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!
Sri Aurobindo (born Aurobindo Ghose; 15 August 1872 – 5 December 1950) was an Indian philosopher, yogi, guru, poet, and nationalist. He joined the Indian movement for independence from British rule, for a while was one of its influential leaders and then beca…
View profile & all 24 Poems / StoriesSilence is round me, wideness ineffable;White birds on the ocean diving and wandering;
Arisen to voiceless unattainable peaksI meet no end, for all is boundless He,
I dwell in the spirit's calm nothing can moveAnd watch the actions of Thy vast world-force,
There is a brighter ether than this bluePretence of an enveloping heavenly vault,
I have discovered my deep deathless being:Masked by my front of mind, immense, serene
