two small birds started to argue with their lovely voices
And were flying through and fro.
The breeze got a bit stronger
and made the coconut leaves do their typical dance
The music of the waves was enriched
by the sound of the rustling leaves
I removed a few dry casuarinas leaves
that just had fallen on my cahier
From the parent tree
swaying softly in the wind
The amazing beauty of the scene had me dreamy, when...
My beautiful wife brought me two of my favourite doughnuts
With a cup of steaming hot coffee.
The pain of the fracture seemed to have become so small...
*Aufie Zophy*
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*X..... Peace*
A pregnant coconut tree
Quadruplets about to be born
Through its gently shuffling leaves
Rays of the fast rising sun
allow a lovely sneeze
Music of an orchestra of birds
floating on sounds of breaking waves
Soft breezy air carries a smell of the sea
A feeling of close to perfect peace
engulfs my body, mind and soul
A small salamander runs by on awkward legs
The sea is blue, the sky carries fluffs of wool
In perfect harmony with the green of grass and trees
The peace goes on, a close to perfect peace
A butterfly flies by and the peace goes on
*Aufie Zophy*
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*X..... Snow*
On my way home at night in the car,
I have to travel still a distance, quite far
Thick flakes in the sky causing some fear
praying for safety for me and my family, dear.
But somehow along the slow ride,
A big joy props up from inside
The peace of the dancing flakes in the night
A feast for the eye, impeccably white.
Some wonderfully sculpted flakes hit the screen of my car
looking like diamonds, the shape of a star
The heat in my car makes them melt all too fast
How I wish, a little longer they’d last
With my eyes kept safely on the road,
I cannot keep out of mind the lovely thought
of waking after the night in the midst of an exquisite sight
with branches of trees in a tight dress of bright white.
*Aufie Zophy*
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*x..... Sunlight Reaching The Heart*
The sun on my skin
The heat reaches my bones within
A wave of love
Sweeps through the core of my heart
*Aufie Zophy*
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*X..... The Bird*
A little bird is flying by
It lands here straight in front of my
So many questions in its eye
My soul is listening or at least would try
“Why the humans, so endowed by God,
Still want to be so cruel to us, birds
Don’t they appreciate what they got?
My brother captured, sister killed, can you explain in words? ”
I try to talk about capitalism and human greed
About loss of morals, unsatisfiable need
But the bird seems not to understand what I say
It gets soon scared and flies away.
*Aufie Zophy*
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*X..... Unconditional Love*
Unconditional love always wins
There was a girl, named Rabia
Captured by vicious men
Sold as slave at a very tender age
Imagine, if you can
Work was tough
Hard, early until late, every day
The master was rough
Bad temper was his way
The master came home quite late one night
He could hear from Rabia’s room some noise
He was concerned, went nearer
It was a whispering voice
He was curious to whom his servant
Would still talk to so late at night
He went to the window to see
And could not believe the sight
The girl he treated rough and hard
Was sitting there to pray
Asking blessings for her master
From the Creator of night and day.
Through his heart, a remorseful wave:
Who was he to treat this saintly girl as slave
He set Rabia from slavehood free
A true saint, she went on to be
*Aufie Zophy*
I,
oh no, you,
I want to start not with I
but with you
Feelings of love
Eternal warmth is mine,
No, yours and mine
Wisdom from above
Light will brightly shine
On me,
On you and me
Becoming one, wisdom and love
Light and warmth melting in each other
Empathy and compassion, love
Humbleness and honesty, wisdom
Integrity and innocence, love
Justice, wisdom
Love and wisdom all around
Warmth and light unite
For you and me,
For us,
Yes, we.
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Words*
Words point at the Truth
Just as you can point
With your finger to the moon
But just as your finger
IS not the moon
Words ARE not the Truth
And just as we can see the moon
Without your finger
It is possible to see the Truth
Without words
It's good to be guided by the words
To find the Truth
But without silence
Without reflection
Without connection to your soul
Any word will be in vain.
The words are there for us,
Let us see them with our soul.
