A poem by Sri Aurobindo
On a dire whirlpool in the hurrying river A life-stilled statue naked, bronze, severe He kept the posture of a deathless seer Unshaken by the mad water's leap and shiver. Thought could not think in him; flesh could not quiver; The feet of Time could not adventure here: Only some unborn Power nude and austere, Only a Silence mighty to deliver.
His spirit world-wide and companionless Seated above the torrent of the days On the deep eddy that our being forms, Silent, sustained the huge creation's stress, Unchanged supporting Nature's rounds and norms, Immobile background of the cosmic race.
On a dire whirlpool in the hurrying river, A life-stilled statue naked, bronze, severe, He kept the posture of a deathless seer Unshaken by the mad water's leap and shiver. Thought could not think in him, flesh could not quiver; The feet of Time could not adventure here; Only some unknown Power nude and austere, Only a Silence mighty to deliver.
His spirit world-wide and companionless, Seated above the torrent of the days On the deep eddy that our being forms, Silent sustained the huge creation's stress, Unchanged supporting Nature's rounds and norms, Immobile background of the cosmic race.
Part VII : Pondicherry (Circa 1927-1947) > Sonnets from Manuscripts (Circa 1934-1947)
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