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ATTENTION is the KEY

by Ashok Sharda

 

 

 

ATTENTION is the KEY

And the doors of perception

Have no locks.

 

I spent a lifetime

Seeking a suitable key

Prying into every hole

In my endeavor to unlock the door.

 

There I found a split

While walking

UNWALKED into the space of time in NOTIME

The split was the DOOR

The keyhole.

 

I entered the DOOR

The other day

My attention INTACT

 

The NAGUAL spoke to me

Within

In silence.

11/23/2003

Author's Note: Nagual : guide within.

Posted on 11/23/2003
Copyright © 2024 Ashok Sharda

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Marjorie Anne Reagan on 11/23/03 at 04:43 AM

If we would all follow that inner guide and unwalk to it more often.

Posted by Agnes Eva on 11/23/03 at 06:37 AM

..and what did the nagual notsay?.. this is a new step in your ever-unfolding vision. that the key to the so called doors of perception is Attention, like a laser beam which melts down walls and lights the tunnels. yes.

Posted by Max Bouillet on 11/23/03 at 07:42 PM

Searching and prying is a worthy endeavor... it is interesting you find the answer within. It is very hard to articulate understanding... you do it very well. Thanks for sharing! :)

Posted by Glenn Currier on 11/24/03 at 12:28 AM

Your poem really speaks to me... especially that second verse. I think your poem was heavensent to me to teach and reaffirm what I have been hearing when I enter the door.

Posted by Michele Schottelkorb on 11/24/03 at 02:06 AM

excellent metaphor for our existence... your poetry flows like a blissful river filling the readers soul up with knowledge... blessings...

Posted by H.M Stevens on 11/24/03 at 07:03 AM

i really enjoyed this poem. And I think it is because I understand most of it but not all of it.

Posted by Traci Mabats on 11/24/03 at 05:35 PM

But Ashok, I always lose my keys. *grin

Posted by Kate Demeree on 11/24/03 at 05:50 PM

It truly made my heart sing to read this. How very wise Ashok... and perseptive. How easily it is achieved when you do at last realize the key...

Posted by Siri Lipscomb on 11/25/03 at 02:41 AM

Listening is loving, including listening to one's own inner guide... Beautifully expressed. Crisp yet elegant. ~ S

Posted by Jeanne Marie Hoffman on 12/01/03 at 03:01 PM

Congratulations on the Spotlight. Your poem, as usual, is quite thought provoking. The part that had me sitting, thinking, for the longest was your opening... "the doors of perception/have no locks"

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