{"id":508,"date":"2009-06-21T08:35:32","date_gmt":"2009-06-21T08:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.srichinmoypoetry.com\/library\/10000-2\/selected-poems\/"},"modified":"2012-10-09T16:32:49","modified_gmt":"2012-10-09T16:32:49","slug":"selected-poems","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.srichinmoypoetry.com\/?page_id=508","title":{"rendered":"Selected Poetry of Sri Chinmoy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"width: 475px;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/old-images\/mt-sil.jpg\" alt=\"poetry\" width=\"475\" height=\"228\" \/><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"7\" cellpadding=\"7\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Apocalypse<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Within, without the cosmos wide am I;<br \/>\nIn joyful sweep I loose forth and draw back all.<br \/>\nA birthless deathless Spirit that moves and is still<br \/>\nEver abides within to hear my call.<\/p>\n<p>I who create on earth my joys and doles<br \/>\nTo fulfil my matchless quest in all my play,<br \/>\nI veil my face of truth with golden hues<br \/>\nAnd see the serpent night and python day.<\/p>\n<p>A Consciousness Bliss I feel in each breath;<br \/>\nI am the self amorous child of the Sun.<br \/>\nAt will I break and build my symbol sheath<br \/>\nAnd freely enjoy the world&#8217;s unshadowed fun.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Sri Chinmoy. From <a href=\"..\/..\/my_flute\">My Flute<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Other Poems from My Flute<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a href=\"..\/..\/my_flute\/the_absolute\">The Absolute<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Immortality\" href=\"..\/..\/my_flute\/immortality\" target=\"_self\">Immortality<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Revelation\" href=\"..\/..\/my_flute\/revelation\" target=\"_self\">Revelation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"A Little\" href=\"..\/..\/my_flute\/a_little\" target=\"_self\">A Little<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Between Nothingness and Eternity\" href=\"..\/..\/my_flute\/between_nothingness_and_eternity\" target=\"_self\">Between Nothingness and Eternity<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"The Mother Supreme\" href=\"..\/..\/my_flute\/the_mother_supreme\" target=\"_self\">The Mother Supreme<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"The Golden Flute\" href=\"..\/..\/my_flute\/the_golden_flute\" target=\"_self\">The Golden Flute<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"O My Lord of Beauty\" href=\"..\/..\/my_flute\/o_my_lord_of_beauty\" target=\"_self\">O My Lord of Beauty<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Another Day\" href=\"..\/..\/my_flute\/another_day\" target=\"_self\">Another Day<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"7\" cellpadding=\"7\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3>Short Poems of Sri Chinmoy<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>Every time I run away from You<br \/>\nAnd come back,<br \/>\nI see Your Eyes<br \/>\nMore illumining than before.<br \/>\nAnd I feel Your Heart<br \/>\nMore forgiving than before.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8211; Sri Chinmoy<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; From: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortpoems.org\/srichinmoy\/selected\/part1.html\">Selected Flower Flames<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Other Short Poem Series<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"..\/..\/transcendence-perfection\">Transcendence Perfection<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"..\/..\/the_dance_of_life\">The Dance of Life<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"..\/..\/the_wings_of_light\">Wings of Light<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<table style=\"border-color: #CCCCCC; background-color: #cccccc;\" summary=\"\" width=\"700\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"7\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Aphorisms<\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.srichinmoypoetry.com\/selected-poems\/short-poems\/\">Selected Aphorisms<\/a> of Sri Chinmoy<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.srichinmoypoetry.com\/selected-poems\/short-poems\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"width: 215px;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/old-images\/white-geranium.jpg\" alt=\"poem\" width=\"215\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<td style=\"width: 317px;\">\n<h3>\u00a0Poems by Theme<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a title=\"Poems - Beauty\" href=\"..\/..\/..\/selected_poems\/poems_beauty\" target=\"_self\">Poems on Beauty<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"..\/..\/..\/selected_poems\/poems_love\">Poems on Love<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"..\/..\/..\/selected_poems\/poems_happiness\">Poems on Happiness<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"..\/..\/..\/selected_poems\/poems_compassion\">Poems on Compassion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"..\/..\/..\/selected_poems\/poems_imagination\">Poems on Imagination<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 322px;\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/old-images\/pure.jpg\" alt=\"poem\" \/><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Selected Poems by Theme<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a href=\"..\/..\/..\/selected_poems\/poems_gratitude\">Poems on Gratitude<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"..\/..\/..\/selected_poems\/poems_peace\">Poems on Peace<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"..\/..\/..\/selected_poems\/poems_silence\">Poems on Silence<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"..\/..\/..\/selected_poems\/poems_about_harmony\">Poems about Harmony<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/old-images\/leaf.jpg\" alt=\"clouds-amb-small\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.srichinmoypoetry.com\/sri-chinmoy-poetry\">Library of Sri Chinmoy&#8217;s Poetry<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Array<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":481,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-508","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.srichinmoypoetry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.srichinmoypoetry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.srichinmoypoetry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.srichinmoypoetry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.srichinmoypoetry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=508"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.srichinmoypoetry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/508\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5294,"href":"https:\/\/www.srichinmoypoetry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/508\/revisions\/5294"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.srichinmoypoetry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.srichinmoypoetry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}