Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Poems by Ivan Granger
(picture from source)
As many of us know, Ivan Granger has created and now maintains the poetry chaikhana site (see sidebar for link). Ivan is a poet as well, and here are some of his verses, which give us a great deal to ponder in terms of the spiritual journey.
Today happens to be Ivan's birthday, so may all of us send him love and blessings on this special day, as well as gratitude for his ongoing gifts to the world.
Adi Atman 1, Dipped in Black
Adi Atman,
your brush is dipped
in black
black hairs drinking black
black hairs rolled
against gray stone
black hairs rolled
to a fine black tip
white
beneath your black
brush --
I wait
I wait
your first mark
-- quick and rough
will I know myself
after?
2004
Adi Atman 9: you you
Adi Atman,
I am a fool
I place a picture
before me
and say
-- you you
hosanna hari hari bol!
daybreak and I whisper
to the sun
-- you
full moon night
and I cry out
-- you
summer downpour
the thunder crash
shouts for me
-- YOU
drowning
drunk from too much
seawater
I sputter
-- you you you
shambo shankara!
I am a grasping fool
I say -- you --
and you are gone
when I remember to shut up
then you are here
and I am gone
2004
Adi Atman 10: full moon
Adi Atman,
the full moon has lit up
the countryside
showing me
every slope and shallow
yet I cannot see
my hand
in front of my face
2004
