Thy Love's Longing (Love For Love's Sake) Poem by Barner (Warner/Raju) Keisham

Thy Love's Longing
Written by Barner Keisham

All madness of the fallen, boundless self awakes,
When lovers unite and share one sacred cake.
No joy compares—for love is love's own sake.

Self draws the soul to beauty deep and rare,
Where bliss and grace breathe gently in the air.
At such a point, the world dissolves to prayer.

All worldly weights shall wane and fade away,
As hearts prepare their grandest love display.
In holy acts, no doubt shall dare to stay.

Sometimes Meera's, sometimes Gauranga's flame,
Like Gopis dancing, free from worldly claim.
No trade, just trust—immersed in Thy sweet name.

Duality's drama plays its fleeting part,
But true love dwells in the Supreme Heart.
No fleshly bond—just spirit's sacred art.

No will to cast my kin aside in flight,
Though life is brief, I hold them in the light.
To shun them would be cowardice, not right.

Prahlad forsook his father's cruel decree,
Vibhishan left his brother to be free.
Gopis gave up all for love's decree.

All ties are transient, shadows on the shore,
My task: to spread Thy love forevermore.
Before I leave, let me behold Thee—core to core.

O Beloved, some desires still remain,
Yet Thou shall turn them into love's refrain.
This longing loops—a sweet, eternal chain.

At night, I sleep in Mother's gentle grace,
By dawn, I run to Father's guiding place.
By day, I sing with Thee—joy's warm embrace.

No Tantra, mantra, nor strict ritual rite,
My heart declares: "To love Thee is my light."
No pilgrimage—Thou dwellest in my sight.

I wait for tears of love to cease and flow,
Then Thy sweet absence shall no longer grow.
The world shall bow as Oneness starts to glow.

Written by Barner Keisham on Jan/2011 - 28th Feb 2011.
Recrafted on 30-09-2025