Om Shanti Shanti-2

Om Shanti Shanti Shanti: A faith-lit path in forlorn lands Hold no wrath, it's ever at hand You didn’t know it a bit, did you? Doling out truth in terms of myth Not far away to be one with And meld with the chant 'Om Shanti ' Shanti shanti.....Shanti shanti Shanti shanti.....Shanti shanti There need not be any hurry Though caught in unusual worry Stealing the light from stars were you Striving for success through dare-do’s Reuse the old ruse through and through Gave once the heave-ho, Om Shanti. Shanti shanti.....Shanti shanti Shanti shanti.....Shanti shanti And from the dark the blue bird sang One viewed its shades as out it rang It did't declaim in haste like you Shifting the fake to the forefront Gifting hate to the mate upfront Time to go back to Om Shanti Shanti shanti.....Shanti shanti Shanti shanti.....Shanti shanti The voice that makes everyone halt The choice they make without a fault In the detours taken by you With a lease that too soon ran out Before one was up and about The help sought after, 'Om Shanti' Shanti shanti.....Shanti shanti Shanti shanti.....Shanti shanti Whose was the idea of a truce The false promise that would seduce Without omission all but you Nowhere was it an entity Wherever searched for purity To fall back, spent, on Om Shanti Shanti shanti.....Shanti shanti Shanti shanti.....Shanti shanti Shivering on cold river sands Sharing our paltry minds and hands Basics are wearing thin for you Suffering to arrive at last Ashore and safe so very fast Drowning only in Om Shanti Shanti shanti.....Shanti shanti Shanti shanti.....Shanti shanti 29th Jan 2013 S.Jagathsimhan Nair An imperfect imitation of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah”, submitted for FRANK H’s contest Entry for pd's second chance poems on 21 feb 13