gulab khandelwal selected poems

O my heart !
Why don’t you keep quiet !
Much can be said through silence.
Truth is greater than logic.
The house of existence stands on the foundation
Of non-existence.

No word is required for experiencing one’s own self.
No instrument is necessary for hearing
The music of the soul.
Do the flowers make any statement
To prove their beauty !
Do not the stars express themselves
Through silence !
Does the sun declare its light by words !
Does the moon announce its arrival on hill-tops
By the beat of drums !

O my heart !
Give up the lure for words.
Join your heart-beats with the silent music
Flowing inside every atom.