The Rivulet-15 Poem by Smrui Ranjan Mohanty

SOMETHING I LOOK AT-245
BY-SMRUTI RANJAN MOHANTY

GOD

Have you seen God?
I have seen
I have seen God
In the smile and tears of my mother
I have seen God
In the sweat and blood of my father

My God is not in the heaven
My God is in my artery and vein
My God is not in the temples
Not in wholly books and scriptures
My God is right in front
Taking care of me
My life, needs and worries
Nourishing and sustaining me against all odds
Without thinking
They have a life of their own

The unseen and infinite God
Can not be like my father and mother
If He is not inside them
He is nowhere else
Searching for God beyond one's parents
Is just an attempt in vain

Can anyone say
My son, why are you so worried
When we are here?
Enjoy the nectar
We will swallow the poison
Can anyone live and die for you
Except God?

Yes only God can live and die for you
God can never leave your hand
Whatever may be the situation
Only God can forget and forgive
Your gestures, indifference, action and inaction
Open your eyes
God is right in front
The infinite God in a finite form
Your father and mother
Take care
Before time snatches them away forever

Smruti Ranjan Mohanty©
India
18.3.2023
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