Sunday Musings, featuring Cherie Sumner's poem titled " Dark Dimensions " , appreciated by Williamsji Maveli

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• Sunday Musings, featuring Cherie Sumner's poem titled " Dark Dimensions     ", appreciated by Williamsji Maveli

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• For Sunday Musings column of  26th July,  2015  featuring   poem titled "  Dark Dimensions    "

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SYNOPSIS: This is my weekend writing column for a review of a poem from a selected author. This Column is being titled as "Sunday Musings" with a view to feature an in-depth analysis of any one of the poems from the previous week's postings, selected by me at random to avoid the elaborate review or comment postings by me in the usual comments column. Poetess Cherie Sumner's almost all poems are great success, and have won much appreciations and comments from COSMO viewers.  Hence it was very difficult to choose the best one for my review. However, I shall plan this column in such a way to accommodate almost all style of poems by all poets and poetess of COSMOFUNNEL, which I hope will give more room for encouragement and inspirations to write. The poems selected are purely from my own liking and discretion and has nothing to do with the ratings, voting and favorite aspects. Hope, readers will understand my view point and enjoy my writing. My views and interpretations in this column are purely my own observations, and it has nothing to do with the personal life of the author of the poem. I am eager to read your feed-backs.  The poem which I have taken-up for this Sunday Musings is Cherie Sumner's   poem titled " Dark Dimensions       "

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• Dark Dimensions
• By
• Cherie Sumner

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Her life went spiraling out of control,
In animated suspension
Conflicting tendencies between
The light and dark dimensions
Subtle thoughts from recovery
To total annihilation
She taunts herself with escalating
Destructive frustrations 

(True, there are moments of what we call happiness, but these moments arise and fades away sometimes in life)

Deep inside she cries fiery tears
From things out of her control
Wishing she could reverse time
Or exchange her crushed bitter soul
The light fights to sustain her weakened hope,
But darkness interferes
She tests herself, playing with fire,
Creating a volatile atmosphere

(Though  life can give us much joy, in spite of dark moments, we need to be careful in stepping up on any commitments in life, especially for grabbing love and peace)

Life is bleak when love seems to lose
Its convincing motivation
Suddenly, she becomes
An unrecognizable dark creation
Staring into eyes that scare her
With their black void reflection
She seeks to survive, if her heart heeds
Drastic resuscitation

( We can make ourselves believe that life is good and that it should continue, or, we can search for the truth in order to see things as they are. It all depends on what we really want in life to be ignorant or to know the truth)

Until then, she sustains on a whim
That tomorrow brings change
Evil forces their agenda
To ruin her, already arranged
If they can keep her mind focused
On crude, harmful intentions
Surely, she will succumb completely
To the dark dimensions

( If we develop insight we will see more and more the impermanence and the

Unsatisfactory elements of life )

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Perhaps this is simply the darkness that has come just before the mind's enlightenment. Darkness is necessary. It teaches us how to appreciate the light, the cosmic energy of darkness, it reminds us to stay stable and yet flexible at the same time. These are necessary when darkness invades.The development of wisdom brings a kind of happiness which is different from what one used to take for happiness.

In a world full of darkness, obstacles and negativity, finding purity and health, sparks the majestic spiritual self with a power that overcomes all boundaries. The body-mind is only a reflection of the health and conscious awareness of the soul. By simply observing the body-mind one can determine both the nature of one’s journey and how far down the spiritual path an individual has ventured.  As the spirit takes on the light of wholeness and holiness, the body-mind becomes the embodiment of spiritual fitness.

Just as the body-mind must attend to health and fitness if it is to enjoy a quality life, so must the spiritual self-awaken. And more times than not, spiritual awakening comes about in the depths of chaos and darkness. It is only in the dark that one can truly find and appreciate the light, and thus we plunder deep into the dark night of soul so that we may have the opportunity to experience the radiance of the light. It is only the soul that can find its way out of the dark and past the obstacles of chaos.

Acquire knowledge on poetry and writing that interest you, always keeping yourself busy at doing something useful, helping some needy person,physically,financially or by sharing your knowledge, as charity cancels the bad karma's of our past and makes way for a bright future, listening to soothing and relaxing music, traveling to a place with lots of natural scenic beauty, as change of scene relaxes both the body and the mind and last but not the least, devotion to God and totally surrendering your life to Him and letting Him take charge of your life. Knowledge and feeling for others gives new life to a person. When everything seems to be dark, patience gives one hope and courage. Love gives a new dimension to life when you do not expect anything in return from others. Doing some good to others can change the fate of a day in a person's life.

Dear Poetess Cherie Sumner, Please accept my congratulations for sharing such a wonderful poem for us. Keep pouring more and more verses, may God bless you,

Regards & Love

WILLIAMSJI MAVELI