with Sri Ganesh

… I was sweeping before the shrine when the rain started again in earnest and, within half an hour, it poured more than in one of the last days of slow rain…

- 21-12-10:

… The shortest day of the year…

… Someone (perhaps Jeevan) offered Rs. 10/-

Sri Ganesh, High, Joyous Magician, As well-versed in the lore Of the dark ages

As you are committed To victorious Harmony, You await just Beyond the threshold, As if in a tender flame of beauty, Ready, once addressed, To give Her Blessings For the gradual clearing Of the way And the labor of new birth Into Conscious Plenitude…

Aum.

- 22-12-10:

Sri Ganesh, Within your masterly dance Your mudras are potent –

There are no names for who you are, The names are sealed Within – You are the deep brother, Aloof and filled with knowledge, Yet close and intimate

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