when the words stop

by Hafiz 

Persia (Iran)

When

the words stop

and you can endure the silence

that reveals your heart’s pain

of emptiness

or that great wrenching-sweet longing,

that is the time to try and listen

to what the Beloved’s eyes

most want to

say.

sage

by Shannondoah

words

on this page

burn like

sage

smoke in the

air

it doesn’t always

feel fair

sometimes 

i think

i can’t 

take one more

minute

without you

in my arms

you holding 

me

to your heart

breath upon

breath

forever love

beloved

scriptures

by LALLA (India)

To learn the scriptures is easy,

to live them, hard.

The search for the Real

is no simple matter.

Deep in my looking,

the last words vanished.

Joyous and silent,

the waking that met me there.

mountains

by Shannondoah

i love you

in the mountains

i love you

in the sky

i love you

in the midnight

and the morning

all the while

i wake up

in the sunshine

and dream 

of you

and smile

i imagine

our love

is like the 

stars

infinite, 

like a 

wild 

song

i became you

by MAHADEVIYAKKA (India)

When the body becomes Your mirror

how can it serve?

When the mind becomes Your mind

what is left to remember?

Once my life is Your gesture

how can I pray?

When all my awareness is Yours,

what can there be to know?

I became You, Lord, and forgot You.

gravity

by Shannnondoah

not sure 

where gravity

went or

how 

it’s gone

i’ve been praying

day and night

for that ole

gravity to turn

back on

and bring us

together, reunited 

as one

and i can 

almost

feel your hands,

your heart

your whole self

breath

upon breath

i’m choosing 

trust

Spirit’s gonna

get it all

going

you and me

hey i’m a believer

and i don’t

give up

love is the 

only truth

we have

this trust 

lives

in each other’s 

hearts

infinite love, beloved

roots

by St.Francis of Assisi 

Italy

Our hands imbibe like roots,

so i place them on what is beautiful in this world.

And I fold them in prayer, and they

draw from the heavens

light.