(inspired by a Zen Story)
*Aufie Zophy*
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*x..... The Umbrella Tree*
Near a hotel pool, close to the sea
Stands proudly, this huge umbrella tree
Its thick branches, far and widely spread
Blooming with flowers, small and softly red
on top of a wealthy green leafy bed
A breeze from the ever blue sea gushes by
Making hundreds of flowers fly high
And beauties that once ornamented the tree,
In a snow-flaky fashion, a pleasure to see,
Fall down in the pool, fall down on me
Looking at the flowers in the pool, I note
They seem to enjoy to be lightly afloat
But then it occurs to me, a jolt in my head:
They do not enjoy, they’re dead
They have become floppy, hopelessly wet
My mind fills with thoughts of my own mortality
How long will my body, my mind still be?
But my body and mind are not what makes up me.
I am my soul, which after death will be free
I think it may still come back to see
This miraculously beautiful umbrella tree.
*Aufie Zophy*
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*x..... A little sadness*
Reflecting on my life at the end of the week
A tear leaves my eye and caresses my cheek
My ego wants to force a smile, but my soul doesn’t feel the need
This little sadness doesn’t taste bitter; it is sweet
*Aufie Zophy*
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*X..... Amazing Dance*
the wavy hard sand
was massaging my feet
when a startled crab
in the shallow sea
danced away from me
it doubted a while
should I dig in here
or tango some further
It tangoed quite a bit on
A score of small fishes
waltzed fast to the deep of the sea
Was is the crab
or were they also afraid of me?
But the most wonderful dance
was still performed by the waves
white pearls of sweat
ornamented their foreheads
they made the music
they sculpted the sand
The sand that was wavy
and still was massaging my feet.
*Aufie Zophy*
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*X..... Blissful Paradox*
Jesus: turn your other cheek
Mohammed: fight a holy war
Paradoxical so it seems
Who is wrong and who is right?
A question that has bothered me
For so long until one day
I saw the movie, Gandi
It solved it straight away
I saw Ghandi fighting
The strongest of holy wars
While turning his cheek
A fight on the highest possible plane
I read the speech “I have a dream”
Another warrior for justice
Non-violence was his creed
Another holy war while turning cheek
The contradiction is only fake,
We have to fight injustice
With all the might we can
But on the highest plane.
Fighting a holy war
While turning cheek
Winning is the only outcome
Indeed a blissful paradox
*Aufie Zophy*
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*X..... Early Dinner*
The setting sun
is struggling
to fight the darkness,
but is slowly giving in
A magic light red cloud in the sky
shines through crowns of casuarinas
majestically dancing on the rhythm
of the cool evening breeze
The fading red light
accentuates the silhouettes
of crisscrossing bats,
looking for an early dinner
*Aufie Zophy*
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*X..... Early in The Morning*
Half of the setting full moon
hiding behind an early morning cloud
A colourful sunrise, coming soon
In the morning silence, faint steps seem loud
Feeling of love, fresh like dew
Devotion, tremendously deep
Prayers for blessings, a day brand new
Happily aware, while others still sleep
Dreaming of a day full of kindness
Extreme friendliness in the plan
Forgiving wilful blindness
Making a difference, I hope I can
*Aufie Zophy*
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*X..... Gentle In Reverse (Mirror Sestet)*
Keen on suit and tie, but what do coat and tie mean?
Mean indeed, can the gentlemen be if only on money they're keen
Lean on compassion, liking to put up a scene
Seen as handsome but on their shoulder not a cripple could lean
Obscene in their language, always looking clean.
Clean hanky in pocket, but harassing a teen, truly obscene
*Aufie Zophy*
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*X..... Glory (Haiku)*
Colorless sunrise
A dark cloud above the sea
Still full of glory
*Aufie Zophy*
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*X..... Haiku: Changing Colours*
A fluffy cloud drifts
Closer to the setting sun
And its colours change
*Aufie Zophy*
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*X..... Haiku: Perfection*
A true perfection
Is a perfect illusion
That’s just what it is
*Aufie Zophy*
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*X..... Happy Haiku*
Happiness for us
Lies in small good things, it does
But most in our mind
*Aufie Zophy*
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*X..... On a Lighter Note*
You are so ugly, so extremely ugly
So ugly, I have never seen,
Said the drunk man to a lady
You are so drunk, so extremely drunk
So drunk, I have never seen,
Said the lady to the drunk man
Yes, but my drunkenness
Will be over by tomorrow,
Said the drunk
The real funny part of this story
Is that the ugliness of the drunk himself
May well last into eternity
*Aufie Zophy*
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*x..... Pain, melting in the scene*
Sometimes,
Everything seems to go wrong
Everything seems so depressing
It can go on for quite long,
Until we stop to count our blessings
I had fractured my shoulder
the pain was sharp
My mood got quite deep, quite down,
But then just outside my garden...
