A Prayer of Separation by the Hindu poet Namdev The mother bird goes early in the morning for food. The chicks, hungry, wait for her coming. Just so my heart longs for Thee. Day and night I think of Thy feet. The infant calf is tied at home, O God! In its heart it is calling to its mother. Says Namdev, "Thou art my close friend, O Keshava [Krishna], Do not turn me away, O Protector of the helpless." This prayer is published in a collection of prayers, Weave a Garment of Brightness, A Gathering of Prayers from Around the World, by Wayne Lee Jones