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#Poetry ‘Three Sanctuaries’ by Fiza Pathan

March 26, 2014 By insaneowl 6 Comments

Three Sanctuaries

By Fiza Pathan


Top post on IndiBlogger.in, the community of Indian Bloggers

 

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Integral Yoga Yantra

I hear the church bells ringing a heavenly tune
to the altar of the infinite majesty.
The bells remind me of my God
whose message I have gladly kept to myself
within the shelter of my bosom.

The maulvi calls out to the people to come to pray
the minaret heralds his cry
even to the downtrodden in spirit.
The maulvi’s voice sings to my soul
as I walk past the mosque of marble
white as a snow-white swan.

I swoon in ecstasy
as I walk along my path to the temple
to ring its holy chimes and taste of the heavenly prasad.

Church, Mosque, Temple
three residences of just one God
the God of my life and the one I am enamoured by
whose form I know nothing about.

Three sanctuaries of heavenly food for thought are there
where my true love holds the fortress
against the evils of the world.

I am the poet of my creator who loves my verses truly
just the way an eaglet is loved by the mother eagle.

Sweet thoughts pass my mind
as the church bells continue to ring.

Sages far and wide
come to these sanctuaries of the unnameable
chanting to the people their long-lost song of love.

Pandora’s box has been opened
and there are evil forces at work
to threaten these holy homes of the heavenly angels –
yet there from their ashes arises
hope like a butterfly
colouring the dark world with hues of love.

Church bells
Mosque minarets
Temple chimes
are the sounds which puts a nymph to sleep –
the nymph of the exalted ones from afar
who guide the earth on its course around its destiny.

 

Copyright © 2014 by Fiza Pathan

Image courtesy: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/Integral_Yoga_Yantra.jpg

Filed Under: Poetry Tagged With: Fiza Pathan, poetry

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  1. margaretjeanlangstaff says

    March 27, 2014 at 6:18 am

    Beautiful, very direct and explicit, but your rhythms and word music support your sentiments and ideas sonorously, effectively. Keep writing, girl! Better and better one becomes over time

    Reply
    • insaneowl says

      March 27, 2014 at 8:47 am

      Ma’am thank you for your feedback.

      Reply
  2. annetbell says

    March 27, 2014 at 8:33 pm

    Very heartfelt and clear. . . . .

    Reply
  3. sweetyshinde says

    March 27, 2014 at 10:49 pm

    well, well. Somebody is a topper blogger! Congratulations and keep up the good work.
    http://sweetyshinde.wordpress.com

    Reply
  4. slingshotbaby69 says

    March 31, 2014 at 7:59 pm

    Outstanding Insaneowl~~~ LOVE IT

    Reply
  5. Michele D'Acosta says

    April 21, 2014 at 3:06 am

    A remarkable and brilliant poem. I applaud your vision. Thank you.

    Reply

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