13. Alternatives
You exhaustedYour Heaven-free
Alternative.
Therefore death-frown
Wanted to devour you.
You have exhausted
Your earth-bound
Alternative.
Therefore God’s Crown
Shines in you,
God’s Palace
Treasures you,
God’s Kingdom
Embraces you.
Sri Chinmoy, The Golden Boat, part 1, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1974
