APPROACHING MATRIMANDIR
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Anju Makhija (India)
Beaches have receded
like hair on balding
heads.
Fishermen venture with
nets.
Surfers ride tidal surges,
a brave few aspire
without safety vests.
Living once meant
being in the moment.
Now we seek blessings
of divine elements.
Some say,
the earth prepares
to receive heaven,
spirits descend
to embrace matter.
The downpour keeps us in,
searching for our God.
He is not ours.
Fishermen break coconuts,
celebrating their God.
He is theirs.
The rain-drenched earth
erases mud pathways.
Matrimandir remains
impenetrable.
Matrimandir: a place of spiritual significance in the centre
of Auroville, Tamil Nadu.
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