A Poem

When you are hurt, you want to hurt

When you are afraid, you lie

Thus the cycles of misery thrive


Drink deeply of divine love and emptiness

So as not to fall into this bottomless pit

Cry out, call for help, stretch your arms toward the sky

It will answer, sooner or later

 

Our time is too short, our vision too narrow

Expand your being, spread your wings

And fly into the vast sky

 

Civilizations are the gropings of a god, a hand before its eyes

Your human life, a pine needle

A swirling snowflake

 

There is a secret, nestled in the hidden cave of your heart

Behind this gust of wind, the breath of the Eternal

Behind the human, the divine

- Fabrice Dini

Association DEVI-Editions Savitri-Switzerland


Original in French

Quand tu es blessé, tu veux blesser 

Quand tu as peur, tu mens 

Ainsi les cycles de misère prospèrent

 

Abreuve-toi d'amour divin et de vacuité 

Pour ne pas sombrer dans ce trou sans fond 

Crie, appelle à l'aide, tends les bras vers le ciel 

Il finira bien par répondre

 

Notre temps est trop court, notre vision trop étroite 

Élargis ton être, étends tes ailes 

Et envole-toi dans le vaste ciel

 

Les civilisations sont des tâtonnements d'un dieu, une main devant ses yeux 

Ta vie humaine, une aiguille de pin 

Une virevolte de flocon

 

Il est un secret, lové en la grotte cachée de ton cœur 

Derrière ce coup de vent, le souffle de l'Éternel 

Derrière l'humain, le divin


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