Nameless.

 

It was a day; or was it a night? I knew not, for it was Dark all around me. I was drowned in darkness, the whole of me But my enlightened soul Saw through my darkness. Books, I could not see But the wisdom in them was not far from me. I could not but accept That flowers exist Pretty flowers tossing their heads in merry dance. Indeed is a sight by itself. It is not for an year or two That my eyes have prayed For a streak of light; May it be for a moment or two! Never a day came , in all my 80 years My eyes could feast upon those wonders on earth That the world hails out so loud. Was it some force unknown? Untold? but strongly felt. Seasons flew past me One after the other None of them cared for me, till A destined spring on ALMIGHTY’S command Took a peep at me. My heart fluttered one day I remember the day in black Doctors, hospitals, nurses, tears and prayers… A day or two passed, Unconscious But the third, gave me That moment I caressed with my life. I opened my eyes to a world of light A burst of light I never before had experienced. I shut my eyes with sudden might My trembling hands touched my living eyes My fingers trembled against one another When folded in prayer That was it. The light that crossed my retina A moment or two. Is all mine for ever. The world, I saw; its beauty I praised; Never could I, but wonder At the sudden surrender Of darkness to heavenly light.