AFFECTION

AFFECTION
— Dr. Mahendra Bhatnagar


They are neither rare
Nor precious
Not at all available
On earth or in heaven
Tears ... of unique love,
Of the soul
Of expanse unfathomable!

A dark cloud of tears surges
From the deep undiscovered
Pilgrimage of the heart,
And then ...
At that moment when
The splendour of holy feelings
Spreads on the face –
Both eyes filled with tears,
The edge of the sari1 wipes them away!


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