! ! ! ! On The Way To Golden Goddess Temple Poem by Rema Prasanaa

The blue sky roof expanse was fairly pleasant in noon
But you made me give away my dreams by evening

It began when we crossed the border of Bangalore at Hosur
And the change could be seen from the clouds in clusters

It was raining over all the potholes of Krishnagiri roads and my
blue Japanese umbrella was in the back seat of our Peugeot

I sought for a coffee day but there no outlet in that
Remote place where only petty shops served filter coffee

Hills on the sides were covered on heavy downpour and we had
To take this deviation to reach the *golden goddess temple

Our car’s old age and the never so friendly spares made it
A visible lament on the rain filled drive below average speed

Going in rain was not fun and I was worried of a puncture
Or the possible breakdown and towing of this old end car

I felt like going straight on the highway upto Pollachi passing
Dharmapuri, Salem and Coimbatore on the rain fed roads..

It would be splendid to see rain falling on Aliyar Dam and the
lovely park as well as the chain of mountains on western ghats

Goddess may be waiting there for us but rain a rare
Phenomenon on a wrong season all the more worried

You made my dreams to rest along, Goddess, where I really
Want to be there for that resplendent evening illumination

Reflecting on the golden layers in and around near the lamp lit
Sanctum and your dominance spread across in acres...

The sign board shows there a long forty five kilometers
And I know it would be a task to reach in time for that fusion

On the way of golden Goddess temple, there rain Gods not pleased
And I wish I could walk along the rain and reach your sanctum



To my reader friends....
Golden Goddess temple is situated in Sripuram at the foot of a small range of green hills in a place known as 'Malaikodi' near the town of Vellore in Tamil nadu, India