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101 " The dancing vortex of a sacred metaphor clashes horns and halos to make wounded music set to the tempo of a new era in brilliant labor. "
― Aberjhani , The River of Winged Dreams
102 " Art gives its vision to beauty not always recognized. And it surrenders freely -- whatever power it possesses to every sincere soul that seeks it. But above all else--it presents us with the gift of ourselves. "
― Aberjhani , Journey through the Power of the Rainbow: Quotations from a Life Made Out of Poetry
103 " Poetry looking in the mirror sees art, and art looking in a mirror sings poetry. "
― Aberjhani , Illuminated Corners: Collected Essays and Articles Volume I.
104 " I place my fingers upon these keys typing 2,000 dreams per minute and naked of spirit dance forth my cosmic vortex upon this crucifix called language. "
― Aberjhani , Visions of a Skylark Dressed in Black
105 " Journey through the Power of the Rainbow represents a condensed compendium of literary efforts from a life dedicated to transforming the themes of injustice, grief, and despair that we all encounter during some unavoidable point of our existence into a sustainable life-affirming poetics of passionate creativity, empowered spiritual vision, and inspired commitment. "
106 " Some have speculated that the way [Albert] Camus died made his theories on absurdity a self-fulfilling prophecy. Others would say it was the triumphant meaningful way he lived that allowed him to rise heroically above absurdity. "
107 " Between death and hell a bridge shining silver wings offers his soul hope. "
108 " Upon the lips of babes asleep I saw light embracing light and so allowed my syllables to rest there as a prayer they might sing in their dreams... "
109 " In an age of bombsguzzling blood, skylarks merge peacewith thought and action. "
110 " Know yourself fearlessly (even quietly) for all the things you are. "
111 " With its leaves so rich and heavy with elation and its crimson face made brighter with visions of divinity the shadow of a certain rose looks just like an angel eating light. "
112 " Humanity is not without answers or solutions regarding how to liberate itself from scenarios that invariably end with mass exterminations. Tools such as compassion, trust, empathy, love, and ethical discernment are already in our possession. The next sensible step would be to use them. "
― Aberjhani , Splendid Literarium: A Treasury of Stories, Aphorisms, Poems, and Essays
113 " On either side of a potentially violent conflict, an opportunity exists to exercise compassion and diminish fear based on recognition of each other's humanity. Without such recognition, fear fueled by uninformed assumptions, cultural prejudice, desperation to meet basic human needs, or the panicked uncertainty of the moment explodes into violence. "
114 " Death wins nothing here,gnawing wings that amputate––then spread, lift up, fly. "
115 " This rose of pearl-coated infinity transformsthe diseased slums of a broken heartinto a palace made of psalms and gold. "
116 " The word 'survivor' carries a weight of remembrance that has broken the minds and bodies of more than a few men and women. It also contains a humbling light of recognition that compels many to do whatever they can to help reinforce the efforts of those who might be 'at risk' of not just giving up on their dreams, but of giving up on their continued existence. "
117 " The whole purpose of the construction of The Bridge of Silver Wings was to provide a path leading to The River of Winged Dreams, or to serve as a resting place until the river’s deeper and truer nature revealed itself. "
118 " An outrageous instinct to love and be loved blinded your arms to lines of propriety––Women and Men, Christians and Jews, Muslims and Buddhists, white, black, red, brown. An outrageous instinct to love and be loved executed your brain every hour on the hour. "
119 " Searching for a mind long lost I found it shaping colors and history near the cliffs of your heart. "
120 " What hell condemned, let heaven now heal. "