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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Page 81
... silence from door to door And begged from the poorest of the poor . The white kine eyed us as we passed , And wide - eyed children stared aghast , While women pitied , as women must , The strangers covered with heat and dust ; And old ...
... silence from door to door And begged from the poorest of the poor . The white kine eyed us as we passed , And wide - eyed children stared aghast , While women pitied , as women must , The strangers covered with heat and dust ; And old ...
Page 336
... SILENCE O Sacred Silence , now at last We let you softly enter in , Suspending for your lovely sake Th'unthinking laugh , the mindless din . O Queen of Contemplation , deign Within our walls an hour to dwell , And let no foolish voice ...
... SILENCE O Sacred Silence , now at last We let you softly enter in , Suspending for your lovely sake Th'unthinking laugh , the mindless din . O Queen of Contemplation , deign Within our walls an hour to dwell , And let no foolish voice ...
Page 429
... silence and peace of the old hills sinks ever deeper and deeper into my heart , Until it seems as though the clouds ... silence ? 429 complete poems Oh living , breathing Silence , That integrates with the LXXI.
... silence and peace of the old hills sinks ever deeper and deeper into my heart , Until it seems as though the clouds ... silence ? 429 complete poems Oh living , breathing Silence , That integrates with the LXXI.
Contents
SHORTER POEMS | 21 |
London in Wartime | 23 |
Systole and Diastole | 24 |
Copyright | |
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