Of faith and trust
Leonard Dabydeen 1948 (New Amsterdam)
When the mind needs anointing from its wounds,
When there are dark clouds hovering like hounds,
When the spirit is frail and flesh is weak:
Let Lord Krishna in your heart as you speak.
When your world seems to fall apart on you,
When it seems there is nothing you can do,
When the spirit is frail and flesh is weak:
Let Lord Krishna in your heart as you speak.
When you begin to feel hopeless and lost,
When everything around you bears a cost,
When the spirt is frail and flesh is weak:
Let Lord Krishna in your heart as you speak.
Lord Krishna says in *Bhagavad Gita:
Faith and trust will guide you, Oh Arjuna.
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Submitted by LDabydeen on April 16, 2021
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| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 601 |
| Words | 117 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 2 |
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