Happy Onam For All Poem by Prem Nizar Hameed

Happy Onam For All

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History or myth, concept of Onam is good:
A generous king known as Mahabali had ruled Kerala
People were in happiness and harmony then;
Pilfering, betrayal, hording etc were unknown
Years went by, heavenly people got annoyed

One dwarf Vamana, incarnation of Vishnu,
Nicely trapped Mahabali in the name of charity;
A land of three-foot-long was his kind demand,
Mahabali agreed; Vamana grew up in original form

First two steps of Vamana measured Earth&Heaven
Of course generous Mahabali went in dilemma;
Requested by Vamana, he bowed down to the 3rd step

A generous king was thus pushed down to nether world
Leaving time, the King appealed to Vishnu for a grant
Letting him visit his people once in a year; that marks ONAM

(Acrostic of HAPPY ONAM FOR ALL)

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Chinedu Dike 19 November 2019

Really an interesting urban legend written with clarity of thought and mind. A beautiful work of art. Thanks for sharing, Prem.

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Rajkamal P.j 20 September 2014

this is really a well written piece. It is a good reading..congrats.keep writing

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Rajkamal P.j 20 September 2014

this is really a well written piece. It is a good reading..congrats.keep writing

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