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In the dim darkness of the night

When the moon is draped with grey clouds,

When no shining stars greet the sight

And deafening noises are cowed,

In the quietude of the night

When only warm whispers of leaves

Kissed by the breeze blaze some delight

And from worries we are relieved,

If in the stillness of such night

With faith we close our outer eyes,

Get ourselves seated quite upright

And scan the depth of inner ties,

We may perceive some inner light

That sparkles from the inner self –

A light that sheds a flame quite bright

And wishes just to guide ourselves.

It is spark of the inward light

That guides man to the rightful path,

Chases the dark gloom of the night

And forestalls the taint of wrath.

Even in the shine of the day

Amidst hustle of the city

When a vexing crowd swarms the way

And the air around is sticky,

If we set ourselves aside,

From the mad hustle take a flight

And we try to peer deep inside,

We may sense the glow of a light;

It is the light of faith quite bright

That drives dull delusions away

Restores one’s confidence upright

And ignites one’s trust every day.

Yet beyond the bounds of such lights

Lies a greater light – effulgent,

Brightest among the most-bright,

Everlasting and transcendent.

It is the light that lights all lights

Illuminates the universe –

More radiant than the sunlight

And has not eyed the pangs of birth.

Let us hail such a divine light

And with deepest faith make a plea

That it ignites our inner light

And from all evils set us free;

Let us greet such a sublime light

That steers us in our life`s voyage,

Drives us to a realm ever bright

Along our journey’s every phase.

Bio

Krishnanand Guptar

Financial Adviser at the Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, he has developed a keen interest for poetry, particularly for philosophical, spiritual, divine, motivational and inspirational poems. He has published several collections of poems.