New Meherazad

New Meherazad
 
Not external scaffolding, but changes within.
You be the Architect, I’ll be the mason
 
of a new Meherazad,
stone by stone within the chest –
 
humble structures of functional design,
sun-drenched, flower-laden; worn from use,
 
but solidly built, reverentially maintained;
colors more beautiful as they fade.
 
We’ll gather those old saints again,
teacups on the veranda,
 
for love and laughter,
remembrance and devotion.
 
O child of God, capture the essence of Meherazad;
carry it with you wherever you go.

                                          (from A Jewel in the Dust, 2011)