I was sitting there quietly
Looking at the South China Sea
The sun made it look bright
Bright brown in front,
'cause of sand thrown up by the waves
Hues of bright green to blue behind
With spots that were really dark,
The shadows of a few scanty clouds
All this seen through a frame of white sand below,
A blue sky above and in perspective,
fresh green branches of trees at the sides
How could I be sad for much longer
With such images in front of me?
One of the clouds moved in front of the sun
And a slight breeze came along
To give a refreshing cool to my cheeks
And blow away the moist that had formed on my forehead.
While the ever-changing shadows of the clouds
Continued to colour the sea in ever changing patterns
Two small birds started to argue with their lovely voices
And were flying through and fro.
The breeze got a bit stronger
and made the coconut leaves do their typical dance
The music of the waves was enriched
by the sound of the rustling leaves
I removed a few dry casuarinas leaves
that just had fallen on my cahier
From the parent tree
swaying softly in the wind
The amazing beauty of the scene had me dreamy, when...
My beautiful wife brought me two of my favourite doughnuts
With a cup of steaming hot coffee.
The pain of the fracture seemed to have become so small...
*Aufie Zophy*
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*X..... Peace*
A pregnant coconut tree
Quadruplets about to be born
Through its gently shuffling leaves
Rays of the fast rising sun
allow a lovely sneeze
Music of an orchestra of birds
floating on sounds of breaking waves
Soft breezy air carries a smell of the sea
A feeling of close to perfect peace
engulfs my body, mind and soul
A small salamander runs by on awkward legs
The sea is blue, the sky carries fluffs of wool
In perfect harmony with the green of grass and trees
The peace goes on, a close to perfect peace
A butterfly flies by and the peace goes on
*Aufie Zophy*
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*X..... Snow*
On my way home at night in the car,
I have to travel still a distance, quite far
Thick flakes in the sky causing some fear
praying for safety for me and my family, dear.
But somehow along the slow ride,
A big joy props up from inside
The peace of the dancing flakes in the night
A feast for the eye, impeccably white.
Some wonderfully sculpted flakes hit the screen of my car
looking like diamonds, the shape of a star
The heat in my car makes them melt all too fast
How I wish, a little longer they’d last
With my eyes kept safely on the road,
I cannot keep out of mind the lovely thought
of waking after the night in the midst of an exquisite sight
with branches of trees in a tight dress of bright white.
*Aufie Zophy*
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*x..... Sunlight Reaching The Heart*
The sun on my skin
The heat reaches my bones within
A wave of love
Sweeps through the core of my heart
*Aufie Zophy*
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*X..... The Bird*
A little bird is flying by
It lands here straight in front of my
So many questions in its eye
My soul is listening or at least would try
“Why the humans, so endowed by God,
Still want to be so cruel to us, birds
Don’t they appreciate what they got?
My brother captured, sister killed, can you explain in words? ”
I try to talk about capitalism and human greed
About loss of morals, unsatisfiable need
But the bird seems not to understand what I say
It gets soon scared and flies away.
*Aufie Zophy*
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*X..... Unconditional Love*
Unconditional love always wins
There was a girl, named Rabia
Captured by vicious men
Sold as slave at a very tender age
Imagine, if you can
Work was tough
Hard, early until late, every day
The master was rough
Bad temper was his way
The master came home quite late one night
He could hear from Rabia’s room some noise
He was concerned, went nearer
It was a whispering voice
He was curious to whom his servant
Would still talk to so late at night
He went to the window to see
And could not believe the sight
The girl he treated rough and hard
Was sitting there to pray
Asking blessings for her master
From the Creator of night and day.
Through his heart, a remorseful wave:
Who was he to treat this saintly girl as slave
He set Rabia from slavehood free
A true saint, she went on to be
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Little Purple Flower*
I am a little purple flower
My petals so extremely small
I 've stood in the grass for many an hour
Enjoying a breeze most of all
But, oh, what happened to my peers!
