The Wondrous Garden of Living Mystery

Since you are already rooted,

be truly rooted.

The uprooted life is no life at all...

but lifeless persistence,

the inverted specter

of life fallen into perversity.

Since you are the bearer

of Light seeds of spiritual weight

become the true tree

you are called to be,

become the wondrous living tree

you are meant to be,

the true living tree

bearing true loving fruits

of spiritual intimacy

that contain light seeds

of spiritual weight.

Be flourished 'n flourishing,

O wondrous garden of living mystery.

And when the world wallows —

tossing and turning restlessly

faster and faster aimlessly

for its being uprooted and fallow —

and in its malnourished state

succumbs to angst and anger

and in madness despairs

and even the poisonous

fruit of pestilence swallows,

descending into delirium...

death

May the light seeds of spiritual weight

find their way into your soul,

in-spiriting 'n rooting her

into your earthen body,

filling her river veins

with the water of life,

coursing through 'n nourishing your land,

rendering it fertile ‘n ripe for delivery,

springing forth and shooting out...

and through your upright posture,

branching out in generous gestures,

blossoming forth in truthful words,

ripening through wholehearted dedication

into wholesome actions...

and flourishing in meaningful relationships...

May the fruits

of your labor be truly fulfilling,

the labor of Love, most timely 'n pure,

that has you pass away and be taken up,

into the Tree of Life most sure,

while leaving for the fellow creatures

of your blessed community

wholesome, living witness fruits

bearing seeds of light...

Real Light seeds of spiritual weight

that bear truly wondrous witnessing fruit,

inspired invitations to Life beyond life,

living Hope, so pure 'n fair,

beyond all delusion, beyond all despair...

For Real Light seeds of spiritual weight

are certainly worth a lifetime's wait...

Now pronounces the Man of Praise,

upon him be peace till the end of days,

"even if Resurrection Day’s at hand,

while you've got a seed in your hand,"

do not give up, do not despair,

but "this very seed be sure to plant."

“Tree of Life” (Lal Bagh, Bangalore, 2024) by Faisal Khan.

Special thanks goes to Faisal Khan for granting permission to share three pictures from his witness-photography collection “Tree of Life” (2024) on the Words of Wonder blog.