Slowly
Slowly my heart ascends  To kindle the flame of love divine.
Slowly my heart descends
  To plumb the life of beauty’s mine.
Slowly my heart transforms
  The ceaseless pride of ignorance-night.
Slowly my heart fulfils
  The Golden Hour of God-Delight.
Sri Chinmoy, A God-Lover's Earth-Heaven-Life, part 2, Agni Press, New York, 1974
