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....
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B. Parvathi
Once aglow with joy and cheer running about,
I followed the bird in its flight on to the mountain top
The cliff where it overlooked the sea earth and sky.
A song burst forth in a flood as the full moon rose
I reveled in the soft tenderness of night.
“My child is happy”, said my father
His eyes bright with love.
I ran across mire for lotus flower
Which seemed to spring from dry earth
No danger seemed possible.
Life, shimmered like a water drop on lotus leaf, beautiful.
Endless dreams, unfathomable fears too filled the days.
Under the open summer sky only the neem
Lay awake to wonder along with a little heart
At the twinkling stars and shooting lights
Across, what lies beyond frightened in its dark muteness
Was it gods or demons hell or heaven,
Where would one go in the enveloping darkness
Lo the gloom! Why can’t the moon rise
Like the sun at eventide?
In the big old tiled house
People stuck in timelessness chatted
“The waters of Krishna will wash
Durga’s feet and touch her nose stud,”
Where would we all be in the flood-
Mute fear struck my heart,
“Stony cock will crow, a widow will rule the land”.
Where to run when the waters rose
Won’t earth quake if stones can speak
When the sun rested to rise again
Birds sang, a breeze touched
Grand mother awoke, joined hands
Hummed praise of the lord in low sweet tones.
Her warmth and faith dispelled night
Nestling close to her it seemed dawn all times.