Hermann Hesse translation of 'Secretly We Thirst'
...Hermann Hesse English Translations
Secretly We Thirst…
by Hermann Hesse
from The Glass Bead Game
translation by Michael R. Burch
Charismatic, spiritual, with the gracefulness of arabesques,
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Categories:
brahmans, birth, dance, death, dream,
Form: Free verse
Siddhartha translation by Michael R Burch
...Siddhartha (The Buddha)
by Hermann Hesse
translation by Michael R. Burch
In the house-shade,
by the sunlit riverbank beyond the bobbing boats,
in the Salwood forest’s deep shade,
beneath the...
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Categories:
brahmans, boat, father son, friend,
Form: Free verse
A Charming Quandary
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"A Charming Quandary"
Pieces of thy heart
were fed to nourish thee
a charming quandary
seeks the purveyor
of all things seeking thee
inside the hungry
I Am
sits ...
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Categories:
brahmans, muse,
Form: Free verse
The Answer To Complaint Part 4
...Nor Usman’s treasure-chest you own, Nor Ali’s empty bowl,
With spirits of such great forbears, What kinship has your soul?
The honoured of their times, they lived, For theirs was true iman,
You li...
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Categories:
brahmans, allah, faith,
Form: Heroic Couplet
The Wrath of God
...The fireplace kindle in the moonlight.
I am along deciphering the mind’s eye.
God is here with me tonight.
The popping flame was a yellow reddish fire.
The wood burned and the smell was a delig...
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Categories:
brahmans, character, spoken word, strength,
Form: Epic
People Us We He She Highschool Galaxies
...People
Us
We
He
She
What is the Universe but
A galaxy of People
Of rock
A spinning mess
A vortex, Of life, and death
But never expectant of what will occur next
Cuz people
Us
We
we us...
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Categories:
brahmans, historyworld, people, people, high
Form: I do not know?
Vasava - An Untold Story 7/Many
...Vasava –An untold Story 7/ Many
The Palace of Magadh was thrilling with the joy of Utsava*
Every one from ministers to its court digni...
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Categories:
brahmans, life, love, musicday, day,
Form: Free verse