Book: The Gardener

• The Gardener XXI: Why Did He Choose

  Why did he choose to come to my
  door, the wandering youth, when the

  18 lines
• The Gardener LXI: Peace, My Heart

  Peace, my heart, let the time for
  the parting be sweet.

  15 lines
• The Gardener XVI: Hands Cling To Eyes

  Hands cling to hands and eyes linger
  on eyes: thus begins the record of our

  36 lines
• The Gardener XLV: To The Guests

  To the guests that must go bid
  God's speed and brush away all traces

  14 lines
• The Gardener LVII: I Plucked Your Flower

  I plucked your flower, O world!
  I pressed it to my heart and the

  12 lines
• The Gardener LIX: O Woman

  O woman, you are not merely the
  handiwork of God, but also of men;

  16 lines, 1 comment
• The Gardener XIX: You Walked

  You walked by the riverside path
  with the full pitcher upon your hip.

  23 lines
• The Gardener LXXV: At Midnight

  At midnight the would-be ascetic
  announced:

  21 lines
• The Gardener XI: Come As You Are

  Come as you are; do not loiter over
  your toilet.

  43 lines
• The Gardener LV: It Was Mid-Day

  It was mid-day when you went
  away .

  34 lines
• The Gardener LXXXIV: Over The Green

  Over the green and yellow rice-fields
  sweep the shadows of the autumn

  16 lines
• The Gardener XXXIV: Do Not Go, My Love

  Do not go, my love, without asking
  my leave.

  16 lines
• The Gardener LXXIX: I Often Wonder

  I often wonder where lie hidden
  the boundaries of recognition between

  20 lines
• The Gardener LXIX: I Hunt For The Golden Stag

  I hunt for the golden stag.
      You may smile, my friends, but I

  15 lines, 1 comment
• The Gardener LXIV: I Spent My Day

  I spent my day on the scorching
  hot dust of the road.

  31 lines
• The Gardener XLVIII: Free Me

  Free me from the bonds of your
  sweetness, my love! Nor more of this

  12 lines
• The Gardener LXXXIII: She Dwelt On The Hillside

  She dwelt on the hillside by edge
  of a maize-field, near the spring that

  58 lines
• The Gardener XXIX: Speak To Me My Love

  Speak to me, my love! Tell me in
  words what you sang.

  18 lines, 2 comments
• The Gardener XIII: I Asked Nothing

  I asked nothing, only stood at the
  edge of the wood behind the tree.

  32 lines
• The Gardener XXIV: Do Not Keep To Yourself

  Do not keep to yourself the secret of
  your heart, my friend!

  12 lines
• The Gardener LXXVI: The Fair Was On

  The fair was on before the temple.
  It had rained from the early morning

  20 lines
• The Gardener XLVI: You Left Me

  You left me and went on your way.
  I thought I should mourn for you

  34 lines, 1 comment
• The Gardener XLIV: Reverend Sir, Forgive

  Reverend sir, forgive this pair of
  sinners. Spring winds to-day are

  29 lines
• The Gardener XVIII: When Two Sisters

  When the two sisters go to fetch
  water, they come to this spot and

  27 lines
• The Gardener XXII: When She Passed By Me

  When she passed by me with quick
  steps, the end of her skirt touched

  10 lines, 2 comments
• The Gardener XXVI: What Comes From Your Willing Hands

  "What comes from your willing
  hands I take. I beg for nothing

  23 lines
• The Gardener XLII: O Mad, Superbly Drunk

  O mad, superbly drunk;
  If you kick open your doors and

  49 lines
• The Gardener LI: Then Finish The Last Song

  Then finish the last song and let us
  leave.

  7 lines
• The Gardener XIV: I Was Walking By The Road

  I was walking by the road, I do not
  know why, when the noonday was past

  41 lines
• The Gardener XXVIII: Your Questioning Eyes

  Your questioning eyes are sad. They seek to know my
  meaning as the moon would fathom the sea.

  21 lines
• The Gardener XXVII: Trust Love

  "Trust love even if it brings sorrow.
  Do not close up your heart."

  16 lines
• The Gardener XL: An Unbelieving Smile

  An unbelieving smile flits on your
  eyes when I come to you to take my

  23 lines
• The Gardener XX: Day After Day He Comes

  Day after day he comes and goes
  away.

  14 lines
• The Gardener IV: Ah Me

  Ah me, why did they build my
  house by the road to the market

  52 lines
• The Gardener X: Let Your Work Be, Bride

  Let your work be, bride. Listen, the
  guest has come.

  41 lines
• The Gardener LXXXI: Why Do You Whisper So Faintly

  Why do you whisper so faintly in
  my ears, O Death, my Death?

  26 lines
• The Gardener XLIII: No, My Friends

  No, my friends, I shall never be an
  ascetic, whatever you may say.

  16 lines
• The Gardener XXXVIII: My Love, Once Upon A Time

  My love, once upon a time your poet
  launched a great epic in his mind.

  16 lines
• The Gardener IX: When I Go Alone At Night

  When I go alone at night to my
  love-tryst, birds do not sing, the wind

  20 lines
• The Gardener LXVIII: None Lives For Ever, Brother

  None lives for ever, brother, and
  nothing lasts for long. Keep that in

  55 lines

• By me, right now

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