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Poems - Some Short Poems
Sleep Though wakefulness my domain
In sleep I remain,
For wakefulness is sleep
One shallow and one deep.© Shahriar Shahriari
Vancouver, Canada
May 11, 1997
Reflections
Gazing into the waters, I saw myself at the edge of a pond
I gazed at my reflection, it gazed at me, I felt an eternal bond;
I saw my own image, was a mirage, a creature water bound
It saw a mirage craning over it, a creature bound to the ground.
© Shahriar Shahriari
Vancouver, Canada
October 21, 1997
Saint & Philosopher
The bowl that floats on the ocean, can only the waters crown,
The sieve that tastes the waters, in the ocean will drown
The philosopher who describes love and truth is but an empty crown
The Saint who embraces truth and love will gladly drown.© Shahriar Shahriari
Vancouver, Canada,
August 26, 1997
The Beggar & the Tourist I saw an old man lying by the side of the street starring into oblivion
What a simple existence, purposeless and futile my opinion
He saw a young man busily running around in futile pursuit
Only to fulfill what he was taught, someone's ideal to suite
I see the existence of a beggar, idle and senseless
He sees the life of a slave, brainwashed and defenseless.© Shahriar Shahriari
Vancouver, Canada
April 26, 1997
Moving
Why is it, when people move to a new place
That ancient dilemma, one more time they have to face?
Simplify and give away with much grace
Or in their new home find more room, more space.In our life, go to a new emotional stage
We carry our old sadness, guilt, and rage
Simplifies, throws away garbage, the sage
But others will just carry till old age.
© Shahriar Shahriari
Vancouver, Canada
September 2, 1997
The PearlThere are many fish in the ocean that swim and swirl
But it's the oyster that turns water into Pearl;
Ideas numerous, as many drops as the ocean can hold
But it's the person who can turn ideas into gold.
© Shahriar Shahriari
Vancouver, Canada
September 20 , 1997
Life's Theft Often in life I choose a goal
And proceed to play my role.
If life's goal from me didn't hide
I'd never have agreed to its stride.
If we knew of life's theft
None would have come, stayed, or left.
Our mortal shells, a temporal Show
Eternal souls eternally glow.© Shahriar Shahriari
Vancouver, Canada
October 8, 1997
Fire and Deluge Seek the deluge of the mind and the fire of the heart
Whither the green grass, if clouds and the sun depart?
To embrace the grace of the soul, is an art
Whence, but Mother Earth, shall the seed start?© Shahriar Shahriari
Vancouver, Canada
October 13, 1997
A Thousand & One
A thousand pictures can the learned teacher paint
Paint and sculpt and carve but One, must the Saint.© Shahriar Shahriari
Vancouver, Canada
October 17, 1997
Mind, Heart & Soul
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I find |
& heart |
Let soul |
© Shahriar Shahriari
Vancouver, Canada
February 27, 1998
Fish Dish
Give a man a fish to make a dish
And you will feed him for a day
But teach a man how to fish
And help keep his hunger away.© Shahriar Shahriari
Vancouver, Canada
April 2, 1998
Search Water was in the jug, while we traveled the world in search
Beloved was at home, while we sought in every church
At last returned home, and quenched our desperate thirst
And then calmly saw beloved waiting from the first.© Shahriar Shahriari
Vancouver, Canada
May 14, 1998
Proverbs from Hell If Heaven is where people like this dwell
Any day I’ll gladly find my way to Hell,
Can’t you tell?© Shahriar Shahriari
Vancouver, Canada
August 2, 1998
Heaven or HellOne day from Garden of Eden we fell
For sometime on this earth must dwell
Embody piety, righteousness must spell
If heaven with such people needs swell
Any day I choose to go straight to Hell.© Shahriar Shahriari
Vancouver, Canada
August 2, 1998
FalsehoodThose who are proud, have false pride
Those who are loud, must have lied
Those who are fraud, themselves fried
Those light as cloud, easily glide.© Shahriar Shahriari
Vancouver, Canada
August 3, 1998
Perfume Perfume is what fragrantly smells
Not whatever the perfume-seller tells.
No matter how well advertising sells
Everything its own value loudly spells.© Shahriar Shahriari
Vancouver, Canada
August 3, 1998
Willing To Die A true hero will ceaselessly try
For his cause he's willing to die;
A true saint too has a heroic will
Yet there's no cause for which he will kill.© Shahriar Shahriari
Vancouver, Canada
August 14, 1997
WavesThe rolling waves against the hard rocks harshly beat
Upon the sandy shores, prostrate at my feet.
The rolling times, the hard hearts harshly treat
The whole world will the gentle heart kindly greet.© Shahriar Shahriari
Vancouver, Canada
April 6, 1997
Birds on the RoofThe birds congregated on the roof
While in the sun I sat aloof
One by one they fly and go
I wonder what it is they know
And soon the sun sets down on me
I need to go and let them be.© Shahriar Shahriari
Vancouver, Canada
April 19, 1997
The Flies I brushed the flies, turned them away
Like a boomerang, they found their way
I brush and move and quickly pray
Perhaps the Gods their minds will sway.© Shahriar Shahriari
Vancouver, Canada
April 19, 1997
The PriestPre-dawn darkness, a savage beast
Until sunrise lit up the east
Before me it laid out a feast
Enjoy the feast I could do least
I was the flock, nature my priest.© Shahriar Shahriari
Vancouver, Canada
May 29, 1997
Desire Wow to the eye sight and the whimsical desire
For what the eye sees, desire will inspire.
I'll make a dagger tempered with glowing white fire
Pierce the seeing eye, release the soul from hire. © Shahriar Shahriari
Vancouver, Canada
April 8, 1997Translated from the works of Baba Taher Orian
World-Greatness Profundity is not because it reaches wide
Though it's clear, and it has nothing to hide,
Profundity is one that reaches so deep
It plants and waits for the process to reap.World-greatness is not due to world-wide reach
World-greatness results from world-deep preach.© Shahriar Shahriari
Vancouver, Canada
July 26, 1997
Horse to WaterYou may touch a bird, if not by hand, by song
To take a horse to water and make it drink is wrong.
If one can not see, can use another sense
But if one will not see, will only put up defense.© Shahriar Shahriari
Vancouver, Canada
July 27, 1997
Military ComplexMilitary cut backs have caused munitions factories to worry,
Of their employees' economic hardship they tell many a story.
It is amusing that of the same owners of these factories
We heard nothing of the human misery caused by their victories.© Shahriar Shahriari
Vancouver, Canada
June 14, 1997
Training Traditional training
Energetic draining
Vitality waning;
Creative whole-braining
Inspirations reigning
Divinity gaining.© Shahriar Shahriari
Vancouver, Canada
June 25, 1997
Lease on Life We fear death to the extent that we think it an abyss
Why would we run from a thing if it's bliss?
Each life is nothing but a sacred temporal lease
In the end we must vacate, to landlord release.© Shahriar Shahriari
Vancouver, Canada
July 10, 1997
RationalityMy friend said, "scientific rationality is the only thing that makes sense,
For subjective feeling and personal belief there can be no defense."
I said, "I understand this is your feeling and belief,
I shall not argue, to avoid any unwanted future grief."© Shahriar Shahriari
Vancouver, Canada
June 21, 1997
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