ALLAH'S ALTAR AND OTHER POEMS OF ISLAM
ALLAH'S ALTAR
The olive tree is
the altar of Allah.
On it Allah has placed
olives free for all.
May Allah
none allow
to alter
His altars.
RUBIES OF RUBAIYAT
One needs no rubles
One needs no rupees
to mine the Rubaiyat
and extract Khayyam rubies
RUMI
.. If ones heart is
infinitely roomy
it may contain
the wisdom of Rumi
KABIR KASHMIR
..
the emeralds of Hafiz
glow forever
but these are foothills
in the mountain range
of Kabir
.. they give ear
to Kabir
from Khartoum and Diyarkabir
to Kerala and Kashmir
ALLAH'S INCENSE
Allah, You have planted
seeds of desires
in the hearts of
all Your creation.
From all hearts rises
incense as prayers to
You. Be merciful to all.
RAMADAN SUNSET
As eagerly as the
faithful faster
of Ramadan
looks to sunset
and moonrise
not to the dawn
is the faithful
husband
to his loving
wife drawn
SCROLL
Alone Allah controls
the waves' endless roll
as they unwind
an infinite scroll
for those who along
His seashores stroll
MALIK ALLAH
Malik Allah
Owner of All
in each heart altar
mercy install
FORGET ME NOTS
The forget me nots
flourish neath minarets
and the lilacs
by the temple.
The roses grow
framing the mandir..
all of them unconscious
of the political
statements to which
others ascribe them.
OASES MARRY LAKES
There was a woman in
Libyan lands
who planted in the
thirsty sands..
a baby tree of date palm.
.. each day she
came
and gave him water alms..
..and watched him grow
and grow..
and stretch his roots
to an oasis..
She planted more and
more..
and the mist they
released each day
became clouds..
and rain..
which pooled
in a new oasis
.. which married
the first..
to become a lake..
More and more soul
torches were enkindled
in witnessing this..
and each planted
many green torch trees
.. reclaiming the desert
.. turning it back
into paradise.
SUFI RING
Mere illusion
is suffering
to the masters
in the Sufi ring..
who see pain
as a nightmare
from which one has
been awakened
ALLAH AKBAR!
Allah Akbar!
Allah Akbar!
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Allah Akbar!
Allah Akbar!
Trumpets brought
down Jericho's walls
Allah Akbar!
brought down
the walls of the Shah
Allah Akbar!
now
brings down violent walls
in the hearts
of nearly all
Allah Akbar! brings
down walls
barring Palestine
from its own grapevines
and Palestinians from
their own olivefall.
BETHLEHEM BOMBER
The suicide bomber from Bethlehem
said he had a right to
reach out from the body cage
with his wings.. and unopen
its latch.. to release the
birdsoul of himself and others..
He said that the Bethlehem
Babe mangerborn..
was not obeyed ..
that many who call
themselves followers of
Christ
blindly follow
homicide bombers and
that the sacred soil of
Palestine was desecrated
by the metal shoes of
tanks.
but Allah the All Merciful
whispered to him:
I do not write My victories
in the bloodink within
finger pens torn from
innocent children.
Saiom Shriver
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http://www.islamicconcerns.com
IN AN EASTERN ROSE GARDEN
http://www.egroups.com/messages/drbashiruddin/1
olive oil sells for $19 or more dollars a gallon.. money does grow on trees as the price of avocados, macadamia nuts and pecans indicates
http://www.islamicconcerns.com http://www.egroups.com/messages/sufi_poetry http://www.acorn.net/fruitarian http://www.egroups.com/messages/nomow/119 Baba: in v 11 pg 211: in a stone image, the cloth worn.. even the smile .. are stone.. all is one substance Baba: the foot of a gold idol (if it weighs the same) is as valuable as the head G B Shaw: We are the living graves of murdered beasts
All paths to God are sacred. The poster is ignorant of many aspects of the Quran
and of Islam
Poster is ignorant about God's will for Kashmir.. whether Hindu, Muslim, or
autonomous
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POEMS TO JEWISH TEACHERS
NOT IN CHAOTIC SHARDS
Not in chaotic shards
do dandelion seeds
burst from their ball.
Each part as perfect
as the whole.
Each each contains
the all.
DANDELION DIASPORA
The rain, weed-wed,
has
multiplied
these
gray haired flakeheads
and now
dandelion seeds float in the air..
by the Bubble Blower sent aloft..
which ones will mystically touchdown..
to root in our hearts?
ABSALOM
Oh Absalom
Oh Absalom
we will not bid you
goodbye
but say shalom
as your father learns
the ways of peace
NORTH AND SOUTH
If Absalom had cut
his hair it would not
have caught on the
branches of a tree.
If Samson had not cut
his hair he would not
have lost strength
to Delilah's wiles.
