29. WHEN I SAW, WHEN I TOUCHED

When I saw
A flame of living love,
  My life of dole
    Became Divinity’s Smile.

  When I touched
The breathing Shrine of God,
  My heart of delight
    Became Immortality’s Pride.
Sri Chinmoy, The Golden Boat, Part 3, Vishma Press, New York, 1974