By Jullie Chaudhuri 

Temple bells joyously ring...
Winter gives way to Spring...
Seasons come and go...
...the desire to see You intensely does grow...
Summer will move on...
...gently whispering...
...softly murmuring Your Name...
...adding wondrous colours to each dawn...
...its been so long...
...for You i long...
...to You each moment does belong...
...Your name inscribed on every second...
...day after day...
Hear me, my Lord, as i plead and pray...
...eventide or noon...
...the pitter patter of the raindrops through monsoon...
...echoes what my core does unabashedly croon –

Oh! Beloved Mother Sai...
Be visible...
Come soon...come soon...come soon...
This interlude does the heart scorch...
...making existence appear arid and parch...
...i silently watch...
...the myriad emotions that are launched...
...seeming to bury my soul...
...wholly in an avalanche...

i long to see You...
...i yearn for Thy Presence...
...so too...
...to undo...
...episodes, occurrences and effects of March/April 2011...
Time when...
Life had purpose...
...living had meaning...
When worth negated dearth...
...and each morn wafted a fragrant thought –
All is well...
The Lord walks the earth...
Every being will most certainly...
...reach the fulfilment of their birth...

Oh! Beloved Mother Sai...
...of my sentiments i make no pretence...
Though the core exults in Thy Perennial Essence...
...the soul identifies with the human form...
And,
As an ‘oh! so natural’ consequence...
...earnestly craves Thy Precious Presence...

 Come, Oh! Lord of the Universe...
...Sweet Treasure of my soul...
Oh! Singular Sovereign...
...Thou art - the Absolute Whole...
...the Sole Goal...
Omniscient You are...
...yet, feign unawareness...
...surely You know every bit in creation...
...does Thee coax and cajole...
...not an iota in the created world can the mind console...?
Even as thought processes face the Divine Anvil...
...ever so firm is the belief in Thy Will...
...equally so...
...Thy power-packed words do confidence instil...
Hope is a rainbow...
...in the fountain of life...
...caused by the light of faith...
...reflecting upon droplets of water that epitomize patience...
...as well as absolute conviction...
...in the palpable assurance...
...that underlies...
...each Sublime Utterance...

Come, my Lord, Beloved Bhagawan...
...Oh! Para Brahman...Supreme One...
Having experienced divinity in this lifetime...
...can one still the attraction...
...or stop the flow and intensity of adoration...?
Thy Eyes perennially radiate tender compassion...
From Thy Hands pour forth matchless benediction...
Oh! Thy Voice...tune and symphony...
...hold priceless promise, affection and perfection...
A sight of Thy Lotus Feet augers a lifelong celebration...

To a world frayed with all that is vile, immoral...
...remorseless, dubious and vicious...
Your phrases and expressions enhance hope...
Hope eliminates despair...and evaporates darkness...
...Faith is that Cosmic Flame that sprinkles luminescence...
Beloved One...constantly You do us bless...
Thus so,
Faith adds melody to the verse of hope...
...and...
...a beautiful celestial song does the soul caress...
Come, Oh! Mother Sai...
You are the Eternal Palanhar...the Saviour Supreme...
Oh! Divine Benefactor...Cosmic Benefactress...
Infinite and Boundless...
...come and save Mother Earth and her diverse populace...
Only You can manifest that miracle...
...and herald in wondrous transformations...
...that attract as well as interlace...
...everlasting celebrations...
Come, Oh! Blissful One...be visible...
...Come now...
...encircle, envelope and embrace...
...us all with Thee...
...and Thy Matchless Joyous Grace...
...no longer must You delay nor deny...
...surely it is necessary to sanctify -
The Melody of Faith...and the Verse of Hope...
Oh! Beloved Mother Sai..