Notes to Poem: Meditations on 72

NOTES TO POEM:
Meditations on 72:
"In the Infinite I reach for the Uncreated"

By Peter Y. Chou, WisdomPortal.com

Line in Poem	Literary Sources
Opens up eastern horizon of the sky treasure-lord of treasures— let the whole earth be filled with his glory, the spring breeze gently touches everything.	Egyptian Book of the Dead, Ch. 72 (1250 BC) Rig Veda, Book 1, 72.1 (circa 1500 B.C.) King David, Psalms 72.19 (1023 BC) Joshu, Sayings, Koan 72 (897)
Wings and gifts— music each morning a gap out of which pour flashes of energy, our second coming made stones sing like birds— the birds sing so sweetly...	Hafiz, The Gift Poem 72 "Rewards for Clear Thinking" (1389) Paul Brunton, Notebooks, Volume 16, Part 3, 2.72 (1988) e.e. cummings, 73 Poems, Poems 72 (1963) Kenneth Koch, Collected Poems, Poem 72 (2006)
I am the candle of the Lord aflame to light the way; the sage sees only the Self shining in endless forms, darkness of delusion dispelled by inner light— Study extensively, think carefully, practice earnestly.	Aquarian Gospel of Jesus Christ, Chapter 72.31 (1908) Ashtavakra Gita, 18.72 (400 BC) Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 18, Verse 72 (400 BC) Chu Hsi, Reflections on Things at Hand, Section 72 (1085)
See-er and seen are one and there is only a see-ing, Do not refuse to learn what God provides Fire in its advance will overtake all things, something loose in the wind.	Wei Wu Wei, Asked the Awakened, Chapter 72 (1963) St. Mark the Ascetic, 226 Texts, Text 72 (5th century AD) Heraclitus, Fragments 72, (480 BC) Robert Creeley, Selected Poems, Poem 72 (2008)
But this one doesn't last long... no precious thing would be lost, there goes the Sun— great luminary, behold the light of God.	Anna Akhmatova, Selected Poems, Poem 72 (1921) A.E., Song and Its Fountains, Page 72 (1932) Book of Enoch, LXXII.8 (circa 105 B.C.-64 B.C.) Rumi, Daylight, Verse 72 (1273)
Who sought the thing he loved— look for it in the east, and in the west. He was in to reach for the hello, The Lord is The Knower of the unseen!	William Worthworth, Tintern Abbey, Line 72 (1798) Kabir, Songs of Kabir, LXXII (1518) James Joyce, Finnegans Wake, p. 72, line 20 (1939) Mohammed, Koran, 72:26 (650 AD)
And yet for one or two moments, The Albatross did follow You must not turn your head away... Who makes inside and outside?	Robert Bly, Stealing Sugar, Poem 72 (2013) Coleridge, Rime of the Ancient Mariner Line 72 (1798) Tomas Tranströmer, Selected Poems, Poem 72 (1987) Seung Sahn, "Koan 72" (1992)
Now to taste something new— Days come and ages pass, can't speed the work, must wait, love me but a little while.	Su Tung-p'o, "Eastern Slope" (1081) Rabindranath Tagore, Gitanjali, Verse 72 (1912) Kay Ryan, The Best of It, Poems 72 (2010) Edna St. Vincent Millay, Sonnet 72 (1941)
Let's go— get up— run and sing wonder with delight, shining in mine eyes— In the Infinite I reach for the Uncreated loving sunrise looking for her face.	Pablo Neruda, 100 Love Sonnets, Sonnet 72 (1959) Sir Philip Sidney, Sonnet LXXII.9, 11 (1580) Hadewijch II, "All things", 72 (1200) Emily Dickinson, Poem 72 (1859)

Meditation Notes to Poem:

This poem was written for my friend Cathy's 72nd birthday on August 5, 2023.
For context of sources for the lines, consult my web page On Number 72 to see
how this poem was constructed. Despite the difference in space and time of the
composition of each line, what unites these writers quoted is the number 72.
Writer's words appeared in verse 72, sonnet 72, chapter 72, line 72, or page 72.
The poem was arranged essentially in chronological order from "the treasure-lord of treasures" in Rig Veda, Ch. 72 (1500 B.C.) to Kay Ryan's's 72nd poem "Cirque" from The Best of It (2010).