An Air of Expectancy

I keep waitingNot knowing for whatWaiting for lifeTo take a turnAs if something awaits meRound one of its corners. What?Better … More

What If…

People keep waitingFor a “better” tomorrow. What ifThat morrow never comes! What ifToday is all you have!

“i thank You God for most this amazing day” — e. e. cummings (and see my thoroughly contrarian spirit)

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/audio/76999/i-thank-you-god-for-most-this-amazing-day Thus wrote e. e. cummings, who is clearly in love this world. (No wonder Plato wanted to banish all … More

My Bootless Cries

I continue to existPolluting this earthPolluting my soulI do not want to existI say to whoever is listeningMaybe I am … More

Dull Must Be My Soul

Dull must be my soul Numb must be my being I am not moved much By yonder trees leafing By … More

These Doubts, These Dreams

Caught is this body-mindIn this ineluctable unfoldingOf this world dramaOn this fabric of space-timeWoven by That Beyond,That is also Here-Now,For … More

The Not Knowing

After spending a lifetime In pondering what life is all about And just when I am thinking I have figured … More

“Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out”

Ah, to Drop Out… Will I be so wise? Will I be so lucky? “Yahan kal kya ho kisne jaana”.

Coming Unstuck

Actually I am stuck. Most roads I peer downSeem to beckon me not. Stuck I am at the crossroadsSlowly coming … More

Catch-22

If one fine day God were to address me From wherever S/he is, “Look, Sammy boy, I’m pleased with you, … More