Dream Threshold
Poetry for the Spirit
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The Storm
Nature, in a show of strength,
Tested the tall trees of earth
With the potentially destructive force of God;
But it was not these giant sentinels
That her anger was directed towards,
Rather the cowardly and the weak
Who repeatedly and incessantly abuse
The peace and love of her sunlight
Which she casts upon all – To these
She showed no mercy this time,
Yet it was only a warning
That nothing may stand in her way
When she decides to walk upon the earth
In all her majesty and glory…
And I, worshipper of her beauty
And all she brings with her
From the invisible and the unknown,
Silently, with the smile of acquiescence
To this Goddess of all creation
Of whom I am the servitor eternal
Upon a resistant and ignorant earth,
Pick up the shards of shattered glass
All around me from the homes of abuse,
Sweep away the debris of destruction
As willed by her with the waters of her love
Misunderstood or not understood at all,
And walking with these remains, with care
And precision, empty them into the abyss.
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“These poems are a unique incantation of the psychic being, always tangibly in front.”
—Rod Hemsell, poet
Dream Threshold is the second volume in a poetic trilogy on love, following Coming Home, which describes poet Ajit Sripad Rao Nalkur’s spiritual journey back to India from the West. His time abroad included living, working, and travelling through Australia, Europe, and the United States.
This collection characterizes the poet’s gaze into the future of his search for the beloved. The poetry in this volume covers such topics as the pureness of rain in paradise and an examination of what love is really all about. In Dream Threshold, Nalkur continues to explore the theme of relationships and the need to be true to oneself.
Haven
Give me a place where beauty’s face
Gazes ever on my soul,
A sacred haven for the grace
Of love’s sweet and endless flow,
Words and silence filling hearts
That sing of things tomorrow knows
Is home to where the deeper arts
Of living thrive, the golden glow
Of spirit shines in all its trees,
Its very soil breathes strength and shows
A way to live in harmony
With all around, life’s constant blows …
About the Author
Ajit Sripad Rao Nalkur is currently living on a beach in south India with his wife, Jaya, and their two children. He gardens and writes poetry fulltime. He has previously published a trilogy on love in a limited hardcover edition, but now wishes to make this and future work available to all.