AN ODE TO KASHI

I think I saw You, yesterday

when I heard You sing

a melody,

traced upon the sky

by a bird ,

in broken flight

in harmony with

a naked tree,

delicately silouhetted

in the vast calm

of  a soft evening sky,

Yes, I saw You  again

In the sunlight, that danced with shadows

in  ripples  of light

caressed by the purvaiya wind

underneath a mango tree.

And again,

in the crowded streets

of  Kashi,

when you played

like the sunlight

amongst the wrinkles

in the face of an old man

and shone in his sparkling eyes

with mystery and joy,

untold,

as he swayed

and danced

in a moment of divine ecstasy

As if  Kali, was dancing

with her Lord Shiva

to celebrate Shivratri

On the banks of the moonlit

Ganges.

                                              send by

                                                       Kiran Chauhan

                                                       Date : 24 March 2012