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Mother India

Mother India

by Christine Aitchison (USA)

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My feet graze mile after mile, a bag of forlorn shadows carry me

Lifting the veil of turmoil off my shoulders, I knew I could never return

Burning kernels steam down the dismal alley way
Barrels tumble, fraying fabric sway, arms tangle cinnamon string — Burning kernels steam down the dismal alley way Barrels tumble, fraying fabric sway, arms tangle cinnamon string

To bear witness a belonging, cements me in my tracks
Benevolence to the people, the seekers, the temple— thy beacon of eternal bliss — To bear witness a belonging, cements me in my tracks Benevolence to the people, the seekers, the temple— thy beacon of eternal bliss

A compass for my pilgramage, Mother India, I pay refuge
Unlocked a world unknown, yet more familiar to me than my own backyard — A compass for my pilgramage, Mother India, I pay refuge Unlocked a world unknown, yet more familiar to me than my own backyard

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