GANGARTHANA

GANGA”S PRAYER

Came down heavenly river Ganga once

Stayed in Lord Siva’s knotty  tress of hair

To sanctify Earth I trickled down as

SivaGanga, a pretty silver stream.

When thoughts of paradise made me proud

I forgot Lord and myself too.

Caring not your greatness all

I embosomed the roars of sea

When down I rushed in thrill to the sea

Careless leaving back your  hair ties

Disinterested you closed both eyes

To withdraw yourself to meditation

Frozen woes you kept in chest

As white and pure stones of snow

Left I Himalaya’s serene vales

To embrace luring city dyes

What flowed into my tender heart

Is dirt of  filthy culture new!

A donor of destroyer diseases I flowed

And reached the depths of blue expanse,

Now a cursed stream I am

Dissolved in rare venom’s blue.

A flower of hidden throes I am

Reeling down in whirl pool waves

Remind I now boundless love

You kept  in heart for me gone days

 Memories of thy hair knots now

Make me vex in deep distress

Fragrance of thy enticing smile

Brought by cool breeze from thy vales

Gives me relief rich and cool

That fills my soul, O my Lord!

I feel it fondling of spring  rain

Showered on me ambrosial drops

Rejuvenating medicine for

Healing  bleeding memories in.

If I come back, prideless to you

Could you accept me in tress again?

Could youd cover me with blanket of love

And drip honey on my dejections?