The enigma sustains my motives
A view that runs into distance.
The blue sea fluttering, yonder.
The rosy dawn stirring up life.
Know, I am enthralled.

The enigma sustains my motives
Compared with my mind,
A flame of prayer becomes a song,
To feed the inner eye.
Know, I am suffused with light.

Dubai
14th April 2010

Geeta Chhabra

From the book: An Indian Ode To The Emirates by Geeta Chhabra