Complete Poems, 1941-1994The author has dedicated himself to helping people to transform their lives through his work as a Buddhist teacher and the medium of verse. In this collection, spanning more than half a century, he aims to combine the sensitivity of the poet with the vision born of a life of spiritual practice. |
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... fall , Ending where they did begin , Or as the rain from clouds purpúreal complete poems Falls on the fields which once as dew Systole and Diastole.
... fall , Ending where they did begin , Or as the rain from clouds purpúreal complete poems Falls on the fields which once as dew Systole and Diastole.
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... falls back from all the beaches of the world , Leaving them dry and bare . Retreating o'er itself into the deep Wherefrom its youthful waves did erstwhile leap Into the broad bright air , It falls into itself from everywhere . From ...
... falls back from all the beaches of the world , Leaving them dry and bare . Retreating o'er itself into the deep Wherefrom its youthful waves did erstwhile leap Into the broad bright air , It falls into itself from everywhere . From ...
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... fall from the silver sky On the fields of rice that all withered lie . The peasant shelters , with smiles of relief , Beneath the broad green plantain leaf . Sweet to that son of toil to see The fair rain falling fresh and free ; While ...
... fall from the silver sky On the fields of rice that all withered lie . The peasant shelters , with smiles of relief , Beneath the broad green plantain leaf . Sweet to that son of toil to see The fair rain falling fresh and free ; While ...
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SHORTER POEMS | 21 |
London in Wartime | 23 |
Systole and Diastole | 24 |
Copyright | |
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