1996-0900 Poem ‘Universal Child’ by Edward Saugstad for Shri Ganesha Puja

God dreamed, And in Her dreams She saw
The Perfect Form
To reveal Her Love:

In soft
And tender, rosy limbs;
In gentle, curious.
Tickling buds;

In plump
And soothing curves that glow
With generous, happiest
Harmony;

With bright
Caressing, sunny eyes,
And ears to hear
What's pure and dear;

With tiny,
Shiny lips and tongue
Which taste and sing
And breathe sweetness.

Into
One simplest, gracious Form,
The Best from God
Was humbly born,

And with
Each murmur, smile and wink,
The Mother's Heart
Did bound and leap!

With each
Fumbling, curious grasp
The Mother's Voice
Was heard to laugh!

And when
That Child was sleeping sound,
The Mother's tears
Of joy ran down

No flower,
No hill, nor moonlit sea
Can match that deep
Serenity;

Those soft
Eyelids, so calm in sleep,
Do lull to peace
The whole world's grief,

As, cool
And clear, comes from Above,
That Heartfelt Sigh
Of Mother's Love.