Poems from Leonard Dabydeen
Put
down
your arms
stop fighting
try to mediate
there is more love in unity.
*Ahimsa : Non-violence philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi
Wake
with
a song
in my ear
a soulful bhajan
wife making aarti on altar
singing praises to Lord Krishna and Laxmi Mata.
Behind drifting clouds
a moon patiently awaits
to pantomime dreams.
Deaf
man
cannot
hear music
but he sings a song
plays a piano in his mind.
Now
sweat
beomes
salted sea
splashing rushing waves
I want to surf naked with joy.
Here comes monsoon pitter-patter
pouring with fervour...