Aju
Mukhopadhyay, India
Couplets
A
Prayer
Let the
flower-soft petals of your feet touch my chest
Let the fragrance of your lotus-presence perfume the
rest
Let the ruby of your eyes illumine the depths of my
being
Let the melody of your myriad sounds keep me vibrating
Let your rose-love smile delve deep into my soul
Let no mundane misguidance deviate me from my role
Let the glow of your being set aflame my heart
Let your sleepless care for the child keep me alert
Let this eager earth-bound tree
Raise its hundred arms forever towards thee
One day to reach the blue of the skies
Overcoming the fears and hurdles and shies
Let this worm-eaten life be a Sunlit happy venture
At your white petalled feet with a joyous surrender.—
