The Sapling And Life
There weren't any animals then.
There wasn't the crowd of human beings.
There was no sky. There was no land.
There was only seawater.
A layer of mud
Came out of Mother Ocean's womb one day.
The hope of life cried out.
Inundated the world in the flood joy.
The hope of life had come to earth.
But life had not come still.
A miracle suddenly took place one day.
The song of creation began.
Towering over the heaven, the earth, the underworld
Shaking the whole universe
The Creator's gift arose.
A sapling- the life of the world.
Folding the leaves in prayer,
It grasped the earth's lap.
Kept looking at the sky.
Climbed the stairs of heaven.
Said aloud:- "I shall stay! I shall stay!
I am an eternal vagabond. I am everfresh.
I will commit my existence to other's service.
Shall light the lantern of their lives."
"I shall stay! I shall stay, oh World!
I will safeguard your water, land and air.
I shall be the life of every newborn.
Bless me, dear mother."
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