Rathayatra (Festival Of Chariot) Poem by Bharati Nayak
Rathayatra (Festival Of Chariot)
Rathayatra
(Festival of Chariot)
Happiness and tears
Come like waves
In my life
I have your picture hung
Before my tearful eyes.
Your two arms
Are extended
As if to pull me nearer
For an embrace
There is so much
Of love and tenderness.
I see you
Seated on a faraway throne
Ruling the whole universe.
In a fair play
Of shadow and light
Your face is
Visible sometimes
And sometimes looks hazy.
I see the marks of my tear
In your eyes
As my sadness gets
Reflected on your face.
My smile is mirrored
In your half smile and
in your flute sings my breath.
The tedious labor
Or the joyful walk of my daily life
Starts from you
And ends with you
And peace is there
At your feet.
Happiness and tears come like waves In my life. An excellent spiritual write. Jai Jagannath!
Your two arms! ! ! ! Gladness and sorrow. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.
I see the marks of my tear In your eyes As my sadness gets Reflected on your face. My smile is mirrored In your half smile and in your flutesings my breath......outstanding conceptualization. A brilliant spiritual poem relating to philosophy is so touchingly delineated. A 10
Happiness and tears Come like waves In my life I have your picture hung before my tearful eyes..... .A Rathayatra described with such profound philosophy.....Brilliant poem dear Bharati........10
Dear Geeta Radhakrishna Menon Madam, I am so happy to get your valuable comment.Thank you so much.
Your poem is fluidic... yielding to tears reflecting from another love.....you are a gift to poetry! !
Thank you Bill Cantrell for your beautiful and inspiring remark.I am so glad that my poem has touched you.
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I see the marks of my tear In your eyes.... //..... Full of devotion and spiritual bliss. Great poetic offering to Lord Jagannath, Lord Balbhadra and their sister Goddess Subhadra on the occasion of annual Rath Yatra Festival. Thanks, Bharati ji.
My hearty thanks Rajnish Mangaji forb your great review of my poem.Odia culture is so intimately connected with the rituals of Jagannath temple and can be otherwise called Jagannath culture.Almost all Odia Hindu household must be having pictures of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra in their Puja room and worship them daily.They regard Lord Jagannath as their very dear and near relative to whom they can open their worries and ask for blessings.