A Letter To Brajendra Kr Brahma
nwi gedema khonthaigiri---
ang jebla nwngkow gwswkhanw
ang khonthai lirnw najayw
nwi gedema saoraigiri---
ang jebla maba lirnw layw
nwngkownw gwswkhangw
nwi gedema bijirgiri---
ang jebla maba sannw layw
nwngni sansrikow gwswkhangw
ang nwngni sansri poraibai
nwngni bijirnai naibai
ang nwngni khonthai aoraibai
nwngni jiu foraibai ang
arw ang swlwngbai lirnw
sansrinw swlwngbai beseba ang
okrangjwng sunai sunai
lwithwjwng sunai sunai
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Categories:
brahma, for him,
Form: Ode
Brahma Iii
Brahma III
The frivolous life lives vainly
looking at a phantom, chasing after illusion;
men accuse one another thinking their life is real,
fight each other thinking they are existing. Today as well,
I wander in the valley of maya(1) upholding a banner of avidya.(2)
When I see blooms
dance joyfully in the air with butterfly.
When I see flowers wilted
I
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Categories:
brahma, life, philosophy, religious,
Form: I do not know?
Brahma Ii
—Brahma eva idam visvam(1)—
A life neither has beginning because beginning is Brahma
or end because end is Brahma, it rides on a wagon named Karma(2)
and goes as a wheel whirls.
I came to this very spot becoming a sun, a moon and the stars
following the stream which carries anguish, and one day
I must cross; since it’s
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Categories:
brahma, anxiety, metaphor, philosophy, religious,
Form: I do not know?
Brahma I
If Brahma is Brahma I also am Brahma,
then why am I wandering on a not real way
holding something I don’t know in my hand?
I can lead my life toward good
because everything is Brahma, but I can live
an evil life as well because everything comes from my ego.
If Brahma is Brahma I can cross
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Categories:
brahma, life, metaphor, philosophy, religious,
Form: I do not know?
Dream of Brahma
I sleep
I dream
dream of Brahma
or does Brahma dream me?
I am
a drop
of water in a vast ocean
I love
I dream
which is the dream?
which is the dreamer?
or is both an illusion?
I am told
everything happens
for a reason
There is this woman
we love
a thing to be done
Maybe illusion
is the first
of all pleasures
Love can be magic
magic can sometimes
just be an
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Categories:
brahma, philosophy,
Form: Free verse
Brahma Dark
Death rides a pale horse, it is often quoted
to resurrecting bitter memories it is devoted
But the killer of dreams is Brahma dark
and with a twist of its head, hits its mark
I’ve ridden the memories until I’ve about lost count
Sometimes I wonder which of us is actually keeping score
and I’d gladly welcome that pale mount
just to
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Categories:
brahma, cowboy-western, death, introspection, life,
Form: Cowboy Poetry
Brahma Ballet
To a Bullfighter & a Brahma
All the arena is a stage
Each tap & twist leaves them surprised
As the crowd sits mesmerized
In baggy, tattered pants & paint
With athletic grace to the left he’ll feint
Taking the lead in a dangerous dance
Knowing he’s a cowboy’s only chance
This Brahma ballet is danced every night
Amidst the dust, the noise &
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Categories:
brahma, adventure, animals, cowboy-western, life,
Form: Cowboy Poetry