Reflection Poem by Arun Maji

you would never be alone
if you know how to reflect.

this earth, this wind, this river-
full of mystery, and therein the beauty;
they all draw you closer.

it's not the clarity
that is so beautiful.
it's the elusiveness of a thing or a being
that is so magnificent.

courtship period is beautiful
because of elusiveness of that relationship.

life itself is elusive.
isn't it?
who knows what's there in next bent?

if you focus on pain in each bent
you are miserable.
if you focus on unfolding beauty in each bent
you are in ecstasy.

that surprise is everywhere-
dark night, silver moon
silent sky and happy river.

look, time unfolding its beauty
space unfolding its magnanimity
mind unfolding its infinite capacity.

o life, you are so beautiful!
your fragrance is everywhere.

© Arun Maji