JOURNEY TO THE CROSS

Last Day the sun was shinning with all its grace,
Last night I saw the stars that came like a bloom,
I heard the calm wind ,
I smelled the green air;
From the midst of those four walls-
I saw the beams of the great “Yellow”.
But all the flowers, all the beautiful ways of nature,
All the green fairies-all lost its vigour;
All engulfed by darkness.
-Yes, night is beautiful,
but for the loss it brings,
for the images it puts out of vision,
Its ugly-“A damned ugliness”.

Marooned by the ways of nature,
I sat among the four walls-
The thoughts of life and its future,
Bated me like an incubus dream.
Just then, I heard His ‘cry’.
-The earth shook, the clouds roared,
the day gave way to the night.
The beautiful day became again-A damned ugliness
For two days and nights, I was blind.
For a thought, the whole world was blind.

It was then when I started ,
My “journey of life”-to live, to love,
Crossing the mountains, lakes and meadows.
I did not care about future, about life,
or the ways of nature.
And I journeyed like an odyssey for days,
Till the blindedness left me.
I saw the first rays falling into my eyes-
It was the grace of His face.
His grace filled the skies to clear away the clouds,
The wind blew to prove his victory.

I saw a smile on his face,
He did not speak, but His face did-
My existence was proved,
for it told “Spread my word, preach the Good News”.
From there I started again,
This time no fear could strike me;
The ways of nature, days, nights ,
All are but one,
-united by the Good News of the glorified One.

Now that I know,
Salvation is an aim-“a sinless dream”.
As I sit in the midst of these four walls,
I hear the calm wind,
I smell the green air,
And I know, I’ll never be alone;
For there is a promise-
I will be with you”.
And that’s enough, just that Promise,
For me to live this dream called ‘Life’