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Ultimately, these two words-power and simplicity-are the keys to Sri Chinmoy's poetry. Wordsworth indicates our theme:

" In the higher poetry, an enlightened Critic chiefly looks for a reflection of the wisdom of the heart and the grandeur of the imagination. Wherever these appear, simplicity accompanies them." [47]

Simplicity itself is power: the power of a lucid vision of the truth, the power of clear and decisive utterance, the power of definite purpose and of a pure love that reaches out in oneness to humanity It is by virtue of their power and simplicity that Sri Chinmoy's flower-gatherings of poetry across the span of these ten years have been able to unfold in ample measure the life of the soul and it is through them that spiritual perceptions are once again lifted into the great themes of poetry.

It seems appropriate to end with a quotation from the poet himself. When a small child ventured the question "Do you like to be an artist?", he responded:

"Yes, I like being an artist, but I wish to be an artist who not only paints a piece of canvas but who also wants to paint his life with constant love for mankind and constant surrender to God's Will." [48]