The poem Rose of God by Sri Aurobindo, one of the most beautiful and powerful of his shorter poems, was set to music by Ida Patterson. Ida founded the Sri Aurobindo Center in Minneapolis under her careful and devoted care, many people learned of Mother and Sri Aurobindo.
During my first stay in the Ashram I was asked to sing Rose of God as a private concert for Nolini. I practiced with Olga, a stalwart of the Ashram school as a teacher and pianist. Nolini sent a message that he would come on a certain day. This was among my earliest meetings with him, towards the end of 1961 or early 1962. I was twenty-three.
Nolini entered with his cap on his head, greeted us very briefly with a kind nod and we began. The song was not too difficult but had some challenging passages. Olga played it perfectly and the song went over well. With a smile and two succinct words Nolini walked out the door. As he left he said, "Good
Music".