The Broken Wing/Lakshmi, the Lotus-born

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Lakshmi, the Lotus-BornGoddess of FortuneThou who didst rise like a pearl from the ocean,Whose beauty surpasseth the splendour of morn!Lo! We invoke thee with eager devotion,Hearken, O Lotus-born!
Come! with sweet eyelids and fingers caressing,With footfalls auspicious our thresholds adorn,And grant us the showers and the sheaves of thy blessing,Hearken, O Lotus-born!
Prosper our cradles and kindred and cattle.And cherish our hearth-fires and coffers and corn,O watch o’er our seasons of peace and of battle,Hearken, O Lotus-born!
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For our dear Land do we offer oblation,O keep thou her glory unsullied, unshorn,And guard the invincible hope of our nation,Hearken, O Lotus-born!
 Lakshmi Puja Day, 1915
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