Looking into the core of his being,
In deep silence and solitude,
In an ardent gesture of adoration,
He was in dialogic communion with the Supreme.
In that divine setting, he heard the spirit whisper.
Then the window of his soul opened to light,
And the hidden well springs revealed to him.
In his nothingness, he found his all.
Never was a moment more perfect!
Under the ‘Bodhi’ tree, that moment stood alone!
God! This supplication I do makeGive me Light, clear brilliant light!Not to enjoy the wayside scenesBut that I shall not stumble and fallI ask Thee,The wisdom to discern the TruthFor here, Truth is ever beguiledLuscious smiles and sugary talksWrap the plots of devious schemesI ask Thee,The prudence to escape the snaresLaid by wolves in lambs’…
Gulped down all the chowDevouring it with a ‘wow’And like a balloon his belly did inflate!
Decked in beauty, dressed in glory,Thou singest hymns to God your Lord.Bards chant in praise of you,Sages withdraw to thy silence serene,Beasts and birds have made you their home,Men find sustenance and thrive on you,Dales and Valleys – gems in your crown,Rivers and Oceans – girdle around your waist,Dark forests lend you charm,And deep Ravines…
Playing out its last moments,The sky, a ruddy glow of luminescence!I was stationed on a park benchLazily watching the stir and commotionThe park was alive as usualWith the young and the old- a motley crowdThe children’s park was equally vibrantWith excited noise, the young on swings n’ see sawsNear a slide, I watched two small…
Her face like a dented kitchenwareNow a symbol of blighted lovelinessSorrow buried in the recesses of her heartShe lets them cower and broodDormant fires,Anytime may grow into a conflagrationDry sorrow sucks her bloodHer sleep poisoned by melancholyShe has been a MoonNow veiled by mistOnce she glowed with radiance and beautyNow there is a wintry chillInside…
Thunder stamped across the darkening skyLike an enraged beast, violently hurtWitnessing this accident of a collision,The sky’s bosom heaved in suppressed painIn her sunken eyes, tears flooded unawaresAnd fell, drop by drop, in deep dismayThe cacophonous wind joined in a waltzWith the drops tumbling out of tuneHolding hands, from heaven’s heights,They together came down in…
