Shiva's Smile
Jul 1, 2005
I have a friend whosays he doesn't understand poetry or
believe in God.
But one morning sitting
on the wide stone steps of a temple tank
we saw a kingfisher
And he said
Can you imagine someone inventing that color?
Dreaming up that exact shade of blue?
It's Amazing.
And I laughed
because what is poetry if not the shimmer
of amazement
And what is amazement
if not the blue shimmer of Affirmation?
But all I said was: Yes.
It's Amazing.
(and somewhere Shiva smiled)