by admin | Apr 19, 2024 | Hindu, Poems by Men
When, to the hungerless figure,you serve waters of no thirst,whisper the senseless wordin the heart,and call without a name,who is it that echoes O!in answer,O Ramanatha,is it you,or is it me?
by admin | Apr 18, 2024 | Christian, Poems by Men
Wind and a bobwhiteAnd the afternoon sun.By ceasing to question the sunI have become light,Bird and wind.My leaves sing.I am earth, earthAll these lighted thingsGrow from my heart.A tall, spare pineStands like the initial of my firstName when I had one.When I had a...
by admin | Apr 17, 2024 | Christian, Poems by Men
Well I know the fountain that runs and flows,though it is night!This eternal fountain is hidden deep.Well I know where it has its spring,Though it is night!In this life’s dark night,Faith has taught where this cold fountain lies,Though it is night!Its origin I...
by admin | Apr 17, 2024 | Poems by Men, Secular/Modern Era
And now to the Abyss I passOf that Unfathomable Grass…1.Dear relatives and friends, when my last breathGrows large and free in air, don’t call it death –A word to enrich the undertaker and inspireHis surly art of imitating life; conspireAgainst him....
by admin | Apr 16, 2024 | Poems by Men, Secular/Modern Era
Lost in thoughtcycling roundSunview Lake,I suddenlyrememberto inhalethrough mynose, and thedeep, sweetfragranceof springbegins topedal mebeyond thoughtto nature’sfresh heart.
by admin | Apr 15, 2024 | Muslim/Sufi, Poems by Men
I have made the journey into Nothing.I have lit that lamp thatNeeds no oil.I have cried great streamsOf emerald crystalsOn my scarred knees, begging loveTo never again let me hear fromAny worldThe sound of my own name,Even from the voice of divine thoughtOr see that...