Nirmala: truth is too simple for words

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truth is too simple for words

Nirmala, Nirmala poetry, Yoga / Hindu, Yoga / Hindu poetry, Advaita / Non-Dualist poetry, [TRADITION SUB2] poetry, Secular or Eclectic poetry

by Nirmala
(1950? - ) Timeline

Original Language
English

Yoga / Hindu : Advaita / Non-Dualist

Secular or Eclectic

Contemporary

truth is too simple for words
before thought gets tangled up in nouns and
verbs
there is a wordless sound
a deep breathless sigh
of overwhelming relief
to find the end of fiction
in this ordinary
yet extraordinary moment
when words are recognized
as words
and truth is recognized
as everything else

-- from Gifts With No Giver: A Love Affair With Truth, by Nirmala

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Themes

Sound

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	Gifts With No Giver: A Love Affair With Truth, by Nirmala

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Commentary by Ivan M. Granger

Should I say something about this poem?

[Words words words. A story. A linguistic flourish. Perhaps a weak attempt at humor. If we're lucky, a spark of insight. And few more words.]

Now that we've gotten the words out of the way, now we can get to "everything else"...

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