Discreet Ganga

by Mukesh Williams

When the crackling embers collapse

In the achromatic eddy of thy mantra,

And the disembodied spirit escapes

Into a celestial no-man’s land,

I am left alone to rue the loss

Of hope and friendship.

Then discreetly you soften

The slap of the waves,

Lower the swell of the tides,

Bring the homing birds in,

And substitute the smoke and dirge

With sweet fog and tinkling bells!

The Ganga is one of the most fascinating rivers in the world, which not only waters the vast Gangetic plains of northern India but also sustains the lives of millions of people. It nurtures their corporeal and spiritual lives and completes the philosophical circle of life and death. To know the Ganga is to know the universe; is to know ourselves.

03-Feb-2012

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