by Animesh
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Dedicated to my Beloved Guru
— the Peerless Seer-Poet —
Sri Chinmoy
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Volume 5
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At the core of life’s
Hurried pace, we hope to find
Our moment of stillness.
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2
Down through the ages
We have looked upon the stars
In search of ourselves.
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3
With cheerfulness, like
A bird, we lift and glide on
Life’s inner currents.
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You are the silence
Of the beyond, held close by
The presence of God.
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From dawn till dusk, we
Wend our weary way — still, the
Caravan moves on.
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6
For a brief moment
We take pause and breathe in the
Poetry of life.
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The scent of flowers
Caught by the early spring breeze —
A heart-blossom smile.
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When the harsh winds of
Fate retreat, a soft breeze from
Heaven soothes our souls.
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9
We are refugees
Of the soul, seeking the safe
Haven of the heart.
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10
On majestic wings
Of white swans rising, we soar
To the silent heights.
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11
I love the gentle
Beauty of nature’s prayers
At dawn and sunset.
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12
In every loss there
Is something to gain, in this
World of to and fro.
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13
Your gaze is set far
Beyond the transparent crowd,
To behold the One.
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14
When I think I have
Nothing else to offer, God
Creates something new.
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15
We follow our heart’s
Inspiration to the edge
Of silence and back.
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16
A poem just for
You, from the silent ocean
Vast to which I flew.
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17
A rare and wondrous
Heart of beauty can comfort
All life’s tears and pains.
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18
You spoke the royal
Language of God, no common
Man had heard before.
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19
I have searched throughout
The ages, and yet you were
Hidden in plain sight!
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20
The pendulum of
Time, swings in constant motion
In your sacred hands.
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To ponder — the mist
In the morning stillness rising
Revealing the day.
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You are a life of
Constant self-giving light that
Never dims with time.
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Drawn by the soft song
Of twilight, my heart seeks your
Call of evening calm.
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24
Blessed are those who,
With a drop of their own joy,
Twinkle our sad eyes.
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25
You chose to make your
Home in New York, and my heart
Chose to live there too.
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26
I remember still
Rounding the final bend; and
The sprint to the line.
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27
Cast aside our fears,
And throw our doubts to the wind.
We were born to fly!
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28
Like the light from a
Distant star you gave us
Your heart — aeons ago.
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We climb together,
Reaching for inspired words
To couch the silence.
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The ancient fields of
Battle are long gone yet still,
The wildflowers grow.
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By the ocean calm —
Worries are swept afar on
Warm inner eddies.
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Let us not forget
Each other’s divinity —
Deep within our hearts.
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A divine drama,
Unpenned, plays out before the
Eye of the poet.
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The stage is set;
The cast readies in the wings;
The curtain rises.
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The poet commits
The first word to the page, and —
The audience sings!
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36
You have come again
From the beacon rim of the
Unknown horizon.
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I will follow you
For all the days left to me
On earth and beyond.
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A humble oneness-
Exchange makes both the giver
And receiver smile.
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Nothing enchants me
More, than to feel your God-smile
Deep inside my heart.
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40
In an expanding
Universe of hope, we rise
To meet our promise.
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41
Our modern minds can
Never outsmart the heart-light
Of ancient wisdom.
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42
O conqueror of
Hearts, liberator of minds,
Where are you this day?
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43
You are there in the
Soft hush between each breath to
Still the silence more.
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44
Your divine footsteps
Alight upon my heart, as
Gentle as teardrops.
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There is no need for
Words, when our hearts are flooded
With the same sweet smiles.
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46
A bough of gentle
Blossoms arcs and swings and sweeps
In the warm spring air.
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If I close my eyes
And think of you, no other
Thoughts can claim my mind.
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48
In silence and in
Action, you revealed to us
The ineffable.
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49
If I could write till
The end of time, I would place
Each word at your feet.
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50
From the beginning
Our hearts journeyed together,
The gratitude path.
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51
The One who passed us
The torch, now cheers us on to
Carry His heart-flame.
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52
Our hearts will ever
Sing the prayer melodies
You once sang for us.
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53
Alone, we turn the
Final page and deliver
Our soliloquy.
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54
Your face of beauty
Rare, your form of lustre light.
From no earthly realm.
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Your gentle beauty
Touched my heart this morning, and
A new world opened.
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I smiled when you smiled —
O sweet memory recalled
Over and again.
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God created a
Priceless life of goodness from
Your self-giving heart.
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More beautiful than
The unfolding smile of a
Dreaming universe.
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Just one thought of You
And my heart is swept up in
Your boundless delight.
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How many oceans
Of gratitude, to thank you
For your divine gifts?
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61
In the temperate
Hours of dawn — a morning
Rose — teardrops of joy.
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In a work-a-day
World of scurry and worry,
Where has beauty gone?
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We carry with us
Prayers of the still moment,
From our silence heart.
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To claim, only to
Lose again — the illusion
Of necessity.
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To slice the perfect
Water fine — the oar itself
Lost in the moment.
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Your feet once trod where
Petals now fall — a gentle
Touch on sacred ground.
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I feel your presence
And I know that you are near —
Closest to my heart.
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For a moment, when
I think of all I owe you,
I can think no more.
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As my prayerful heart
Is hushed to silence, only
Gratitude remains.
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Could heaven be more
Enchanting than the world of
Light, you brought to earth?
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My eyes search for you
In the cloudless skies of the
Heaven-touched summit.
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Everyone who was
Anyone was invited.
But no one turned up!
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The heart would not go
Without the soul — and the mind,
Just could not decide!
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In search of a dream
We braved the cruel and brooding
Desert wilderness.
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By where I walk — the
Dazzling hour before sunset —
Soon comes night’s calm fall.
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On wings of angels
We encircle the globe with
The colour of Grace.
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If my memory
Serves me well, our paths first crossed
Centuries ago.
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Let us make most of
Times of trouble, when the world
Is beyond control.
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You can never fail
While our hearts are all for you —
Ready and willing!
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I trace the subtle,
Ways of the heart, to a place
Of rarified beauty.
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Blessed by the new moon,
Our sweet hopes ride high on the
Glistening spring tide.
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Your heart can distill
A sea of sound into a
Drop of pure silence.
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The immovable
And the immutable — the
Clash of weight and will.
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In me, you have kept
Your sacred promise — in You,
I have kept my faith.
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85
How could I ever
Forget, that we have journeyed
So far together?
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86
Deep in your heart of
Silence, your soul-birds wing free
The welkin blue vast.
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87
To take each loss as
A gain, then nothing lost when
We begin again.
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Your heart of beauty
Carries you lightly across
A sea of troubles.
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Everything that binds
Us can be broken, save your
Hold of precious love.
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The warm summer of
The heart is fast approaching —
And winter retreats!
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We sing when our minds
And hearts play together at
Your compassion feet.
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92
The palanquin of
The mind is beyond the touch
Of humility.
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We strive and we thrive.
Within each task — a sacred
Opportunity.
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All in a heartbeat
You appear, as if you had
Always been with me.
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Each day these precious
Poems from a world beyond
Find their home in You.
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96
Why pace the lonely
Corridors of the mind, when
God calls us to play?
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97
When we are granted
A special gift, God wants us
To share it freely.
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98
Long ago we chose
To join your Himalayan
Expedition team.
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99
In a brief moment,
I caught hope’s light smiling through
Skies of mist and grey.
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100
Your enigmatic
Life continues to defy
World expectation.
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