A Raindrop in the Palm

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A Raindrop in the Palm

for Brother Achalananda

Before you became my polestar,
I was diverted by the one who boasts 
Deep fish and salt-crusted waves.
The one who puffs our pride that all rivers
Rush to embrace his power.

I listened to the moist murmur
Of his promises of exoticisms, 
As I sat close beside him on the beaches
Of Encinitas, Pensacola, and Virginia.

Oh!  I stood dumbfounded at how big his waters were—
Without an inkling of your infinite vastness, 
I could never have guessed
That he is much less than a raindrop
In the palm of your hand.