Amma, I stand empty handed! <br /> <br />I really did not know <br />What gift should I select for you. <br />Money or honey? <br />Milk or silk? <br />Flower or fruit? <br />Sweet pudding or tender coconut? <br />…. <br /> <br />You smiled at my silliness! And <br />You asked the whole heart of mine. <br />I was very happy that you asked for such a simple thing. <br />At once tried I to take my heart – <br />To offer unto your lotus feet. <br /> <br />Not once, twice or thrice <br />I have been trying for years together <br />To lift my heart against the gravity of the earth <br />But I am unable to separate my heart <br />Which is strongly attached to the world. <br /> <br />I tried all tricks to isolate it. <br />Meditation, Mantra, Prayer, Yoga… <br />Failure; utter failure! <br /> <br />I stand, in front of you, empty handed<br /><br />Raman Savithiri<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/980-i-stand-empty-handed/
