by Animesh
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Dedicated to my Beloved Guru
— the Peerless Seer-Poet —
Sri Chinmoy
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Volume 1
1
A silent footfall
Enters the heart-palace today.
From where did it come?
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2
In search of your smile
I wander the mountains vast.
Perhaps, the next turn?
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3
All along, your smile
Is hidden inside the depths
Of my heart-garden.
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4
A whisper breath echoes
In the universal sound
Of creation’s dawn.
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5
The unfolding smile
And self-offering beauty
Of lotus petals.
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6
A whisper caught by
The morning breeze is carried
For a thousand miles.
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Every day I place
A flower at your heart’s door.
Just to give you Joy.
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From where did it come,
This slow, gentle change of course?
Of course, from your smile!
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9
A single moment
Of your divine blessing presence,
Holds eternity.
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10
Neither this nor that,
My oneness-life believer,
Can keep me from you.
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11
To our golden goal,
Far beyond our earthly dreams,
Our course is charted.
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12
I carry your smile
In silence, inside my heart.
Forever, always.
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13
When you are crying,
How can I possibly sleep?
Your tears are my tears.
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14
God believes in Joy,
At each precious moment
He inspires us.
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15
Because of your faith,
If the ground shifts below me,
In you, I am safe.
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16
Inspiration divine
Did you slowly turn to say,
Good morning again?
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17
If you were a bird
Gliding the heavens above,
Take my heart with you.
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18
It takes no time for
Your oneness-heart to reach me.
Nothing is faster.
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19
When you descended
From Heaven’s celestial realm
You brought earth real hope.
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20
Each day I bow and,
Each day I pray and now I,
Bow again to Thee.
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21
I speak, you listen.
I do not speak, you listen.
As our prayers rise.
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22
I remain silent.
And yet you listen, as our
Prayers never fall.
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23
Trading our worries
In the marketplace of fears.
No buyers today?
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24
Spending our freedom
In the garden of self-offering.
Business is booming!
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25
Perhaps beauty knows
Never to speak of itself
When God is speaking.
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26
I hear your voice call,
Though silence is your language.
Should I say something?
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How shall I ponder
Imponderability?
In silence beauty!
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28
I cup my hope-hands
To catch the afternoon rain,
Only for a drop.
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29
With my heart open,
The gentle morning shower
Floods my grateful life.
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30
Did I come only
To speak of self-importance?
Never! No! Never!
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31
The window of my
Opportunity life’s dream
Opens so briefly.
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Just for you I write
My prayer dreams across the sky
For your heart to read.
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How can I thank you?
Only inspiration wings
Lift heart-hopes so high.
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On a cloudless night
Look up, as the cold air smiles
Moonlight fills your eyes.
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By God’s Grace alone
O purity flower sweet,
You exist on earth.
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Each joyful second
I recall your memory,
My heart smiles and smiles.
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My thoughts sail to you.
On sky-blue heart-currents high.
As clouds disappear.
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38
I place these flowers,
As gratitude offerings,
At your feet supreme.
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39
Come again often.
You need no invitation,
My heart’s oneness-friend.
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40
I scale the high pass
And from the plateau of dreams,
I see your face divine.
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I give my word to
Honour you, I give my words,
To love you, I give.
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42
As a delicate
Butterfly lands so softly,
I feel your presence.
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43
In a wordless world
Silence patiently waits, yet
The haiku remain.
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44
The light of your soul’s
Sweetness-charm-glow, brightens all.
Who can turn away?
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45
As water shapes stone,
Over centuries, God shapes
Life’s bitter losses.
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46
From a single drop
Of joy, we learn life’s lessons
Within an instant!
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47
Gently take my hand
And lift me from my slumber.
To your smile I wake.
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We can dream to live
The dreams of self-transcendence
Because we can dream.
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Your purity heart
Is an ocean before me.
Vast and eternal.
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50
How truly precious
Is your sacred devotion,
Each living second!
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51
As a single smile
Offers its prayer to heaven,
A lotus opens.
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52
Obstruction! Halt play!
We take the penalty shot!
Hostile forces — nil!
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53
Your silence draws me
To the gentle forest near.
To watch snowflakes fall.
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54
Who inspires whom,
To reach for the highest branch —
The feet or the hands?
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55
The finite cannot
Separate us from our life’s
Infinite oneness.
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Our captain is here,
Our sails are set fast and true.
Hope-boat do take us!
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Because of your love
My heart draws me ever close
To your gentle smile.
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Each human being,
Is a poem written by God
Yet we fail to hear.
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Each divine thought,
Is a poem waiting to be
Recited by God.
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We follow, always
In your divine footfalls
Wherever you lead.
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We are all cosmic
Travellers in search of worlds
Unknown and unseen.
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With my heart, I cross
The boundlessness of time
To feel your presence.
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We have set our hopes
Upon an ocean of dreams.
And yet, we must try.
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In a fleeting sweep,
We span the arc of the stars.
Yet fail to see them.
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I always forget
Yet, you forgive me, only
Do not forget me.
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66
Where do I go, where?
I repair to your heart-home,
When I need refuge.
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You hold devotion
So closely as you approach
Your inner temple.
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Just for a moment
Pretend God does not exist.
What a Graceless world!
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69
In the early hours,
When the world is still and calm,
I repeat your name.
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In a thousand years
I could not ever repay
Your heart’s kindness gifts.
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Please do pray for me
As each day I pray for you.
With my heart of Joy.
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72
The world’s mask and stage,
May fade with passing time, yet
Your name will remain.
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A flower now grows,
On the ancient battlefields.
Life remains the same.
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I love the stillness
Meditation-dawn
Before day’s first rush.
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Far from life’s turmoil
You seek a haven for me.
In your heart, I rest.
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Centuries ago
I saw you for the first time.
Souls can not forget.
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Long have we travelled.
From far-off lands, we have come
To offer our gifts.
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At court-side I watch
Your effortless strokes of grace.
You win — game, set, match!
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Each divine blossom
Brings Heaven’s blessings closer
To lift earth higher.
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80
O my Lord Supreme,
Your smile of Delight will change
The face of the world.
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81
Cherry blossoms drift
On the warm eddies of spring —
Falling and lifting.
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By sun and by stars
We travel, tracing our path
Across the unknown.
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My heart is your heart.
Down through the ages we sing —
Your heart is my heart.
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Indivisible!
We are our oneness-hope-dream
Transcending earth-time.
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85
Deep within each poem
There is another poem
Just for you alone.
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86
Adored by the gods,
Your inner beauty is rare
In this world of ours.
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87
On roads untravelled
The caravan of pilgrims
Chart their secret way.
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Ultimately, no
Earthly praise can equal God’s
Appreciation.
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89
Late afternoon sky —
A sweep of cascading birds
Captures my heart’s breath.
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90
In silence, I go
To gather poems written
Long ago for you.
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91
The divine forces
Are rallying on the
Horizon — come!
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92
The battle is near.
The forces of Light align.
And the conches sound.
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93
Charioteers charge.
Elephants call to the sky,
As lightning flashes.
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94
Earth quakes with thunder.
And darkness trembles in fear.
Soon, its fate is sealed.
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Despair is nowhere.
Doubt cowers in the shadows,
And pride slinks away!
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96
When the dust of war
Settles, all is silent, save
The Victory conch.
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97
Time has washed the plains.
Yet, Kurukshetra lives on
In Indian hearts.
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From Heaven’s summit,
Cascades of pure light descend
Into poetry.
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99
One more divine thought,
One more flower offering,
One more inner smile.
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100
My heart’s wings spread, and
Chase a flock of inspired thoughts.
Across the sky’s end.
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