Mira: A Hundred Objects Close By

Photo by Molly
A Hundred Objects Close By

I know a cure for sadness:

Let your hand 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.

― Mirabai

 The most renowned woman poet-saint of Indian (1498-1550)

From Love Poems From God: Twelve Sacred

Voices from the East and West

Our 9-1/2 year old beloved Shira