An Ode to Pondi
Pondicherry: A place where East meets West just as the sky meets the ocean
As the smell of filter coffee enlivens my senses
The morning waves sing their songs to the ocean
Stringing together pearls of wisdom
For those who are all eyes and ears
As the pearls tell the story of their beginning
Since the beginningless beginning
The waves play their part in the rapturous symphony
Composing the mellifluous harmony of the mighty ocean
An emerging whole amidst the evolving parts
As the sun rises from the distant horizon
He feels ever so near, as he lights my mind
Powered by pure energy, I feel the force of Silence
As I struggle to find words to describe
That immovably buzzing field which soaks Pondi
Continuing to sip my French Au Lait in the evening
The sun sets, having opened new frontiers
Inviting me to dwell within the sunlit path
With gratitude I take the step, blessed within and blissed without
Read this wonderful poem by Joseph Lieungh
