What Is

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What Is

Sonnet

What is a moment or hour or year,
All lie buried in a soul instant.
What is a flicker or flame or fire,
All sleep as ember in Agni brilliant.

What is a mood or feeling or passion,
All are carried in a fist-sized heart.
What is an idea or thought or imagination,
Only conjurings of mind made apparent.

What is a caress or touch or embrace,
These but Spirit’s oneness made real.
What is a sun or star or universe,
Only bright speculations of soul immortal.

How splendorous are Thy makings O Divine,
Then whence in me the lone aberration Thine?