Desert Tears

by | Aug 9, 2024 | Muslim/Sufi, Poems by Men

And he went into the desert to find the answers.He looked into the sky and began to ask,And the days passed.When no answers cameHe looked across the land and asked again,And the days passed.When he realized the desert could not answer,Tears from the heart began to...

On the Pulse of Morning

by | Aug 8, 2024 | Poems by Women, Secular/Modern Era

A Rock, A River, A TreeHosts to species long since departed,Mark the mastodon.The dinosaur, who left dry tokensOf their sojourn hereOn our planet floor,Any broad alarm of their hastening doomIs lost in the gloom of dust and ages.But today, the Rock cries out to us,...

How should I tell of the feeling that reigns

by | Aug 8, 2024 | Poems by Men, Sikh

How should I tell of the feeling that reigns in the court of the friend?Dancing light is my beloved’s face, cup and carafe are ecstatic!Every nook and cranny is effulgent with his light;Every mote and grain celebrates the beloved’s face.On earth from end...

Rest and Be Taken

by | Aug 7, 2024 | Buddhist, Poems by Men

When there is deep abundancethere is nowhere to abide.There is nowhere to restor grasp ontoand yet there is restThe sky abidesyet it never rests.Neither can we say thatthe sky is not always at rest.We talk about the skyas if it were somethingas if it actually exists...