No God In A Temple

By Lolita Bhattacharya

There is no god in a temple, for I see a rock there. I find him in the blazing hot light And under the breezy moonlit night. In the mountains, in the meadows and the streams gushing by, Breathing life into our very existence, Spreading joy and smiles.

How can we ever lock him in a single place When the entire universe is His . Writing destinies of particles and souls Brushing colours on all his moulds, with such regal splendid tones

He’s in me as much as in you

He’s in all species underneath the sky of blue.

He’s in the depth of an ocean

And in a heart full of love and compassion.

There is no God in a temple, for I see a Rock there.

Shining as the blazing hot sun And as an oasis in a desert sand Quenching the thirst of a weary soul In search for spiritual goal.

By Lolita Bhattacharya