Long Ganesha Poems

There was a war between Gods and demons, 
The Hindu mythology says with reasons;
This went for long with full-fledged fights,
Each troop spending sleepless nights;
Dead remained dead and the gods did realize,
That it's not in their...

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India (Original Poem)

I hear much joy in the music,
View elation in the dance
Feel happiness in the laughter,
Soulful spirit in poetic romance.

I feel love in the language
Swelling in my heart.
Reverence for God and Goddess
In beloved families...

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Written September 2023


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The house was full
Of Gods and deities
The curtain call was soon
The water vasos were poured
And became the finest of wines
The bread multiplied
The baker you see
Was a part time magician
The fishermen all relaxed
As I saw fish...

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The mirtangist may never willingly hear
may not want to hear
the multaiyam announcing his cue
nor the melodist aware of the flautist's right
to the change in the raga
the plucking of the yal strings
to the goatskin drummed bleats
and...

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Part One

                 Still the din dashes about in his dreams
now louder in the spacedout quiet:
an occasional auto-rickshaw backfiring revving
spluttering...

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Ganapati is a son of one of the Trinity God Shiv & Parvati.
Parvati created him out her power, placed him at entrance 
To keep vigil, allow none as she wanted to go for a bath.
Shiv,...

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MOTHER

         O Sakti, the spouse of Siva, O Isvari, Durgey, Mata Parvati, the creation
             ...

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IF YOU PULL A LONG FACE : Part XXXVII

IF you pull a long repentant face
It avails you to pull it where no one sees you pray
For forgiveness though not after being caught outright losing face
A...

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Life is a playfield of energies;
Some positives, some negatives,
which create innumerable synergies.

Life is quite a drama;
on some days leaves you playful & gay,
sometimes showers a melancholy way.

Life can be tricky, sometimes intense,
ruminate decisions, making sense?

The...

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The love of Ganesha....

Born upon the branches of the Monterey cypress', ucalyptusly turning leaves

Joyfully displayed reflections this retros, predominant vanguards of the times

Preceptencies vibrantly rainbowic colours; renditions aside the sea

Peace signs embracing the Eastern world...

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"Oh dear theist",
Thus spoke the lord from the distant skies.
It never matters me,
the size of my idol you worship.
I fail to see,
those lumps of colours with which you drain me.
The forms of my idols that...

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autumns weary saint unceremoniously patterns out a few leaves.
stained fingers against drum rolling tobacco papers work quickly.

 round about him perenially leaking wisdom.
 square about him corners juxtapose against his skin.

 once again staggering round...

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Mambai India Dreams

Mambai in the Maharsashtra region is home
India the land of magic takes me back
Amit Arjun is my name
Shri Swminarayan Hindu temple is where I pray 
Sandals take me there to Shri Ganesha every...

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Elephant, Elephant
Elephant, elephant, elephant

You lovely mighty creature
The children are fond of you

We all love you
Sweetly we adore 

You little cute giant
All the day you are busy 

In peace relaxing
and munching bales of food

You have an...

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He spirits the lake leaving behind a trail of scented incense 
undecipherable but memorable with a twenty second rule of bliss 
and then he is gone,  leaving behind a set of footprints 
that contain...

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