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....

When the Gods Laughed

Dr. J. Bhagyalakshmi

I was told that gods laughed
Gods laughed not out of joy
But I believe out of ridicule

It was contempt, not grace
Which was there in their eyes
It was not love, but pity
Behind those kindly words

Oh! Those sweet sounding words!
But it was the way, they spoke

Now I was told that Gods laughed
They laughed and laughed at me
With contempt, pity and condescension.

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