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Doors of perception  3
by Ashok Sharda
It gives me
A hazy view of WHAT IS, without
When I traverse X space of space
In one minute
It gives me
An outer most view of WHAT IS , without
When I traverse the same space of space
In ten minutes
It gives me
A glimpse into WHAT IS, without
When I traverse the same space of space
In one hour
Less of space of space
In more of time
Produces glimpses
Of WHAT IS, without.
(un)likewise,
it gives me
a hazy view of WHAT IS, within
when I traverse X space of time
in one life time
It gives me
An outer most view of WHAT IS, within
When I traverse the same space of time
In one year
It gives me
a glimpse into the world of knowledge
when I traverse the same space of time
in one minute
I conclude:
More of space of time
In less of time
Shall give me a glimpse into
WHAT IS.
I am sure
The doors of perception
Shall open up
When I shall be able to
Traverse the same space of time
In NOTIME.
01/23/2004 Posted on 01/23/2004
Copyright © 2025 Ashok Sharda
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Michele Schottelkorb on 01/23/04 at 06:29 AM "NOTIME"... oh, ashok, you are AWESOME... i would like to hereby say NOTHANKS for opening the doors of perception for me (you know our little joke)... yime can be very short, or it can be expanded... it is all a matter of PERCEPTION... brilliant insight, as usual... blessings... |
| Posted by Anne Engelen on 01/23/04 at 11:21 AM the last stanza made it really clear..amazing
great read as always :) |
| Posted by Traci Mabats on 01/23/04 at 03:30 PM Funny how time can be such an obstacle. |
| Posted by Mara Meade on 01/23/04 at 03:36 PM Those moments of brilliant light that illuminate... funny how we spend our time THINKING and not LETTING. Ashok, this is oncredible. |
| Posted by Rula Shin on 01/23/04 at 05:15 PM Stunning, really. Ashok I don't know where to begin with this one. Your comparison of
"space of space" to "space of time" in time, in relation to your understanding of WHAT IS WITHIN AND WHAT IS WITHOUT is breathtaking. This is such a complex idea, as both space and time exist simultaneously within and without. Yet here they are taken apart and analyzed separately to reveal how each affects perception, in time (I think). Even more interesting is the fact that whether we spend a minute traversing space of space, or a lifetime traversing space of time, our doors of perception open wide enough only to show us a GLIMPSE of WHAT IS WITHIN and WITHOUT, which amounts to very little knowledge in the grand scheme. Still, to us, a glimpse into the "world of knowledge" and "WHAT IS, WITHOUT" is the best we hope to achieve...unless we manage to "Traverse the same space of time In NOTIME." Then maybe we would see and understand all the dimensions of WHAT IS, WITHIN and WHAT IS, WITHOUT together, in the same space and same time. But how do you traverse anything in no time friend? I guess that's the problem. I�m not quite sure if I am butchering your meaning with this comment, but I am sure that your poems invigorate me Ashok :-)
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| Posted by Agnes Eva on 01/23/04 at 08:14 PM traversing space in no time.. why that sounds like a quantum leap! the point, as always, to pay attention. you make us all think. |
| Posted by Philip F De Pinto on 01/24/04 at 02:45 PM time and space and birth and effort, not exclusive of wisdom has afforded your bestowing on us, this poem. And other's accueing at the birthing gate, with quills in hand, yet pences short in ther tills to pay the toll. |
| Posted by JD Clay on 01/24/04 at 02:54 PM Great summation, Ashok. Further evidence that time IS an illusion , and that the only time that truly exists is the present, no matter the distance. See you on the flip side.
Pe4ce... |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 01/25/04 at 02:31 PM Catchy reflection of what is and what will be. Reads as if Einstein himself acting as muse has dictated this one to you. |
| Posted by Jeanne Marie Hoffman on 01/27/04 at 02:42 PM I really like how this delves into a physics-like formula of life. I also like how you progress through each different time period to describe how each view of "what is" is |
| Posted by Glenn Currier on 02/23/04 at 02:05 AM You challenge me to transcend space and time, as usual, to extend my vision beyond perception. Very thought and spirit provoking, my friend. |
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