God Poem by Gayatri Phukan

GOD

I love God
God wears a green garb
God also puts on
the cloak of sunshine, rain and wind
God resides
in the bosom of
a muscular river
broad-shouldered sea
God does not reside
in the temples, mosques and churches
God with his gigantic body is found
in the fresh air
or
in the vastness of the sky
in the warmth of sunshine
The green woods
are God's favourite haunt
God do not approve a tilak*
by an inhuman person
We love God
But God does not like
The human beings
who destroys his favourite haunts
who afflicts the rivers or the seas he lives in
The people who pollutes the air
He breathes.

During summer
God stays
in the green fields of the farmers
Those people turned rich
by putting poison in food
Searches for God
in temples churches mosques
incarcerating him in its confines
Uh!
God does not like
The people
Who lock him up
In a temple church or a mosque
And fight for his sole right
He has a wide heart
He suffers in confinement
He does not enjoy confinement

tilak* - a mark of vermilion or sandalwood powder
Original Assamese poem.written by Gayatri phukan.Translated by bibekananda choudhury