O fragile life
the kiss of His breath
Excites stars, galaxies and planets
He ripples through us
holds us close to
His luminous *****
in His presence is light eternal
all else is utter gloom

My heart is restless
there is a storm raging in my mind
waves crash recklessly
over unforgiving rocks

And the battered Earth trembles
Only His feet can bestow peace

The Lotus feet of Hari are
our only true support

In early hours
I took the shape of wind
lithe and billowy
I blew across empty
city streets
not a soul in sight
the sky called to me
from it's alluring expanse
I floated a whisper of air
borne of breath
into a wondrous firmament
An Eye opened in the distance
as I floated nearer
scores of candles
numerous lights
surrounded this majestic orb
O Divine One
I bow to You
Namaste a thousand times
I bow to You
a thousand times

Namaste

When the dove of my heart
flies towards You
with a rose and in it's sunlit beak
O my Swami
O my Lord
stretch out your hand
that I may alight on that silken touch
O to be the vermilion blossom
that kisses your Lotus feet

If I must return...
if I must return Lord
with bookbag strapped
to my back

Please afford me good
circumstances
where the knowledge
of You
blossoms early in the
fountains of my heart

to lose sight of You
for even a moment
for eons.....
is a death I cannot
bear

Take me away forever
dearest
bind me to Your glory
far from the cycle of
death and rebirth
end this miserable separation

I yearned to touch Your
starry raven feet
my eyes thirsty
for Your darshan
when dreams descend
I fly with gossamer body
a silken shadow in search of You