thief of hearts

Thief of hearts,
you have ransacked
this beggar's hut,
left me
nothing.

All I see
now
is the print
of your pilfering hand
everywhere.

 

 

 

 

Ivan Granger 

from Real Thirst

art by Van Gogh

parched

The parched know -

real thirst 

draws rainwater

from an empty sky.

~ Ivan Granger

from Real Thirst

Poetry has an immediate effect on the mind. 

The simple act of reading poetry 

alters thought patterns and the shuttle of the breath. 

Poetry induces trance. 

Its words are chant. Its rhythms are drum beats. 

Its images become the icons 

of the inner eye. 

Poetry is more than a description 

of the sacred experience; 

it carries the experience itself.

~ Ivan M. Granger

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