Poetry Archive

Vast

Divine gypsies, lovers of God, fix your gaze on the fathomless, swirling, topaz expanse, opening wide it is spring blue mouth littered with hundreds of glittering stars, swallowing birds, angels, and whole galaxies Let it

Found My Mother at Last

Oh, Mother, why have you abandoned me? You are all I have; why are you not here? Where can I go? To whom can I turn? Without your protection, I’m enveloped in fear. I

Ashtagraha

Eight planets in a row! O the brilliant show! (Some killjoy says, they are not eight, but seven But, yet, the row is grand! )… Magnificent, rare! It happens once in a thousand years

Birthday Message [Janamdin Upadesh]

Sleep much, you become dull, Eat less, of joy be full Talk much and earn a turgid brain; Reduce desire and goodness attain. Be composed—how well you shine! Be angry—how fast you decline! Contentment

The Incredible Sai

Whether thou be far or near, To His loving heart all are dear, He is no stranger, why dost thou fear? He knows all! Whether it be prayers sincerely said, Or it be tears,

Our Sarathi

The Lord has come, to hold the reins O yield to Him the horses ten; He showers grace, He is the goal, He knows the road, He is the road He was in us,

The Lord’s Prayer

Oh! Lord! Take My Love and let it flow in fullness or devotion to thee Oh! Lord! Take my hands and let them work incessantly for thee Oh! Lord! Take my soul and let

Thirty-Three

Joyful news I bring.… Paradox, but, truth! Ageless has an age! … Birthless has a day of birth! In human form, in leela mood, It came. Seeking you and me, fainting, faltering, weak, And,

Thou Divine Stealer

Come! O’ Come! O’ Lord to one and all Thou Divine stealer of hearts and souls With a melodious patter of Thy lovely feet Moving like the soft breath of the fading wind Thy

Like a Child

Like a child I run to The With singing inner smile; I clap Thy mystery Like poet his dreamy thrill. Decked in simplicity, Clothed in dedication, I embrace Thy beauty With psychic intuition. I

Baba and I

Baba is the Moon, bright and beautiful; I am the star, twinkling and tearful. Baba is the Meru, sheer and beautiful; I am a dust under foot, weak and uneventful. Baba is the Kalpa

Set Me Free

Sai Baba! What sweetness there is in your name After having known you, it’s just not been the same My worldly pursuits, which once gave me pleasure, Mean far less to me, now, I