by Sameer Grover
Evanescence
Is anything in this world not transitory?
The bird, the Sun, the morning glory
Patterns woven through the fabric of time and space
Oh mighty seamstress, how I love this place
Gladly we come again to do it all once more
Building sand castles by the shore
Until the sea comes to wash our castles away
My sweet love, maybe we will play again some other day
Does anything in this life ever last?
The sea, the wind, a blade of grass
The eternal process of coming and going
Back into itself all of life is continually flowing
The Self within is the same as the Self without
This I say beyond a shadow of a doubt
Between us there is no separation; we are all but only one
The Self that dwells in the heart of man dwells also in the center of
The Sun
Transcendence
Now and again I take a stroll down memory lane
Over the hills, into the valleys, across the plains
I must admit I loved a starlit night spent dancing in the rain
With those twin sisters named pleasure and pain
I prefer a sober view of life now
Before the majesty of it all I bow
Those who are not humble will in turn be humbled
En route this mountain top even best climbers have stumbled
Striving for perfection can surely drive a man insane
But strive for less and you have strived in vain
There was a time when the pursuit of truth had me reading and
studying constantly
Now my only aim is to live this moment consciously
In order that the hands of time may forever stop
And in the sands of time many a soul has been lost
Only to be found again when the time is right
May sweet darling do you have some time tonight?
Sameer Grover lives in Hamilton and can be contacted through his Email.
