Journey Within
...Like an eagle I soar and spin,
Hover over the skies within;
Searching something hidden for long,
Whence my life, like the Om, prolong;
Incessantly tuning...
A million stars of virtues shine,
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Categories:
sacred fig, journey, self,
Form: ABC
That Indian Sweet Almond Tree
...It stood magnificently in front of our Churchyard,
Like the sacred fig tree before any temple-yard;
My going to church, as a boy, had no other reason,
Than picking all bird-dropped fruits, as a mi...
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Categories:
sacred fig, life, muse, tree,
Form: Free verse
Fear
...Will these nests of sparrows go so empty?
And these sacred fig trees ever get dried?
If eagles need to build their nests trendy,
Will these nests of sparrows go so empty?
Should little birds get ...
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Categories:
sacred fig, fear,
Form: Triolet
An Indian Spring
...Living through long winter of northern India with nostalgic feelings of grace, peace, and comfort; traveling around to places where one could breathe a sigh of relief - ‘God’s own country’, Churches,...
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Categories:
sacred fig, spring,
Form: Haibun
The Ships Have Set Sail
...Silently waiting amidst the full moon's sink'd smile,
Farfetch’d upon the grazing winds of steeping mountains,
Seemingly dead eyes, tear’d and wash’d and wash’d,
Flow of glaciers and broken crevasse ...
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Categories:
sacred fig, imagination, life,
Form: I do not know?