A Way of Life

on a pilgrimage,
to pay homage,
devout come to take a dip
despite the chill
to wash off their sins...

at the bank of Ganges,
chanting mantras
recited by the sages...

looking solemn
and serene
unmindfully, going
back to the same
old routine...

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Chasing a Butterfly

A state of happiness
Is like a beautiful flitting butterfly
Difficult to chase and hold

I wish time would stand still,
And that moment of bliss
Could last to to an eternity

But that is
Against the law of nature
So I enjoy that moment of being.

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Presence...

Crystal clear gaze,
Radiant skin
Luminous face.

Flowing movement
Gliding steps
.alive in the present.

Compassionate,
Measured speech
Meditative state.

Simple vestments
Love,
ONLY adornment…

Persona arrests,
Only Enlightenment
TO MANIFEST.

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A Compelling Silence! ! ! !

Live life abundantly
Is what I tell myself daily.

Whenever I stray
Unmindfully away,

In the course of the day.
I get a gentle nudge in a way

That the awareness compels
Me to observe silence…

The practice brings me to present
Lo, happiness and joy- abundant…

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Sanctuary

Poetry is my sanctuary,
To which I withdraw
Very quietly,

When the madness
Outside and within,
Fills me with distress.

The act of writing,
Works like meditation
When, the very awareness of breathing,
Each inhalation and exhalation,

Fills me
With a lightness of being.

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As the Bell Tolls...

As the last year retreats
And a new dawn greets…

Birds have orchestrated
A chorus and a band…

Oh, how it elevates
Oh, how it facilitates…

The mood is infectious,
Moment is propitious,

To make affirmations…
Join the celebrations.

Come one, come all
Come one come all.

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Anger

Your anger
Bursts like a thunderstorm,
And torrential rain,
And flashes like lightening.

And when its spent
And an uncanny calm descends.
I feel like an uprooted tree.

Sharp words
Can hurt,
Deeper than a wound
By a sword.

It takes time
Before a scab forms,
And you move on.

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Self Empowerment

Peace within, peace without,
Or be tossed about by
War within, war without.
Enter the island within.
Reflect, thus a new journey begins,
Follow the path Gandhi speaks,
Unalloyed, total, complete,
Love will blossom and violence retreat.

02.10.08
NON VIOLENCE DAY

Mamta Agarwal

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Loneliness

An ailing parent
Sitting alone,
By the telephone,
Waiting
For a call
From his errant son.

Hoping it might ring,
Knowing he has long since
Been forgotten.

Wonders,
Watching the rain
Face tear stained,

Is it time
To move on,
But how is it done
With your own
Flesh and blood?

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Gift of Life

Birth
Is the
First step towards
Death.

Life
Is a gift,
Though
Rife
With
Strife.

So why postpone
Unwrapping it?

Live
As if
There is
No tomorrow.
Do we know

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