I wrote this poem in 1983 on my 16th birthday. Regardless of age, one can feel nostalgic about one’s childhood and long for a happier and simpler time. Instead, we are reminded of our own mortality. Compare this poem to
The Hour of Nativity
Bhakti
I wrote Bhakti in 1985, 17 years old. Bhakti is devotion to God, and the willingness of the devotee to surrender to the Divine One, the way Meera Bai did to Lord Krishna. Compare this poem to the desperate soul
A Man’s Reply
I wrote this poem in 1983, at the age of 16. It was written from what I believed was a man’s point of view in love and passion. It describes the conflict between desire and the need for freedom. Compare