HERE AND BEYOND
There is something beyond the mountains
Beyond the sun, beyond the stars,
beyond my burning, longing heart;
A yearning for Cosmos to fill the soul
with its song so pure and serene.
Sounds from oceans, lakes and forests
fill us with joy and peace,
how can there be more beyond?
I just know there is.
Looking at the complexity, the beauty of a rose
residing on the table as I write,
Does it also long for more or does it know;
The wonder of the Whole.
May I never be blind to the universe
held in a flower, a tree
nor to the glory of a human heart.
I feel the greatness of the Whole
is beyond the understanding of our minds.
Still, it is there, giving its gifts each day.
© miriam ivarson
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Lovely poem and sentiment Miriam. May we remember our beauty and connection to the divine.
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Thank you Brad for your lovely comment. I so agree with you, we are connected to the divine – even part …
miriam
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At least when we pay attention. 🙂
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Miriam, I think you’ve captured that idea that the plants and animals know the whole without thinking about it, while we always question it and wonder, instead of accepting the beauty before us.
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Andrea, thank you for your deep and wise interpretation of my poem.
Perhaps we let the brain lead too much and forget to just connect our
inner self. 🌻
miriam
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Age-old questions, Miriam, contemplated with sensitivity and a considered vision in these cogent verses. The “Wonder of the Whole”, holding its meaning in the flower, the tree, a single rose – expresses your, our, feelings better than any sermon or religious tract. Wonderful.
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Roland, your comment is beautiful and sensitive and gives me great joy.
Thank you. You are right about this being age-old questions and most of us
have lingered there often and felt as if the answer could be simple … or complex.
Miriam
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I love this poem, Miriam. I also wonder about being an infinitesimal part of a greater wholeness that I often don’t respect. And yet it remains stalwart in its giving even as I remain a fool.
The photos of the roses and the cosmos beautifully compliment the sentiment – from the small to the enormous.
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Thank you Sharon, you take the thinking even further in your very thoughtful
and lovely comment. I smile at the last line in your first paragraph. Fool you certainly are not but you point out how we often don’t recognise our precious gifts.
The photos were of course meant to show exactly what you say.
Mmiriam
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Yes! It’s that sense of awareness and wonder we strive to hold on to. May we never lose it!
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Thank you so much C.J. for this very true and thoughtful comment.
You are so right, we strive and in doing so we will win more and more
often. Never to lose it.
miriam
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A beautiful reflection, Miriam! I share your sentiment when you say, “I feel the greatness of the Whole / is beyond the understanding of our minds.” Somewhere along our evolution as a species, we lost our connection with the wholeness of creation.
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Thank you so much Rosaliene for your appreciative and wise comment.
Maybe we overthink the just being part too much and thus complicate and
make our life smaller.
miriam
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If ever scripture can be poetic, this is surely it. You encapsulate the entire universe and our place in it, using just a few words. Thank you.
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Thank you Peter for your very positive and all encompassing comment.
If you found my poem uplifting I am truly glad.
Miriam
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We are elements of the energy that surrounds us.
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Beautifully said Ken and this energy encompasses the whole universe
which physicists believe we can’t comprehend …
miriam
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Deep down within our soul the tiniest elements that make up our mind and body dance in unison with the universe. A beautiful poem, Miriam. Thank you. –Curt
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Curt, little did I know that you were so poetic but I imagine that spending
so much time in the grandest of places put you in tune. Quote you : ” the tiniest elements that make up our mind and body dance in unison with the universe. ”
How poetic is that! Thank you
miriam
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🙂 Einstein described the dancing entanglement of quantum sized particles at a distance (across the universe, for example) as spooky. Poetic works as well! (grin) –Curt
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i’m feeling something bigger, miriam
like the mtns & oceans
of the universe
cosmically expanding
and existing
all together 🙂
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I’m right there with you, David
where all expand and exist together,
Including us, mankind. 🌻🦋
Thank you so much.
Miriam
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As usual, you’ve captured the emotion beautifully, Miriam. Thank you for this start to my week.
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Jaqui, a warm thank you for your appreciative comment. It is especially
good for me if it made you start the week with a smile.
miriam
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Beautiful, Miriam. You raise age-old questions that beg for answers!
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Thank you Jennifer for this lovely comment. Yes, the questions are old
and perhaps at times we see glimpses of truth.
miriam
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Human mind is curious, your poem brings that out beautifully Miriam and beliefs lead us into unknown realms. Much still needs to be explored. 🙂
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Thank you Balroop for your lovely comment. Yes, we are indeed seeking more and more understanding and knowledge. Yet, we are almost mere infants in the face of all that is.
The deep feeling that we all belong is to me the most important to understand now.
Miriam
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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I am delighted by your re-blog. Thank you !
miriam
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I’m always happy to read and share your words, My Dear!!
xoxoxo
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Beautiful poem, dear Miriam
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Thank you so much Luisa. 🌈
Miriam
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Miriam the word Beyond itself is very interesting. Applying it to everything like how you have done is wonderful. No ordinary minds can wish so.
Great!
Shiva
🌷
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Thank you for this beautiful response Shiva, it is a great compliment.
Could it be that there is no such thing as ordinary, we are all extraordinary.
🦋🌻 .
Miriam
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This is so true, Miriam! You have captured that sense of so much more beyond the beauty we can see. Another beautiful poem!
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Your appreciation does mean a lot and I thank you Julie.
Could it be that we look to quickly sometimes … 😊 .
Bless
Miriam
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This poem makes me tingle! It’s like we’re standing on the edge of so many possibilities that we can almost glimpse, and those wonderful miracles around us here and now. May we always see the universe
held in a flower, a tree and the glory of a human heart. Beautiful message, Miriam!
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JoAnna, thank you for this beautiful comment, it warms my heart.
Yes you are right, sometimes we glimpse these miracles and it might be
enough for now. As we keep looking the glimpses will increase. 🤗 .
Miriam
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Yes! I agree. Maybe we are meant to get them a little at a time to process them. ( I often need a lot of time to process.) 🙂
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Lovely poem. Your piece gives me calmness as I read.
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Thanks for your comment Rupali, it makes me happy to have given calmness
to you through my words.
miriam
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Wow! Miriam, a deeply ethereal and spiritual poem that draws me in from the very start! You capture the notion of ‘beyond’ with startling poetic ease … whilst aware of its existence, enthralled by the concept and knowledge your eyes lift from the
‘A yearning for Cosmos to fill the soul
with its song so pure and serene.’
To realise that the answer is partly already on this earth as you behold the flowers, tress. Although out of our grasp the Cosmos is always with us! Thank you for this wondrous reminder … a poem that will stay with me! Hugs xx
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Annika, thank you for this amazing comment and above all I feel grateful
that there are words that will stay with you and comfort at times, I hope.
I am so glad too that you see the Cosmos in the beauty on Earth as well
as in the vast Cosmos above. ( or around ).
Writing is a wonder which you already know. One minute you might do a practical task, next, words are pouring from within. Takes some getting used to, like a totally unexpected gift.
miriam
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Lovely… as there aren’t any words to describe your words which are beyond words..
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Thank you JC, your comment is most flattering. I am sure you will find
some words … beyond .😊 .
Miriam
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