Haiku Inspirations
by Animesh
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Dedicated to my Beloved Guru
— the Peerless Seer-Poet —
Sri Chinmoy
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Volume 21
1
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Over and over
Again, our hearts repeat the
Same word — Gratitude!
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Only one raindrop
Need fall from heaven, for the
Whole forrest to smile.
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The Eternal Flame —
Long ago lit by Your Soul’s
Illumination.
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You chose for us the
High path — not oft-trodden — one,
That always rises.
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God is smiling through
Our tears as we remember
His surrender life.
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We do our best each
Day to serve the world soul — not
For our own reward.
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No earthly thought can
Contain its form in silent
Stratospheric heights.
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Peace is not only
An option, it is in fact —
The only option!
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The real tragedy
Of life is when we ignore
Opportunity.
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Of myriad thoughts,
So very few can turn life
Into poetry.
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The gentle lap of
Waves along night’s surrender
Shore — as peace descends . . .
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When all hope seems lost,
Even then our hearts hold to
Hope unlimited!
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A message in a
Bottle sighs — undiscovered
On a lonely beach!
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When we carry our
Oneness-heart within us, we
Are never alone.
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Time is not ours — we
Borrow our fleeting lives from
The eternal now.
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Faces in a crowd —
Those with hope, glow, while those with
None, seem not to care!
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Your come to visit
My dreams, to soothe my soul with
Your sweet melodies.
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Remember me, when
The cherry blossoms rise — and
Fall upon your heart.
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In perfect silence
We hear prayers of centuries
Past-present-future.
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To the stars and back —
We sail on the inspired
Wings of poetry.
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Deep within my heart
You are playing — I know well
Your footfalls of light.
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Not focused on the
Here and now, the benign gaze —
From the summit blessed.
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The pinnacle race —
The victory gong, the oneness
And transcendence-song.
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To look upon earth
From inner heights, to breathe in
The beauty-vast dawn.
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I like to do laps
In an open pool, where light
Ripples with each stroke.
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The miser of thought —
The mind — will not relinquish
Its prize processions.
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Yours is the life that
Needs no expression, yet you
Willingly share it.
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One by one they land
On terra firma — safe, from
Their midnight crossing.
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Your peace poems will
One day be the headline on
Prime time evening news!
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To leave the past as
It was — with no regrets — and
Not a backward glance.
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To claim the present
And each opportunity
As a special gift.
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To look the future
In the eye — and see all that
We are meant to be.
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Like a tulip, our
Long winter journey ends — with
A burst of glory!
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A heavy heart needs
To be taken lightly — if
We want to survive.
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The storm passes by,
Yet the house of bamboo and
Rice paper still stands.
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Who am I to teach,
When every answer I give
Begs more questions?
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The Enlightened One
Gave up his princely wealth — and
Became the Buddha!
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Even as time is
Running out, we feel we have
An eternity.
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In every country
We can find those who speak the
Language of the heart.
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An ice-clear morning —
The temple ground echoes in
The sound of prayer.
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O heaven-close
Smile — you are the inner light
Of the formless form.
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There will never be
A last prayer-poem — for God
Is still creating.
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It is not magic
That changes reality
But our perceptions.
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From a distance, I
Glimpse you waving — and my heart
Runs towards your heart.
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All space and time are
Contained in the expanse of
Your heart’s universe.
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On the beat of a wing,
The butterfly is gone — such
Exquisite beauty!
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There could never be
A heart so rare, that Heaven
Itself has not claimed.
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Somethings we are not
Permitted to say — those, we
Should leave to others.
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The play of light from
Another world — there at the
Dappled water’s edge.
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The high breeze carries
Your soul-flute melodies through
The forest treetops.
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It is easy to
Forget — there is no fun in
Being unhappy.
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At the appointed
Hour, long ago, we set sail
On our heart-journey.
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God’s oneness-heart prays
In and through us — for our
Dear and precious ones.
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God brings our prayer-hearts
Close to Him, so our lives can
Feel His oneness-touch.
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We are not only
Part of God’s oneness-life — we
Are — His oneness-life.
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In the morning, I
Sing your songs — at night, my soul
Sings them back to me.
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We are the ageless,
Trying to inspire the
Ageing — here and now!
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I seek a place where
The wild lotus grows, where peace
Itself is breathing.
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Teardrops fall softly
From the artist’s brush upon
The canvas of time.
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We meditate on
The Moon god until our hearts
Are brimming with Peace.
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We meditate on
The Sun god until our hearts
Are ablaze with Truth.
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When I hear your name,
Immediately my heart
Responds with pure Joy.
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So close yet so far,
For the hands that reach — yet not
For the heart that waits.
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We focus on the
Light within — where life’s cruel
Waves cannot touch us!
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Today my heart is
Leaving — leaving its deepest
Gratitude with You!
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My heart is flying,
With the divine vision of
Your soul-sparkling eyes.
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I will carry home
All the Love, Kindness and Joy
You have given me.
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One day, there will be
No words — till then, I shall send
You my heart-poems.
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As the morning light
Stretches to infinity
It warms every heart.
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Even when the wind
Blows cold across wintry skies,
Please remember me.
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We may not be our
Best everyday, yet we put
Our best foot
forward.
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My heart loves to roam
The heaven-free skies, to wing
The vastness dreaming.
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When we speak before
Thinking, life seems to throw our
Words straight back at us.
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The world is at my
Window — looking in, looking
Out — it sees me not!
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On mountain heights, a
Pot of water boils quickly,
Yet is still lukewarm.
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Perhaps gods came down
From realms on high, in search of
A good cup of tea!
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We are on a quest,
You and I, to see how far
Our hearts can expand.
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In every order —
Beyond the magnitude of
Longing — I miss you.
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Night river flows, out
To the sea, carrying dreams
Of the day gone by.
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The divine forces —
With their rescue-blazing Light —
Are fast approaching.
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We will not close our
God-gilded heart-doors, even
In times of trouble.
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To the one who chose
Us — to the one who sustains
Us — we will remain.
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To the One who chose
Us, we shall remain; to the
One who sustains us,
We shall remain; to the One
Who claims us, we shall remain.
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How much will time tell;
And how long will it take — these
Are open questions.
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Aspiration-Ground —
The gentle silence — and the
Crickets’ evening song.
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‘Now’ and ‘then’ — have their
Perfect resolution in
A heart of oneness.
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We find suffering
Nothing new, when we think of
Those who went before.
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We can always find
New Joy — when we follow our
Heart’s call to oneness.
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In teardrop morning
Meadows we gather God’s Heart-
Flowers for our shrines.
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If we see not the
Subtle ways that crisscross our
Human lives — then why!
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The emptiness of
An island continent — the
Vast, ancient spirit.
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There is no option —
We have to surprise ourselves
With our resilience!
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From the roof of the
World, a raindrop falls — saved by
God’s vast safety net.
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We maybe made of
Atoms — but even atoms
Are made of pure Grace.
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Each time a divine
Thought takes flight, it makes its way
To inspired hearts.
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Beyond the prince’s
View, the mendicant makes his
Palace everywhere.
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I have not read this
Book — merely held it in hand —
Yet, poetry sings!
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Theologians may
Describe — but who will claim — the
Indescribable!
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The moon is rising
And with it, it brings a new
Hope for peace on earth.
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In whom can we trust
To hold our gaze when the
Tiger is prowling?
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The brightly tipped wings
Of Heaven’s newness, charm earth’s
Upper atmosphere.
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God knows why our minds
Are conveniently not
Aware when He calls!
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