by Animesh
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Dedicated to my Beloved Guru
— the Peerless Seer-Poet —
Sri Chinmoy
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Volume 12
1
We are pearl divers,
In search of illusion in
A handful of sand.
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2
The unspoken word
Can be far more powerful
Than the speech itself.
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3
Doubt is always on
Its hurried way to crossroads
Of indecision.
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4
Folded within the
Wings of paper cranes are peace
Prayers for the world.
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5
At the court, there was
Fanfare, jesters, choirs and
Fine tennis matches!
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6
There, see them frolic —
Whales in untamed majesty
Ruling their domain.
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7
So little time, and
So much to do before the
Sunset fades from view.
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8
Such a blessed puppy —
With his wide innocent eyes —
Held in arms of love.
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9
Caught in the endless
Cycle of life’s urgencies —
Leaves no time to dream.
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10
Let me drift among
Your sweet thoughts for a time, to
Clear my troubled mind.
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11
Everyday our Lord
Offers a delicate new
Flower to our hearts.
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12
You are my Super-
Hero, for each day you
Save me from myself.
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A blessingful hand
Wipes my brow, and lo! all my
Worries disappear.
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14
An avalanche of
Life’s assaults — yet Grace preserves
Our inner being.
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15
Colours swept from the
Glistening palette of the
Celestial artist!
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16
The Creator in
His dreaming created the
Imponderable.
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17
Let us try to bring
A sprinkle of water to
Dry and dusty ground.
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18
Do send them forth, those
Warriors of Light into
Every dark shadow.
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19
O, when the moon smiles,
The world can rest its weary
Heart and tired mind!
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20
An untroubled soul
Goes about its way, with no
Care for world affairs.
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21
To run at high speed
And yet to keep in time with
The pace of silence.
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22
If the moon is not
Smiling today, how is it
The fault of the moon?
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23
God will always find
Ways to help us — sometimes in
Miraculous ways!
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24
Let us keep our hearts
Open to hear the whispers
Of a distant call.
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25
Memories fade, like
Sketches on old parchment, yet
The essence remains.
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26
Our hearts want to be
God’s goodwill ambassadors
To humanity.
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27
Doubt, worry and fear —
Desperate stowaways that
Hide among our thoughts.
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28
Joy of youth — to run
A breathless mile with every
Ounce of freedom spent.
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29
To establish peace
Within ourselves — perhaps most
Difficult of all.
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30
Footprints on the shore
Washed away by evening’s tide
A lifetime ago.
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31
We fly together,
On wings of haiku — so much
Beauty to explore.
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32
We can always add
A drop of joy to the sum
Of world happiness.
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33
At the edge of the
Event horizon, time stops
And new worlds begin.
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34
In this morning’s news
There was not one mention of
Your miracle-touch.
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35
Unconditional
Love in the eyes of a child
Is a gift from God.
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36
How to explain, when
The unthinkable becomes
The unspeakable?
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37
Indivisible
Is the pristine beauty of
An innocent smile.
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38
I dream of walking
The Coromandel Coast in
The land of temples.
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39
If only the world
Were perfect, we could create
A utopia!
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40
Our hearts can solve the
Mystery of life — but not
In the way we think.
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41
Our life on earth, by
Mere dint of its existence
Deserves our applause.
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42
By your divine gift
A secret treasure has been
Unlocked within me.
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43
Clouds part — as blue skies
Sport and revel in the arc
Of world happiness.
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44
We arrange words on
A page, yet the miracle
Of Light sets them free.
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45
We do not have to
Follow the ways of the world,
When our heart guides us.
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46
Blessed are those who
Silently bear their load and
Still offer a smile.
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47
We share a knowing,
A caring, deep and safe, with
The souls of our friends.
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48
If mountains could speak
They would tell of your glory,
Then, to silence fall.
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49
Two gratitude tears —
One for Your Will; and one, that
I may obey You.
