This by Mira (Mirabai, c. 1498 - 1550), renowned woman poet-saint of India. Her songs are still sung by Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs today. She was born a princess of Rajasthan and spent the last years of her life writing poetry and attending the destitute. From
Love Poems from God: Twelve Sacred Voices from the East and West, translated/edited by Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Compass Books.)
A Hundred Objects Close By
I know a cure for sadness:
Let
your hands touch something that
makes your eyes
smile.
I bet there are a hundred objects close by
that can do that.
Look at
beauty's gift to us --
her power is so great she enlivens
the earth, the sky, our
soul.
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