by admin | Jul 22, 2024 | Hindu, Poems by Men
A tree beside the sandyRiver-beachHolds up its topmost boughsLike fingers towards the skiesThey cannot reach,Earth-bound, heaven-amorous.This is the soul of man.Body and brainHungry for earthour heavenly flight detain.
by admin | Jul 22, 2024 | Poems by Men, Secular/Modern Era
Though the air is full of singingmy head is loudwith the labor of words.Though the season is richwith fruit, my tonguehungers for the sweet of speech.Though the beech is goldenI cannot stand beside itmute, but must say”It is golden,” while the leavesstir...
by admin | Jul 20, 2024 | Hindu, Poems by Women
The one I longed for has come home;The raging fire of separation is quenched.Now I rejoice with Him, I sing in bliss.The peacocks at the cloud’s roarDance with unbound joy;I rejoice in ecstasyAt the sight of my Beloved.I am absorbed in His love;My misery of...
by admin | Jul 19, 2024 | Buddhist, Poems by Men
Past, present, future: unattainable,Yet clear as the moteless sky.Late at night the stool’s cold as iron,But the moonlit window smells of plum.
by admin | Jul 19, 2024 | Buddhist, Poems by Men
Actually there isn’t a thingmuch less any dust to wipe awaywho can master thisdoesn’t need to sit there stiff
