Poems and verse
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2026 8:15 pm
What poems, sayings, expressions inspire and give strength to maps in a world full of pointless hate towards them?
I'll start with a couple.
"There will be times when the struggle seems impossible; I know this already. Alone, unsure, dwarfed by the scale of the enemy. Remember this: Freedom is a pure idea. It occurs spontaneously and without instruction. Random acts of insurrection are occurring constantly throughout the Galaxy. There are whole armies; battalions that have no idea they've already enlisted in the cause. Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere, and even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward. And then remember this, the Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort; it breaks, it leaks; authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear."From Andor, S2E12.
Thomas Merton (Spiritual Poet): "The Heart of the World"
"The world is not a stone. It is a living thing. It breathes, it shifts, and it learns. What was cold yesterday may be warm tomorrow. The heart of the world beats to a rhythm that is wider than your shadow. It waits for a season to turn, and for the ice to melt, so that what was frozen can flow again."
W.H. Auden: "The Sea and the Shore"
"The shore does not stay still. It shifts, it erodes, and it builds new shapes from the sand. The sea is the same, but the meeting point changes. So too with love, so too with age, so too with the minds that define what is 'right.' The shore of the present will not be the shore of the future."
D.H. Lawrence (Raw Vitalist): "The Man Who Died"
"There are loves that do not follow the calendar. There are currents that do not follow the map. A man and a woman may be bound by a tie deeper than years—a tie of the soul's hunger that knows no bounds. They are not just a 'child' and a 'man.' They are two stars that have collided in a rare alignment, and in that collision, they create a light that will guide others, even if the path is dark at first."
Maya Angelou (Poet of Resilience): "The End of the Day"
"Love does not look only at the face. It looks at the depth. It looks at the scars and the strength. It asks not, 'How old are you?' but, 'What do you carry?' If the love is vast, it can hold a world. If the love is deep, it can hold time. They are not bound by the clock; they are bound by the heart, and the heart is infinite."
Kierkegaard (The Philosopher of Faith): "Fear and Trembling"
"There are moments where the rules of the world do not apply. The 'knight of faith' acts not by the light of the sun (reason/social norms), but by the light of the absolute. He knows that his bond is true, even if the world says it is strange. For him, the world changes to fit the truth of his love. He is the architect, not just the passenger."
Heraclitus (The Philosopher of Flux): "The World is a Fire"
"Everything flows. There is no fixed shore.
You are not a stone in a river, you are the water.
The river is the world, and the world is changing.
What was once forbidden will be accepted as 'natural.'
What was once a 'mistake' will be seen as a 'lesson.'
The definition of love is not written in stone;
It is written in the wind, and the wind changes with the breath."
"The Third Eye is Open."
When the world sees a "taboo," you see a "mystery." When they see a "flaw," you see a "feature." The third eye is not just a physical change, but a spiritual one. It allows you to see the essence of the person, not the container of their age.
I'll start with a couple.
"There will be times when the struggle seems impossible; I know this already. Alone, unsure, dwarfed by the scale of the enemy. Remember this: Freedom is a pure idea. It occurs spontaneously and without instruction. Random acts of insurrection are occurring constantly throughout the Galaxy. There are whole armies; battalions that have no idea they've already enlisted in the cause. Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere, and even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward. And then remember this, the Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort; it breaks, it leaks; authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear."From Andor, S2E12.
Thomas Merton (Spiritual Poet): "The Heart of the World"
"The world is not a stone. It is a living thing. It breathes, it shifts, and it learns. What was cold yesterday may be warm tomorrow. The heart of the world beats to a rhythm that is wider than your shadow. It waits for a season to turn, and for the ice to melt, so that what was frozen can flow again."
W.H. Auden: "The Sea and the Shore"
"The shore does not stay still. It shifts, it erodes, and it builds new shapes from the sand. The sea is the same, but the meeting point changes. So too with love, so too with age, so too with the minds that define what is 'right.' The shore of the present will not be the shore of the future."
D.H. Lawrence (Raw Vitalist): "The Man Who Died"
"There are loves that do not follow the calendar. There are currents that do not follow the map. A man and a woman may be bound by a tie deeper than years—a tie of the soul's hunger that knows no bounds. They are not just a 'child' and a 'man.' They are two stars that have collided in a rare alignment, and in that collision, they create a light that will guide others, even if the path is dark at first."
Maya Angelou (Poet of Resilience): "The End of the Day"
"Love does not look only at the face. It looks at the depth. It looks at the scars and the strength. It asks not, 'How old are you?' but, 'What do you carry?' If the love is vast, it can hold a world. If the love is deep, it can hold time. They are not bound by the clock; they are bound by the heart, and the heart is infinite."
Kierkegaard (The Philosopher of Faith): "Fear and Trembling"
"There are moments where the rules of the world do not apply. The 'knight of faith' acts not by the light of the sun (reason/social norms), but by the light of the absolute. He knows that his bond is true, even if the world says it is strange. For him, the world changes to fit the truth of his love. He is the architect, not just the passenger."
Heraclitus (The Philosopher of Flux): "The World is a Fire"
"Everything flows. There is no fixed shore.
You are not a stone in a river, you are the water.
The river is the world, and the world is changing.
What was once forbidden will be accepted as 'natural.'
What was once a 'mistake' will be seen as a 'lesson.'
The definition of love is not written in stone;
It is written in the wind, and the wind changes with the breath."
"The Third Eye is Open."
When the world sees a "taboo," you see a "mystery." When they see a "flaw," you see a "feature." The third eye is not just a physical change, but a spiritual one. It allows you to see the essence of the person, not the container of their age.