Just yesterday, it moved me to tears
While the children of John were playing their game
My peers were trampled to death, what a shame
When just before that, some bigger flowers were damaged
The children were scolded badly by John
But when my brothers were ravaged
It was noticed, sadly, by none
Today, however, I had a reason to smile
A nerd, or so he must be
Looked at this little purplish flower, a while
And took a picture of me
Even if tomorrow, to the worst of my fears
I have to die, as yesterday my peers
I will do so happily
since someone has seen the beauty in me.
Aufie Zophy,
8 May,2010, Bachok
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*My mother's lesson in empathy*
At the time, I was a five-year old boy
A visit to my aunty, always a joy
My cousin was playing with cars at the back
He just had a new one, the body in black
Orange lines on the side, oh boy, what a toy
Only a few minutes later, it is hard to believe
My cousin was called and he had to leave
This left us alone, that beautiful car, and me
The temptation was great, as great as could be,
I could not resist and became a thieve
Into my pocket, very smoothly it went,
I was delighted, extremely content
When we reached home, I told to my mom
With much pride about what I had done
And that's where contentment would end
My mother, incredibly sweet, incredibly bright
Swallowed her anger but asked in a voice, slightly tight
Please consider for a minute or two
How you would feel if someone did this to you.
Deep in my mind, I considered this plight.
It was easy to see the horrible feeling
I'd caused in my cousin by carelessly stealing
Our next visit, I was allowed to put it silently back
That car, with orange stripes on a body of black
Since then, I ‘ve quit forever the stealing
I don't think that there ever could be
A more brilliant lesson in empathy
*Aufie Zophy*
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*My Son*
My son, I can see so many good things in you
And here I am really honest and true.
My son, I love it when your caring heart opens wide
When I had a headache you came and sat by my side
My son, some of your talents for drawing, I have seen
You are really good at it, believe me, fantastic, I mean
My son, there are really so many good things in you.
Even so far, I have mentioned just two
My son, you have a talent for language, you do
Yes learning a language is easy for you
My son, Here’s number three, there is so much more
So much more in you, I truly adore
My son, I do understand that being 14 is quite challenging
There are so many things changing
But please my very lovely son,
Keep on bringing out the good that’s in you, please keep on.
Your loving father, Papa
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Our Choice*
Walking on a hot and scorching day
We meet a splitting of the way
A way downwards looking shady, some trees are there
A way upwards, sandy without trees, just looking bare
Somewhere deep inside we know
The downwards shady path goes low
And down that place, there is no tree
Just heat and sweat and more ennui
Somewhere deep inside we are aware
That the way up, though initially a little bare
Will bring us to a place with lots of shade and big relief
It is God’s way, so I believe
Shall we choose the way below with instant pleasure?
Leading down to a place of heat, we cannot measure
Or shall we make little effort on the upper way?
And enjoy shade and breeze day by day
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Q..... World Peace*
How many of us do sincerely pray for world peace
How many just think it is an illusion
If we go on not praying for world peace
If we go on thinking it is an illusion
Just an illusion it may remain.
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Sacrifice of the ego, privilege to the soul*
Praying with ego, or praying with soul,
The ego prayer is our ego, talking.
It sees prayer as a sacrifice of our time,
So that later we will benefit.
I will do something for God,
so I can get rewards later.
Can you see the huge arrogance
already creeping in, in the motives alone.
I, my ego, will do something for God.
How can we do something for God?
God is so great and omnipotent
that He is not affected by any of our actions.
We cannot affect God.
Only God can affect us.
But the ego prayer is still thinking:
If I please God now, make the sacrifice
and say the prayers I have memorised,
I will get my rewards later,
while the others deserve their own punishment;
- something we may even enjoy to see if the moment arrives,
since they have been so stupid
not to follow the same rules we believe in.
Our ego is always thinking in a commercial way.
Superior versus inferior.
I do something for you, you do something for me.
A mild form of corruption?
Only our ego could make us think and act as such.
The soul prayer is our soul, praying
It sees prayer as a gift of God to us
something sent to us from heaven,
something we can do for ourselves.
Praying is no longer a sacrifice we make for God,
it is a privilege we accept.
By praising God and praying with our heart, our mind and our soul,
we will immediately experience peace of mind
and if even that would be the only reward,
it would be already enough for us to keep on praying.
