Triveni Journal

1927 | 11,233,916 words

Triveni is a journal dedicated to ancient Indian culture, history, philosophy, art, spirituality, music and all sorts of literature. Triveni was founded at Madras in 1927 and since that time various authors have donated their creativity in the form of articles, covering many aspects of public life....

The Tear-Drop

By A. Janaki Ram

When the heart is heavy with thoughts of Thee,
When the Evening Star bursts into splendour–only to evoke
painful memories of times that have been.
When the home-coming bird calls in Divine motherhood
to the eager nursling in her nest,
When all Creation-tired, weary, and spent, seeks for a
night's repose,
-Then, I, a homeless beggar, drop a silent, painful tear,
through which gleams the distant Star of Love.

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