Musings – Page 2 – Sagar Behere

Shiva sankalpa suktam

December 16, 2019December 14, 2019 by sagar

Recently, I have become aware of a burden of thoughts weighing down upon me. Intrusive, endless, unstoppable, uncontrollable, unwanted thoughts. If I desire to sit quietly for five minutes, without fruitless thoughts buzzing constantly in my mind… I can not! Sometimes, I become aware of a new thought arising.. in … Read the rest “Shiva sankalpa suktam”

Running

November 25, 2019February 25, 2017 by sagar

One foot leaves the ground
then the other. For a split
second, I’m flying!

What’s past is prologue

December 14, 2020December 22, 2015 by sagar

Whereof what’s past is prologue; what to come,
In yours and my discharge.

-Shakespeare, The Tempest Act 2, scene 1, 245-254

Flower bowl

November 25, 2019September 5, 2015 by sagar

Let us arrange
these lovely flowers in the bowl
since there’s no rice.
-Basho

First morning of autumn

November 25, 2019September 1, 2015 by sagar

The first morning of autumn:
the mirror I investigate
reflects my father’s face
-Shiki Masaoka (loose translation by Michael R. Burch)