And A Meadow Lark
Sang
Ravindra Kumar Karnani
The
child whispered, "God, speak to
me"
And a meadow lark sang.
The child did not hear.
So the child yelled, "God, speak
to me!"
And the thunder rolled across the sky
But the child did not listen.
The child looked around and said,
"God let me see you" and a
star shone brightly
But the child did not notice.
And the child shouted,
"God show me a miracle!"
And a life was born but the child did
not know.
So the child cried out in despair,
"Touch me God, and let me know
you are here!"
Whereupon God reached down
And touched the child.
But the child brushed the butterfly
away
And walked away unknowingly.
Ravindra
Kumar Karnani
(Old Hindu poem)
