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.