A CALL FROM THE MESSENGER OF DEATH
&
I ANSWER THE CALL TO MY CELL PHONE IN MY HEART--
O IT IS THE CALL FROM THE MESSENGER OF DEATH ;
HE SAYS ,' I AM ON MY MISSION TO YOUR HEART !'
I SENSE A TINY FIREBALL OF PAIN ROLLING IN MY HEART ;
WAS IT PLAYING WITHIN MY CHEST IN THE RECENT PAST ?
I VISUALIZE SO MANY THINGS THAT BECOME VIVID NOW ;
THIS EXCESS SWEATING , THE WEAKNESS AND LOSS OF VIGOUR
AND THE EMBRACE OF SLEEP , ARE ALL THESE MY SUDDEN FANCIES ?
I FOLD UP ALL MY SENSES AND DEEPLY MEDITATE ON THE GOD OF DEATH ;
AND REACH HIS MANSION TO PLACE MY FOLLOWING PLEAS --
O LORD OF DEATH , SPARE ME A CLEAR CONSCIENCE OF A FEW MINUTES
PRIOR TO TEARING AWAY MY BEING FROM THE UNWILLING FRAME ;
LET ME VISUALIZE ALL THE FINEST MOMENTS I SPENT ON EARTH
ALL THESE YEARS WITH MY MOM AND DAD , WIFE AND CHILDREN ;
LET THE SUN , THE STARS , THE MOON AND THE BLUE SKY
AND THE GREEN EARTH WITH ALL ITS FLOWERS AND FRAGRANCE
AND THE SOFT BREEZE WAFTING WITH ITS WORDS OF LOVE ,
THE SWEET MELODIES OF BIRDS , EVERYTHING KISS MY CHEEK
TO BID ME FAREWELL ON MY JOURNEY BEYOND THE SHORES OF LIFE !
COMMAND YOUR MESSENGER TO LEAVE ON MY FACE
A TINY STREAK OF A SMILE AND A SOFT GLOW OF PEACE
AS MY AUTHENTICATED SIGNATURE OF HAVING LIVED A FRUITFUL LIFE !
--SUNDARAM CHANDRAKALAADHAR
&
I ANSWER THE CALL TO MY CELL PHONE IN MY HEART--
O IT IS THE CALL FROM THE MESSENGER OF DEATH ;
HE SAYS ,' I AM ON MY MISSION TO YOUR HEART !'
I SENSE A TINY FIREBALL OF PAIN ROLLING IN MY HEART ;
WAS IT PLAYING WITHIN MY CHEST IN THE RECENT PAST ?
I VISUALIZE SO MANY THINGS THAT BECOME VIVID NOW ;
THIS EXCESS SWEATING , THE WEAKNESS AND LOSS OF VIGOUR
AND THE EMBRACE OF SLEEP , ARE ALL THESE MY SUDDEN FANCIES ?
I FOLD UP ALL MY SENSES AND DEEPLY MEDITATE ON THE GOD OF DEATH ;
AND REACH HIS MANSION TO PLACE MY FOLLOWING PLEAS --
O LORD OF DEATH , SPARE ME A CLEAR CONSCIENCE OF A FEW MINUTES
PRIOR TO TEARING AWAY MY BEING FROM THE UNWILLING FRAME ;
LET ME VISUALIZE ALL THE FINEST MOMENTS I SPENT ON EARTH
ALL THESE YEARS WITH MY MOM AND DAD , WIFE AND CHILDREN ;
LET THE SUN , THE STARS , THE MOON AND THE BLUE SKY
AND THE GREEN EARTH WITH ALL ITS FLOWERS AND FRAGRANCE
AND THE SOFT BREEZE WAFTING WITH ITS WORDS OF LOVE ,
THE SWEET MELODIES OF BIRDS , EVERYTHING KISS MY CHEEK
TO BID ME FAREWELL ON MY JOURNEY BEYOND THE SHORES OF LIFE !
COMMAND YOUR MESSENGER TO LEAVE ON MY FACE
A TINY STREAK OF A SMILE AND A SOFT GLOW OF PEACE
AS MY AUTHENTICATED SIGNATURE OF HAVING LIVED A FRUITFUL LIFE !
--SUNDARAM CHANDRAKALAADHAR