Laughing Buddha and Other Poems, The Ascent, and Impossible Colours
By Carl Beswick
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We are made of the stars whose fire we breathe.
And we too burn out, burn up.
Shine long, shine bright
And never give up.
This collection of extraordinary poems and prose poems brings together a decade of work.
Originally published as Laughing Buddha and Other Poems, this extended edition also includes later collections, The Ascent, and Impossible Colours.
Carl Beswick
Carl Beswick is a British-Australian writer. Currently based in Melbourne, his work comprises experimental and contemporary novelistic and poetic forms. Carl has an extensive knowledge of the publishing industry, earning a Master of Creative Writing, Publishing and Editing from the University of Melbourne in 2020.
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Laughing Buddha and Other Poems, The Ascent, and Impossible Colours - Carl Beswick
Revelation
Revelation blows through me,
and with the stars as company
I make peace with the dark.
Even the dark is filled with
dazzling colours—a psychedelic revolution
springs forth into my consciousness.
I close my eyes, dream, imagine.
All is calm save for the storm in my heart,
and I can only hope that destiny
and eternity will be kind to me.
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Today I laugh in the face of reality,
and feel only joy in everything—
joy in the fact that all exists alone, and at
the absurdity of all that we perceive
as real.
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I wish to cleanse myself of all irrational fear
and embrace the fear which gives me strength
to choose and to change.
The earth is sacred
and so are we.
We are made of the stars whose fire we breathe.
And we too burn out, burn up.
Shine long, shine bright
And never give up.
The Inner Dragon
Bullied by the world
but not submissive,
my mind is blown through a fiery rage,
with the wind my ally and the moon in the