Opposing forces
Distorted reality
Graceful surrender
Artwork by Tejal Patel
Letting go…..
Hiding from the inevitable
Avoiding the breakdown
Denying the process
Come I say, come!
Full force and break me
Fill me with your pain
Drown me, then wash with you
Away the momentary anguish
Leave me cleaned and empty
My choice to feel the void
My blessing to fill with love
My clarity to know the truth
What’s truly mine
I can never lose
Yet given freely and abundantly replenish
This is the story of love
Never to be lost
Only to be gained
Wellspring eternal
Even for the mortal
Mesh, merge and mingle
Into every moment, everyday
Let transient slip and slide
And love shine and be forever bright
Glorious Company
Vast fields of plenty
Golden grains and grass
Yield and tilled
Harvested and recycled
Sideline bushery
Playfully sway
Adding mischief and contour
Bringing laughter and glee
All encompassed
As mothering Sun
Shines to illuminate
Both the way and life
What simplistic harmony
With delicate balance
Nurtures and fulfills
A full array of qualities
Rest and absorb
The bountiful beauty
The inherent peace
And recognize your glorious company
Diamond
Fragmented and splintered
Chiseled then polished
Raw yet cultured
Precious and undefeated
You are the diamond
Angularly brilliant
Independently worthy
Throughout the solitary fight
Sought for by the greedy
Hampered by mediocrity
Cajoled to conform
Yet still to stand alone
Wipe off the tarnish
Revere your elements
Withstand the pressures
Gleam from your core
For the Love of Words…
A a beautiful expression from my adopted brother this Rakshabandan season…
The power of a few heartfelt words surpasses all differences and distances, crosses all cultures and curtailments and enables embracement and acceptance…
Tiny grains of sand
Tiny grains of sand
Compress and surface
As a string of pearls
Singular droplets of moisture
Merge and form
The great oceans
Flimsy wisps of cloud
Float and rise
As the comforting sky
Each and every breath
Shallow or deep
Opportunities encompassing existence
Such grandeur!
Pearls, oceans, the sky
Even existence.
All nothing without
The minutiae
Grains, droplets, wisps
And every little breath.
What is it that we see?
What is it that we acknowledge?
The whole?
Or it’s parts?
What are we?
Mankind
Nations
Communities
Or individuals?
How kindly we are made!
How kindly we are acknowledged!
Each with a face
Never duplicated
Each with a beat
Rhythm unique
Each allowed
Opportunity unparalleled!
Have you seen
The part you are?
Own your chance
Claim your gift
Live your turn
No strings attached
This is your time!
Perfectly Imperfect
Born from the vision of perfection
Bestowed assets for growth
Granted divinely devised protectors
With little awareness
Of the inner perfected treasure
The search for purpose begins
Through play
Learning and toil
The misleading snowballs
Acquisitions and merges
For relations, materials and knowledge
Take precedence over simple truths
Further and further
‘Til the connection so weak
‘Knowing’ is replaced with mere ‘belief’
Yet is not the pain of imperfection
That drives to satiate the thirst for perfection
That which leads back to perfection?
With the roll and rumble
The discontent and stumbles
The empty shell seeks a refuge
In the silence and once alone
With the most real of sounds
The One true friend comes to light
So long as there’s motion
The stir to find, and most of all
The open heart
The magnetic connection of the perfect and imperfect
Draw together, seeking each other
As after all, that was
The intended perfect play!
Divine Prayer
With each beat of your heart
Feel the swell
Let your eyes smart
And fill the well
The pound of gratitude
Can be soundless
As the torrent of tears
Can be boundless
Your heart maybe buried
Covered and cosseted
But your eyes will shine
The divine sublime
A prayer from the heart
So thankful and tender
Even with closed eyes
The message could not be clearer
Photo: Marta Voodica Closek
Ordinary to Extraordinary
From child to adult
Tantrums and triumphs
Explorations to exhibitions
Delving in books
Exploring the possibilities
Discovering the unbelievable
Dreams being planted
Passions evoked
Worthiness unquestionable
Trials and tribulations
Successes and successors
All necessary forces
Failure or conquest
Lessons are learnt
Purpose evolving
Formation of character
Revelation of spirit
Eruption of heart
From moment to moment
Feeling the essence
Learning the jive
No goal to reach
Prize is constant
With unlocking of now
If ever ordinary
Can go to extraordinary
This is how!!
In your honor Roshan, pleasure to witness your becoming!
Secret Garden
Have you been
To the garden of secrets?
Where no gates occlude
And entrance has no fee?
Yet so arduous the journey
As the demon mind
Makes mighty strife
Torturing throughout this life!
With deep dark canyons
Tangling ravines
Needing to be assailed,
And no companion to take.
Yet with the drop of the eyelids
The journey can be swift,
Simple, clear and direct
Right into your inner Eden.
With a gentle beckoning each day
From a distant yet close
Fragrance and aura
There the divine garden awaits.
To flourish and flower
With your visitation
As that is all that’s needed.
You are the key
To your very own treasure
Yet you too are
The barricade blocking your way!
Choose your path,
Towards or away
Lonesome and hard,
Or simple and majestically serene.
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