by Joe Winter | May 27, 2020 | Dhansiri, Poems
After Pokhran and India’s announcement as a nuclear state Let the grass live. No war has it ever made.Let the sun shine on Nature’s tenderest blade. One room, one roof is all. Let us not tryto rip the breath-taking canvas of the sky. Let the small hands of children...
by Joe Winter | May 27, 2020 | Dhansiri, Poems
River-Poet Now as the sun sets on the stream but still life leads its lovely path down the long star-way of night’s gleam, I think of you,...
by Joe Winter | May 27, 2020 | Dhansiri, Poems
Songfor R.Dear, if I cannot find a song to sing youbut tunes-of-longing die away, unheard,then all the strength of the sea itself shall bring youits living word.And if the loving-lightness is forgottenthat should transcribe for you a gift-of-the-heart,upon night’s sea...
by Joe Winter | May 27, 2020 | Dhansiri, Poems
Daily News for Kai Here is no shadow-world. A boatis free and clear upon the lovely water.In the new all-about sky faraway birdsgather; descend and wheel; climb and vanish. What light what opening what waking instantis here? And when the shadows come they shall besuch...
by Joe Winter | May 27, 2020 | Dhansiri, Poems
Clouds O Lord what softnessesabove the head assembleof woman, man and child.What white-flame vastnessesof air, what sky-piece jumbleof dew-fields wild? What hand has trailedatoms of fierinessover these soft-flung meadows?O Lord what shadowsare cast on us.What face is...
by Joe Winter | May 27, 2020 | Dhansiri, Poems
Srimati Lal’s Paintings Sweet goddess in the light that burnsof womanhood I kiss the flamethat turns to ocean’s leaf, that turnsto hooked tree-finger, that can namecat, fish and telephone in surprise,and smiling businessmen, and acidburning the air before the eyesof...
