when you smile flowers fall from the sky when you walk past the world lights up with joy you look down at us mere mortals, telling you tales: lost hopes, dreams in the corner office you listen your eyes a-twinkle under venetian blinds. And then in dimlit cafes sunlight fades to incandescence... when you were born which god-mother placed you on your pedestal we gaze up now to your goddess-ness soaring above so far, so glorious, radiating beauty and power. You who were born of the body have transcended it friendship muted to worship. night darkens, in our hearts we know tomorrow we shall go to the river, shouting chants o omniscient goddess of infinite power ya devi sarvabhuteshu shaktirupena saMasthitA Here we cast you to the waters om shanti.
amit mukerjee
September, 2005, revised 26 September 2007
kanpur