Prayer Of The Soul...... Poem by lalitha iyer

when I learnt
that God was there
inside the black stone
well within the temple lone
I believed
my mum told
that God's hear
and wishes grant
I trusted
since my mum told
that God's loving
and bless the living
I had faith
in those words
since my mum told
and I sprawled
before the divine feet
and prayed earnestly
that my mum cared
to look at me
and smile pleased
yes, a child's world

Now, when I enter the temple
my hands I fold
and pray listlessly
I know the God
has left long before
to listen to the Orders
of Nature's dictums
my Gods is busy
his world is crazy
I know he has gone
to places of unrest
and people of ill will
to save the wretched
and the weeping souls.............