I Write Of That Journey

Mirabai 1498 (Kudki, Pali district, Jodhpur State) – 1556 (Dwaraka)



I remember how my mother would hold me.
I would look up at her sometimes and see her weep.
 
I understand now what was happening.
Love so strong a force
it broke the
cage,
 
and she disappeared from everything
for a blessed
moment.
 
All actions have evolved
From the taste of flight;
the hope of freedom
moves our cells
and limbs.
 
Unable to live on the earth,
Mira ventured out alone in the sky -
I write of that journey
of becoming as
free as
God.
 
Don't forget love;
it will bring all the madness you need
to unfurl yourself across
the universe.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 12, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AX BXXX BXX XXXXX XXACCX XXXX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 534
Words 105
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 2, 4, 3, 5, 6, 4

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