My Lotus Red Poem by Gopalakrishna Adiga
My Lotus Red
A bright red lotus has bloomed today
To passers-by, what a fragrant Entree!
The wind, the bees, or the gentle spray:
Who needs an invitation to a party, eh?
The water trembled gleefully,
Tickled by the golden rays.
In how many ways do I love thee?
The bee's busy counting the ways ...
The lotus blushed;
And turned scarlet in face:
Look! His chariot of seven horses
Race through the eastern skyways ...
In every one of his million hands
He carries a tangled web of love.
The lotus was charmed. The buzzing of the bees
Waned; it seemed pale somehow.
She ignores the bees around
And waits for the sun, my lotus red.
Will morrow's dream take the form of sun?
[Translated by C.P. Ravikumar]
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Such a wonderful poem by Gopalakrishna Adiga.....................
The wind, the bees, or the gentle spray: Who needs an invitation to a party, eh? ..... sounds great
May be from the Sun The Sweet dream come not to run away but to live with love everyday .... //// beautiful poem
Lovely poem.watching a flower bloom is like watching a child grow. Immense love and satisfaction offered in Nature’s ways.
The buzzing of the bee! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.
I don't understand some of the symbolism of 'Look his chariot of seven horses' but I do relate to the line, 'A bright red lotus has bloomed today' and ' Will morrow's dream take the form of sun? ' This tells me of the wonderful flowering of nature and its short-lived span of life just as we humans come and go and are here for such a short while but need to enjoy and make the most of our given span.
Mesmerizing flight of imagery of the poet and magnanimity in presentation has made this awesome poem simply great.
'In every one of his million hands He carries a tangled web of love'.....Indeed! The lotus worships the sun, the giver of life on earth! No sun, no life!
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4/23/2024 3:49:36 PM # 1.0.0.1119
liked the poem very muchThe water trembled gleefully, Tickled by the golden rays.its my fav line