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 Pranam. A poem I wrote. Please read and comment. And, pls suggest a title.

 

Thank you.

 

With Love

 

Shankaree

 

 

 

They say Devi doesn’t exist

They laugh and crow in derision

 

Only God is true, they insist

You worship the Devil, they snort

 

Should I listen to these fools?

In darkness, they whirl about

 

They know not true peace

In fear, they mock Her, their own Mother.

 

My Mother smiles serenely

At the antics of Her silly children

 

They deny Her

Not knowing Her true identity

 

I confess, I grow angry

And then complain to Her

 

She soothes me and tells me

To forbear with my brethren

 

Amma, I ask You,

Why should I always be the patient one?

 

She replies, “For you to grow.â€

“Grow, Amma?â€

“Grow closer to Me,†She says

And leans down to kiss me.

 

 

Now, you tell me

What else can I do???

 

 

 

Shankaree Ramatas Pralath

21/05/2009

 

Let my every word be a prayer to Thee,

Every movement of my hands a ritual gesture to Thee,

Every step I take a circumambulation of Thy image,

Every morsel I eat a rite of sacrifice to Thee,

Every time I lay down a prostration at Thy feet;

Every act of personal pleasure and all else that I do,

Let it all be a form of worshiping Thee. "

 

From Verse 27 of Shri Aadi Shankara's Saundaryalahari

 

 

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