everything in Creation
is as holy as its Creator
how could it be otherwise?
the cow
has been the centre
of the Vedic culture
these last few thousand years
fed with love
and yielding milk and calves
and cowpatties
which when dried
provide the fuel which
the saints say is the best
for use as the domestic fire
of food it is said
the first part supports the body
and the second part the soul
while the third part falls
to support the earth
Wordsworth found immortality
amid the daffodils
but see here in the next field –
the cows are grazing as peacefully
as poets
poets who see the world
in awe and wonder
as the supreme machine
whose every part
is wholly of the whole
mind how you tread
this ground is holy
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Dear Michael, This is an amazing poem. Your knowledge of Indian culture and Hindu mythology are its basis, but it is expressed so beautifully that the concepts are made simple and transparent to the uneducated Western reader. You are to be commended. Best regards, Hugh