Roberto Echanes

Counting the days, counting the hours,
my slowly withering white lotus,
slowly, shimmering light, extinguishing flame,
your glare will vanish in that cruel moment.
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Dedicated to my mum, Juana N. Echanes, and to all mothers of the world.

Ah mother! Sweet, tender mother,
Blessed art thou, O salt of the earth,
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Sought in the oceans and beneath th’earth,
So rare to find, hidden in fathomless depths,
Still that lucky discoverer sees not your true worth,
Rough beauty concealed in layers of song n’ dance,
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This sonnet is dedicated to Kristin Laura Kreuk on the occasion of her birthday today, December 30th.

My shining star the silence sleeps tonight,
Keeps whispering sweet mellow dreams of you,
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To the loving memory of Shrii Shrii Anandamurtijii my spiritual guide.

Memories are not just memories,
which happiness or sorrow bring.
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How strange and mysterious!
Your charming smile makes me delirious,
Sweet enchantress you beguile my soul,
With your spell divine
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Was I so blind that I forgot thee Lord?
'twas hard to find my way, 'twas hard to say,
to run across a sea of darkness t'shore,
to shed bitter tears of lost souls and fears.
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This lyric poem explores the theme of platonic love for the poet persona's sweetheart with whom he's had a close relationship in his past life and happened to meet each other again in the present life. There's an implied dramatic conflict between the lady and the persona who is so desirous to possess her, knowing fully well that they can only be together in the mental and spiritual plane as this is dictated by their karma in the present life.

Of all the flowers in my Lord's garden
you came to me, O little tender bud,
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This was a farewell poem that the poet persona gave to the one he once loved and would never see again.

Farewell, farewell my love,
but in my heart I hide this sorrow,
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I began my journey on this train eons of years ago,
and met so many eyes, so many hands, that gave me
hope to traverse to distant lands. And met so many,
so many lovely creatures that built such rainbows of
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Sometimes I see you as my child,
Sometimes I see you as my sweetheart,
And when I look into your eyes,
I see that tender and sweet smile,
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Sweet and ancient lives are catching up with us,
Those golden years of our distant past,
Deep loving remembrances of another time,
Oh my sweetheart, oh beloved mine,
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Oh my shining star, I look at Thee day n’ night,
Oh Light of mine; see your glow on the sky,
Shining, shining, Oh so bright,
Oh shining star that gladdens my heart,
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You arrived suddenly in my life, O sweet mystery,
You brought such tender hope, such gift to know,
Know you not at all but wondering who might be,
Sweet traveler, mystery traveler – Who are thou?
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Will thou be my friend till my life’s end?
Will thou pour your love like monsoon rain?
And look over me like the shining moon,
steeped in magic light ‘n mystic charm.
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