With Gansha and Kartika
By their sides
Into their lap
Sitting
...
The idols of Ganesha
Into their hands,
Small-small idols
The gypsy boys and girls
...
Covering
Gnan-marga,
Bhakti-marga,
Karma-marga
...
Fanatic, in which,
Which world
Live you,
Whose,
...
God, what a creation
Is it of Yours,
Blind and bigoted,
Orthodox and conservative,
...
Terrorist,
Terrorist,
Why do you kill others
For no fault of theirs,
...
The cowboys, buffalomen,
Goatmen and goatmwomen,
All leaders,
Leaders and politicians
...
Who remembers whom,
None has still turned to gift me
A rose
Or to say happy teachers' day,
...
On the teachers' day,
I repenting
For having not taught
My son
...
These are not
Leaves of Grass,
But Leaves of Heart & Soul,
A reading in self-talk,
...