Category: Poems
the bird sings because it has a poem
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Your Gaze
When your gaze enters mine rivers of radiance run through my veins My heart blooms – a flower whose fragrance is light Sudden showers of power flood mind and memory like monsoon rain time stops only LOVE exists Reality reveals the world is a field of luminous bliss I do not know how or when that furtive curtain falls back in and our seeming separation makes me crave your gaze again to glimpse infinity. – by Rama Devi Nina (USA)
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Witnessing…
The sun shining bright The air getting warm and light The birds singing cheerfully The bees dancing playfully The trees wearing colored lace The greens swaying with grace The flowers opening their perfumed heart All living creatures having a new start The day staying up late The sky kissing its mate The moon smiling at Mother Earth While she enjoys her rebirth For what is happening, only love can bring And to my heart, Your Divine Love is spring. – by Nisrine (Lebanon)
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Thy Plays
O! AMMA, the Embodiment of Pure Unconditional Love Om Avyaja Karuna Poora Pooritha Thy plays remove the hidden sorrows, Even as the wind dispels thick clouds. Thou art the Universal Father and Mother, Whose unconditional love flows perinnially, Even to the most insignificant creature, Embracing all, Thou art the Purifier verily. O! AMMA, the Embodiment of Pure Unconditional Love Om Bhavanamathra Samthusta Hridayini Thy plays remove the hidden sorrows, Even as the wind dispels thick clouds. Thy divine austere life shows the way to all, To find fulfillment in sacrifice and service, Forsaking filthy sensual desires that create hatred, And…
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Amma the computer technician
If each soul was born, with an internal ‘spirit computer’, then my Guru would be the one, who overhauls my operating system, and upgrades software, with appropriate updates She gives periodic memory boosts as well When my system crashes she gets it running smoothly again– always A master technician in the arena of soul the Guru is Grace personified Sometimes it hurts… tweaks pokes purifying fires rearranging wires deleting desires… My mind gets tired! But all I have to do is keep my power turned on and allow surgical intervention (as needed) After the repair job’s complete it’s neat how…
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Radiant One
O radiant one, your face is ever etched inside my heart and never fades away; it’s always fresh and never fails to fetch my mind from places it might tend to stray, but were it not for your beguiling grace. Your lustrous eyes have mesmerized my soul. A gesture of your hand–my sight will trace and adulate–your movements make me whole. Your incandescent smile’s my sword and shield against all force of doubt or cynicism in battle to compel my soul to yield to apathy, conceding inner schism. As incense wafts my prayers to the skies, with love, my spirit…
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Lead me
I am silent and still, trying to listen to you… Hoping to hear you speak to my heart… Wishing I was flawless, perfect and pure, Wondering what life trials I’m destined to endure. Constant effort… Constant thirst… Constantly striving to put you first. Feeling unsettled, like something is not right, It is a spiritual war and I’m ready to fight. Calm my spirit Lord, point to me the right direction, Hold me in your hands Lord, so to you I remain true, Clean me, hold me, Lead me away from the darkness of death. by Anagha Sharan
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I bow at your feet
O Divine Mother, whose grace guides my steps, I bow at your feet O Divine Mother, whose blessings are showering upon me, I bow at your feet O Divine Mother, whose teachings bring me up, I bow at your feet O Divine Mother, who erases the dust that covers my eyes, I bow at your feet O Divine Mother, whose gracious smile caresses my heart, I bow at your feet O Divine Mother, whose sun lightens the darkness in my soul, I bow at your feet O Divine Mother, whose compassion makes my life worth to be lived, I bow…
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In the depth of the night
In the depth of the night There came a shining light Calling me to emerge from darkness And to let go of my blindness Tears of joy I shed Under Your starry sky Words of love I read In the stars so high The wonder You brought back In a world where all was black The child in me You embraced And I was just amazed I was reborn in Your ocean of Love You gave me wings to fly as a dove Your peace I try to live Your example I wish to give And though in my path…
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The beginning & end
I was crying for help, and You answered me I was yearning to walk straight, and You taught me I was searching for a shelter, and You fetched me I was looking for a reason to live, and You gave it to me I was wondering who’s steps to follow, and Yours called me I wanted to let go of sorrow and pain, and Your presence showed me I was looking for joy, and Your smile uplifted me I was craving for love, and Your embrace fulfilled me I was lost in the wild, and You found me… For You…