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50
We brave the dark storm
And hold our direction fast,
For our goal is near!
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51
If a frog enjoys
The pond, then let him swim — and
Let the songbirds sing!
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52
Gaze in wonder, a
Trillion suns light the night — when
Did it all begin?
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53
An eternal thread
Joins our self-giving moments
In God’s heart-garland.
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54
The choice to walk the
Noble path of truth — therein
Lies our destiny.
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55
Our pure hearts shun the
Frantic race to the top and
Its hollow success.
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56
On the delicate
Cusp of heavenly wonder,
Poetry roams free.
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57
If we listen, we
Will still hear the sound of your
God-strides sprinting by.
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58
The vision of oneness
Akbar set in play so long
Ago, still lives on.
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59
In the betweening,
In the slip of moments, hides
The magic of time.
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60
Perhaps, the wistful
River knows where its dreams new
And old come and go.
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61
Birds of the forest
Sing a serenade to peace
For a world unseen.
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62
Even blindfolded
The tight-rope walker knows he
Has eyes in his feet.
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63
Grace sustains us each
And every second of our
God-surrender lives.
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64
Tears in the wasteland
Fall silent, yet resound in
Sympathetic hearts.
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65
When youth has run its
Race, there is no time to wait
For age to catch us.
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66
The first word, the first
Note, the first stroke, the first step —
Who knows where they lead?
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67
Even though we seek
Solitude, deep in silence,
We are not alone.
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68
God steps softly through
Time, not wanting to disturb
Our past or future.
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69
When we were children,
We would sing carols by heart
Long into the night.
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70
‘Tis the season of
Peace — of giving, receiving,
And of becoming.
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71
You beckon us to
Explore the inner heights of
Worlds beyond knowing.
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72
By Grace, we are not
Bound to the past, the present,
Nor to the future.
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73
When our eyes are lost
In illusion, how can we
Hope to see Your form?
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74
In early dawn light
A soul- bird wings atop a
Lake of tranquil dreams.
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75
O my precious heart
Where are you, when I need you
To guide my footsteps?
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76
The world drifts on
An ocean of uncertainty —
You, are my lifeline!
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77
In this life, let us
Offer our gratitude to
All those of goodwill.
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78
One day we will know —
We are all being drawn to
The cosmic centre.
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79
The world would be so
Much better, if more people
Were like Paddington!
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80
When it is said in
Heaven, it is done on earth.
In God’s perfect time.
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81
With our own hands we
Try to shape our lives —until
Hands divine save us.
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82
When false gods rule the
World with conflict and fire,
God Himself appears.
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83
In the evening of
Our lives, we need to make sure
The light is turned on.
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84
At sunset, the sky
Is blessed by the crimson wings
Of eternity.
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85
We can never ask
Our true friends too many times —
How are you going?
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86
A new light appears
In heaven — home, is earth’s spark
Of humility.
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87
We are not alone
In our wondering — surely
God knows our questions.
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88
A faint breeze rippling
Across fields of green
Carries us with it.
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89
All in a moment,
Lifetimes pass, yet our sacred
Connection remains.
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90
It is the eve of
The New Year and our hearts turn
To heavenward dreams.
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91
Long before all hope
Seems lost, God has already
Sent a rescue party.
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92
In the still hours,
In silence, in calm — the voice
Of the soul’s prayer.
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93
So rare and precious
Is the gift you shared with us —
Your devoted life.
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94
Our Beloved has
Been waiting for your return
To His golden realm.
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95
May God’s tears of Joy
Forever bless our hearts, in
Memory of you.
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96
If eternity
Could be held in a single
Heartbeat — let it be.
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97
If infinity
Could be caught in a single
Teardrop — let it be.
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98
If a single smile
Could claim immortality —
Therefore, let it be!
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99
From where did you come
O peace crane; where will you go
As you spread your wings?
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100
You have heard the last
Call home and you leave us love,
O crane of our hearts.
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