dEvIkavacham 59

यावद् भूमण्डलं धत्तॆ सशैलवनकाननम् | 
तावत्तिष्ठति मॆदिन्यां सन्ततिः पुत्रपौत्रिकी || 59 ||

yAvad bhUmaNDalaM dhattE sashailavanakAnanam |

tAvattiShThati mEdinyAM santatiH putrapautrikI || 59 ||

As long as the circle of the earth, with its mountains, forests, and groves shall last,

so long shall his progeny of children and grandchildren be established on the land.

If John Were In His Seventies

"All you need is love."
--John Lennon

If John were in his seventies,
like me,
what would he think,
what would he see?
A power-mad world,
disinformation war,
division and greed.
I can't give him words,
but think he might say
that when we're at our best
we're indivisible.
We're stronger
than any foreign puppet
or racist dictator.
When we're at our best
we're indivisible,
stronger than any crook,
stronger than any mob,
and only love
can do the job.