“This House”

In this house lives my child
Lit from within by truth
You are brilliant to me
In my house is Ram

In this house lives my child
Complicated and sparkling
You show me what strength means
In my house is Bal Gopal

I can’t believe how I worried
That my life of the mind would be lost
You have forged my intellect
In the sparks of earthy connections

When you take the reins of your own futures
This Yashoda will always treasure
That once, she sheltered two glowing embers
Two princes, two hearts of boundless sweetness.

Amma.