Sri Aurobindo

Collected Poems

CWSA.- Volume 2

Part Seven. Pondicherry, c. 1927 – 1947
Six Poems

Trance

A naked and silver-pointed star

Floating near the halo of the moon;

A storm-rack, the pale sky’s fringe and bar,

Over waters stilling into swoon.

My mind is awake in stirless trance,

Hushed my heart, a burden of delight;

Dispelled is the senses’ flicker-dance,

Mute the body aureate with light.

O star of creation pure and free,

Halo-moon of ecstasy unknown,

Storm-breath of the soul-change yet to be,

Ocean self enraptured and alone!

Earlier edition of this work: Sri Aurobindo Birth Century Library: Set in 30 volumes.- Volume 5.- Collected Poems.- Pondicherry: Sri Aurobindo Asram, 1972.- 625 p.