Holi* – Festival Of Colors Poem by C. P. Sharma

Giridhari1 in Holi’s playful mood
Colorful patterns exudes,
Divine music on his flute
drum beats & joyous hoots,
joined by Braj2 ladies cute.

All around with his hands
saffron and sandal he strews,
Handfuls of red rose powder
on his beloved he throws,
all around fragrance flows,
Singing in Char Dhamar3
clapping hands his joy shows.

Dark complexioned,
the honeycomb,
When playing Holi
clouds of color zoom,
And the Braj is flooded
With love’s honeyed juice,
Meera4 feels the bliss
In Mohan’s company lives.

One of the songs of Meera rendered into English not literally but in spirit.
*Holi festival has a mythology behind it but it is widely known as the festival of colors.
1. Lord Krishana, know by several names such as Giridhari, Mohan, Kanhyya, Shyam, etc.
2. Birth place of Lord Krishana.
3. A variant of Dhrupad Dhamar Raga in Indian musical tradition.
4. A princess from Rajasthan spiritually wedded to Lord Krishana who sang songs of her love with Him