By Jullie Chaudhuri 

Arms open wide...
...the hours of the New Year beckon invitingly...
2014 will soon be absorbed by the chronicles of history...
...the spotlight is beaming on 2015...

After all that she has been put through...
...witnessing all that she had to...
...the ‘pralaya’ in the mind of man...
...so contrary to the Divine Plan...
...the factions and frictions,
...intended chasms and rifts...discords and dissensions...
...tumults and turmoil...
...callous disregard for Nature’s bounty and soil...
...attracting the fury of natural elements...
...and consequent recoil...
Hence...quite eagerly...
...for peaceful climes...Mother Earth is fretfully keen...
Tears glisten having to cope with many a shattered dream...
...wearing a frown...pacing up and down...
...she places fervent prayers upon the Celestial Screen -
Oh! Beloved Lord, accept my adoring Salutations...
...i beg Thee...
...grant -
Grace Supreme...for a harmonious 2015...
 

What about us earthlings...
...members of the human species...?
...what of equality, humanity and human qualities...
...languishing in the deep freeze...?
Is it not time to renew soul contracts...
...and soul contacts...?
Time to face facts...and re-establish pacts...
...with the conscience within...
...as well as the Cosmic Self...
...and the Transcendental Being...
Half-hearted vows...
...a mere pledge or two...
...any more...will certainly not do...
...it’s time enough...
...for a solemn undertaking from me and you...
...readjust...reframe, remould...
...the thought process modify...
...deeply reflect upon life,
...the raison d’être...the reason for being...
...the what, when and the why,
Other than relatives, family and friends...
...what about...
...the inherent duty hitherto ignored as citizens of Earth...
Some relevant questions...
...self examination...introspection...contemplation...
...as to the true reason of our birth...
...deeply acknowledging the inner wealth beyond the outer dearth... 
Let us unite and pray...
... to that Presence Supreme...
...for Grace Amaranthine...
...for a Glorious and Golden...
Gloriously Golden 2015...
Come, Dear Ones...
Sweet Friends...Dear Brothers and Sisters...
...to the call of the soul it is time to respond...
Let us wilfully connect and consolidate a bond...
...across a myriad realms and many a sphere...
...consciously plead with our Precious Lord...
...for a Sai Conscious Year...
From all that is corrupt, vicious, vile and negative...
...let us pray for a lasting release...
May all hearts be filled with the harmony of Sai...
...so too,
...through the melody of the Beloved One’s love and peace...
...consciousness expand and compassion increase...
May the i be merged in Sai...
...quite intentionally may we dare to care...
...beware of any confining inhibition...
...and be aware...solely of Him...
...in every atom that does waltz around us...
May...
Care for Life, Concern for Nature...
...and Respect for all of Creation...
...prevail through...
A true Samastha Lokaah...
...Samastha Jeeva Sukhino Bhavantu...
...selfless love knows no harness...
...from the cry of an orphan...
...human or otherwise...
...to reaching out to any and every soul in distress...
...may we realise...
...the Lord dons many a disguise...
...wherefore, may our courtesy never cease...
...men, women, animals, birds, plants and trees...
...so too, incarnate as well as discarnate beings...
...ever so many perpetually looking for a fresh lease...
When we award respect to all life forms...
...we raise ourselves to a ceaseless worship of the Creator...
...opening channels for sanctions...
...that glimmer...
...scenes of golden times...
...of a bright and rhythmical future...
Beloved Bhagawan,
...as the clock ticks away...
...and the New Year awaits its debut...
May we explicitly express...
...how much we miss You...
Life is so parched and living has gone dry...
With fervent appeal...
...We await You...
Oh! Beloved Mother Sai...
Your words fan the flames of faith...
...beyond description knowing no abate...
Hope is a fragrant bud,
You, so gently, all knowingly...
...placed within our heart...
...its petals unfurl steadily...
...as we reminisce Thy Wonder...
...and the wondrous moments yet to be...
...There is nothing that can replace or equate...
...what we feel for Thee...

