A Light On Earth
A Light On Earth
I looked upon the outer sheath I wore,
A countenance well-known, both friend and foe
Yet stranger to a wisdom held before,
Beyond the many births so long ago.
I did not ask of God my soul to fill
With moving poetry nor tore my breast
In anguish when the Muse’s voice was still,
Beyond my self I knew that I was blessed.
A moment came when a high voice was heard
That counseled me to find the secret cave
Where the sacred OM, first and final Word,
Uplifted me as on a giant wave.
And in that hour of divine largesse
Awaking from a momentary trance
I saw the child-god roam and play at ease;
His face I saw in every human glance
And in the presence of a transformed earth,
Returned to beauty from the grasp of man
Nature looked on all with joyous mirth
Like a deer pursued who all the hounds outran.
I was at peace and all the world was still
Yet vibrant with a golden inner core,
Guided by a great unerring Will
A light so vast one must kneel to adore.
This universe in wondrous vision seen
At the cosmic edge where night and day are one,
A place recalled where once my soul had been
A light on earth more brilliant than the sun.
