A poem by Sri Aurobindo
If perfect moments on the peak of things, These tops of knowledge, greatness, ecstasy, Are only moments, this too enough could be. I have assumed the rapid flaming wings Of souls whom the Ignorance black-robed Nature brings And the frail littleness of mortality Can bind not always; a high sovereignty Makes them awhile creation's radiant kings.
These momentary upliftings of the soul Prepare the spirit's glorious permanence. The peace of God, a great still transience, Is now my being's boundless atmosphere. All parts are gathered into a timeless whole; All moments last in an eternal Year.
If perfect moments on the peak of things, These tops of knowledge, greatness, ecstasy, Are only moments, this too enough might be. I have put on the rapid flaming wings Of souls whom the Ignorance black-robed Nature brings And the frail littleness of mortality Can bind not always. A high sovereignty Makes them awhile creation's radiant kings.
These momentary upliftings of the soul Prepare the spirit's glorious permanence. The peace of God, a mighty transience, Is now my spirit's boundless atmosphere. All parts are gathered into a timeless whole; All moments blaze in an eternal year.
Part VII : Pondicherry (Circa 1927-1947) > Sonnets from Manuscripts (Circa 1934-1947)
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NOTES FROM EDITOR
29 September 1939, revised 2 October. Two handwritten manuscripts.
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