Odabrane poeme iz knjige "Moje veče se spušta" (My Evening Descends):
Moje veče se spušta, naslovna strana (1996).
9 January
My evening descends,
And I see and feel
That even the very dust
Of my evening-world
Is full of celestial bliss.
9. januar
Moje veče se spušta
I ja vidim i osećam
Da je čak i sama prašina
Mog večernjeg sveta
Puna nebeskog blaženstva.
20 June
My evening descends
And tells me
That what I need
Is not a monk-like life,
But a soul-like breath.
20. jun
Moje veče se spušta
I kaže mi
Da ono što mi treba
Nije monaški život,
Nego duševan dah.
18 July
My evening descends
And immediately takes me
Into the temple
Of God-surrender-bliss.
18. jul
Moje veče se spušta
I smesta me odvodi
U hram
Blažene predanosti Bogu.
26 July
My evening descends
And tells me
That God wants from human beings
Only one thing:
Constant progress.
26. jul
Moje veče se spušta
I kaže mi
Da Bog želi od ljudskih bića
Samo jednu stvar:
Neprestani napredak.
31 July
My evening descends
And tells me
That my happiness is a God-gift,
And not my aspiration-result.
31. jul
Moje veče se spušta
I kaže mi
Da je to što sam srećan poklon od Boga,
A ne rezultat moje težnje.
2 August
My evening descends
And tells me
That what I need is not
A mind to understand,
But a heart to surrender.
2. avgust
Moje veče se spušta
I kaže mi
Da ono što mi treba
Nije um koji razume,
Nego srce koje se predaje.
28 August
My evening descends,
And I clearly see and feel
That there is nothing to worry about,
Whereas during the day
Each and every thing worried me.
28. avgust
Moje veče se spušta
I ja jasno vidim i osećam
Da nemam razloga za brigu,
Dok me tokom dana
Brinulo sve i svašta.
26 November
My evening descends,
And God hopes to see in me
A climbing heart,
While I hope to see in God
Two descending Feet.
26. novembar
Moje veče se spušta
I Bog se nada da u meni vidi
Srce koje se uspinje,
Dok se ja nadam da vidim u Bogu
Dva Stopala koja silaze.
13 December
My evening descends,
And whereas during the day
I saw the path,
Now I am taking the path.
13. decembar
Moje veče se spušta
I dok sam tokom dana
Video stazu,
Sad krećem stazom.
29 December
My evening descends
And tells me
That evening does not mean
The end of my aspiration-day.
On the contrary,
It means the increase of
My heart's mounting aspiration-flames.
29. decembar
Moje veče se spušta
I kaže mi
Da veče ne znači
Kraj mog dana težnje.
Naprotiv,
Ono znači rasplamsavanje
Uspinjućih plamenova težnje mog srca.
Izbor i prevod: Dejan Maksimović