Thursday, September 5, 2019

The Wind Blows Where It Will / Le vent souffle où il veut / हवा बहती है जहां यह होगा / ᎤᏃᎴ ᎠᎾᎩᏍᏓᏎ ᎭᏢ ᎠᏚᎳᏓᏎ

The wind blows where it will,
the spirit is forever free.

Le vent souffle où il veut,
l'esprit est à jamais libre.

हवा बहती है जहां यह होगा,
आत्मा हमेशा के लिए स्वतंत्र है।

ᎤᏃᎴ ᎠᎾᎩᏍᏓᏎ ᎭᏢ ᎠᏚᎳᏓᏎ,
ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎢᎪᎯᏛ ᎠᏚᏓᎴᏍᏓ.







Text, translations, and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler नग्न देवीदास

We Give the Breath / Nous donnons le souffle / हम सांस फेंकते हैं

We give the breath
to the lower fire.
The child born rises
to Sahasrar.

Nous donnons le souffle
au feu inférieur.
L'enfant né monte
à Sahasrar.

हम सांस फेंकते हैं
नीचे आग में।
जन्म लेने वाला बच्चा उठता है
सहस्रार तक।







Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler नग्न देवीदास


Wednesday, September 4, 2019

We Cast the Bija / हमने बीजा डाला

We cast the bija
into the yoni-fire
as a sacrifice
to all the gods,
to all life.
Swaha.

हमने बीजा डाला
योनी-अग्नि में
एक बलिदान के रूप में
सभी देवताओं के लिए,
सभी जीवन के लिए।
स्वाहा।







Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler नग्न देवीदास

Tuesday, September 3, 2019

All Mysteries / Tous les mystères

All mysteries have been unsealed,
now it is just the heart
that must be revealed.

Tous les mystères ont été descellés,
maintenant c'est juste le coeur
qui doit être révélé.






חכמה     בינה

דעת



Text © 2019 by Donald Jacobson Traxler.

Monday, September 2, 2019

The Dog Brought In a Leaf Today / Le chien a apporté une feuille aujourd'hui,

The dog brought in a leaf today,
I tried to capture its form,
and got my natural self.
Oh, well . . .
c'est la vie.
Je suis comme la feuille.

Le chien a apporté une feuille aujourd'hui,
J'ai essayé de capturer sa forme,
et obtenu mon moi naturel.
Eh, bien. . .
c'est la vie.
Je suis comme la feuille.






Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.

The Part Is Not Greater (with translations)

The part is not greater than the whole,
but it is sometimes sufficient.

La partie n'est pas plus grande que le tout,
mais c'est parfois suffisante.

La parte no es mayor que el todo,
pero a veces es suficiente.

igadv tla ugodesdi sinv nigadv,
aseno gesvase yudahi yeliquu.

ᎢᎦᏛ Ꮭ ᎤᎪᏕᏍᏗ ᏏᏅ ᏂᎦᏛ,
ᎠᏎᏃ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏳᏓᎯ ᏰᎵᏊ.






Text and image © 2019 by Donald Jacobson Traxler ꮨᏺꭽꮅ.


Sunday, September 1, 2019

What Do We Owe?

What do we owe to a past
that is full of massacres,
pogroms, and war?

What do we owe to a present
that is full of uncertainty,
risk, and strife?

What do we owe to a future
that is full of extinctions,
death, and life?

We owe them what they
have given to us,
no less, and nothing more:

survival, love, and life.


To your children
sing this song:
may you live
long, and long.






Text and image © 2019 by Donald Jacobson Traxler.