Time Hindi Poems

In my kitchen's grasp, where spices hop free,
Whispers of our memories, in each recipe.
Khichdi's humble grace, a bow to our roots,
In grains and lentils, tradition...

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In tertiary times, when two continents adrift
Titanically collided to tectonically uplift
The gasping ocean floor
Resurrected up once more
Left the water for the land;
Five miles high it...

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Who knew the exact time and how
The day came for my play's final bow?
The span was compact
I ran for just one act
The encore - now...

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Manu strolled to his stainless sink
To wash his hands and have a think.

He reached for soap, a bar was handy,
A square pink cake that looked...

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A seven day event 
Based on African descent 
Culminating in giving gifts and a large feast
Based on African festivals ranging from the West to the...

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So I write, I write and I write. 
I like to write. 
I like to write so I write.
There is no purpose 
There is no...

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I
At home with Shankara & Ramanuja
As with Spinoza, Kant, and Buber
Seventy years on earth, to 1950, heir
To Thought of East, West, 'Father Nature'
Fought for Independent...

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I
The Formless emanates forms
One is many ... Things
Spirit is Living Word
Hiding me under Wings

II
Brahma and Atma, Unity
Despite all the diversity
Do not dismiss Ambiguity
For Father, Son,...

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He sits in solitude except for the incoherent yelling in the next room.
The yelling is accompanied by the high pitch shrill of breaking glass and...

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Ek waqt tha jab main waqt ki parwah na karti thi, 
Aaj ussi waqt ke liye aankhein nam ho gyi, 
Kash is waqt me us...

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I wanted to write & testify, one-time suicidal Dr. Anil Deo, is reborn during second half-century on earth! Yes, Jesus is real to me, to...

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Death
by Rabindranath Tagore
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
 
You who are the final fulfillment of life,
Death, my Death, come and whisper to me!
Day after day...

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I
Ayanda is a Zulu name (A to Z already), my daughter
Brindha is her aunt in KwaZulu-Natal, my "sister" - remember -
Calling cousins siblings is common...

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See No Evil 

Not all are alike. 
Some are mean and nasty. 
Some have motives. 
Some don't care. 

They fought in court, 
They tumbled dry...

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Patience
by Rabindranath Tagore
loose translation by Michael R. Burch

If you refuse to speak, I will fill my heart with your silence and endure it.
I will remain...

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