Unadorned
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Unadorned
Let me leave this temporal sky
Unadorned, unmourned, unwept;
Let no tears drip from cherished eyes,
Let no heart grieve for the bereaved;
Let no grief assail any face,
But the lovely chants of the Lord
Resound in every ear apace,
And His name be on every lip;
Let me part from this worldly place
Unadorned, in simple attires,
Decked with some flowers on the face,
Like the commonest of mortals;
Let me depart from this dull sphere
With delightful smiles on the face
With composure and with no fear
And name of the Lord in the heart;
Unadorned, let my ash be spread
At sea, between the north and east,
Where the rays of the rising sun
On the horizon makes their feast;
Unadorned, let but plain rituals
Be carried out for the bereaved,
As death is the end of one`s strife
And the beginning of new life;
Unadorned, unmourned, unwept,
Let my grave lie under the sky;
Let no dear one mourn the bereaved
As I`m soaring up very high.
Beyond the temporal body
Ever lies the eternal soul,
That saints and sages do reckon
To integrate the divine whole;
Adorned or unadorned, the soul
No pandemic can just subdue
And neither tempests, nor weapons
Can destroy or alter its hue.
Copyright © Krishnanand Guptar | Year Posted 2024
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