Mira: A Hundred Objects Close By

I know a cure for sadness:

Let your hands touch something that

makes your eyes

smile.

I bet there are a hundred objects close by

that can do that.

Look at

beauty's gift to us -

her power is so great she enlivens

the earth, the sky, our

soul.

- Mira, from Love Poems From God:

Twelve Sacred Voices from the East and West

 

Mirabai (c. 1498-1550) is the most renowned woman poet-saint

of India, her songs sung by Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs alike.