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	<title>Enlightening Nonsense &#187; Poetry</title>
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	<description>A Modern Swami&#039;s Take On Things</description>
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		<title>Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 05:03:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Swami X</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[© November 29, 2011 I try to sing my heart’s song But I have forgotten the tune And I only seem to remember some of the words . I listen to the music of others Seeing if they can inspire me To find the musician In the chamber of my heart Playing his “chamber” music [...]]]></description>
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<p align="right">© November 29, 2011</p>
<p>I try to sing my heart’s song</p>
<p>But I have forgotten the tune</p>
<p>And I only seem to remember some of the words</p>
<p><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p>
<p>I listen to the music of others</p>
<p>Seeing if they can inspire me</p>
<p>To find the musician</p>
<p>In the chamber of my heart</p>
<p>Playing his “chamber” music</p>
<p>Most of what I hear is just cheap imitation</p>
<p>Samplings of masters dead</p>
<p>But because these maestros are rotting in the ground</p>
<p>The music forever bound to them sounds rotten to my ears</p>
<p><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p>
<p>Hours on end</p>
<p>Days pass into weeks</p>
<p>I flip the stations</p>
<p>From country to rock n roll to metal</p>
<p>Searching for the one song that is mine</p>
<p>That sings my body</p>
<p>Makes it whistle down a nature trail like a flute</p>
<p>Overwhelming me with its musical fragrance</p>
<p><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p>
<p>But all I hear is a dull echo</p>
<p>Of a tune that is too faint to pump my blood</p>
<p>And put a skip in my step</p>
<p>And a smile on my face</p>
<p><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p>
<p>And life without music is a violin without a violinist—</p>
<p>Endless potential to fill the air with butterfly notes</p>
<p>But no wind song to carry them skyward</p>
<p><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><em><a title="Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcxYwwIL5zQ"><span style="color: #0000ff;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcxYwwIL5zQ</span></a></em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><em><span style="color: #ff6600;">(Zip-A-Dee-Doo Dah song)</span></em></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #ffffff;"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7202" title="WRswan-trail" src="http://rebelyogi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/WRswan-trail.jpg" alt="WRswan-trail" width="448" height="300" /></span></p>
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		<title>Gone</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 20:32:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Swami X</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[. . They want to take me To a place where I am gone Rather kill myself .]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;">They want to take me</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;">To a place where I am gone</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;">Rather kill myself</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p>
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		<title>Suck it!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:32:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Swami X</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[. Friend is mad at me For mentioning my big cock She should just suck it! .]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffffff;"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7158" title="man_measuring_penis" src="http://rebelyogi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/man_measuring_penis.jpg" alt="man_measuring_penis" width="250" height="254" />.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffffff;"><br />
</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Friend is mad at me</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">For mentioning my big cock</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">She should just suck it!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p>
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		<title>Subway</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:54:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Swami X</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[. entering subway in the car or on the tracks makes no difference .]]></description>
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<p><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;">entering subway</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;">in the car or on the tracks</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;">makes no difference</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p>
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		<title>Sitting At The Master&#8217;s Feet</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 03:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Swami X</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[© August 24, 2011 . Sitting at the Master’s feet His pen scribbles frantically Trying to capture Enlightenment like a butterfly . In front of him is his mind Acting as translator Speaking the language of interpretation . By the time he re-reads his notes The mind’s high has worn off No longer drunk from [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p align="right">© August 24, 2011</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7138" title="Osho-on-Meditation-in-master-presence" src="http://rebelyogi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Osho-on-Meditation-in-master-presence.jpg" alt="Osho-on-Meditation-in-master-presence" width="396" height="396" /></p>
<p align="right">
<p><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p>
<p>Sitting at the Master’s feet</p>
<p>His pen scribbles frantically</p>
<p>Trying to capture Enlightenment like a butterfly</p>
<p><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p>
<p>In front of him is his mind</p>
<p>Acting as translator</p>
<p>Speaking the language of interpretation</p>
<p><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p>
<p>By the time he re-reads his notes</p>
<p>The mind’s high has worn off</p>
<p>No longer drunk from imbibing euphoria</p>
<p>Through the clear straw of the Master</p>
<p><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p>
<p>Through an amateur alchemist</p>
<p>His words are transmuted into action</p>
<p>But this fool’s gold</p>
<p>Is a worthless imposter</p>
<p>Lacking the luster of the original</p>
<p>Even it’s sparkle is dull</p>
<p><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p>
<p>Sitting at the Master’s feet</p>
<p>Drowned out by the noise of his personal crowd</p>
<p>The Master’s silence cannot be heard</p>
<p><span style="color: #ffffff;"><br />
</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: #800080;">Putting down the net</span></em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: #800080;">He watched the butterfly dance—</span></em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: #800080;">And caught it at last!</span></em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></em></p>
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		<title>Flaccid</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 03:16:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Swami X</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(c) July 6, 2011 . My cock is in hand Woops&#8211;there goes my erection! Just handful of balls .]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: right;">(c) July 6, 2011</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<div id="attachment_7133" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 325px"><img class="size-full wp-image-7133 " title="350px-Flaccid_peninsula" src="http://rebelyogi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/350px-Flaccid_peninsula.png" alt="The last time I saw a green schvonz like that I was blowing Kermit The Frog!" width="315" height="362" /><p class="wp-caption-text">The last time I saw a green schwanz like that I was blowing Kermit The Frog!</p></div>
<p><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">My cock is in hand</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Woops&#8211;there goes my erection!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Just handful of balls</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p>
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		<title>Knife Drawer</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 02:11:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Swami X</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(c) July 3, 2011 . Home feels best to me All my sharp knives in the drawer Ready to kill me .]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: right;">(c) July 3, 2011</p>
<p style="text-align: right;">
<p style="text-align: right;">
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7129" title="shuffle_24f" src="http://rebelyogi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/shuffle_24f.jpg" alt="shuffle_24f" width="400" height="227" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Home feels best to me</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">All my sharp knives in the drawer</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Ready to kill me</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p>
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		<title>Without</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 03:18:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Swami X</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(c) July 6, 2011 . Without my girlfriend Life has no meaning for me Shouldn&#8217;t have killed her .]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: right;">(c) July 6, 2011</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-7095 aligncenter" title="funeral0505_468x308" src="http://rebelyogi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/funeral0505_468x308.jpg" alt="funeral0505_468x308" width="468" height="308" /></p>
<p><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;">Without my girlfriend</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Life has no meaning for me</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Shouldn&#8217;t have killed her</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p>
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		<title>Gratitude</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 05:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Swami X</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(c) August 17, 2011 . Gratitude to God For both the joy and the pain Life&#8217;s a bitch&#8211;but great! .]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: right;">(c) August 17, 2011</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-7020 aligncenter" title="gratitude" src="http://rebelyogi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/gratitude.jpg" alt="gratitude" width="227" height="338" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Gratitude to God</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">For both the joy and the pain</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Life&#8217;s a bitch&#8211;but great!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p>
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		<title>Thirsty</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 00:51:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Swami X</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(c) August 27, 2011 by Swami X . I am so thirsty Yet rain pours down upon me My mouth must be closed .]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: right;">(c) August 27, 2011 by Swami X</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: 0px initial initial;" title="12940943045TqZnm" src="http://rebelyogi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/12940943045TqZnm.jpg" alt="12940943045TqZnm" width="300" height="332" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;">I am so thirsty</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;">Yet rain pours down upon me</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">My mouth must be closed</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p>
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