CONSECRATION br br Like the withered flowers and petals br fall, br Our lives are shed when shadows grow br tall! br Yet those blossoms when plucked during br early morn, br By priests and devotees before they fall, br And placed at the feet of the shrine in the br great hall, br Where the Buddha sits serene, majestic br and tall! br Those flowers get twice blessed, and in br turn bless us all! br br So let our lives become wortwhile, br In helping and serving mankind; br So that like those flowers we all are br blessed, br And our lives at his feet we consecrate, br To earn the Lord's divine blessings before br our eternal rest! br br -Raj Nandy br New Delhi br 20 May 08br br RAJ NANDYbr br