Tag Archives: Care

ONLY-THEN – तब

Posted on May 24, 2018 by Mahadevi Varma

Fragility colliding with the void Results in an outcry of suffering, Which spreads evenly across all In our world in need of buffering! Stars maybe dissolving in our time As word-breaths touch each light, In each other we mirror sad … Continue reading →

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DETERMINATION – निश्चय

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Mahadevi Varma

For many nights Darkness bathed, Reddened by day Amber dusk fades; Stars sky of light Hazy and unclear, Swimming sighs Moon now steers!

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THE WAY IT IS: OUR VOCATION

Posted on May 11, 2018 by David Scanlon

With thanks to William Stafford “Your job is to find what the world is trying to be.” Of time and place there is nothing better Than to absorb tenderly her offering, which Transforms with the light in a soundscape Of … Continue reading →

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BEYOND – उस पार

Posted on May 10, 2018 by Mahadevi Varma

The pitch-black surrounds As dense clouds abound; Impetuous winds come again Shaking earths deep grain; The howling sea’s respond, But who will reach beyond?

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YEARNINGS – अनुरोध

Posted on April 18, 2018 by Mahadevi Varma

My past settles in these Tangled threads of tears, Infinitely counting the Spring moments years; Painted within the space Are forgotten life failings, In whose cheating shadows Lie our eternal yearnings.

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