by Ajmer Rode
The Maharishi whispers:
the flesh is Maya, the lie
the soul is eternal, the truth.
The baby
inside a starved womb insists
it must come out,
needs more flesh.
The maharishi
and the baby in the womb
stare across
into each other’s eyes.
Blue Meditations
Copyright ©:
Ajmer Rode
A few random poems:
- Ghazal of Rumi by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi
- English Poetry. Thomas Moore. From “Irish Melodies”. 58. Farewell! – But Whenever You Welcome the Hour. Томас Мур.
- Sweet Love Is Dead poem – Alfred Austin
- Objector by William Stafford
- On Miranda’s Leaving the Country by William Somervile
- Константин Бальмонт – Черный и белый
- Biography In The First Person by Stephen Dunn
- Ольга Берггольц – О, где ты запела
- Ode–Shell The Old City! Shell! by William Gilmore Simms
- Сергей Михалков – Приехавшей из Африки девчушке
- The Neophyte poem – Aleister Crowley poems | Poetry Monster
- Ольга Седакова – Как упавшую руку
- Astrophel and Stella: I by Sir Philip Sidney
- The Gods of the Copybook Headings by Rudyard Kipling
- Ольга Берггольц – Не знаю, не знаю, живу
External links
Bat’s Poetry Page – more poetry by Fledermaus
Talking Writing Monster’s Page –
Batty Writing – the bat’s idle chatter, thoughts, ideas and observations, all original, all fresh
Poems in English
- Out Of The Window
- On The Bus
- Minoan Porcelain
- Love Song
- Lapr S Midi Dun Faune
- Italy
- Inspiration
- In Uncertainty To A Lady
- Doors Of The Temple
- Darkness
- Crapulous Impression
- Complaint Of A Poet Manqu
- By The Fire
- Books And Thoughts
- Anniversaries
- A Melody By Scarlatti
- A Little Memory
- The Storm
- The State
- The Poor Fisherman
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Doska or the Board – write anything
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Parallel Translations of Poetry
The Poetry Repository – an online library of poems, poetry, verse and poetic works
