31. Silence-sky, sound-sea

My weeping heart
    Teaches me
God is an indifferent King.

My singing soul
    Teaches me
God is a jovial Friend.

My loving Goal
    Teaches me
God gives two gifts —
    Morning’s silence-sky,
    Evening’s sound-sea.
Sri Chinmoy, The Golden Boat, part 4, Vishma Press, New York, 1974