Like a Tasbih

A spiritual friend is ablution for the heart whose prayer and presence takes us closer to the Most-Loving

As I close my eyes so tight,
She appears, with a smile so bright,
Even before sleep begins its flight,
She’s there, a comforting sight.

She is the wodhu
For my heart
Like a Tasbih:
Beside my prayer mat

She whispers,
“Keep your eyes closed,
Lest I vanish
Out of sight!”

In the merciless world
of zeroes and ones
She is a gentle glow worm
Full of light

March 4th 2001. Edit March 2023