Rhythms of Ease and Wonder

n stillness of deep awakening chants
rises immaculately with blooms defiant,
as the human heart opens
revealing a resplendent thousand-petalled lotus.
While growing up in a small, beautiful Guyanaese village perched on the tip of South America, Haimnauth Ramkirath became fascinated by the simplicity, rhythms, and beauty of nature. This love for the natural world is still one of the abiding joys of his life.
In a collection of poems that shines with the language and music of Tagore, the perc...