Plainly poured d' Unseen's blessings

 

Her coming to d' St Anne church,

seemed to be a day-to-day affair

hands folded and d' eyes closed,

stands before the Lord for prayer

 

Daily around a couple of minutes,

as a routine, early in the morning

with a thoroughgoing devotion,

non-stop keeps on murmuring

 

Opens the shut eyes, bows down,

smiles at d' Christ's restful statue

spreads amiable vibrations, when

 goes out running in the avenue

 

The Priest observed the little girl,

got overly curious about her act

too small to know about religion,

kiddish to learn life's crucial facts

 

Would hardly know any prayers,

but then what was she doing here?

regularly every morning, repeats,

suspense shrouded, nothing clear

 

After a fortnight, he couldn't resist,

the hidden secret wished to explore

her morning ventures in d' Church,

to find out more about her behavior

 

He reached d' church before d' girl,

waited for her to complete the ritual

placed his hand on her head, asked,

my child, tell me about your prayer

 

Early every morning as a routine

last 15 days, you have come daily

stood before the Lord for a while,

tell me now what do u do exactly

 

I pray, father, she said off the cuff,

the upset priest unable to digest it

with a lot of suspicion in his voice,

told, u know any prayers, do recite

 

No father, truly I know no prayers,

then what u do closing your eyes?

Father smiled and asked, that too

on daily basis, a pleasant surprise

 

I've already confessed to the God

in an innocent tone, the girl replied

not aware of d' prayers but for sure,

know d' alphabets a,b,c,d….up to z

 

I recite it several times and tell God,

of course, I know not the real prayer

it can't be outside of these alphabets,

please arrange these as you require

 

D' one that satisfies u, your favorite,

accordingly, organize these letters

approve that as my earnest prayer,

oh my beloved Lord, my caretaker

 

Told her heart, bold to d' father, ran,

jumping her way out of the Church

stared at d' departing  guilt-free girl,

the Priest stood there dumbstruck

 

She disappeared into d' wilderness,

least bothered for anyone's feeling

d' unconditional belief in her prayer,

plainly poured d' Unseen's blessings