Long Saraswati Poems

SOJOURN THROUGH TAROTSPACE

Let me tell you a story,
Of a deck of cards, in all its glory.
Well, some will say, what’s the big deal?
To them my humble reply, come, conquer, and heal.

The story is my take,
On...

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1/ To be continued in many parts

It was a different era and it’s a different story
Of a boatman and his enchanting melodies 
An Apsara* falling in love with that boatman 
But the boatman having a...

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Vasava –An untold Story                               ...

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The Boatman’s Song                                ...

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Vasava – An untold story                              ...

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The boatman’s Song				10/Many

The beauty of that black horse got doubled
With the glittering beauty of the princess on the horse 
Who was elegantly riding that black horse beauty 
While coming towards the boatman with a speed...

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The Boatman’s Song                                ...

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Vasava 
An untold Story ………                              ...

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The Boatman’s Song                                ...

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Indra knew this very well that 
What ever may be the immense charms of heaven
Hidden in it’s never ending joys, songs and pleasures  
There was no match with that of the earthly happiness
Which is...

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The Boatman’s Song 6/Many

Indra again tried to convince Urveshi

But, here in heaven, Urveshi
Even the flowers are born, never to fade and die 
Unlike the humans on earth, who hardly gets a
Chance to bloom fully and...

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The Boatman’s Song 			11/Many


Many moments passed, but none spoke a word
Or tried to moved away and remained lost 
In each other’s thoughts
They were lost in each others beauty and charms
Suddenly they found, they were in...

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The Boatman’s Song 					25/ Many

The Boatman left the chamber of the Queen
And vanished in the darkness, to give shape to his schemes
One by one his men got hold of all the Guards
Some of them were...

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The Boatman’s Song        2/ Many

Urvashi’s heart was aching to hear and to see the elegance  
Of the boatman, while he sing those melodies on earth 
A great...

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Patradoot or The Messenger15 /Many 

  

English version by 

Ravindra K Kapoor 

  

  

On your way dear letter, you keep enjoying, 
  

The enchanting wine of nature’s beauty, 
 ...

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My friend ,
You have accused me
Of stealing the color from a butterfly
Of your town.
I tore out of some garden, you say,
A sapling of gulmohar
And planted it
In a desolate and barren cemetery.
Just as the coral tree
Has...

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The Boatman’s Song        3/ Many


Indra was aware that Apsaras Urveshi
Was the incarnation of heavenly beauty 
And her restlessness and impatience can spoil
The very beauty of her body and...

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Patradoot or The Messenger22 /Many 
  
English version by 
Ravindra K Kapoor 
Originally written in Hindi by my 
Late father Dr. Amar Nath Kapoor



DESCRIPTION OF MY BELOVED’S  PLACE   ALLAHABAD


The city of...

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I KNOW NOT TO KNOW


The sky said many things in its awkward colours-The spectrum ill defined-Probably Sun God  sick or what.
The potable water surfaced to say something to all the geologists “do not peep...

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Each morning when I rise before dawn
Before I open closed eyes I may see
The essence of my soul’s *etheric body
That dwells deeply inside of me.

As I look at my face in the mirror,
Or is my...

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India is a land full of festivities,
Lots of relaxation to the Indians surely it gives-
Most of these are ceremony leaves -
Some are due to great men's deeds.

All direction does it cheer-East,West,North,South,
It fills with sweets every...

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BRAGI, ORPHEUS, 
SARASWATI, KUI
, AND PAN
LOOKED TO UZUME
 TO FILL IN THE SPACES.
HE BECAME FRUSTRATED
 WHEN KUI REFUSED TO
REHERST THE SONG WITH
 THE ORCHESTRA. bOTH
 NEED REHEARSAL TIME,
 BOTH NEED
INSTRUCTION TO PERFORM,
 IT IS MADE...

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Tamas
I began in my mother's womb  where darkness clothed me
still carrying taste of death upon my tongue I suckled and kicked free
there were dancing lights and tears in the Universe gathering me to life...

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I pay homage to you, venerable divine Goddess!
You are one in many; many in one; Isotropous!

You are incorporation of Aditi, Bhairavi,
Durga, Gayatri, Laxmi, Rukhmini, Saraswati...!

You are the goddess of the east and west and south...

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Wearing colorful chaniya choli, 
dancing dandiya, garbha gaily
forgetting all cares and worry
Joyous bliss abounds in Navaratri

Celebrating nine attributes of femininity
knowledge, tranquility, benevolence, dynamism
Vigour, beauty, bravery, creativity, optimism
Navaratri eulogizes primordial cause of creation

Durga Puja, Golu, Saraswati...

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