As the muezzin calls for prayer, and church and temple bells toll, five hundred larks rise, as if commanded by some unforeseen power.

Unknown to those whose heads are bowed in silence and in prayer.

As the muezzin calls for prayer, and church and temple bells toll, fifty helicopters take-off, as if propelled by some invisible force.

Unknown to those whose hands are clasped in silence and in prayer.

As the muezzin calls for prayer, and church and temple bells toll, five masses of earth ascend, as if drawn by the power of the Heavens.

Unknown to those whose bodies kneel in silence and in prayer.

As the muezzin calls for prayer, and church and temple bells toll, half the “Self” springs and jumps, as if summoned by God Himself.

Unknown to those who exist in silence and in prayer.

[An earlier version of this piece was published in The Thumb Print Magazine]