The Gate

Published on 6 January 2026 at 19:54

The Place was like emerging 

from the mist of Time, 

from the depths of silence…

from the heart of God.

 

The Gate was looking at the woman 

like she was a human being, 

though it was a gate only. 

 

“Come, sister. Come!" 

The guards will not let you in 

as you do not reside here. 

Come a little later!”

 

The gate spoke to her with love, 

brotherly love, 

for the Gate knew why she found herself there at this early hour. 

That she was there to clean, 

but with no intention or a wish

to signalize a cleansing of a Land,

though that indeed occurs. 

 

She did so because our Child feels sorry 

when in sight of rubbish, 

and rejoices when in sight of beauties. 

That was the only reason. 

There was no other reason.

 

She loved our Child…

She loved the Child with all her heart. 

She still does. 

 

She thought how nice it would be 

to pass through that Gate before dawn 

and find herself there too,

when the people wake up a God with mellow singing,

rise Him from His sound sleep,

 and sweetly start the day, 

with serenades celestial and chants 

outside people’s homes. 

 

She left after some time,

and the Gate spoke

-”Write a story. With Love as the queen,

and as the background performers and the walk-ons, 

 all the other things.    






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