MORTAL
MAN
The scent leaves
Its flower
Smoke its fire
Steam its
Water boiling --
Your prayers
While thoughts are toiling
The scent is gone
Smoke disappears
Steam dissipates
But your prayers
With the Divine entwined --
With the Divine entwined --
Will calm the thoughts
Of your mortal mind
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