(sufiyana) His Presence Poem by Renu Rakheja a.k.a Tranquil Ocean

As I come back yet again
To a place, to a time which stood still
But this time there was something different
I was seeing not with my eyes, hearing not with my ears
It was a new city...A new place in time

I saw the little blue bird with a pointed beak
Calling out repeatedly as if calling out to her lost lover
I saw the little children playing in the park
And I could have sworn that I saw a halo around them
On an evening walk I saw a shimmering silver fish in the pond
Jumping in and out ever so playfully
With a joy that you dont see in humans anymore
I wanted to be that fish.
I felt the gloriously blooming roses talking to me
Bobbing their heads in a light breeze
I felt the scattered twigs on the waylaid road up the hill reach out
They seemed to have a life, jumping up to me as my feet softly tread on them
I heard the cicadas calling out with a wild abandon to their mates
And the koel singing with a beauty that none of our inventions could compete
I heard the long green grass rustling and responding to my bare feet
The tree laid out its flaming blossoms on the ground
As if giving me a special blossom carpet welcome
The jasmines poured out all their fragrance intoxicating me with their fragrance
On an evening walk, I saw a green snake coiled up near the small stream
And it glided behind a tree ever so gracefully on seeing me
This was the first time that I did not feel afraid of a snake

Why did I never experience this before?
What had changed?
Maybe it was me who had come with a fuller heart
And feeling His presence inside me.