Meditation: Sonnet

Meditation: Sonnet

In dark he stands, and asks about the unknown:
"Where is divinity if there be God?"
The winds that heard his query answered not.
The trees have silenced, too, this feared moan.

And now, the stubborn asks, "But why live we?"
And lo! A swan appears thence and quacks.
The nightly moon invigilates these tracks.
Unanswered queries he retains... not freed.

The birch, matured, cries its leaves upon him.
'Twixt peace and harmony, his Chaos died
Bestowing silence on th'ultimate Pride,
He heard the Masters' Ancient Godly Hymn.

The holy Hum mumbled in his well-made mind,
All the answers sought, in this Hum he did find.

A note on the text: The poem is centred on Hindu symbolism about destruction of Evil and purification of the soul. All our questions are answered; we simply need to interpret the answers. The swan in ancient Hindu mythology represents guidance for swans can distinguish between milk and water and take whichever one they prefer when both liquids are mixed. Nature also plays a role in the maturing of the soul. Finally, by preventing the interference of desire and intention, all our goals can be achieved. Other symbols are also present in the poem. Most importantly, the Om (the Holy Hum) represents the purest transcendental consciousness, in which all one can hear is the movement of the cosmos: Ommm...
The questions in the poem are some of the oldest philosophical questions on life and humankind. The answers can be found through meditation and peace. This poem is largely based on the ancient Hindu texts: the Vedas and the Upanishads.

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