When I existed

When I existed,You did not.Now You existand I do not:as a storm lifts wavesfrom water –still they are waterwithin water.O Madho,how can we describethis illusion?What we believe does not exist.A mighty king sleepson his throneand in his dreambecomes a...

O Kali, my Mother full of Bliss!

O Kali, my Mother full of Bliss!Enchantress of the almighty Shiva!In Thy delirious joy Thou dancest,clapping Thy hands together!Eternal One! Thou great First Cause,clothed in the form of the Void!Thou wearest the moon upon Thy brow.Where didst Thou find Thy garland of...

As the man and the woman in me

As the man and the woman in meUnite in love,The brilliance of beautyBalanced on the bi-petalledLotus bloom in meDazzles my eyes.The raysOutshine the moonAnd the jewelsGlowing on the hoods of snakes.My skin and boneAre turned to gold.I am the reservoir of love,Alive as...

Could I ever forget him

Could I ever forget himsince I delivered my heartat his feet?His beauty enchants my eyesround the compasswherever I steer myself.Though all call him black,He is not black.He is the glow of the moon–the black moon,and there is no other moon to equal...

The Heat of Midnight Tears

Listen, my friend, this road is the heart opening,Kissing his feet, resistance broken, tears all night.If we could reach the Lord through immersion in water,I would have asked to be born a fish in this life.If we could reach Him through nothing but berries and wild...

Thy light transfigures all creation

O Transubstantial Light! Thou art unseen, imperceptible, whether in warm rays of the sun or in cool moonbeams. The skyey lamps disclose only Dame Nature, not Thee.The world of matter revealed by the gross luminaries is but darkness to me. Train my vision to see Thy...