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Brian Taylor has been a Poet and Philosopher in Cornwall, England and the Far East.
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Author Archives: Universal Octopus
REBIRTH
There in the dark, waiting.The unbornseeking their opportunity,moist earthwhere they can flowerand be carried along on the stream of unfolding consciousness. Only by constant vigilanceis the Bind Weed,stored in the Dreamtime,abandonedto the stagnant backwaterof time – to come no more. … Continue reading
Posted in Waves Talks & Poems
Tagged consciousness, dark, Dreamtime, earth, flower, opportunity, rebirth, Time, unborn, vigilance
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JUGGLING
First the left hand, then the right;in each, a ball, in each held tight When a third comes into view,what exactly will you do? Let it roll past on its way,down the hall and out the door? Or grab it … Continue reading
Posted in Ego Ego God of the Jungle
Tagged world, peace, stop, juggling, game, empty stage, season, cosmic motion, exhaustion, kinectic cage, performing
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WHY DON’T YOU WANT TO KNOW?
Not knowing is a barreltumbling over Niagara:darkness withindanger without. Knowing is the full moonat midnightsplashing lightin the darkest corners. Wanting to knowis taking responsibilityfor the goodand the bad. Not wanting to knowis a skeleton in the cupboardand a bloody knifeunder … Continue reading
UP TO DATE AND READY TO GO
It may not be the bearded manwho smiles at you and explodes.It may not be the errant tyrethat slides on the icy roads.It may not be the scaffolding plankthat bounces on your head.It may not be pneumoniathat smothers you in … Continue reading
NO EXIT
Journeying from the beginning(of which there is no beginning),travelling for millions of years(which cannot be measured in millions or years),I have come,and go on.No stopping.Just the onward movementinto the illimitable.For ever. No need to blame the wicked,their shadows are at … Continue reading
MAGISTER LUDI
So, who are you?Mr Teacher.Oh yes. And what do you teach?I teach people what they already know.And what’s that?That they have nothing to learn.And how long does that take?Usually, many, many lifetimes. Of hard work? Of hard suffering. If you … Continue reading
Posted in Ego Ego God of the Jungle
Tagged circus, dance, Dog, farmer, fox, learn, lifetimes, Magister Ludi, rabbit, suffering, teacher
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PARADISE LOST (AND REGAINED?)
In the Beginning, God walkedwith Adam in the cool of the day.Despite hearing the Truthfrom God’s own mouth,Adam did not heed Him. Later, God sent prophetsto be his tongues.Despite hearing the Truthfrom God’s own prophets,Adam’s descendants did not heed them.Many … Continue reading
Posted in Ego Ego God of the Jungle
Tagged deserve, God, here, New Age, paradise, prophets, punishment, reward, see, Truth
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AMERICA, AMERICA
We raised our hats to you, Mr Lincoln.We believed every word that you said.And when life spilled into darknessin a night of theatre,we believed, even though you were dead. From the decay that was Europe, we sent you our sonsto … Continue reading
Posted in Blondin
Tagged Africa, America, Asia, Europe, free, Germany, God, Lord's Prayer, Mr Lincoln, Russia, theatre, vote, warfare
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SOUND OF THE TIMES
The patience of the bombfills the void with fear. And still those with earsand mortar boardslisten and do not hear. .
Posted in Oxford Blues
Tagged Oxford, sound, patience, mortar boards, ears, the Times, the bomb
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MY HEAD IS CLEAR TODAY
“My head is clear today,the heavy morning stayed awayor lost itself in sleep.Clear, open-sensed,I keepan eye where a light beambends round the sensesat the dreamy edges. In the slow growth, in the egg of a dream,in purple darkness,pushed up by … Continue reading
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