Come, Oh! Beloved One,
Come and eradicate...
...the woes of Earth...
...the woes that our own actions have thrust upon us...
Initiate...that much required transformation...
...follies obliterate...make ignorance evaporate...
...egos eliminate...
Come, Dearest Lord, intellects illuminate...
...must we languish when we beseech Thy clemency...?
Oh! Mother, Sweet Mother Sai...
...from our anguish set us free...
As the gong strikes the hour of midnight...
We seek Thee...we seek Thy Light...
...in silence we gaze at Thy picture...
...something divine does the heart stir...
...suddenly, apparently face to face with Thee...
...the altar seems to disappear...
...looking deep into Thy Beautiful Eyes...
...we offer joyful obeisances at Thy Lotus Feet...
...drenching our soul...
...in the Ocean of Thy Effervescent Essence...
Come, we implore Thee for Thy Presence...
...lovingly accord Divine Audience...
...even as we await the fulfilment...
...of each Sublime Utterance...

Oh! So much do those lines convey,
...though none can fathom...
...the mystery of Thy Divine Play...
You,
...are the Source...the Embodiment of Truth,
...so too, whatever You utter becomes the Truth,
As the first rays of the Sun...
...glowingly and gleefully encircle and cradle ...
...the radiant dawn of a New Year...
...our predominant desire caresses our longing...
...for glimpses of Thee...
...for Thee to reappear...
Oh! Divine Shepherd...
...can You not hear the incessant cry...
...of Your little lambs...?
Ever so listless are we...
Come,
...for...
Your Presence alone will breathe life back...
...into our lifeless life...
...vitalising an enormous lack...

In every speck of the Universe...
...Thy Glory is sparklingly rife...
After a prolonged stillness in our life...
...our existence You must now revivify...
...Oh! Lord of our soul...Sweet Mother Sai...
Omniscient You are...
Yet, pretend nescience...
Do you not know...
...we need You so...?
From the depths of our core...
...collectively we say this to You...
Please, do come into view,
Grant us that solitary boon that will enhance...
...the vistas of this New Year...
...through and through...
...To Thee...for Thee...adoringly...
...we forward a petition urgently...
Come back, Mother Sai...reappear...
...in spite of dwelling in Your Omnipresence...
...bereft are we completely...
Of what use is living...
Without Thee...?
Each word from Thy Divine Lips...
...is an assurance so full of verve...
...each line a commitment...
...that does intent an Exalted Orient...
Then...
...isn’t it utterly natural for us to look forward...
...to its triumphant attainment...?
Forgive us our trespasses...
...bestow heavenly glimpses and glances...
Guide us...keep us within sight...
Kindle and...
...Lead us kindly unto our own light...
Envelope us with Thy guidance and healing...
Assist and raise us...
...to an enlightened way of living and being...

Come, we sincerely seek Thee,
Oh! Thee, with the Countenance of Eternal Spring...
...so much joy Your thoughts do bring...
...blissfully we remain lost in Thy Glory...
Each moment of each day be with us, we pray...
...reign us in...do not allow us to stray...
Reflecting upon the year bowing out...
...the waning 2014...
...we surrender its experiences to Thee...
...so too with the year yet to be...
...while prayerfully submitting and wholeheartedly imploring -
Beloved Bhagawan...
Graciously grant...
Grace Supreme...for a Glorious 2015...

Come, astound humanity...
Splash a wondrous spray of astonishing miracles...
...with incredible revelations scene upon scene...
...that everlastingly dazzle the global screen...
Reveal Thy marvelously matchless, ageless Glory...
Shower Benedictions, Boons and Blessings,
...heralding royal Proclamations and joyous Celebrations...
...of Thy Divine Presence...
Oh! Precious One...Beloved Mother Sai...
Thy Kingdom Come...
...and come may it soon...
...sooner than soon...
Thus so...
...on this New Year's eve...
..we request reprieve...
...and as the seconds draw in...
...a new beginning...
...a new born day...
...spiritedly to You we say...
...crave, petition and appeal -
We love You, Beloved Mother Sai...
We love You, we do...
We need You too...
May Thee...Thy Presence...
Thy Beauteous Appearance...
Thy Glorious Grace Supreme...Visibly Embrace 2015...