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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... or not Life ends in death , That love's most bitter - sweet Who questioneth ? Based not on dreams , but on His certainty Of beauty , love and pain Man's life must be . THE MODERN BARD We cannot sing as Orpheus wist To.
... or not Life ends in death , That love's most bitter - sweet Who questioneth ? Based not on dreams , but on His certainty Of beauty , love and pain Man's life must be . THE MODERN BARD We cannot sing as Orpheus wist To.
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... Pain . 428 LXVII Poesy comes to birth from the dark womb of Pain , Where it was begotten of the fiery seed of Love . LXVIII So delicious is the pain of Love that it has persuaded me into the love of Pain . LXIX The pain of loving is ...
... Pain . 428 LXVII Poesy comes to birth from the dark womb of Pain , Where it was begotten of the fiery seed of Love . LXVIII So delicious is the pain of Love that it has persuaded me into the love of Pain . LXIX The pain of loving is ...
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... pain and suffering are not something merely negative , something from which we should shrink or run away , but some- thing that has to be faced and overcome in the battle of life , and which , for the sake of others , we should take ...
... pain and suffering are not something merely negative , something from which we should shrink or run away , but some- thing that has to be faced and overcome in the battle of life , and which , for the sake of others , we should take ...
Contents
SHORTER POEMS | 21 |
London in Wartime | 23 |
Systole and Diastole | 24 |
Copyright | |
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