Something I Look At-432 Poem by Smruti Ranjan Mohanty

SOMETHING I LOOK AT-432
BY-SMRUTI RANJAN MOHANTY

SURYADEV

I bow to Suryadev,
son of sage Kashyapa,
and Deva-mata Aditi,
loving consort of Sanjana, —

the light of all eyes,
the beat of all hearts,
the spark of all lives.

Like a father you watch us,
like a friend you stay with us,
silent, yet ever near.

Suryadev,
you rise with each dawn,
driving away darkness,
reminding us—

no night is eternal,
nothing abides forever,
in this world of light and shade.

You burn, yet bless,
you scorch and sustain.
Without you,
the earth is barren,
life—a fading, withered dream.

In your glow we learn
to shine without pride,
to give without measure,
to live without fear.

O eternal witness,
teach us to rise after every fall,
to kindle warmth in cold hearts,
and to walk our path
with the light of truth.

For in your fire we see
that what we give
is what we become.

And when at last
our journey is done,
take us beyond—

to the light of all lights,
the source of all sources.

Smruti Ranjan Mohanty©
India
24.8.2025
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