But it is not the only reward.
In the process we gain insights that help us,
live a more complete and happy life full of peace of mind.
It will really help us to see God’s plan for us.
We will become alerter and try to miss fewer opportunities to do good.
We will start to live more as a soul person and less as an ego person.
Living a life according to God’s plan,
we may die with great peace of mind that lasts well into eternity.
After a soul prayer we will not feel to be the good ones
deserving rewards in distant future,
while the ones not praying like us are the bad ones
deserving punishment;
after a soul prayer we will realise all of us are poor sinners
and it is our duty to do as much good as possible
and in the process inspire as many people as possible to do good with us.
This will result in an immediate but lasting peace of mind
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Silence*
Contemplation, searching for my soul
Silence encompassing all
Alone but not in solitude
Silence giving fortitude
My ego-thoughts trying to prop up
Silence makes them stop
Soul is what I’m searching for
Silence, silence I adore
Connecting to my soul
Silence winning after all
Thoughts connect with high above
Silence fills my soul with love
Conscience conquering my mind
Silence makes it look so kind
Soul and conscience hand in hand
Silent wish to never end
Grateful heart joins in
Silence makes it all akin
Thanking God for this silent contemplation
Thanks for silence, thanks again
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Soothing Sea Sounds*
Soothing, breaking one by one,
Peaceful brushing on the shore
In crescendo and then back down
My soul is asking for much more
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Speck of significance*
In the universe, a human so small,
Looking just like a speck of dust
But born with a mind and a soul
And able to think, love and trust.
Many think that as a human, just one
Not a positive change can be made, nothing great
What could a good deed selflessly done
Ever mean in a world full of hate?
But if a butterfly in India, flapping its wings
could cause a storm over the Atlantic
Just see how one of the small insignificant things
Can have an effect, so gigantic
Then why would your simple random kind act
Just by chance or by divine intervention
Not snowball and have a huge impact,
Perhaps a kindness revolt of enormous dimension
So in each of our lives we must
Make a choice of incredible importance
Do we want to be just a speck of dust
Or a speck of significance.
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Tears of a Wave*
In a big ocean, not far from the shore
A small wave couldn’t take it anymore
It broke out in panicky tears
Another wave enquired about the worst of its fears
'All waves are breaking on the coast line
We are so near, it is no longer fine.
What is about to happen is awful, can’t you see?
Soon, nothing will be left of us, nothing of me.'
The answer of the companion was this:
'My dear friend, you seem not to know what reality is.
We are just a part of the ocean and forever we will be
Realising this you should not worry for you or for me.'
(I had shared this story, I had read in a book, with one of my fellow
poets on poemhunter and she encouraged me to put in verses. Many thanks
for this and also to other poets who have given me many other
encouragements.)
*Aufie Zophy*
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*The disappointed vulture*
One day, a vulture saw a dying hungry child
A meal was in the vulture's mind
The child died and the vulture wanted to eat
But to its own surprise, there was no meat
*Aufie Zophy*
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*The dove of truth*
The dove of truth is sitting in our garden
Our gaze inside the room
Light and truth just outside our window
Our eyes see only gloom
The dove of truth is making dovely sounds
Our ears like better beat and drum
Love and truth just outside our window
But our ears are deaf for them
The dove of truth is still sitting in our garden
Her message clearly there
Love and light just outside our window
But our egos would not care
If just our ego could be silenced
The dove of truth is never far away
Truth, light and love is all around,
Our soul will pray.
