Haiku Inspirations
by Animesh
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Dedicated to my Beloved Guru
— the Peerless Seer-Poet —
Sri Chinmoy
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Volume 11
1
Where are the days of
Sports, games and marching bands, when
Joy and laughter reigned?
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2
I feel the tears of
Your heart, as if they were mine,
And each drop, I care.
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3
A striking contrast
Between our heart’s intentions
And life’s reactions.
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4
The seagrass spreads with
Each wash of the morning tide,
Down where selkies play.
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5
I am drawn to the
Wending ways, far from the crowds
And the cluttered queues.
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6
When worried thoughts come,
Like unwelcome visitors,
They refuse to leave.
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7
It is time for the
New harvest of ideas God
Planted long ago.
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8
Let us not ignore
God’s emergency call, when
Our boat is sinking.
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9
Within two simple
Words — Know Thyself — there is so
Much to discover!
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10
Is it the role of
Poetry to remind us
Of our suffering?
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11
Let the poet bring
To the world things that have not
Existed before.
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12
The fragrance of your
Love is scattered on the wind
To enter each heart.
13
Hold firm the line, tugged
By the throes of tragedy
And fallen pursuits.
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14
Like coins dropped from a
Hand so long ago — moments
Lost and moments gained.
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15
A requiem mass
Circles in cathedral heights
On its wings divine.
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16
We will remember,
We will never forget — down
The long years passing.
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17
Life cannot be, all
For the reckoning, without
Its sacred beauty.
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18
Not to take ourselves
Too seriously, allows
Us to laugh louder!
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19
With folded hands and
Promise in your eyes, you smiled
As you took your leave.
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20
At the fragile edge
Of time, we catch a glimpse of
Immortality.
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21
How can we stem the
Rise of entropy without
The hearts empathy?
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22
As the great ocean
Currents merge, so too our hearts
Dissolve into One.
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23
You will bring them home —
Those who serve you till the end —
With banners waving.
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24
The halcyon days
Of the soul will return, with
Blessings from on high.
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25
The steps we now take
Bring humanity’s future
Closer to us all.
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26
In perfect time, the
Long-awaited monsoon of
Compassion-rain falls.
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27
Our existence is
Selected and protected
By divine decree.
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28
Resurrection of
Hope was not in doubt, though they
Said all hope was lost!
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29
Above the crush of
Competing opinions, our
Inspiration soars.
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30
From the prism of
The soul, a rainbow of dreams
Spreads promise anew.
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31
Peace in still waters,
Peace in the gathering where
The wild lilies grow.
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32
O ancient poet —
Your words still ring, and in their
Singing bring new life.
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33
The hands that care for
The smallest creatures, are the
Hands that lift the world.
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34
By your radiance
Alone, flowers of the heart
Smile and open wide.
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35
O world conqueror!
Who do you truly want to
Rule, if not yourself?
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36
As morning rain falls,
Flowers of the field, release
The scent of Heaven.
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37
One immaculate
Stroke — on one November day —
The first of millions.
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38
The fountain will not
Stop — for the hand beyond time
Is still creating.
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39
One day, the whole world
Will treasure the divine gift
Of your living art.
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40
A butterfly lands
On the nose of a lion —
Quite a conundrum!
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41
Your face reflects what
Your heart is given to feel,
When God speaks your name.
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42
The sweet petals that
Fall in the soft afternoon
Remind me of you.
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43
Who can watch birds on
The wing in open sky and
Not dream of flying?
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44
Once again, as we
Run onto the field of play,
Our hearts cheer us on.
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45
Impossible — to
Recall a time before you
Came into our lives.
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46
The alphabet gives
Each letter a chance to solve
The crossword puzzle.
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47
Familiar footprints
On fresh sand, left there by our
Old patterns of thought.
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48
We are One but we
Think we are many — O how
Our minds divide us.
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49
In the company
Of ancient trees, we will find
New inspiration.
