I See That A Lamp Poem by Bijay Kant Dubey

I See That A Lamp



VII
I see that a lamp
Burns in the tower,
But in vain is this burning
Of the sacred soul
At the cost of something mortal.
Oh! why does the soul suffer death?
What is its maya for the dusty body?
(From The Ferryman)

Bijay Kant Dubey
Monday, October 13, 2014
Topic(s) of this poem: art
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