Monday, December 16, 2024

Neti Neti

 No song 

No rhyme 

No melody 

Is mine 


No rainbow 

No light

Nor star studded 

Night


No friend

No Foe

No high

No low


No seeking 

Nor sought 

Devoid

Of thought 


No future

No past

Eternal moment 

Lasts


Silent 

& Still

Illumined

Within


Insignificant 

But integral

Completing 

Infinity.

Friday, December 13, 2024

Poem from Hanle

 Dust storms raging far, wide,

Obliterating landscapes out of sight 


Storms rage also in my heart 

Transforming life with a new start.


Deleting records of my past

Healing scars that painfully last.


My storms swirl in glowing light

Closed eyes, blue & violet bright.

Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Drive to Hanle

Burnished boulders in umber, gold 

Layer hills that incessantly unfold.


Indus curves gently to the right 

In colors of jade and frozen white.


Cobalt skies are clear now

Blinding Sun searing above.


Ochre grasses sway out of sight

Poplars rise in groves of naked white.


Willows sport a rusty crown

Wilderness spreading far and down.


Heart is silent in all this wonder

Emptiness sitting in wordless slumber.