A  MANTRA

courtesy : google image

       
 “Why don’t you open your eyes

Before I rise?”

I sat up and saw the speaker

Melting in soft hues of love

Embracing the world

I joined in the Matins

Of the warblers

“Om bhu bhuwarswaha

Tatsavirtu varenyam

Bhargo Devasya dhimahi

Dhiyo yona prachodayat”*

*We meditate upon the most adorable luster of the Sun-god who inspires the functions of our intellect courtesy Wikipedia

The prayer rose from the sages’ voice of ancient India which is still heard in the murmur of countless lips….

Posted for Claudia’s prompt Conversation in Poetry @ d’Verse Meeting the Bar