*Aufie Zophy*
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*The Golden Egg*
Suppose you had a goose,
A goose that would produce
A golden egg a day
You wouldn’t want to lose
That special golden goose
You’d care for it in every way
Now something of more incredible worth
Was given to each of us at birth
We ‘ve got a worthy thinking brain
If positive, loving thoughts we’d feed it
Yes that is really all that’s needed
Just think of all the golden eggs to gain
If we keep up with doom and hateful thinking
Consuming drugs, excessive drinking
Getting stressed about any item in the news
Neglect good deeds and thoughts of pure
We can count on it, perfectly sure
That we will lose our brain as golden goose
Let’s feed our brain with all the best
Positive thoughts, lofty aims, a loving chest
Let’s focus on God’s way, forget the rest
Search daily for some goodness in the news
And sure your brain, just like the goose
A golden egg a day it will produce
*Aufie Zophy*
*The song of heaven*
Heaven's song was sung
by the sea, and I could see
heaven kiss the sea
*Aufie Zophy*
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*The Soul-ar Eclipse*
A house, a car, as nice and expensive
A focus on things, so fixed and intensive
The morals are gone, the ego is lying
The soul is eclipsed and silently crying
Prayer is left, faith is obscured
By drinks and by sex our egos are lured
Stocks and cash demand the attention
No place for the spiritual dimension
Even if creed and religion’s alive
The ego makes it a reason for strife
No thought during prayer, only through lips
It’s hardly a cure to the soular eclipse
Prayer with heart and prayer with mind,
Acts without strife, and randomly kind
Are the way of the good ones, the way of the wise
Our world and our lives are meant to be nice
*Aufie Zophy*
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*To our amazing Creator*
Our Amazing Creator, so full of Grace,
So full of Forgiveness and Fatherly Traits
Lots of Praise and lots of Thanks we give
For this Wonderful World and the Fact that we Live.
We dream of Your Kingdom
Somehow It will come
Somewhere in the World or high in the Sky
We will see Its full Glory after we die.
Amazing Creator of Night and of Day,
To You we ask for help and to You do we pray,
Help us to serve You however we may,
Help us to see and do all things in Your way.
This little prayer, how small it may be
I hope it will help me, help me to see
To see all the things that You'd like me to do
To help where I can and be faithful to You
(Bachok,19 May,2010)
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*Aufie Zophy*
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*Wandering cloud*
Relaxing in a lazy chair
Casuarina branches, painted on an ever blue sky
A breeze of traveling fresh air
A wondrous white cloud wanders by
Where it will go I am clueless
before long, all again is blueness
I feel a bit lost without
my wandering white wondrous cloud
Bachok,2010
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Was It Six Days Or A Trillion?*
Was 6 days all it took to make this world’s creation?
Or was it an evolution over a billion years or longer?
Is what we read in Genesis an oversimplification?
Which of both theories is stronger?
But why would it matter?
Should we take the story of Genesis to the letter?
Or should we look for the meaning inside
The ultimate message, leaving all else aside
The message is that all was created by God
Is this contradicted by evolution? No, definitely not.
If we would write the evolution according to current understanding
How many people of the tenth century would have got a clue
To what it meant and in the ending
They might have rejected the main message that is oh so true.
The message is that all was created by God
Is this contradicted by evolution? No definitely not.
It is time that all of us realise
The world is full of miracles, it ‘s all just there.
No matter how long it took to materialise
The hand of God is everywhere
If somebody will write in the year 3000 about creation
And about all things that live and exist.
What we think now, will be an extreme oversimplification
Only the main message will persist
The message is that all was created by God
Nothing will ever contradict this, no, absolutely NOT
*Aufie Zophy*
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*When your heart seems hopelessly broken...*
Deceived, a heart full of hurt
Bitter and hard, Hatred burning
A flood of tears
Will the tide ever be turning?
Even though your heart, he has been destroying
Life seems so nice to him, he is still enjoying.
You are alone, all alone with a heart full of hurt
You shout it out loud, but remain unheard.
Through all the hatred you find in your heart
the suffering and pain becomes worse
You want peace, but where do you start,
All you are is bitter, hateful. You curse
When we pray for help and support from above
For the one who had lost all love,
the idea of forgiving seems to grow stronger.
We do not want to hate for much longer
Once we can forgive in our heart
grief starts to fall apart.
Tears may come back on and off
But we become able to live, love and laugh
When we decide that we want to keep hatred so strong
We will continue to hurt and be bitter all along.
*Aufie Zophy*
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*Why is My Soul so Quiet*
I often wonder why my soul is so quiet
It has to be so silent for me to hear my soul's voice
I often wonder why my ego is so loud
My ego's shouts are heard, even in the loudest of noise
Perhaps the answer lies in the inherent nature
The inherent nature of ego and soul
Perhaps the inherent nature of soul is stillness
and that of ego is not quiet at all
It would be easier to live a life full of love,
surely if our soul, a bit louder would cry
But it may well be that love without silence
would not be true love; perhaps that's why...?
*Aufie Zophy*
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