THANK YOU RAVI SHANKAR
for bridging East and West
with
sitar and tabla and musical accomplices
training
young Beatles in the ways of old ragas
so
each might meditate upon each moment of circadian rhythms
Metronome
of your wisdom found an ancient tradition
resented
as pop performance at mass Festivals
From
Woodstock to Bangla Desh-you were the very best
at
sharing all you learned -to pass on.Here comes George Harrison
who
learned Indian philosophies of life via your harmonic explorations
Here
come all those young musicians who mastered all these tunings
to
share with Western existentialism some timeless traditions
This
little world-so many ears and eyes and hearts -touched by the spirit of your
giving
92
cycles round one sun-you leave us dreaming of the one
person
brave enough to reach from East to West -then back again
You
still span horizons.Hear those sitars picking silver notes for golden
sons?
Thom the World Poet
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