Path of devotion..12th July 2024

Stir me with thy melody,

Cleanse and purify me like Ganga or Narmada's water.

Leaning in the shade, I'm carried away,

By the voice and the choice, that echoes each day.


Oh, how I wish all that vexes me would recede into dust,

Leaving only me, freed from all else, I trust.

Finding solace in the haven, I ask, 'Which path did Shyam take?

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