Devi Durga Reveals Her Identity

Yaa Devi sarvabhuteshu

I am the Earth on which you stand
I am thunder clouds that  rain
I am the bejewelled morn
I am vibrant hues, each day born
I am your scowl, I am your smile
I am One, I am pristine
I am darkness, I am light
I am the slumber of midnight.

In me lives hunger's gnawing teeth
In me blessings that make replete
In me, the power to bear, to hold
In me the might to rule o'er souls
In me your victory, in me defeat
In me the broken and the complete
In me you live, in me, you die
In me your joys, in me your sighs
I stand by you, young or old
Each I burn till you turn to gold.

Could have been

It could have been a bubbling brook
laughing as it ran its course;
It could have been the Sun Supreme
unleashing all its mighty force;
It could have been a palace ground
grandeur filled all around;
It could have been a melody sweet
music rare with joy replete.

Alas! It failed to gain a space,
take one-two- three to make it ONE
Alas! It built a throne of thorns
that seats nor you nor I nor none.

Love at the Stakes

My love binds me to a stake
Each day a new fire burns
I see myself melt away
I feel my twists and turns:
Ghoulish laughter fills my ears
I'm part of a macabre dance
With music playing from far off lands
As spears my body lance:
Forbidden tears, forbidden screams
Let ritual laughter ring
As soul sets out on journey new
To find my hidden springs.

The Shadow World

In this shadow world, identities stand blurred, 
like muddied water; river beds invisible;
here I stand exposed to howling winds
that throw handful of dust into helpless eyes.
the other, and you and i
so real, yet unreal; distinct and hazy
right and wrong, truth and untruth
a concoction served on my platter
i eat and grow, then eat some more
till the vomit rises
mud and water now separate
yet doubt remains
did i cleanse my soul to perfection
or did i throw the baby with the tub?

God and I converse

God asked me- What do you want?
I said I wanted space all around;
God gladly agreed and gave me the sky
I found no wings, I could not fly.

God asked again- What do you want?
I said I wanted smiles all year round;
God smiled and agreed and gave me the Sun
From its blazing heat I wanted to run.

God asked again- What do you want?
I said I wanted a solid bond;
God readily acquiesed and gave me Earth
I pushed all out and took the whole berth.

God in His wisdom asked- What do you want?
I said I wanted to float like a swan;
God smiled again and gave me the seas
I floundered, I sank, couldn't stand high breeze.

God asked with a sigh- What do you want?
I said I wanted the light of the morn;
God came and said "I give you Air"
And i saw i had nothing for which to care.

Now God's in heaven and I live on earth
But we find no reason to further converse.

Surround Me

Surround me with silence, not as in tombs
A throbbing silence speaks not of doom;
Sweet it is, as unheard melodies
Soothing silence like a passing breeze.

Surround me with darkness, not of failed quest
Snug as the womb where unborn babes rest;
A darkness that gathers in to embrace
That looks in, not out, with curious gaze.

Surround me with pain, not of desires that thwart
But the  pain of men and beasts and birds;
A pain that braodens my mind and my heart
That That gives me the strength to live not apart.

Surround me with dreams, not seen with closed eyes
That tell me to awake and to arise;
Dreams that guide my footsteps all day long
That move me to endlessly march on.

The call

Oh stay no more bound to Destiny’s shores

Into unknown waters of Fantasy set sail

No destination in mind, no direction ask

Like a new lover your future unfolds

Ever fresh, ever new, ever pristine

Tedium of labored living abhor

Fear not those crashing waves

Falter not at secret eddies

Steadily sail into receding horizons

Voyage on merrily till breath fails.