Fire's Goal
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About this book
The poems of Fires Goal reflect a year of journeys to sacred river sources in India. Laurie Pattons poems were written after a decade of writing and reading in interpretation of Indias most sacred Sanskrit compositions ? the Vedas. The books first half "Festavals " follows the main festivals of a Hindu year. Each poem is written in the voice of a bhakta or devotee as he or she performs rituals of devotion ? whether it be floating a flame down a river at Diwali or listening to the bell at a Ganesh temple at Ganeshotsav. The second half of the book "Crossings " refers to the traditional term tirtha or holy place. In India a tirtha is a place where a god crossed over to be on earth. "Crossings" employs the images of Sanskrit learning to think about ordinary moments in contemporary life ? a lost lover running with dogs an encounter with a spiderweb what a widow might say about her broken bangles. Fires Goal is a poetic journey into the spirituality of India with complimentary text that explains the festivals and sacrifices of Hinduism.
