- PULITZER PRIZE Nominee (POETRY)
BY
THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR JEWISH CULTURAL ARTS - All poems, paintings and writings of any kind, are copyright of Miriam Jaskierowicz Arman
- Reproduction of any kind or in any form without the express permission of the Author is prohibited and will be prosectued to the full extend of the law.
The Answer To My Quest
When I Think I Know The Answers,
I Realize That I Know Nothing.
When I Believe, I Found The Reason;
Something Makes Me Understand,
That All My Pretenses
Are But Feeble Gestures At Hiding My Truth.
Was There Ever A Time When I Allowed
The Reality, Of Who I Am,
What I Want,
Who I Want To Be,
Into The Soul I Aspire To Behold?
Is There A Moment In Time
When I Allow Myself To Be
Totally And Completely ME?
It Is Only Now, I Have Opened The Door
It Is Here, That Create My Being
It Is Today That I Vow:
To Let, To Receive, To Behold, To Encompass,
To Marvel, To Give, To Share, To Love
The Humanity That Is
“ I “
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The Mirror
Look Into My Eyes And See My Soul--
Behold Their Power!
Satiate Your Desire.
Drink Deeply From The Wells Of My Passion
Taste The Flower Of My Tears.
Creep Into The Depths Of My Dreams--
Envision The Shine Of Pools Of Green,
Reflecting The Depth Of A Limitless Universe.
Enter My World Of Fantasy And Color . . ..
Peer Into The Deepest Crevices Of My Being,
Unveiling Reality To Only Behold The Truth;
The Endlessness Of Miles Traveled--
The Past, The Present, The Future.
This Mirror Never Lies, Never Hides--
It Simply Reflects That Which Is,
Which Was--And Will Always Be.
So Take My Hand,
Don't Be Afraid.
Look Beyond The Heavens To The Stars . . ..
Feel, Touch, And Know--
Me!
REVELATION
Pathway of time -
Flow through the wholness of Me...
Flight of time ; stop not to save my youth -
For wisdom comes by days lived, not counted..
River of Dreams, eternity of peace,
Teach the one who dares to share thoughts
In mellow moments of hours spent,
Sublime fragments of memories...
Flowing, defining, musing - recollections,
Never ending mysteries of knowledge imparted,
Amassed Deeds; finally accepted.
Guide my reality to experience profundity;
Savor the breath of life in gulps of light,
Within every fiber of my being.
Eden be my playground- echo harmonic silence,
Hum melodies reverberating, hushed,
My heart strings attune, fortified...
Finite tones of Celestial fragments,
Dancing, whirling, escaping rhyme endlessly
Culmination of sublime desire to Be
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Million Miles
Another Life, Another Time...
Through The Tunnel
...In, To Live
...Out To Die
I Have Come A Million Miles
From Other Realms, From Other Spheres;
To Try Again.... Once More...
To Find Completion...
Help Me, Guide Me, Love Me, Trust Me, Feel Me,
Let Me Be Me…….
I Beg You!
I Remember The Tunnel, The Bright Lights
The Souls I Knew And Loved
Who Sent Me On My Way...
To This Life Time,
Who Cautioned...
Beware Beloved, Beware This Time....
To Live Correction...
I Carry With Me Birthright,
The Last Time....
Past Knowledge Of Lifetimes Spent
In Flight, In Deserts, In Forests, Villages,
Many Lands, Different Times;
Held, Loved, Powerfully Pursued,
Spent, Crying, Sighing, Wounded, Wailing,
Suffering, Burning, Screaming, Escaping...
Suffocating In The Dregs Of Blood.
I Look To Remember, To Feel, To Understand
Where I Have Been, What I Have Done...
How I Have To Be, What I Have To Know....
I Feel The Burn Of The Ages Upon My Breast.
Branded Crest Of The Fathers....
I Feel The Blood Of Sages Running Through My Veins,
Reminding Me..... You Are ... We Are ... They Are....
Universe Large And Small...
