In
My Father’s Name
BY M. S. GOPALAKRISRNAN, M.A.
In my father’s name I sing this song.
For peace to the soul of him
who loathed the littleness of man,
in tears I wash
the feet of gods.
What beauty is in breath
when it ceases to be!
Shattering a thousand bars,
it broke into a shadow
and moved beyond the walls,
sounding a thousand notes,
a thousand muted notes
of agony in the heart of man
where eternal secrets dwell,
into a mystic’s smile it broke,
and moved into the Sun.
What beauty is in man
when actions cease in him!