If I can
If I can perfect my faithThy Grace is sure to come.
    The more I give to Thee
The more I absorb Thy Balm
    That heals my bosom's pangs.
Without Thy Love supreme,
    Nothingness all I am —
A dark and barren dream.
Sri Chinmoy, My First Friendship with the Muse, Agni Press, New York, 1973
