Let me collect your tears in a golden cup
To water the Sacred Akasha tree
Then Her leaves
Gently falling in the wind
Will Bless all those
Waiting down below
with All your sweetness and love.

Narayan

The Hunt

Once I got just a tiny whiff,

I followed her scent

through the woods

like a wild hound

never hesitating 

or looking up

to see

where she was going

as she flew through

the brambles and mud

with the Grace and poise

of a young lioness.

No pain

no wounds 

could slow me

No sounds 

or sight could

Distract me 
From my 

One - pointed 

pursuit.

This was 

Her gift

and as she

leaped over branches

and ran through the streams

I followed Her,

Thrilled by 
every graceful 

Turn 

And weave.

At some point,
I was sure

I had found heaven 

as I caught another whiff

of her intoxicating scent
which always left me
In a drunken haze.

Then,

suddenly...

She slowed,

and carefully 

retracing her steps,

Vanished ....

Back into the trees

Disappearing,

Just as mysteriously

as she had come.

At first,

I ran to and fro

desperate

to continue

the Divine chase

which I had become so 
addicted to

But soon realized

after searching

that

My perfect friend

Had already gone

back into the thicket

And I was left

with just a memory

of her intoxicating  scent

So,

Full of Gratitude

I will always Remember

Our wonderful chase

Through the 

weeds

and mud.

Narayan

The Woman I Love

Because the Woman I love lives 

Inside of you,

I lean as close to your body with my words 

As I can ~

And I think of you all the time, dear pilgrim.

Because the One I Love goes with you

Wherever you go, Hafiz will always be near.

If you sat before me , wayfarer,

With your Aura bright from your many 

Charms,

My lips could resist rushing to you and needing

To befriend your blushed cheek,

But my eyes can no longer hide

The wondrous fact of who

You really are.

The Beautiful One whom I adore

Has pitched his royal tent inside of You,

So I will always lean my heart

as close to your soul as I can.

Hafiz

Rain

I have been given
many blessings
in my life


Abundant Grace,
in many Myriad forms...


My Gratitude is overflowing

And yet,


I long for 
Liberation 
From this Play of Change

This mad world,
Of pleasure and pain.



You...

Lift up my soul
And Your Divine Light
Chases away the clouds,
that cover this
Mad Warrior's Heart.


So, I will  kneel here,
and rest my head in your arms tonight
Lay my sword and shield 
at your blessed feet.

Hold me close,
Beloved,  


For Tomorrow I will do battle

In a field

Where we once both danced
and laughed
 in
The pouring rain.




Narayan

Jnaneshwar

Those who have seen only me with their eyes,

Heard of only me with their ears,

Who have no thought except of me,

And extol me with their voices,

Who prostate themselves before me with their bodies,

Who know only me as their sacred books And recite their hymns only to reach me, Who worship me in every activity,

Who have studied my wisdom, who Inwardly and outwardly are satisfied by me And have come into existence solely for my sake,

Who are filled with passion, desiring me, Filled with love, loving me, and who, Fascinated by their attraction to me, Forget the world-

These men certainly have become united with me.

Jnaneshwar

Muse

She  bathed in the warm sunlight,
reflecting deeply as she watched the dark clouds passing overhead 
not realizing that she herself had actually become the perfect Muse, 
a guiding spirit, 
a source of inspiration, 
and a divine poet ...

Narayan

Whispers in the Dark

I had a dream last night,

As I fell asleep,
Looking at the clear dark sky,

The stars began  whirling, 
dancing

The Moon  began to whisper,

As she brushed against my cheek,

"I AM ... what you seek",

"I AM ... what you seek."


As she lifted me higher
into an eternal, cool night sky,
I beheld her beauty,
Silver Rays filled my being 
And pulled me into  light. 

I flew ,
Above fields, 
 streams,
 and Bays.



Then,
Just before I woke up laughing...


She whispered, 

"Know that I AM with you,
Know that You are Free...
Know that I AM with you,

Know that You are Free"

Narayan