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50
Even though we are
Apart, the eternal bond
Of the heart remains.
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51
In a sky of pure
Hope, you have opened my heart
To a new expanse.
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52
There is nothing more
Beautiful than gratitude tears
That touch our hearts.
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53
If only I could dwell
A moment longer in the
Warm care of your Soul.
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54
I am lost in song —
Enchanting the world to dance,
To play and to smile.
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55
The rise of incense,
In the gentle brush of a
Silken eve ... silence.
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56
No time to stop, as
We follow the perfect flow
Of a mountain stream.
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57
Our choice is either
To do what we think we must,
Or do what we must.
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58
You are the face of
Translucence, the world between
Matter and the spirit.
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59
Act one, scene one — from
The void, the very first word
Commands the silence.
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60
Is there still time to
Escape the mental prison
Of uncertainty?
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61
In the drift of night’s
Winter hours, a ray of
Moonlight lifts our hearts.
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62
We spend our time in
Fleeting distractions, yet still
The vast ocean calls.
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63
We cannot put our
God-chosen lives at risk, in
A world of conflict.
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64
We need to remind
Ourselves, we are part of life’s
Divine symphony.
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65
In the blink of an
Eye, everything comes to pass —
Such are earthly things.
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66
Yesterday’s prayers
And today’s goodwill, invoke
Tomorrow’s oneness.
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67
O, to sprint across
The starry night, free from the
Pull of earth’s concerns.
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68
Here, see the willow
As it strokes the water’s edge,
Where poetry leaps.
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69
The mathematics
Of Oneness shows that One plus
One can equal One!
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70
Nature’s harmony
Reflects our inner cry for
Our own perfection.
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71
From our journey’s start,
We followed the muse of your
Pioneering steps.
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72
For eons, God has
Nurtured the pilgrim way, to
Bless every heart shrine.
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73
Unravel the weave
Of thoughts that grip the mind — to
Expose its bare threads.
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74
I still remember —
How I once sat in prayer
At your lotus feet.
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75
Listen to the wind
And you can hear the voice of
Times past and present.
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76
Through the valley of
Disappointment, always runs
A river of hope.
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77
On the horizon,
Ships of redemption wait in
Turn to come ashore.
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78
It is not our role
To lecture others, when we
Have so much to learn.
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79
Secret and sacred
Are the ways of the soul that
Inspire our lives.
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80
A weary world looks
Up in awe, as compassion
Rains down from on high.
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81
The voice of a small
Village boy has become the
God-voice of the world.
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82
With each new season
Of hope, our lives move closer
To the best of times.
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83
An aquifer of
Love sustains us, as we cross
The parched desert sands.
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84
In this lifetime, our
Sole responsibility
Is not even ours.
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85
Art not bound by the
Canvas, nor words to the page —
There, our spirits fly!
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86
When our hearts and minds
Merge in sublime content
A new world is formed.
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87
A fountain of coins,
Scattered there by passers-by —
Fulfiller of hopes.
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88
High in the summit
Mountain mist, there is a place
Of dreamtime beauty.
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89
Rise heavenward — O
Sweet glimmers of hope, even
In the harshest storms.
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90
Inside the whirling
Torrents of the mind, You claim
An island of Peace.
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91
Every living thing
May not have eyes to see but
All feel the divine.
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92
Have you closed the door?
Please do not leave me outside
Waiting all alone.
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93
We need to offer
Gratitude, even for things
We do not receive.
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94
In times of need, when
Skies have turned grey, Your one smile
Dispels all sadness.
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95
A rainbow appears
In the ocean spray — for just
A fleeting moment.
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96
There can be no place
In the universe that is
Out of bounds to You.
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97
As long as our hearts
Are tethered to the divine,
We are not helpless.
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98
Do not let the weight
Of the world pull you down — your
Heart is meant to fly.
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99
Though the mountains may
Fall and the rivers run dry,
Still, we must believe.
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100
A thousand years of
Gratitude — not enough for
One second of Grace.
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