PRAYERS AT STEP-  2

Being on the second step suddenly I remember

having forgotten about a holy bath

before I meet my Lord

for I have to see him with my inner eyes…

This bath under showers of rain from dew

dripping from twigs, leaves, petals and boughs

soaks deep inside,

to  cleanse the soul before I offer my prayer

for God to inspire the real view…

I sit down to chant my prayer

when aroma from clusters of mango buds

sweep the mind’s floor,

chatters of birds blow million conchs,

sounds from Grand Road die into whimpers

of mortal desires lost into an infinite blue ,

and the spell begins to quell the noise inside

under the cast of my Lord’s hue.

@copy right: saroj k. padhi/ 23. 02. 15