In Praise Of Siva Poem by Bijay Kant Dubey

Siva,
Nataraja Shiva,
The Mystic Dance of Doom,
Siva
Doing Tandava,
Siva
Drinking poison
During the churning of the ocean.

Siva,
The Aghoradani,
The Yogi, Sadhu, Fakira,
Siva,
Ash-lined on the Forehead, matted -haired,
The Trishuldhari, Kamamndaldhari,
Siva,
Rudraksha-wearing
Bhole Shankara.

A wanderer of the crematoriums,
Ash-laden or smeared,
Night-mover
Siva
Visiting Kailash,
Nilkantha Mahadeva
With teh snakes rounded off
Around the blue neck.