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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Sangharakshita (Bhikshu), Sangharakshita. THE GARDENER The gardener crops his rose - tree's hundred buds , That when it grows Rich with the breath of Summer , it may bear One perfect rose . And even so I prune my budding thoughts , That ...
Sangharakshita (Bhikshu), Sangharakshita. THE GARDENER The gardener crops his rose - tree's hundred buds , That when it grows Rich with the breath of Summer , it may bear One perfect rose . And even so I prune my budding thoughts , That ...
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... garden where I strayed ; But I have sought out the White Rose while it was still bright with morning dew . Many were the instruments I heard playing in the symphony of life ; But I have cared to listen only to the melancholy sweetness ...
... garden where I strayed ; But I have sought out the White Rose while it was still bright with morning dew . Many were the instruments I heard playing in the symphony of life ; But I have cared to listen only to the melancholy sweetness ...
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... gardens blossom ; 175 Now he's gone , the best of squirrels , 149 Now it is early summer , and the woods 336 O ... garden , 298 ' Oh what do you want , you wandering man , 240 Old frog on the brink 98 On the blue hill - side 133 On ...
... gardens blossom ; 175 Now he's gone , the best of squirrels , 149 Now it is early summer , and the woods 336 O ... garden , 298 ' Oh what do you want , you wandering man , 240 Old frog on the brink 98 On the blue hill - side 133 On ...
Contents
SHORTER POEMS | 21 |
London in Wartime | 23 |
Systole and Diastole | 24 |
Copyright | |
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