For Muktimaa ~"Ink My Face, Ink on My Hands, Oh Mother of Mine"~

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I have copied this text, dear Muktimaa, it touched me deeply. I am so

glad the lovers of God have a common language,

thank you,

may the Divine Mother bless you always,

Henny

> On Mar 29, 2005, at 7:14 AM, muktimaa wrote:

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> > Ink On My Face, Ink On My Hands

> > by Kazi Nazrul Islam

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> >   "Oh Mother of mine,

> > There's ink* on my hands,

> > ink on my face.

> > The neighbors laugh.

> > My education amounts to nothing -

> > I see "ShyaMa" in the letter M

> > And Kali in the letter K,

> > I dance and clap my hands.

> > Only my tears multiply

> > when my eyes light

> > on the rows of black marks

> > in multiplication tables.

> > I couldn't care less for

> > the alphabet's shades of sound

> > since your dark, lovely shade

> > isn't among them.

> > But Mother, I can read

> > all that you write

> > on leaves in the forest,

> > on the waters of the sea,

> > and in the ledger of the sky.

> > Let them call me illiterate..."

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