I have a hundred lives

A poem by Sri Aurobindo


I have a Hundred Lives

I have a hundred lives before me yet
To grasp thee in, O spirit ethereal,
Be sure I will with heart insatiate
Pursue thee like a hunter through them all.
Thou yet shalt turn back on the eternal way
And with awakened vision watch me come
Smiling a little at errors past, and lay
Thy eager hand in mine, its proper home.
Meanwhile made happy by thy happiness
I shall approach thee in things and people dear
And in thy spirit's motions half-possess
Loving what thou hast loved, shall feel thee near,
Until I lay my hands on thee indeed
Somewhere among the stars, as 'twas decreed.



Part II : Baroda (Circa 1898-1902) > Sonnets from Manuscripts (Circa 1900-1901)   



NOTES FROM EDITOR

Circa 1900-1901.