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Beyond the Horizon, 2010

Written by Felisa Tan,

16 July 2021

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Have you ever 

wondered

what is 

Beyond the

Horizon?

 

A perceived straight line,

manifested by the

limits of 

sight...

​

Land and Sea,

Sea and Sky― 

Can we ever be free

from all these classes

that separate?

​

Dualities and

boundaries

make for a

narrow

vision, but

partiality

is not the

way of

Peace,

Freedom, and

Happiness.

​

If we can't believe

our eyes,

then what can we

rely on?

 

Something is there,

yet it is not

what you see.

​

Delusion comes

at a cost― 

How many times

have we been misguided

by it?

Mistaken perceptions

caused by hanging on

to the adage:

"Seeing is Believing"?

​

Being present with the

limits of the senses,

along with all the

consequential

relativities that

language

impose;

Have you ever

questioned

what is real?

​

Nobody knows

what lurks

behind the

Horizon― 

the fate of

tomorrow.

​

First light of day here

is last on the

other side of

the globe

​

Perhaps from high above,

one can

no longer tell

where Dawn begins

and Dusk

ends.

 

What lies beneath the

Land and Sea?

As eyes perceive

permanence and

solidity,

particles and

waves say

otherwise.

How far does the

Earth stretch?

How wide is the

Ocean?

Oh, questions that

can't  be 

answered by

mere numbers,

by one who knows.

​

Birds flying

Beyond the

Horizon,

how high can they

soar?

What do they see; and

What secrets have they

unravelled,

to share with fellow

humankind

on the ground?

​

Nature with all its

untold stories,

a treasure trove on the

mysteries of

existence,

in every

phenomenon― 

So close, yet

so far,

Evident, yet

elusive,

Humble

in all its

Mighty

Grandeur.

 

Wings take birds

up, up, and 

away;

above and

Beyond― 

they seem

free,

but are they?

Look at us:

Alas!

Lost vagabonds,

in thirst for

nourishment,

in hunger for

the Truth― 

desperate

for a way

Beyond.

 

In silence,

momentary awareness

arises,

wisdom reflects

itself

upon

stillness.

​

Wings,

Oh, Wings!

​

From the fertile

groundlessness

of the heart,

Wings will grow.

​​​

As Love flourishes,

Door opens,

Petals bloom,

Walls collapse―

 

Infinity will

pronounce,

proclaim,

and

e c h o

​

​

Itself.

© FELISA TAN. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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