Still And Booming
Hear My Cry, My Pleading,
My Raging, My Furor, Delirium, Frenzy, My Ranting...
Save And Preserve The Child!
Don't Let It Slide Into The Abyss
Only To Be Lost Again....
Quench This Painful Need ...
The Fire Inside-
To Be Whole …To Be Sane
Open Mind … Heart, Soul … To Comprehend….
Experience, Savor, Taste, Feel,
This Life Time…
Not To Have Lived Again Without Attainment….
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Maui Downhill
Taken To The Clouds,
Crossed Space,
Between Reality And Fantasy.
Volcanic Lava Stones,
Beware The Curse!
Flora Growing Low,
Hugging Mother Earth’s Bosom.
Air, Crisp, Thin,
Breathe Stops,
Close To G-D - Sensing His Presence;
Staring Into The Crater -
Grave Of A Million Years.
Spirits Live Here –
Voices Speak Silently,
Needing To Be Heard,
Yet Not Seen.
Truth Of Ages,
Creep Beneath My Skin
Tantalizing, Tingling,
Lend Expression.
Are You Listening?
Do You Hear Me?
I Am Here To Protect You…
Grow, Choose Life, He Said!
Go If You Must…
Ride Safe….
Let The Wind Caress, Penetrate:
Burned Skin, Fortify, Satisfy -
Thrill To The Bone,
Replenish!
Feel Alive - Now…
Remember?
Rain, Clouds Open, Dark, Ominous…
Fear, Blind,
A Fall…Pain, Failure
NO.
Take Courage, Persevere!
Elated Heart, Frolic, I Can…
Accomplish!
A Moment In Time, Deep Thought,
Clarity -
Remember!
Our Grace Chose You To Be,
Experience, Survive,
Dare The Fates…
Beware!
Be Grateful For Life.
Be, Once Again
The Victor.
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My Flower
In My Heart You Are A Tiny Rose,
Small And Delicate, Ever Beautiful,
Perfectly Bending In The Breezes
Of The Cool Spring Air.
Your Sweet Aroma Fills The Space,
Like Soft Caresses, Touching My Minds Eye.
Spring, My Darling, Ended To Soon.
You Spoke To Me Softly, Always-
Every Word Imprinted On My Memory
Your Smile Encompasses Me
,
Like Balmy Waters Under Blue, Unending Skies
.
Your Eyes Sparkling, Always With Love
.
I Feel You So Close- I Reach For You
,
Behind The Veil Of Eternity
You Touch Me Gently, Whispering
:
" Mommy, I Love You!"
My Tears Nourish Your Ground,
My Love Grows Your Memory,
My Purpose Gives You Unending Life!
Your Life - My Life- Never Apart
Dedicated To The Memory Of My Beautiful Daughter Aviva, Whose Life Is My Inspiration
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Only Butterflies Are Free
Light, Life And Being -
All Cramped Into A Moment In Time.
Seeing And Feeling, Holding And Touching
All Molded Into The Web Spun Of Thoughts And Tears,
Fleeing The Forests Of Darkness
Into The Brightness Of Day.
Sleep Eludes The Traveler -
Powerful Reference To Deserts Once Crossed,
Buried Deeply In Her Mind.
Parched Lips, Aching Limbs, Forever Searching
Never Finding
The Burning Bush, The Word, The Touch.
Passionate Desire -
Fires Blurring My Vision
I, Who Stare Into Nothingness To Find My Truth.
Satiate My Thirst At The Well , Deep And Profound
Accept The Breath Of Life
Within The Budding Of Early Morning Light…
Fill My River Of Hope With New Experience!
Let Me Lie In His Arms
Relishing The Rays Of Early Morning Dawn…
Stretch Out Your Hand And Bask
In The Afterglow Of Passion;
Enchant The Universe With Your Smile.
Softly Caressing My Heart-
For Don’t You See:
Only You And I And Butterflies Are Free!
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Copyright ©2003 Miriam Jaskierowicz Arman
