THE BRIDGE

I constructed a bridge

Linking the banks of the rivulet

I crossed it several times

None came to me from the other side

Still, I went on crossing and returning

It dawned upon me like the morning sun

I am crossing the bridge from both sides

I shouted silently to my conscience

You have won , you have won,

Be patient, I am coming

from the sides, from the top, and from beneath.

Dew drops fall from trees and flowers

Little grass grows on the earth

Huge elephants run wild

A snail moves at its pace.

A bridge can connect all creatures,

Not merely two humans.