until I am strewn into small peals of the hungry skies
into a dust of constellations
into tiny delicious blushes of the moon
until I fully evaporate
into the heat of your presence
and cannot go back to sleep again.
* * *
Window of Your Mind-Body
May the window of your mind-body
break wide open!
May the door of your heart crack apart
And turn you into a workshop of divine light!
* * *
Rosemary Garden
Companionship is
a rosemary garden
where we bloom and
burst into a sweet scent
with so much ease and only
a little rain,
until we bring into it
demands and expectations.
* * *
Be a Sweet Poem
If you want to connect with other human beings
on the deepest, most intimate level
don’t speak to their hierarchy or social status.
Don’t miss the point, my friend.
speak directly to their heart.
Be a sweet poem that cuts our chest open
and frees a thousand dark songs.
* * *
Concrete Roads
If you want
light to penetrate you
and dispel your illusion,
stay open and relaxed.
See how the grass grows
through the tiny cracks
in the concrete roads.
* * *
From the Ego’s Side
From the ego’s side
awakening to your true fragrance
is a shocking news because it means
the deconstructive process of the known
and the tearing down of the old structure.
* * *
Because You Are Here
The heart is deeply moved and
Immensely touched by your beauty.
Because you are here,
The world is kinder, more serene and
more understanding.
* * *
You’re a Symphony
With utmost humility and humbleness
I can say this, most beautiful one;
You’re a symphony in all hearts
When we learn how to listen to YOU.
Every time I remember YOU,
YOU come down
in the form of morning mist and
soak my lips with love.
YOU are in every single feather
of the eagle’s wings
The wild horses galloping in the hills
Carry YOU in their hooves.
YOU are a miracle and
Babies drink YOU with their mothers milk.
Farmers dilute YOU with
Their waters and bathe in YOU.
Lovers mix YOU with their creams
and put YOU on their bodies.
They say YOU are very healing.
They say YOU are very soothing.
In the village so far away
Bakeries sprinkle YOU in their flours
and make delicious bread.
Their customers sing all night with joy.
They say they are drunk, so drunk with joy that
they could no longer tell
the difference between day and night.
You’re a symphony in all hearts
When we learn how to listen to You.
* * *
What Are You Doing to Me?
I am so drunk
on the sweetness of your eyes, beloved one
And I no longer know what I am doing
For whatever I do, you’re the doer.
You’re the wings of the sun
and I am the feather.
You’re my water.
I fill my glass with you and drink you
and quench my thirst.
Some days I drink you right from the rain
And some days from the ground.
Does it matter, how I drink you?
You are the sunlight
And I am a flower. I raise myself from the ground
to reach your lips.
When you turn to a mountain,
I become a rock in your heart.
Then you’re the ocean and I become a stream
flowing towards you, always, flowing towards you. Flowing.
You see beloved one,
all I am doing is to get closer to you. Closer to you,
closer to you, closer to you.
There are times, most beautiful one
when I get lost in my daily rounds,
When interruption happens between you and I
Like fish out of water,
the body exhausts and disintegrates
and I forget that I am breathing,
I forget that I am singing in the heart.
and I come home to find you.
You surprise me: You’re always there for me.
You rest your hands on my face
and the body heals again! The mind heals again
Then your lips bring drunkenness
to my heart.
Oh beloved one
What are you doing to me?
* * *
Expansive Heart
It is not light or
beauty or any treasure that you need.
You are already that.
What you really need is
the clarity to see them
and an expansive heart
to contain them.
* * *
Your Name
I only whispered your name
But the mountains echoed it back to my neighbors.
The winds carried it all over the places
The deserts drew it in their sands
The oceans wrote it on their faces.
And mystics engraved it in their hearts.
Oh, the illumined one,
I only whispered your name
And yet birds’ musical band
Sing you all day
In my yard.
* * *
Whatever You Don’t Say
Oh, beloved friend!
Whatever you say to me is,
like rain is to the crops.
They are music to my ears.
They are roses in the yards of love.
They are delight to my body and my soul.
But radiant one
whatever you don’t say
Enter my heart
And dazzle me like flash of thunder,
like beam of light.
* * *
Leaves in the Storm
What the alchemist does
To his metal
You do to me, beloved one.
The wind from the bellows of a blacksmith
Loves to kiss the charcoal.
What does the charcoal say
To this love affair?
Whoever is turning
rocks into gems
or dinosaurs into birds
is also turning me around
like leaves in the storm.
* * *
The Line
Beauty surrounds me every day and
I cannot see it.
a rose spreads her fragrance
and I cannot smell it.
&
nbsp; birds sing into my ears
and I cannot hear the song
trees hold hands and dance in unison
and I cannot feel this sacredness
Radiant one
Do I need to tell you this?:
The line connecting you and I
has been temporarily broken.
