At The Temple Poem by Seema Aarella
At The Temple
In its dark Inner sanctum,
Of oily stone walls,
The soft radiance of
A small clay lamp humbles
The sun of my swollen discretion
The undisturbed miasma
Of Captivating fragrance
Augmented by chosen flowers
And burning Incense
Diffuses the Fog of fears within
The rhythmic high pitched
Clanging of the brass bell
Lifts the dead devotion
From the well of disbelief
And reforms my faith with each stroke...
I took down my untamed ego,
Wavering conviction and
Unkempt austerity along
With my fragile body when
I bowed before the residing deity
Some whiteness coated
My soul, like the limestone
Of the wall sticking to my robe,
While I sat on the old portico
Pondering piety and blasphemy
The fine chanting of mantras
By the temple priest, and the
Made-up melody of a beggar
Both competed for clemency
One from god, another from me...! ! ! ! !
Excellent poem......every word worth gold.....the ending is superb. Kudos to you Seema......to be frank...........I never liked any poem as much as this.....so well worded, structured........I have no words to explain
marvellous! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! do draw my attention, will u?
Seema the merciful.............thats the word for you.Nice writes dear.
Have you read this Hindi poetess- Mahadevi Varma or Subhadrakumari Chauhan- don't exactly remember- who wrote these following lines? 'Poojaa aur poojaapaa prabhuvar, issi poojaarin ko samjho Dhaan dhakshinaa aur ninjavar issi bhikhaarin ko samjho'... your poem led me to the memory of those great lines...thanks for sharing your good poem, Seema...good content well presented...10
Theses are time tested remedies, I have long ago given up going to the temples.10
In compliance in coherence, your soul with the smelling providence to the Lord's feet..'One from god, another from me'..means a lot...outstanding verses Seema
contemplative! a pilgrimage to inner humble manner! gorgeous! keep writing!
Seema, this is a great poem! I have loved it very much! 20/10! -Raj Nandy
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I would like to translate this poem
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This is a really a terrific poem Seema. Very powerful (particularly the third stanza) . Well done.10+