I FEEL

         
 











              1)        I feel Thy Grace in fresh, cool air

                         In dew-decked flowers in colors fair

                         In raining showers from blue cloudy sky ;

                         In sprouting grass flowers Thy smiles I spy.

             2)        I feel Thy Love in looks of dearest hearts

                        In helping hands with no gross, selfish thoughts

                        I feel Thy guidance and moral advice

                        When I am tempted by fair-seeming vice.

            3)         I feel Thy Mercy in every smile of dawn

                        Thy forgiveness as I wake up in morn

                        My countless blunders seem nothing to Thee

                        You fill my bosom with fresh hopes and glee.

           4)          I feel Thy Might in tempestuous seas

                        In bursting quakes and stunning Tsunamis

                        Our latest knowledge and tools can’t withstand

                        Before Thy might, our earth—a grain of sand.

           5)          I feel Thy Presence in countless stars and spheres

                        Moving in orbits with precision clear

                       Thy divine laws beyond our mortal sight

                        Even greatest sages can’t see Thy visage bright.

           6)          I feel Thy enchanting Joyous Charms

                        In Nature’s captivating colorful forms

                        No poet or painter can catch those marvels

                        No artist can create such magic-spells.

            7)         I feel Thy all-conquering Power of Time

                        That leads this universe with power sublime;

                        What is to happen, happens in a trice

                        Thy mysterious workings we can’t surmise.

            8)         I feel Thy wise Controlling Force

                        Without Thy mighty will, not a moment goes

                        Despite my perversions, you try to mend

                        My crooked ways and lead me to my destined end.

            9)         Thy justice wise beyond my narrow range

                        Thy various ways of acts seem to me strange;

                         When virtue suffers exploited by vice

                         While vicious vermin thrive and swiftly rise.

             

          10)         As I give up my hopes and blame Thee unkind

                         I feel Thy whispering voice within my mind

                         Thy mercy boundless—saints and sages say;

                         Help me, oh Lord, to tread on righteous way.

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                 21st October, 2018                               Somaseshu Gutala