TREASURE

dear child

how will you

judge

the value

of this object?

Mother asks

suddenly

holding something

invisible

for eye

to see

Mother..o Ma

i hear

mind reply

i don’t know

how can i

be

judge of that

My child

She says

I didn’t say

cost..

I said value

In this world

of two

you can judge

a value

only depending on

the position

of

your view

What does that

mean Amma

i hear

me ask further

this was

new learning

for mind n me

together

Dear child

Mother replies

If your coffers

are full

to you

it will hold

not much

value

If your coin box

is empty

and it is

what you require

to you

its value

will multiply

gratefully mind replies

Thank You Ma

i will try

to understand

what You mean

but meanwhile

what is this

i see

perched on

a ledge

a grey pigeon

standing on

only one leg

eye stares

mind tries

to comprehend

then comes

a stab

a strange emotion

down

on its knees

it falls

it prays

o dear one

we all

and you

blessed

with two

and yet you

make do

with one

then the prayer

escapes

the heart

o Mother

Thank You

for

the answer

true value

in this world

is judged

by whether

one is

rich or poor

and

truly rich

is

the mind

in which

meditates in peace

the bird

of desire

head bowed down

the bird whispers

Amme..

ende praarthhana

ende aagrahangal

kurranju

veratte

nyan

kurranju veratte