The wild songbird
cannot live without
the freedom of sky
but remembers to return
to where the birdlover
freely leaves grains and water
offered in love
December 2007, India
Spiritual Poetry
Wildflower
The wildflower blooming in the field
slowly dying in a vase
like a handful of sand
it slips away from the tight grasp
Even a beautiful golden cage
cannot contain the lost freedom of sky
for a songbird
June 2007, Bucharest
Open Windows
Once I have opened
the windows of my heart
and the bright rays of sunlight
have flooded it with soft golden colors
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Glancing to the mirror
When I am swimming deep in the Spirit Current
every thought is heard and received
as an offering of beauty that leaves no trace
as watercolors of sunset glowing on clouds
When I drift into the World’s babbling Stream
I create beauty, not for the silent Listener
but for myself – a beautiful story to fall in love with
constant glances to the mirror
Peppermint drop
A poem
is a thought of beauty
shared between souls
It is not like ordinary bread
chewed and swallowed
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Oasis
In the barrenness of dry desert
Longing for water is overwhelming
When at last
the oasis is found
We desperately drink from the first cup offered
and cling to it
as a drowning man would cling to a rope Read more
Butterfly
Butterfly,
trapped in your cocoon
of protection
a restless desire for freedom
struggles to break free;
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Ista Mantra
I want to give You
my breath, my life
My every moment
saturated in the hum of Your song.
How many countless lives
in mosquito droning,
in stream babble,
in fluttering tree leaves
have I been dancing through your creation,
blindly whirling to Your irresistable flute? Read more