Tag Archives: I am

IN THE DEAD TREE THE DRAGON SINGS

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Universal Octopus

Which tree?Which dragon? A coffin is a dismembered, sawn up tree,undoubtedly dead.The dragon inside could be you or mea winding sheet from heel to head.Buried alive, unable to get out,I can’t think we’d have much to sing about. Merlin was … Continue reading →

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SCALES OF JUSTICE

Posted on May 8, 2020 by Universal Octopus

It is not easy to sympathise with the victimand not blame his oppressor.It is not easy to sympathise with the oppressorand not say that the victim was asking for it. If the inescapable future is seen, however, Verily I say … Continue reading →

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EMERGENCY EXIT

Posted on February 28, 2020 by Universal Octopus

I must be present nowbefore I can have a past;I must be present nowto create a future then. If I still my present mindand exchange present thoughtsfor nothing at all,I have escaped past and futureand achieved a timeless peacewith no … Continue reading →

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TETHER

Posted on January 3, 2020 by Universal Octopus

I am at the end of my tether!Yes.What will happen?The tether will break.Oh, thank God! And what about Me?You are the tether. .

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ASHRAM MELODY

Posted on December 31, 2019 by Universal Octopus

The best way of enough is all gone,for that there is no argument upon. While there is still something in the dishthere is, in Mind, propensity to wish. Wishing is a film that spreads itself like jamand turns the dullest … Continue reading →

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THE LIMITS OF JEHOVAH

Posted on July 7, 2019 by Universal Octopus

I AMis alwayssubjected toI wasand I will be. It cannot therefore go beyond, to Perfect Peace and Happiness. .

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SQUARING THE CIRCLE

Posted on March 30, 2019 by Universal Octopus

How glad I amthat I am hereand not somewhere else. (If I weresomewhere else,I’d be here.) No escape, then! .

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YES

Posted on February 2, 2019 by Universal Octopus

Meanwhile I have been: cutting back brambleswhere they clutch at the passing skin; watching a golden sunfailing to find a cloud to hide within; seeing your faceforgetting to be tiredand shining out across the decadesthen hesitating,(a tight-rope walker above Niagara); … Continue reading →

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