27. O LUSTRE
O nebulous lustre,O pastime of Infinity,
When will you shine
In the heart of Eternity?
O Heaven-born lustre,
You can change
The inevitable yoke
Of human life.
O God-illumined lustre,
Yours is the life
That shines through the muddy impurity
Of the world’s burning insanity.
Sri Chinmoy, The Golden Boat, Part 3, Vishma Press, New York, 1974
