Sai Baba Poem by RAVIKIRAN ARAKKAL

People on the street,
Fought with each other,
In the name Hindu and Muslim,
Killing many, wounding many
More and looked at each other
With Hatred, when a man
Clad in dirty torn clothes
Smiled and sat peacefully
In the shade of a tree.
Worn with the battles,
they asked him what made
Him smile so happily,
And replied inner peace
Made him very blissful,
And advised them that
There is but one god
And all men are brothers.

As time went by, people
Listened to his melodious
Voice, danced and sang
with him and called
Him Sai Baba
The ' Devine Father ',
And all became one
Without battles and shouts,
Which place, where
He lived, danced and sang,
Became the Shrine of all Religions.


Ravikiran Arakkal