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Only Thee
Only Thee
That I want thee, only thee---let my heart repeat without end.
All desires that distract me, day and night,
are false and empty to the …
Paper Boats
Paper Boats
Day by day I float my paper boats one by one down the running
stream.
In bid black letters I write my name on them and the na…
Old And New
Old And New
Thou hast made me known to friends whom I knew not.
Thou hast given me seats in homes not my own.
Thou hast brought the distant near …
On the Seashore
On the Seashore
On the seashore of endless worlds children meet.
The infinite sky is motionless overhead and the restless water is boisterous. On…
My Polar Star
My Polar Star
I have made You the polar star of my
existence; never again can I lose my way in the
voyage of life.
Wherever I go,…
O Fool
O Fool
O Fool, try to carry thyself upon thy own shoulders!
O beggar, to come beg at thy own door!
Leave all thy burdens on his h…
My Dependence
My Dependence
I like to be dependent, and so for ever
with warmth and care of my mother
my father , to love, kiss and embrace
wear life h…
Maya
Maya
That I should make much of myself and turn it on all sides,
thus casting colored shadows on thy radiance
---such is thy Maya.
…
Lover's Gifts XXII: I Shall Gladly Suffer
Lover's Gifts XXII: I Shall Gladly Suffer
I shall gladly suffer the pride of culture to die out in my house,
if only in some happy future I am born a her…
Lover's Gifts XXXIX: There Is a Looker-On
Lover's Gifts XXXIX: There Is a Looker-On
There is a looker-on who sits behind my eyes. I seems he has seen
things in ages and worlds beyond memory's sho…
Lover's Gifts XVI: She Dwelt Here by the Pool
Lover's Gifts XVI: She Dwelt Here by the Pool
She dwelt here by the pool with its landing-stairs in ruins. Many
an evening she had watched the moon made …
Lover's Gifts XLVII: The Road Is
Lover's Gifts XLVII: The Road Is
The road is my wedded companion. She speaks to me under my feet all
day, she sings to my dreams all night.
…
Lover's Gifts XL: A Message Came
Lover's Gifts XL: A Message Came
A message came from my youth of vanished days, saying, " I wait for
you among the quivering of unborn May, where smiles …
Lover's Gifts XLIII: Dying, You Have Left Behind
Lover's Gifts XLIII: Dying, You Have Left Behind
Dying, you have left behind you the great sadness of the Eternal
in my life. You have painted my thought…
Lover's Gifts V: I Would Ask For Still More
Lover's Gifts V: I Would Ask For Still More
I would ask for still more, if I had the sky with all its stars,
and the world with its endless riches; but I…
Lover's Gifts XIII: Last Night in the Garden
Lover's Gifts XIII: Last Night in the Garden
Last night in the garden I offered you my youth's foaming wine. You
lifted the cup to your lips, you shut yo…
Lover's Gifts LIV: In the Beginning of Time
Lover's Gifts LIV: In the Beginning of Time
In the beginning of time, there rose from the churning of God's
dream two women. One is the dancer at the cou…
Lover's Gifts LVIII: Things Throng and Laugh
Lover's Gifts LVIII: Things Throng and Laugh
Things throng and laugh loud in the sky; the sands and dust dance
and whirl like children. Man's mind is aro…
Lotus
Lotus
On the day when the lotus bloomed, alas, my mind was straying,
and I knew it not. My basket was empty and the flower remained unheeded.
Lover's Gifts IV: She Is Near to My Heart
Lover's Gifts IV: She Is Near to My Heart
She is near to my heart as the meadow-flower to the earth; she is
sweet to me as sleep is to tired limbs. My lo…
Little Of Me
Little Of Me
Let only that little be left of me
whereby I may name thee my all.
Let only that little be left of my will
w…
Lost Star
Lost Star
When the creation was new and all the stars shone in their first
splendor, the gods held their assembly in the sky and sang
`Oh, the pi…
Light
Light
Light, my light, the world-filling light,
the eye-kissing light,
heart-sweetening light!
Ah, the light danc…
Leave This
Leave This
Leave this chanting and singing and telling of beads!
Whom dost thou worship in this lonely dark corner of a temple with doors all shut?