Holy Jaunt Poem by Indira Renganathan

Two carpets, blue and black
Embroidered with sun and stars
Daily to fly to the divine destination
For me from this haven of mud

Jaunt of my joie de vivre intermitted shortly
Dieseled air and breath of bad people
Dirtied the carpets with dust and lust
Began the cleaning process to deterge

Down evacuated, up all the aqua
A volley of hydraulic pouring
Heavily beat and hammered the carpets
Lines of clearance flashed now and then

Process over, brighter the carpets
Jiggling my joy resumed its soaring
To the interminable, untouched sanctum
The Holy Lord is supposedly dwelling