Monday, 31 May 2021

Oh, sweet Lily at Saint Joseph's feet.


It all started with a small miracle of my own....

    "On May 27th, 2021, I was praying before the Saint Josef statue you see in the image at the Divine Mercy Garden. This was when I saw a lady trying to lift a white Lily from the pit and place it back near the statue, apparently her offering had fallen in the pit because of the wind. Since I was a bit taller I lifted and placed the white Lily vertically at the feet of the statute.

    On May 28th, when I returned to the Statute despite a windy night and the thin stem, the flower had not changed its position. At the same time the lady I had met the previous day saw the same, and said a small blessing over me. I could not be happier"  [The image was clicked on May 28th]

    On May 29th evening; I was on terrace discerning about my future, and this one image constantly kept coming in my mind. I began to wonder what it meant to my life? What was it trying to tell me? From what I understood at that moment, I wrote this poem.


                                                    Oh, sweet Lily at Saint Joseph's feet.

 

You who are purest white,

You who are the brightest light in the darkest night,

Oh, sweet Lily at Saint Joseph's feet.

 

You who are veiled in grace,

You never failed to dance gracefully with every stroke of breeze,

Oh, sweet Lily at Saint Joseph's feet.

 

Bowing your head, inclining your heart towards him,

Yet with your fragrance you draw everyone close to him.

Oh, sweet Lily at Saint Joseph's feet.

-          Prajval Albuquerque


  


Sunday, 2 May 2021

It is here that I dwell.

Yesterday I got a call from a dear friend asking for legal advice; as is normally the case you have to take a call on asking him to do the right thing or advise him on acting in a way so that he gets his Right. In 99% of cases, both of these things are never the same. After this advisory, I was drained. I began to wonder what would Purgatory be like? or even worse is Earth a reflection of Purgatory? Where we are daily taught to live with the consequences of our choices.

It is from this thought that I was guided to write the poem.


It is here that I dwell.

 

Between the Utopia,

&

Between the Dystopia,

There is a land.

 

There is a land where:

  

Where men and beast are judged by the same law,

Where love and law are intertwined,

Yet, the law of love prevails over all.

 

Where, between the Black

&

Between the White,

There no difference lay,

Coz the colour of choice there is Grey

 

Where between Love

&

Between Hate,

Altogether there is a different mental state.

 

Where between Morality,

&

Between Justice,

The choices are already made.

 

Where between Winning,

&

Between Loosing,

There is no difference.

 

Where Actions,

&

Consequences, 

 Are judged on the same scale,

Yet, no permanent judgment made.


Where Fire,

&

Water,

Are in plenty,

Yet, both are in need.


It is in this land between Heaven and Hell that I dwell.

 

-         Prajval Albuquerque