A Spiritual Poem: JESUS IN INDIA
by Santosh Kumar
Jesus In IndiaJesus went up on a hill Prayed full day and night. Seraphim, Cherubim, Michael, Raphael, Gabriel Listened faithfully: ‘Yes, I sent Gandhi Who heard the echo celestial Saw the vision of God Obeyed the sacred still voice But the ‘naked fakir’ was murdered By snake-bite of terror. I hear Revelation Gandhi heard it Buddha heard it St. Francis, Mother Teresa heard it I’m king of the Jews, New values I’d create For Man now a world citizen Values new for globalised world I connect Mind & Heart. This is new Christ. I’ll fight As the terrorist loads germs into missiles All bombs at once releases’ Dr. Santosh Kumar (b. 1946) is a poet, short-story writer and an editor from UP India; DPhil in English; Editor of Taj Mahal Review and Harvests of New Millennium Journals; several awards... |
