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Thank You India

Thank you for the culture so rich and colourful 
The silk woven fabric, tribal clothes, so wonderful

Thank you for the rice, chapati's, and street food spicy hot
It touched me the poverty though
Which showed me to appreciate how much I have got

Thank you for the cows that wander in and out of traffic 
The rickshaws, chaa wallahs, loud horns
It all feels so chaotic, but magic

Thank you for the monsoon rains, the heat and humidity
The cold northern air, but not the pollution in the cities

Thank you for the coast line and sand dust in the desert 
And the mighty Himalayas  
That rise up and remind us of a Tibetan presence

Thank you for the land it felt like my second mother
It showed me the way home to inner peace like a no other 

Thank you for the Ganges
The most spiritual river on earth
Thank you for the belief in a possible rebirth

Thank you for the North, South, East and West
India has a gift I wish to share with the rest

Thank you for the people a billion or more 
Friendly and open, spiritual hearts galore

Thank you for the religions so diverse yet the same
Thank you for showing me how to sit still again

Thank you India for giving me back my life
I never expected you to introduce me to my wife

Thank you for the knowledge of yoga and ayurvedic craft
Most of the world doesn't know everything you gave us
In the past

Thank you for the ancient places where a sacred presence lies
In the mosques, churches and temples
The burning of incense can open your third eye

Thank you for the freedom you give to walk your own path
From villages, yogis, saddhus and sages, sit and meditated 
In the smoky grass

Thank you for the knowledge of I am, I am
Thank you for Shiva, Krishna and Brahman

Thank you for meditation, musical ragas and art 
You have taught me a lesson that the ego is an illusion 
And not that smart

Thank you for showing me the light in your eyes
The street children I bless them that they will find their prize

I bless the land of India today
God bless the people because daily millions pray

For themselves, for animals, for nature and us
They know and they live with the truth
One day we will all be dust

Thank you India, you inspire me on
I will hold you in my heart 
Until my words are long gone.

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