October winds bend
sounds of settar reverie
my heart beats in time
~
deep within
gold thread of humanity
love’s mantra
©2017 Ontheland
~
Carpe Diem #1286 Love has taken me on a journey while listening to this performance by Iranian musician, Bahramji in a Putamayo compilation called “Yoga Lounge”. My first impression was that the opening music is played on a Sitar, but when I delved further I concluded it is likely a Persian Settar. (I still debate whether or not it is a Persian Santoor.) Serendipitously I learned that the mantra, Rama Bolo, is a mantra of universal love. When I look back to the prompt post I discover more connections to Chèvrefeuille’s haiku:
the last steps taken
to find universal love –
the sound of rain
© Chèvrefeuille (2014)
Ontheland 
Just beautiful words… your stuff always reads easy 😉 I love your work, keep it coming!
~ @illenius
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Always, Excellent! 😎😎😎🥀🥀🥀
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Thank you Dorna 🙂
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The first strikes a chord, the second seems too ‘global’.’
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Too global in terms of form or meaning?
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Mediative music and my heart does seem to beat in rhythm with it! 😃 I love your reflective poem…may the thread of love run deep and strong within humanity.
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Yes and may it (the thread of love) grow stronger and send its tendrils to all forsaken places.
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Soothing music brings universal love … meditating becomes so much easier through universal love. Very nice response. Thank you for sharing this spiritual post with us Janice.
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Certain music does feel like a path along with meditation, yoga, universal love…hearing some of the new age electronic music you have shared has led me to explore and discover a new (for me) type of music that is soothing, invigorating, uplifting….thank you 🙂
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Beautiful haiku, Janice!
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Thank you Sara
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