Shiva's Quandary Poem by Govind Ramakrishnan

Shiva's Quandary



in far away Orion
amidst its imploding super nova
the cosmic hunter
with his sagacious third eye
ponders over
the fate of three demons
terrorizing our universe

the lord's compassion
is the demons' amulet,
as the scales of justice
tip away
from dharma
seeding their destruction

to open
or not to open
his lethal third eye:
the question,

to annihilate
them or not:
his quandary

© 2018

Monday, March 26, 2018
Topic(s) of this poem: life
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Tara Whalen 26 March 2018

Intriguing poem. Hmmm... wonder who the three demons are

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Ed Mathias 26 March 2018

love the flow of this poem. i love Shiva even more!

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Savitri Ram 26 March 2018

the story of tripura so beautifully retold for the 21st century. you are truly talented Govind!

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Gayatri Krishna 26 March 2018

This poem took me back to my childhood. Loved it

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Lalita Simms 01 April 2018

Barbecue the three demons is my vote. Succinctly written!

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Shiv Surya 27 March 2018

His quandary well articulated. Nice poem Govind.

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Annabel Shore 27 March 2018

And with a flash, his third eye opens....laser like precision....barbecued remains of the demons are all that remain! Well crafted poem Govind!

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Don Ocamoglu 27 March 2018

You’ve shown great finesse in this poem. I like it.

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Varun Joshi 26 March 2018

your collection of poems on Shiva is truly uplifting and beautiful. Thank you!

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