in the rush of the river <br />a spot of nirvana <br />the ganges <br /> <br />(find your spot...it is there <br />and meditate on it <br />it will take away <br />all desires and take <br />them out to sea) <br /> <br /> <br />Ganges december <br />the pilgrimage ends <br />with an ice cold bath <br /> <br />Ganges swim <br />the water takes away sins <br />and the city's filth <br /> <br />Ganges <br />my first bath <br />her last <br /> <br />(here is the crematioin ground for hindus too. <br />a body is bathed before being cremated)<br /><br />john tiong chunghoo<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/travel-india-haiku-ganges-river/