Thought
Name and form dance intertwine
Concepts joined to mood Divine
Identity reveals the thought
Interpreted by cultures brought
To spread a subtle teaching rare
Should we impose and declare
Imported customs, word and frame
Not recognised in ways the same?
Wise teachers spoke vernacular
With words well-formed and secular
Treasures enduring to invest
For hungry stomachs to digest
Thus woven and preserved in time
Through chosen syllables sublime
Generously selected for their breadth
Sing native songs of man in depth
Like rainbow streams in chosen guise
Each national dress to recognise
Beams shining reach through milieu
As graceful words revealed occur
Prayer
O Lord you reveal yourself to all earnest seekers who yearn for Thee in different ways to diverse people in different climes and languages. Increase my compassion and empathy that I may see Thee in and through thy countless eyes.
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