July 1, 2002
Poems
by Janine
Canan
Poems
by Janine Canan
Lotus Woman
Lotus Woman,
with Your smile
of all suffusing light,
You stand
on the mirroring lake,
Your arm outstretched
ever beckoning.
In the midst of the desert
You alone,
Golden Heart,
remain the reason
for our journey here.
Invocation
Adaptation of Indian Prayer
May You,
fair as the moon,
the snow and the white jasmine,
May You,
in a white dress on a white lotus
with a vina in your lap,
May You,
Goddess Sarasvati,
adored by all the happy gods,
May You,
most Beautiful One,
shine Your pure light inside me.
Startling Light
Heavenly Mother Moon,
bigger than ever tonight,
your bright face worried
yet blissfully detached
as You watch us
devouring our world.
Janine Canan is the author of numerous books of poetry. Her first novel, Justine, will be published this summer. She is a practicing psychaitrist in Sonoma, California