Mother

She was Great God's special creation!
He gave her mildness of the rustling of leaves,
the fragrance of white roses and the gentleness of the evening breeze.
From up above he had sent down knowledge upon her
to travel on the path of truth…
She had, in the silence of night, approached eternity in haste . . .
How long shall we lament, Amma, when you know how frail we are?
I loved you immensely…
I had spent my life, listening to your teachings,
had worn out myself following your footsteps,
I had abandoned the delights of my life, for you,
only for you…for  you had burdened me with your love!
Your last words had torn our hearts apart…
'Leave me all of you, for my soul is drunk with love'
You, who had cried aloud, 'Let me sleep, for my spirit is
satiated with days and nights
Leave me to drown in the arms of slumber,
for my eyelids  are wearied of this wakefulness'
'Wipe away the tears, come  and take your leave of me,
allowing my spirit to fly, to be liberated'
'I have now gone far far away, leaving
behind only the anthem of eternity!
Close your eyes and you will see me among you,
now, tomorrow, and  thereafter.
Dig my grave where there will not be the rattling of bones,
depriving my resting place of  quietude.'
Oh Amma…. do you know how much I miss you?
Today --- and always?