Gautama Buddha..... Poem by P.A. NOUSHAD (SHOMSI)

When the mind is pure
joy follows like a shadow
that never leaves:
waves, birds and stars
sing your words like verses
the song embraces my soul I feel,
that song flows and flies in my heart,
your spiritual path with ethical training
your footsteps out of the palace
seeking higher and greater
and your enlightenment with luminous thoughts
under the Bodhi tree
paves the way toward tranquility,
the waves of life...
ocean flows through my heart
as it flows years ago
your words still in my deep
with the swelling echoes,
as an enchanting tranquil dew
in the eyes of eternity
on the petals of spring
with the fragrance of lotus
in the breeze,
dear Buddha, you dwell in my heart,
your words like a balm
console me dear
in the barbs of pain
clad in humility
made truth and love your feet
you walk through time,
eternal...
your name reverberates
in the firmament, I feel,
my soul throbs as a thirsty man
to see you again
in the unending universe
somewhere...
I feel
I touch
I hear the universe sings
the song of love
with you
with my heart
with my soul....ever...