Wednesday, December 2, 2009

migration

it is in the mind
the winter of depression
and the birds fly off

fragrant in sanskrit
rooted in ancient india
texas basmati ..

/ original / zg

( basmati ,: a hindi word , rooted in sanskrit , meaning that which is fragrant ~
' basmati ' ~ a category of rice grown in india since the ages _ has raised patenting issues )

6 comments:

  1. I especially like the first stanza. It provoked thoughts about the coming winter and introspection to me. Nicely done.

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  2. AYE! the season of mind migration...

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  3. Nice. Do you know about these Sanskrit books?

    http://www.YogaVidya.com/freepdfs.html

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  4. It is in the mind. Which makes me wonder where reality exists, or if it exists.

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  5. I like both of these! The fragrance of basmati rice can temporarily lift some winter depression, IMHO.

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..namastey!~