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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…
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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