* * *
Be Here
When
You choose to be here,
inside this moment, right here,
don’t expect a prize or certificate
of excellence.
Just be here.
Because that is
all there is. That is all
you have.
* * *
Your Brilliant Servant
Promise yourself
one more thing before you go
out the world today:—
Let your mind be your brilliant servant
not your commander-in-chief
so that the world will be more fragrant,
more friendly, more transparent and
we can smile more often.
* * *
All Day
All day
We go our way
searching for meaning
in our existence.
At night
We go to sleep until
The beloved wakes us up for a kiss
again.
There is a tender, intimate voice that is constantly
inviting us to plunge deep into her
Richness and feel the love
That can nourish the world
That is already
thirsty, tired and troubled.
* * *
You Contain Everything
Whatever you are thinking,
whatever emotions you’re experiencing
in this moment;
I want you to remember that
your fragrance, from the sky
to the ground, from the coral reef
to a mountain-top
is all-encompassing,
more powerful
than your worries of the past
or your fears of the uncertain.
You contain everything,
big and small,
high and low.
Yes,
You’ve occupied life’s deepest mystery already.
Now all you want to do is
get up and spin to her
Symphony.
* * *
Eventually
Don’t rush
towards the depth of a great mystery.
you will find it extremely overwhelming or
you will lose your curiosity
too early.
Whatever wants to be seen,
touched and felt
will reveal itself eventually.
* * *
The Portal
You gaze at the night sky and notice he has no pockets at all
He is too alive to store opinions and stories.
You marvel at how vast and tranquil he is!
On the ocean’s belly, tides frolic.
They fall and rise and fall again. The ocean does not take it seriously.
He knows they will eventually enter his heart and vanish.
An immense green hill emerges on your walk
It is scented with sunflowers and dandelions.
Your lips part to say something but no words are spoken.
Look around. Everywhere is music
But my friend: Have you ever looked at yourself close enough?
Have you ever looked into yourself? You’re the portal,
The entry gate, the passage into the most beautiful thing
You can ever imagine.
* * *
Traffic Jam
Dear friend:
I’ve learned so many words but
none of them
speak of your beauty
anymore.
But I can sat this:
as soon your nearness is felt strongly
as soon as your hands touch me;
what seems to be a traffic jam from inside
clears away and the cloud in my mind
scatters.
* * *
Seed
Look how passionately
and secretly a fruit holds
her seed deep inside her;
That is how love holds you,
beloved friend.
* * *
how long does it take for the sun
to touch the ground and blow her a kiss?
How long does it take for a man to open
his eyes and see with love?
dear one.
we’ve waited for you so long
to stand naked and be yourself
so that we can merge with you totally
and turn together into an eternal flame.
* * *
New Year’s Resolution
let this be your new year’s
resolution:—
to be more present,
to listen more and talk less
and know what you are—
to move further and awaken the sun
in your heart—
and to love and love and love
more tenderly and deeply.
* * *
Daily Race
It is not the daily race
To prove each other right or wrong
Nor the stories making the news headlines
That heal the deep wounds of human suffering.
It is when all the puddles choose to surrender
The last droplet of their identity
to the cosmic sea.
* * *
When You See the Moon
when you see the moon
wandering in the night sky.
Be kind, stop and ask her where she is going
and what her plans are.
She probably is looking for a room
Inside you.
* * *
Temporary Enchantment
Dear friend—
why do you go to a faraway land
chasing a temporary enchantment?
In front of you,
the source is dancing inside
the speckle of dust.
* * *
The Heart Does Not Plan
The heart
Does not plan.
She does not mark calendars.
It does not make announcements
in advance.
It just blossoms spontaneously awakening
the entire winter skies.
* * *
Love Moves In
Love moves in and the snow thaws
Frogs sing in the pond no matter how cold it feels.
Break the horse’s reins. Calm the mind and listen.
move beyond senses. Everything flows. Everywhere is light.
And the beauty you see is your own heart’s awakening.
* * *
Your Miraculous Strength
Your miraculous strength
is this:—
Your courage to recognize bliss
as yourself;—
Your willingness not to judge
and your ability to dissolve
into Love.
* * *
Beyond Belief
The reason
you a
re beautiful and alive beyond belief
is because this immaculate force of life
keeps expanding and ripening and
expressing itself through you.
* * *
Old Messages
If you are feeling void and hollow,
Don’t be scared.
And don’t run to the store to fill the gap.
the beautiful one
Inside of you loves
cleaning your old messages.
* * *
A Mountain across the Street
You might not have noticed this;
I am a mountain across the street
from where you live.
Days and nights I keep
echoing your splendor back to you
so that you know how beautiful you are.
* * *