A Brief Progress

Form: Nonrandom free verse. Themes: Life, Death, Super-Consciousness, the Infinite, Devotion and Miracles. Keywords: City parks, truck signs, saris and dhotis, cranky ravens, haircuts, trees, swimming pools, trains, skulls, mammoths, pharaohs, cats, virgins, Malone and Quetzalcoatl. Way Stations: Mahabalipuram, Auroville, Tranquebar, Gokarna, Bellary, Hubli, Ur, St.-Césaire, Dallas, Las Vegas, Guadalajara and last but not least, Paris. Select Takeaways: Travel while you can, Don't play 24 black, Learn a raga or two.