For many souls God
has opposite paths
but not paths
which oppose.
MARVIN KATZ
He expanded so many
from affection
for dogs and cats
to a love encircling
all beings....
did ethics teacher
Marvin Katz
FIRE IN THEIR EYES
She could see
by the new fire
in their eyes
that she had lit
their souls
.. and yet
had not diminished
her own flame
**
to Betty Friedan and to
Doris Haddock, Granny D,
who at the age of 90 walked
3000 miles across the US to
bring about clean $ in America
http://www.grannyd.com
THE TORAH SAYS TO FEED ANIMALS FIRST
The Torah
says to feed ones
animals before
oneself.
They are voiceless
and need help
in bringing food
down from the shelf.
**
to D and H Newman
who follow this command in their lives.
DAVID SPITZ
Only the maker can make
the shoe.
Only the wearer
can tell if it fits.
This is the argument
for democracy..
said to his students
David Spitz.
* Dr Spitz taught his students that
the US Senate, Supreme Court, and
United Nations were inherently undemocratic.
DAVID'S MERCY TO GOLIATH
We know not the fruit's hue
from that of the bloom.
Gold tomato blossoms
become red spheres.
The pointed yellow star
becomes the linga
of the cucumber.
The red blood of Nazi
camp suffering
has been transmuted in
most..
to an awesome forgiveness.
By this mercy
did David
convert
the heart of Goliath
HELEN SCHUCMAN
She saw her parents
making love..
her mother
and father dew bejeweled..
and heard God say
"Do be Jewed"
(Helen Schucman was
the agnostic amanuensis of the Course
In Miracles. She heard herself
say to God about her agreement to take
birth "Surely I will go, Father,
for it's for such
a little while."
ELOHIM
He needn't reach the stars..
stars' light reached to him..
He needn't climb to God.
Inside him ..... Elohim.
HEARTREMAKER
Some are heartbreakers
She is a heartremaker.
INDELICATESSEN
Sheep eyes, corned beef from the muscles,
salami from the intestines,
lamb stew with blood brew..
Not a deli
but an indelicatessen
PAINTER ONE WITH HIS PAINTING
The painter's smock is daubed
with the pastels of his palate.
He has become one with his painting.
While his portrait is concentrated
and Virgo specific
his abstract smock is light-full
and Pisces pacific.
YEHUDI MENUHIN
Released from clouds
by peasized dry ice
were thousands of pounds
of snow wedding rice.
Released from clouds
by wee tips of forked lightning
the rain's awesome downpour
.. sky sighed in lightening
The kiss of King Charming
Sleeping Beauty sparked
Total love's touch
to Beloved arced.
The words of the rabbi
resound in the mind
Guru shaktipat
forever opes crown.
The sun's rays
wand alive the iris
Waterdrops waken
the starseeds of Isis.
The notes of
Menuhin's
heartsky piercing violin
cause frozen tears
of pain
uncontrolled to rain.
Shaktipat: Over 20,000 year old Sanskrit word for the touch of the guru which awakens the thousand petaled lotus or the crown chakra.. Yehudi Menuhin was a vegetarian who worked for peace many decades..
NUNS TEND ROSEBUSHES
AT HITLER'S GRAVE
A Jewish friend who has become a Hindu had a vision of a rose bush at Hitler's grave tended by 2 or 3 Catholic nuns.
Did it mean
a. that all sentient beings including rose bushes have rights..
no matter where planted
b. that Hitler's body was becoming the leaves and flowers of a rose bush
c. that all embodied beings including Hitler are temples of atma or GOD encased in the impermanent..
d. that Catholics did not do enough to prevent the holocaust
e. that many Catholics are not responsible for the actions
of Pius XII
MEDITATING SUN
The sun does nothing
but meditate.. yet flow
his rays
in 360 cubed ways.
He is focused on one
point, but his energy
transforms..
all points.
(to Marty Solomon)
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SNAPDRAGONS
Do snapping turtles
eat snapdragons?
saiom shriver
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The Bible Code was written by someone who passed Hebrew scripture through a computer and then warned the Israeli embassy of the impending assassination of Rabin Elohim is to Rabbi David Rosen, former chief rabbi of Ireland and vegetarian. Painter is to Dr. Marvin Katz, ethics professor, fruitarian, fired by a state university in Ohio along with 5
other philosophy professors for taking a public stand against the war in Vietnam)
In her most previous life, writer was in a Jewish body.
In this life socialist philosophy, fruitarian diet, and introduction
to Hinduism were all introduced to her by Jewish teachers.
"Each is all" was said by Sai Baba to L Hill when Hill asked Baba
"How can I Love You More?"
Sites webmastered by teachers of Jewish nonviolence:
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http://www.peacenow.org
http://www.batshalom.org
http://www.vrg.org
http://www.meatout.com
http://www.notmilk.com