Saluting and invoking Sri Ganesh

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A hand of peace, A hand beckoning, A hand raised in blessing Or a fist of denial, A hand to halt, A hand of refusal Or a hand clutched for battle Or a cupped palm holding The gems of future Realizations, Or a gentle waving forward And a hand of welcome And salute, And a brotherly hand And a hand to sign The secret ways, A hand of promise, And a hand of pledge – Sri Ganesh, Wide and strong and rich, Ivory and jet and scarlet, Your auspicious figure Is The Mother’s Hand… (17-08-11)

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Sri Ganesh, Exquisite Dancer of the Ways, Your constant, tender call And your perennial act Of Service, Whether to the mundane Or to the ascetic, Is to learn true surrender Of all separate pursuits And courageous trust

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