Mystic Poem Generator
The writing prompt for the yahoo group The Writing Spark for February 18, 2006 is “Write about the jobs you do.” I have started this poem to show that a person can use a prompt to start a mystic poem. Mystic poems come from every day life, they are inspired by the interplay between a person soul and the world around. Anyone can write a mystic or spiritual poem, a person just has to look around at the beauty, glory and splendor in his or her environment. Everyday chores can generate a mystic poem, just as going to a church or a spiritual service.
For the love of You
these are the jobs I do:
I intone you name upon the morning air,
waiting for the dawn to arrive in all its glory;
I was the cloths while listening for Your Sacred Spirit’s coaching;
I write of the love that You inspire;
I do the dishes or I drive my car,
while I review Your words of love
that I have memorized.
What is necessary to write a mystic poem? Prayer, meditation and reading the sacred scriptures are the foundation of writing mystic poems. Other necessities are a relationship with God, the presence of the Holy Spirit and a willingness to see the world around in a different light. One must look at the world through spiritual eyes, but one does not have to live the life of a hermit. In the present cycle living in the world and interacting with humanity can produce a great many mystic poems. In addition the mystic or spiritual poet must be willing to rewrite, rewrite and rewrite.
Writing spiritual poetry is a part of the mystic’s quest for perfection, the mystic quest to reflect the attributes of God and proclaim the beloved to the world. However, a mystic poet is not a poet of one particular religion or time in history. A mystic poet is anyone who has a personal relation with the Creator, with the Divine Essence. It doesn’t matter by what name you call the Divine Essence or the Beloved or to what religion you belong, it is the personal relationship with the creator that is important. Mystic or spiritual poetry give the view of the poet writing the poem. We do not read spiritual poetry to learn about God, we read it to learn about the believer who wrote the poem.
One can write a mystic poem in response to the poem of another mystic, in response to a quote from the sacred scriptures or in response from any prompt. Sometimes it takes a bit of meditation and prayer to find the response, but eventually the poet will find the response in alignment with his or her belief system, religion or concept of God. When reading the scriptures keep a pen and paper or a journal near by and jot down the words or thoughts that come to mind. Then begin to putting those thoughts into verse form or prose form (there are such things as prose poems). Keep a pen and journal with you at all time and write down any thoughts, words or events that arouse your curiosity, that engender a response. After the initial muse has come, then begin to compose the poem and later work at rewriting. If you are satisfied with you work, then rewriting is not necessary, but if you are not satisfied with your attempt at writing then rewriting is a requirement.
The Jobs I Do
For the love of You
these are the jobs I do:
I intone you name upon the morning air,
waiting for the dawn to arrive in all its glory;
I was the cloths while listening for Your Sacred Spirit’s coaching;
I write of the love that You inspire;
I do the dishes or I drive my car,
while I review Your words of love
that I have memorized.
What is necessary to write a mystic poem? Prayer, meditation and reading the sacred scriptures are the foundation of writing mystic poems. Other necessities are a relationship with God, the presence of the Holy Spirit and a willingness to see the world around in a different light. One must look at the world through spiritual eyes, but one does not have to live the life of a hermit. In the present cycle living in the world and interacting with humanity can produce a great many mystic poems. In addition the mystic or spiritual poet must be willing to rewrite, rewrite and rewrite.
Writing spiritual poetry is a part of the mystic’s quest for perfection, the mystic quest to reflect the attributes of God and proclaim the beloved to the world. However, a mystic poet is not a poet of one particular religion or time in history. A mystic poet is anyone who has a personal relation with the Creator, with the Divine Essence. It doesn’t matter by what name you call the Divine Essence or the Beloved or to what religion you belong, it is the personal relationship with the creator that is important. Mystic or spiritual poetry give the view of the poet writing the poem. We do not read spiritual poetry to learn about God, we read it to learn about the believer who wrote the poem.
One can write a mystic poem in response to the poem of another mystic, in response to a quote from the sacred scriptures or in response from any prompt. Sometimes it takes a bit of meditation and prayer to find the response, but eventually the poet will find the response in alignment with his or her belief system, religion or concept of God. When reading the scriptures keep a pen and paper or a journal near by and jot down the words or thoughts that come to mind. Then begin to putting those thoughts into verse form or prose form (there are such things as prose poems). Keep a pen and journal with you at all time and write down any thoughts, words or events that arouse your curiosity, that engender a response. After the initial muse has come, then begin to compose the poem and later work at rewriting. If you are satisfied with you work, then rewriting is not necessary, but if you are not satisfied with your attempt at writing then rewriting is a requirement.
(12 Mulk 162 B.E.)
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]
<< Home