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 ROOT SPEAKS Mock me not , O Rose , that I am hidden Here in the black ... Rose , nor be ashamed of your father the Root Before the faces of your friends , the Stars . 125 complete poems 126 ...
Sangharakshita (Bhikshu), Sangharakshita. THE ROOT SPEAKS Mock me not , O Rose , that I am hidden Here in the black ... Rose , nor be ashamed of your father the Root Before the faces of your friends , the Stars . 125 complete poems 126 ...
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... rose - bud which I have kept in a glass of water beside my bed Will reveal its inmost heart to me if I wait for a few short hours ; But the secret hoard of love's honey stored within your heart Remains , alas ! sealed away from me day ...
... rose - bud which I have kept in a glass of water beside my bed Will reveal its inmost heart to me if I wait for a few short hours ; But the secret hoard of love's honey stored within your heart Remains , alas ! sealed away from me day ...
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... Rose up from behind the mountains , Some would to the distant village Trudge for almsfood for the brethren , Older monks would teach the younger , And the younger serve the older . Some again would ply the mallet And the chisel ...
... Rose up from behind the mountains , Some would to the distant village Trudge for almsfood for the brethren , Older monks would teach the younger , And the younger serve the older . Some again would ply the mallet And the chisel ...
Contents
SHORTER POEMS | 21 |
London in Wartime | 23 |
Systole and Diastole | 24 |
Copyright | |
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