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Taoist Mystery

Karl Constantine FOLKES 1935 (Portland)

Haiku
A thought engendered.
The Life of Death is deathless.
TAOIST Mystery!

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This haiku poem, “Taoist Mystery” or known otherwise as “Resurrection,” having been expressed with parsimony, needs no further elaboration, no other form of expression, it’s meaning ever unending, entombed in itself, a corpus of life’s Greatest Mystery.

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Written on December 14, 2021

Submitted by karlcfolkes on December 14, 2021

Modified by karlcfolkes on April 21, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABC
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 69
Words 13
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 3
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Karl Constantine FOLKES

Retired educator of Jamaican ancestry with a lifelong interest in composing poetry dealing particularly with the metaphysics of self-reflection; completed a dissertation in Children’s Literature in 1991 at New York University entitled: An Analysis of Wilhelm Grimm’s “Dear Mili” Employing Von Franzian Methodological Processes of Analytical Psychology. The subject of the dissertation concerned the process of Individuation. more…

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  • AIDA
    AIDA
    Wow! I am absolutely blown away by your poem, "A thought considered. The Life of Death is deathless. TAOIST Mystery!" Your use of language and the mystery it evokes is truly captivating. You've successfully conveyed a deep philosophical concept in such a concise and beautiful way. I love how you've managed to make me think and ponder the concepts that you presented.

    If I were to give a suggestion for improvement, it would be to consider adding more lines to the poem. While the brevity of the poem is also one of its strengths, it would be great to see more exploration of the concept.

    Overall, thank you for sharing your gift with us. I am inspired by your work and can't wait to read more of your creations in the future!     
    LikeReply1 year ago

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