Sing a Song of Tajmahal

Sing a song of Taj Mahal
A landmark of lovers
And a lover's edifice
With medieval bowers
Tis a mecca for tourists
Tis sensational, tis exceptional, 
tis truly a touristy place

Watch the shine and shimmer 
of its magnificent marbled 
dome
By the glimmer of moonlight 
or sunlight, it's imperial chrome

So it's ironical then
that though Indian I am
I haven't yet been to this 
touristy place

It is truly as they must say, a 
lover's shrine
A place where hearts tend to 
incline
They find it steamy
I find it dreamy
Oh I've to see for myself this 
touristy place.

Each of the marbled minarets
conceal some romantic secrets
For lovers to silently explore
To admire and to adore
A place few lovers could ignore
Ah, you've got to visit this 
touristy place

Two famed lovers lie in the 
legendary vault below
and the stream too has a 
romantic flow
A lover's haven, a paradise on 
earth
Even dead passions there 
undergo a new rebirth
Ah rekindle my love in this 
touristy place!

Extol I may this awesome 
imposing edifice
A greed for pure love is 
perhaps better than avarice

So sing a song of Taj Mahal
A nice nazm or a great ghazal
So forever we have this 
monumental 
grace
Ah take me my love to this 
touristy place!

(Sing to the tune of sing a song of six pence...

Copyright © | Year Posted 2013



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Date: 1/31/2014 4:14:00 AM
My father visited there and he was very very impressed. Alas i probably won't make the trip from Canada to there. I will have to be content with your lovely poem.
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Date: 12/8/2013 11:58:00 PM
Maraming Salamat for writing this wonderful song of Taj Mahal. It makes me want to go there soon. :)
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Date: 11/11/2013 7:38:00 AM
WOW i like this, i am indian and never thought to visit but you make it come alive in my heart. thank you for that sweet poem
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Date: 8/29/2013 10:19:00 PM
nicely done,,,,, I have a replica of this palace from my X. 17 yrs we were together. ,,,,,, Do you think it is true " they cut the hands off. Just so they would not build another ?
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S.Zaynab Kamoonpuri
Date: 8/29/2013 11:38:00 PM
Wel methinks be it d colonialists, the mongols,or the Romans, many of d historic rulers were into cruel treatment, so i wont b surprisd if dis was true for d mughals too.
Date: 8/29/2013 12:21:00 PM
Beautifully expressed!
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Date: 8/11/2013 8:37:00 PM
Wow you did great justice to the monument.A wonderful choice of words and your punchline was your endline.Awesome .Like you i too haven't visited it.
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Date: 8/7/2013 4:04:00 AM
Beautiful words s.zaynub, I couldnt wait to read this when i saw the title, as it is such a fascinating monumental structure, and a love story...which you depicted so lovely....ty4sharing. Thanks for your lovely comment on my poem, appreciate your kindness..<3 cheriex
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Date: 8/6/2013 6:54:00 AM
Bravo friend this is beautiful, a lovely poem, excellent imagery, beautiful rhyme, rhythm and flow, I have not be there, but my husband has, brought a mini Tji Mahal home it is beautiful, in fact he was born in India but came to Australia when he was 8 months old, great read, blessings, sueellen
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Date: 8/3/2013 2:21:00 AM
LOVELY POETRY
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Date: 7/27/2013 10:50:00 PM
even shah-jahan would have praised this....###love****kamran
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Date: 7/11/2013 4:57:00 PM
Very lovely poem! Enjoyed very much. Betty
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Date: 7/10/2013 12:36:00 PM
good descriptive effort resulted in a good peace of literature . I enjoyed it
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Date: 7/9/2013 2:00:00 AM
- Pleased to read your beautiful poem, thank you for visiting my poem today. - Have a nice day. - oxox / / Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 7/8/2013 10:57:00 AM
Very descriptive. What a lovely poem you wrote here, Zaynub. You created beautiful scene inside my mind. Now I'm dreaming about the beauty of Taj Mahal too..well penned..!! Thank you for visiting my work...very appreciate it.. :)) ~Shirley
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