Thursday, June 11, 2015

WHO CAN MEASURE THY BOUNDLESS LOVE ?


              "Surrender to the Divine is the best emotional protection." -- The Mother






                    
      
             


                   








                                          We view Thee as heedless and sadistic fate
                                   Playing with us,deep buried in ignorance blind
                                   When hardships strike us,challenging our state
                                   We blame Thee as mysterious destiny unkind;

                                   An easy way to convince our egoistic brain
                                   Forgetting our past sins we fondly moan
                                   Hiding our guilty acts with stress and strain
                                   Not bold enough our latent faults to own;

                                   Who can measure Thy boundless love for all ?
                                   Thou Ocean of Mercy beyond our surmise !
                                   The basest sinners with love you perceive
                                   Patiently waiting for our earnest call ;
                                   Forgiving us with redeeming patience wise;
                                   Our woes, just ways Thy blessings to receive.

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                     11th June, 2015                                                         Somaseshu Gutala                            
                        Note: In this sonnet I have blended the octave (first eight lines) of the
                                   Shakespearean pattern with the sestet (six lines) of the Miltonic
                                  pattern to produce variety in movement and rhythm.

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