leonard daranjo

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Awakened One

Posted Mar 25, 2010 · 42 lines · 10 critiques

My illusion

melts away like wax

revealing a deep inner core –

a dark reality to which

I must awaken

Too long

and obliviously too

have I suckled the nipples of illusion

Once I have fortified myself I

will replace my vulnerability

with Impregnability

I shall be rooted in the knowledge:

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no matter which crack or cranny

the truth may creep in from

or whatever that truth may be

I shall be in a state of readiness

of the awakened one, who

after having plumbed

the length, the breath and the depth

of consciousness

disturbed wisdom

from its dogmatic slumber

Then,

I shall neither be beguiled

by the lure of happiness

nor shattered

by the onslaught of sorrow

I shall neither be elevated

on a wave of recognition nor

obliterated

by the shadow of oblivion

I shall neither curse

my ill fate nor

praise my luck

I shall neither live

in the life of a shadow

nor die in the shadow of life

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09 Fri

Received a critique
on Awakened One from @panaella
"Lovely poem...one or two tweeks...but i'm not even going there... So good to see your style or writing on here again. I remember you from a year or two ago...and you were very encouraging when I started. Ells x"
March 2010
27 Sat

Received a critique
on Awakened One from @Candlewitch
"My favorite lines: Then, I shall neither be beguiled by the lure of happiness nor shattered by the onslaught of sorrow I find this so true. Now that I have quit the quest of finding happiness, I find happiness has found…"
26 Fri

Critiqued
"Judas Kiss" by @Seren
"Hi Jane, Lovely to read you again. I absolutely lapped this up. The rhythm, laced with the most haunting imagery, is awesome. What really sets this piece of is the way you concluded it. Your bitterness, your senstivity…"
26 Fri

Critiqued
"Deceived" by @Candlewitch
"The description for this poem is "LEAN". You don't waste words; like a barrage of relentless punches from a heavy weight boxer; like lightening zipping across the sky cracking it into myriad fragments. By the way, I can…"
25 Thu

Received a critique
on Awakened One from @Seren
"Sigh ... and brought poetry as well as yourself ... a thousand sighs till tomorrow is this poem love JayCee (((huggles))) I have missed you ~!"
25 Thu

Received a critique
on Awakened One from @themoonman
"It has been a while, good to see your mighty pen at work. We all need to know this state of awakening... wonderfully said sir. thanks for posting Richard"
25 Thu

Received a critique
on Awakened One from @Kailashana
"Outstanding! Simply outstanding! I am very much pleased to see you again Leonard. Love, Anna the line would read better: I shall be rooted in the knowledge: it will not matter from which crack or cranny the truth creeps…"
25 Thu

Posted a poem
Awakened One
"My illusion"
Open thread 42 lines
September 2009
05 Sat

Received a critique
on Reservoirs of Fire from @Candlewitch
"I just brought my Blue point Birman by to see you. The picture lost a little resolution when it was shrunk to fit the space. Beau is Benny's brother, and the runt of the litter. He has the face of a kitten and I think h…"
August 2009
31 Mon

Received a critique
on Reservoirs of Fire from @Candlewitch
"A fantastic write to say the least. It flows into and encompasses my depression. My favorite lines are: Resolute should be your grip or else you would shatter into a zillion pieces Insanity resides alongside the most su…"
25 Tue

Critiqued
"Colour My World Neo-n" by @Seren
"in the spot light. Congratulations - not just for being there but for your many visits. Beautiful play on words; Nice interweaving of surreal and fun images. I enjoyed it. Leonard"
25 Tue

Critiqued
"Winter 4" by @Candlewitch
"leonard daranjo"
25 Tue

Critiqued
"Winter 4" by @Candlewitch
"Benny sounds really interesting. He's my kind of guy alright. I'd love to meet him. Five stars for him as well. I look forward to receiving pictures of the others as well. Thanks and take care ... Leonard"
23 Sun

Critiqued
"i want to write a love poem (rewritten with Weirdelf's loving pen)" by @Kailashana
"I don't think I can ever recall a time when I saw promises translated into action. The President does indeed have his work cut out in order to transpose the "Yes we can" into "Yes it is being done and it is plain for al…"
22 Sat

Critiqued
"I Am [Dedicated to Barbara Writes]" by @Janice Pearce
"What a befitting tribute to someone who also happens to be a good friend of mine. Leonard"
22 Sat

Critiqued
"Winter 4" by @Candlewitch
"By the way, I am a great lover of cats. The one you have become associated with is beautiful. Tell me something about him/her. Leonard"
18 Tue

Received a critique
on Reservoirs of Fire from @Janice Pearce
"Leonard, Another in-depth write by you,my favorite:[which I wish were not true] "absolutely impossible to change" _____________________________________________________ Income-tax forms should be more realistic by allowi…"
18 Tue

Posted a poem
Reservoirs of Fire
"Daunted am I"
Open thread 102 lines
16 Sun

Posted a poem
Epilogue - Revised
"I"
Open thread 103 lines
04 Tue

Posted a poem
Kaleidoscopic Collage
"Missiles projected"
Open thread 35 lines
July 2009
10 Fri

Posted a poem
The Gift of Homelessness
"I lost my way but"
Open thread 43 lines
08 Wed

Posted a poem
The Eye of an Evil Storm
"I have seen,"
Open thread 20 lines
06 Mon

Most-discussed work
Excuse me while I Die

39 critiques to date.
06 Mon

Posted a poem
Excuse me while I Die
"Everything you do has its shadow"
Open thread 24 lines
02 Thu

Posted a poem
dissolution of time; flowering of consciousness
"time ceases when one"
Open thread 7 lines
June 2009
30 Tue

Posted a poem
Transcending the Known - Inspired by J Krishnamurthy
"slimy, slippery; slope"
Open thread 23 lines
29 Mon

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Solitary traveler
"dense is the cloud"
Open thread 13 lines
27 Sat

Posting milestone
100 poems posted
27 Sat

Posted a poem
The Disturbing Question
"I slipped into a reverie;"
Open thread 88 lines
22 Mon

Posted a poem
silence
"silences spring up"
Open thread 4 lines
May 2009
18 Mon

Anniversary
One year of membership
October 2008
15 Wed

Highest posting month
October 2008 — 19 poems
May 2008
27 Tue

First critique offered
on "Nightmares" by @DarkinAZ
22 Thu

First publication
Lunar Mania
18 Sun

Joined Neopoet
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First poem published 4 days later.

15 years of membership

10 years of membership

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on Awakened One from @panaella

on Awakened One from @Candlewitch

"Judas Kiss" by @Seren

"Deceived" by @Candlewitch

on Awakened One from @Seren

on Awakened One from @themoonman

on Awakened One from @Kailashana

on Reservoirs of Fire from @Candlewitch

on Reservoirs of Fire from @Candlewitch

"Colour My World Neo-n" by @Seren

"Winter 4" by @Candlewitch

"Winter 4" by @Candlewitch

"i want to write a love poem (rewritten with Weirdelf's loving pen)" by @Kailashana

"I Am [Dedicated to Barbara Writes]" by @Janice Pearce

"Winter 4" by @Candlewitch

on Reservoirs of Fire from @Janice Pearce

100 poems posted

One year of membership

October 2008 — 19 poems

on "Nightmares" by @DarkinAZ

Membership begins

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