20. Translation

Thinking of You as my near one,
I have called upon You many times.
You have not responded; therefore, I shed tears.
Behold the flow of my tears.
Alas, if my sufferings do not touch Your Heart,
The flower of light will not bloom
In the garden of my heart.
Sri Chinmoy, Patience-Groves, Agni Press, NY, 1978