AN
EVENING IN A MONASTERY
Thursday 12 June 2014
AN
EVENING IN A MONASTERY
Each
water droplet of the saffron river
Sing
renunciation
While
the lovers nibble grass with their
Cotton
ball stuffed ears
The
ochre robed man sprinkles on his shaven head
The
blissful placidity from the flow
The
trees with their black foliages
Sing
in bird voice
An
all mighty little star fake smiles at
The
weary sun
Tear
drops of violet daylight mingle with the water
Vespers
from the monastery stir my soul
And
quietly flows the Himalayas
In
the mind of his daughter Ganga*
*In
the Hindu mythology the Ganga (the Ganges) is Himalayas’ daughter
Written
for Meeting the Bar: Critique and Craft @ d’Verse
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Saffron is such a beautiful color; the imagery of the river is lovely...
ReplyDeleteThe black foliages on trees as well... smiles
Tear drop of violet day light..very nice image there sumana...:)
ReplyDeleteOh I love teardrop of a violet day mingling with water...very nice indeed.
ReplyDeleteI like the imagery of saffron waters and violet daylight mingling with the water ~ There's tranquility there ~
ReplyDeleteThe solace of the soft colors contrasts so much to those black trees I think...
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful flow this poem has, Sumana.
ReplyDeletei like how you touch each sense.....the vespers, mixed with the violet daylight in the water....whole lot of imagery to take in with this one....
ReplyDeleteAh! Ganga..........................her one touch makes us pious!
ReplyDeletei love the peacefulness in this...and oh the ganges being himalayas daughter.... what a wonderful thought and image
ReplyDeleteSweet yet profound, & a nice take on the dVerse prompt. It transported me to your word for a time; thanks.
ReplyDeleteVery lovely imagery...I can see the monk , "sprinkles on his shaven head". Love the flowing Himalayas.......
ReplyDeleteQuite a beautiful poem you conjured up here...perhaps it was the mood you were in at the time...mystical, mythical, yet, solemn and serene in nature..lovely actually
ReplyDeleteyes, the river would be the daughter of the mountains - beautiful and pure at the source.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful...!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful!
ReplyDeletewhat a tranquil, vivid moment. inspiring and beautiful. also enjoy the little tidbit towards the end, i learned something new!
ReplyDeleteThis is a beautifully colourful piece, with a magical quality that I really enjoyed.
ReplyDeletethis is very visual. :-)
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