By Jullie Chaudhuri 

Beloved Swami…
…the hours of each day even as we tread…
…abandoning mundane tasks…
…thoughts justifiably hasten towards You instead…
…much is being said…
…and much left unsaid…

…The ways of man leaves a trail of dread…
…colossal is the shame Humanity has bred…
…where savage selfishness…brutal and vile ways…
…rejoice in merrymaking and mirth…
…while compassion, sympathy and mercy …
…have been callously banished…
…into the freezing dark abyss of dearth….
Where mesmerised by material allure…
…man has forgotten, abandoned, discarded…
…the purpose of his birth…
…once full of purity and beauty…
…the mind of mankind…
…bereft of the word kind…
…is now almost coated wholly in dirt…

Where are You, my Lord,
… just where are You…?
On behalf of creation…
…i write this letter to You…
To Beloved Swami…A Plea…From Yours Truly…Adoringly…
To Beloved Swami…An Impassioned Plea…From Yours Truly…
Looming large the future holds a hazy scope…
…to You we turn…
…for You…are the only hope…
You the path…You the way…
To You we do fervently pray…
The only avenue we know is You…
Will Thy Will to be done…
Will Thy Kingdom to come…
Come now, come soon…
Oh! Compassionate One…come into view…
…or else each moment that goes by…
Beloved Mother Sai…
…is a moment of utter rue…

Come now, Oh! Beloved One…
…we pray Thee perseveringly -
‘…Oh, please Loving God…
…our pleas You must review…
…help us bid this dreary absence adieu…
…for we unabashedly make this confession true -
Even in a crowd…
…surrounded by family and friends…
…we remain…
…oh! so lonely for You…’ 

A million temple bells thus do peal…
…only Your sublime Presence can make our soul heal….
…Beloved Mother Sai…
…only You can add substance to our appeal…
…the human mind is ensnared by the material wheel…
…consequently, to this letter creation extends a Cosmic Seal…
To Beloved Swami…A Plea…From Yours Truly…Adoringly…
…Your Presence…
…is the only way out of man-made blocks…
…and many an impasse…

Alas! Dear Lord…
…only You can amass the required critical mass…
Creation gathers together…
…to submit a critical mass en masse –
With tears of hope…
…where each teardrop holds Thy cherished image…
…and hearts that glow with the sparks of faith…
Hands raised…apprehensions erased…
…where treasured memories…
…that do revolve…offer scant solace…
….all seek Thy merciful Grace…
…for the glory of the Greatest Avataar…
…the glorious Sathya Sai Avataar to resurface…

Come again…Come again…Come again soon…
…this refrain…
…does encompass each atom in Space…
…every ounce of Air this fervour does lace…
…every flame from the bosom of Fire…
…that dances and flickers…
…such splendid sentiments do encase…
…Thy Lotus Feet each drop of Water seeks to embrace…
…each minuscule grain of sand upon Earth…
…readily reverberates and matches this pace…
…while awaiting the touch…
…of Thy gentle footfall upon its present state…
…akin to that of an arid surface…

Come, reveal Yourself kindly do…
Reveal Your ultimate Sathya…
…allow us to revel in it too…
…Oh! Lord Sathya Sai…
…accordingly too…we do Thee woo……for the sake of creation…
…of this  - the sole Truth…
…we urge, pursue and entreat a breakthrough…

Mountains and rivers…
…streams and lakes…
…fields and plains…
…in every leaf and flower…
…in each blade of grass…
…this fragrant refrain one can trace…
To Beloved Swami…A Passionate Plea…
…From Yours Truly…Adoringly…
…dolphin squeaks and whale squeals…
…polar bear growls and barking seals…
…wagging tails and cats that mew…
…echo the same rhythm collective anew…
…the sharp crack, rumble and roar of thunder and lightning…
…the pitter patter of raindrops…
…quite emphatically do their deep desire showcase…
Your Presence is the only aspiration worth a chase…
…the belief in Your Word nothing can faze…
Rustling breeze…birds tweet…
…through the long night hours cicadas chirp…
…unified invocations from varied turf…
…each sound an appeal does phrase…
You are the only One who does amaze…
Only You occupy each one’s altar of faith…   

In every sound of Nature yearning for Thee…
…Thy Loving Gaze…
…forms the base…
Each sparkling ray of the Sun…
…each glistening moonbeam…
…each star in the firmament radiates a message…
…so consistently ardent through the days…
…which…among a host of such other sentiments…
…for Thy marvellous affections and acquiescence…
…requisitions a favoured place -
To Beloved Swami…A Plea…From Yours Truly…Adoringly…
…not a second is allowed to pass…
…You are our sole desire…
…nothing can this longing ever bypass…
Alas, my Lord…
…if our collective call does fall short…
…only You can help create and amass the required Critical Mass…
So, why don’t You…?
…when will You…?
…sometimes the gush of feelings for You, Oh! Beloved One…
…shakes every cell in our being…
…we know You in all that is around…
…in all that does surround…
…yet, we miss You…
…We want to see You…
…soft tears flow…
…we wish we could reach out into the ether…
…and touch You, Oh! Sai Maa…
…we experience You in the silence…
…yet…
…at times, Dear Father…
Your  silence pains us…
…and thus goes the ebb and flow of the tide of sentiments…
…in this journey towards You…
…for there is nothing but You… 

Each day that goes by…
…without Thy appearance,
Oh! Sweet Mother Sai…
…seems ever so blank, vacant and empty…
…hear us out…raise our intensity…
…endorse our petition…we pray Thee…
…incessantly…constantly…repetitively…
…accept and grant our communication immediately…
…answer…respond…reply…
…Dearest Mother Sai…
…to this letter that speaks volumes silently…distinctly…imploringly -

To Beloved Swami…A Plea…From Yours Truly…Adoringly…
There is naught else but Thee…
Come now, Oh! Bhagawan…fulfill Thy Intent enchantingly…
…we crave Supreme Honour for Thy Advent…
…we await Thee…anxiously, intently, wholeheartedly…
Beloved Swami…this is an impassioned plea to You…
…from Yours truly…
…from every being in creation…
…devotedly…endearingly…adoringly…