The Cloud Messenger
The Cloud Messenger
(On reading Meghadootam of Kalidasa)
Words fail to describe its exceeding beauty
Immortalized by the poet of matchless ability
Whose pen danced to the tunes of melody
That conferred on it the status of a celebrity.
Anyone with fondness for outstanding verse
Will at once fall in love with this masterpiece
Each stanza of this great grand composition
Offers immense joy that defies all explanation.
The pining of a lover separated from his love
So dexterously woven in a garland of verse
Depicts eloquently the best of emotive craze
Finds no equivalent in the sphere of literature.
Each word of the classic thoughtfully chosen
Stays untouched to be altered for no reason
The classic language in its finest expression
Makes the poet peerless among the pantheon.
Reading it is a constant source of enjoyment
Delving deep into it is a splendid excitement
Memorizing it is a praiseworthy achievement
And musing on its beauty is sheer merriment.
Copyright © Ramesh Deshpande | Year Posted 2014
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