(068) Belur And Halebid Poem by premji premji

Belur and Halebid are
Two marvelous places with
Unique identity:
Poetry on granite!

Halebid means ancient house
She stands here from past
Several centuries
Under scorching sun
And pouring rain,
Made her carvings
Polished like mirror
So many idols of Hindu Deities
And stories from epics
Adorn the stone walls
They are really perfect
But sculptors who carved
These stone monuments,
Left some places unfinished!
They remind, the universal fact,
Everything is incomplete
And that incompleteness is
The real beauty…

But, how can I forgive
Those British, who removed
Precious carvings
To adorn their personal collections
From these wonders…
How can I forgive them
For removing the precious stones
From the walls of Taj Mahal…

Every empire is
An embodiment of greed!

26/5/08

Belur and halebid are two wonderful turist spots in Karnataka, India