Rain

I ran in the rain
Down to the mango grove tonight
Where we used to twirl together
And you had already left.
All that remained
were your footprints
Still fresh in the hardened mud
Of those favorite stomping grounds.
There were still a few ducks
Resting under
Our favorite Mango tree,
The One
Where I  found you
Lost in ecstasy.
The ducks were very clear
Tonight
when I asked why you had left,
Despite the quick retreat,
They said you were still dancing
as you went away
and you were soft and gentle when you said,
"I have many important things to do for now,
but tell him I'll be back someday soon."
Then,

You kissed each one
upon their heads
and  climbed onto
a fortunate tree,
embraced the bark
for quite some time and
then smiled and said
Goodbye with great affection,
before twirling off
in your sweet new found direction.
I wish I was there
when you had left
to gently take the leaves
out from your hair,
and say a long goodbye.
(And to tell you how much you  mean to me).
Of course I know
you are always here,
right within my heart
and I trust the ducks
when they say you are still twirling.

So,  
Dear One,
I bow my head
to your muddy feet, 
and hope someday,
we can dance together
again

in the mud and rain.




Narayan

The Gift

Our Union is like this:

You feel cold

So I reach for a blanket to cover 

Our shivering feet.

A hunger comes into your body

So I run to my garden

And start digging Sweet Potatoes

You ask for words of comfort and guidance,

I quickly kneel at your side offering you

This poem

As a Gift.

You ache with loneliness one night 

So much you weep

And I say,

Here's a rope,

Tie it around me, 

Hafiz

Will be your companion

For Life.

Hafiz

Just For You

Last night,
under the  moonlight
I built a swing,
Just for You

for you to Meditate,

and Sway...
in your own Joy

I built a swing,
Just for You,

right by the Ocean                  

for you to stretch

and twist

and look at her in all her beauty
even while hanging

 upsided

           n

           w

           o

     ; D

  

I built a swing
Just for you

next to the stars  *  *  *  *   *   *   *

so they can            *     *    *   *   *

get tangled

in your hair ~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~*~~~~~*

Of course, later I would carefully brush them all out


and watch them fly away,                               *        *            *

back to all their very important spots               


in the sky...                                        

I built a swing
Just for YOU

right over puddles

for stomping

and jumping

and some serious splashing

Last night,

I built a swing
just for You

right on a soft sandy beach 

so you can stick your toes

in the warmth and sunlight

after you wake from a deep lazy nap
to twirl and sing

and do that strange dance
that you always love to do,

I built a swing
Just FOR YOU....
under a great big Mango tree
where her fruit is so sweet
it  falls dripping
right into your hands


Last Night,
I built a swing
Just for You,

so you can  R  E   L  A  X 
for awhile

and forget about

this illusion,

and everything
in it,

except YOU... 




Last Night,

I built a    Swing...

Spirits of the Sea

 Perhaps if man took more time

to understand your beauty,

He would learn

 more

about Himself

Evolution

is mysterious

and

I  wonder

if

we

have become too arrogant

to see

your beautiful light

You come freely

to dance

and show off

Those acrobatic skills

to us

Twisting and spinning

Leaping and twirling

We

stare

bound and locked

by

our

human gravity

Enjoying

your

 Divine Play

and

The strong 

desire

arises

to dive

right in

and join you

in your

Sweet Freedom.

JOIN ME IN THE PURE ATMOSPHERE

 I slip in and out of the Sea with this Amazed soul I have.

I am like a magnificent, magic ocean turtle

Who sets aside his vast wings of

Blue effulgence

When I crawl upon your shores

To leave my divine seed of verse.

Let me remain cryptic tonight

All the way till dawn

As I orbit God

In the holy, ecstatic mood.

Grab hold of the corners

Of my luminous, tender shell

And I will whirl for you, For I am covered with eminent crystals

That I have gathered from the infinite depths of Love.

Follow my tracks in the sand that lead

Beyond thought and space,

For I can see deep down

That you are really a golden bird

That needs to

Dance

With your spirit enraptured and ascending

On the currents of Light-

On the currents of his

Breath.

Join me with your hands,wings,hoofs or fins

In my sublime applause.

Join me in the pure atmosphere of Gratitude for life.

I slip in and out of the Moon each night

With a gracious ease

With this brilliant heart I have.

The Beautiful Friend, the Exquisite One,

Sometimes steps from his Invisible Body

And walks upon our shore

So that we might see and know

His Tender Radiant Shell

His eminent crowns

That are the three worlds.

O grab hold of the hem of his skirt

As he spins this Universe on a ruby

Dance floor!

Cling to the Transcendent Elements in his glance

As the Beloved forever whirls

His Love.

Hafiz

Slips in and out of God at night

Tied to his own amazed

Soul.

Hafiz

Ruby Goddess

 

 Reach for her...

In

Peaceful stillness,

Slowly

Counting beads,

Watch the breath

Fire kindled...

Burning,

Once again…

Softly…

Sweetly…

Fiery Goddess,

You

Outshine even

The Fullest Moon

The perfect gift

Ever wrap the perfect gift

To be mailed

To the Perfect person

With the perfect paper

In the perfect box

With the perfect address

Sealed 3x with the perfect Clear Wide Tape

(Postmaster approved!)

And THEN,

REALIsE

THAT...

The perfect CARD

Which SHOULD have been in

that perfect box

with the perfect paper

is still OUTSIDE,

THE NOW ,

NOT SO PERFECT BOX...

Yes...

Still staring quizzically at YOU

Wondering

how you could have

forgotten such a thing?...

Our Heart is like that sometimes,

So perfectly wrapped,

and yet

we have to cut it

back open

all over again

Dissect it, carefully,

so as not to hurt or destroy

all the BEAUTY that has

already been created

Just to add another

Layer

of

PERFECT LOVE

Before we seal it back up

All

Over

Again.

Narayan