Diviner Shores of Light

(Inspiration from Savitri, Book I, Canto IV)

As in the trough of a vast and swelling sea,

Carried from crest to crest by white-capped waves,

The soul in a cradle of time moves endlessly

Towards the shores of God our spirit craves.

On the rise and fall of massive tides

In a small impermanent craft man dares

Unsounded depths of life or fleeing, hides

Along the safer coves of time, repairs

To easier bays of Self and inlets known

To harbour pleasant moods and carefree days,

Though in his mariner soul a seed is sown

That grows to front the Unknown in His ways.

For we must challenge deeper seas, explore

The oceanic vistas sealed within,

Scan the heavens, find the secret door,

Steer our lives towards truth and new begin

The journey of inner discovery, equate

The danger with our spirit's inborn might

And worlds above us fearlessly navigate

To sail towards diviner shores of light.