Saturday, July 26, 2008 by Indrajit
Contrast
Holy Mother , to your abode,
Cometh and go devotees in flocks
Oceans of offerings to appease you –
O Mother, riches flow to your Divine coffer.
Mother,the solemn chants colored with desires,
The numerous pleas in the incensed smoke ,
The gong and bells pleasantly mighty,
Craving your blessings in absorbed trance.
Mother, O you the beauteous and kind,
Why spare the rotten dust-draped innocents ,
Streaming outside your Devotee’s threshold
Sighting blank to your Offerings galore.
Outside the chatters from filthy littles,
Gaping at the proceedings lavish towards you,
Know not they, your Devotee’s deliverance,
For they devotedly await there for gifts.
In the unfriendly sun’s gaze, they stand,
Indifferent to the Devotees’ glare,
Hunger that makes them bear all ,
Sparse gifts from your odd Devotee’s ,
Away Carries the little dusty hands.
copyright(c)indrajit ghosal 2008
Holy Mother , to your abode,
Cometh and go devotees in flocks
Oceans of offerings to appease you –
O Mother, riches flow to your Divine coffer.
Mother,the solemn chants colored with desires,
The numerous pleas in the incensed smoke ,
The gong and bells pleasantly mighty,
Craving your blessings in absorbed trance.
Mother, O you the beauteous and kind,
Why spare the rotten dust-draped innocents ,
Streaming outside your Devotee’s threshold
Sighting blank to your Offerings galore.
Outside the chatters from filthy littles,
Gaping at the proceedings lavish towards you,
Know not they, your Devotee’s deliverance,
For they devotedly await there for gifts.
In the unfriendly sun’s gaze, they stand,
Indifferent to the Devotees’ glare,
Hunger that makes them bear all ,
Sparse gifts from your odd Devotee’s ,
Away Carries the little dusty hands.
copyright(c)indrajit ghosal 2008
....an old saying is ''Temple's Door is God's door ''... but hunger's slavery at His door is whom sin is?devotees?...managerials? hm !are they the same?...May your wonderful picture-POEM will not remains into the oblivious durty drawers only, and your message been caught! .....congrats IndraGit!!
:( beyond my understanding :(
Such a touching verse.You really are gifted to be able to see into the life of those below yourself.It takes a lot of humane thought to do that.
excellant....very touching....can't be better than that....
"In the unfriendly sun’s gaze, they stand,
Indifferent to the Devotees’ glare,
Hunger that makes them bear all ,
Sparse gifts from your odd Devotee’s ,
Away Carries the little dusty hands."
Heart warming.
Indeed thats gods way of looking after those ppl too
really soulful and touching
I am not worth to appraise this poem Indro ,if i would have by any way been God's means to solve the devotees problems ..i would have been glad ..but alas ..i am not worth ..!
Literally if u want be to say any word for this piece ..it wud be 1 word ..exquisite .!
lovely...liked the way u described the scene....it seems u must hv been a poet in ur last birth too....
Terrific lekha he! accha tumi ei rotnogulo publication e daona keno boloto???? ei niye siggir amar sathe orkute bochosa koro .....