by admin | Jul 28, 2024 | Hindu, Poems by Women
A thousand elephants followedas Narana Nampi walked in state.The town was adornedwith flags and banners,at every thresholdstood a blessed golden urn—I dreamt this dream, my friend.Tomorrow, auspicious day,the wedding will take place.A great green awning...
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 15, 2024 | Poems by Women, Secular/Modern Era
They lieunder stars in a field.They lie under rain in a field.Under sun.Some peopleare like this as well –like a paintinghidden beneath another painting.An unexpected weightthe sign of their ripeness.
by admin | Jul 13, 2024 | Hindu, Poems by Women
After my body becameThyself, whom could I serve?After my mind becameThyself, whom could I invoke?After my consciousness was lost in Thee,Whom could I know?Being Thyself in Thee,O Cenna Mallikarjuna Lord,Through Thee have I forgotten Thee!
by admin | Jul 8, 2024 | Buddhist, Poems by Women
a dandelionnow and then interruptingthe butterfly’s dream
by admin | Jul 8, 2024 | Poems by Women, Secular/Modern Era
You do not have to be good.You do not have to walk on your kneesFor a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.You only have to let the soft animal of your bodylove what it loves.Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.Meanwhile the world goes...
