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nadhaswaram Poetry secularism

The Secularism I Found.


I hear the church bells

could be  a reminder of the mass

a little away there is a call

a broadcast of the Koran’s clause

as I walk past the lane enraptured

the Nadhaswaram sounds  flow

as the drum beats  capture

the  bell jingles all the way

as people flock to the  portals

devout Christians walk in  all gay

I see the Muslims  paying obeisance in total

recite the Koran with devotion

the temples abound with bhaktas

carry  coconuts and plantains  in baskets

along with flowers  to offer

all in a short pause

not for any cause

but to see the Lord

be him nailed to the cross

be him the Nabi in the mosque

be  Lord  Shiva  and  his consort

or Rama and Seetha

an exhilarating   experience

lends a great significance

the fervour and belief

the  faith with  the relief

could be seen in their faces

turns 110814_0315_SecularismI4so lovely and enchanting

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That Day —-3 / February /1974


That be the day  years back

as I recollect in a track

a boy just over twenty-one  years

and a girl not even  twenty years

both so young and pristine  in beauty

stand there with a smile

the eyes reflect a fear  and  tremble

perhaps it looks like a preamble

to the experiences, they have to encounter

as  they stand before a crowd of thousands

on the early hours of the morning

fully decked up with jewellery and silk

ready to tie the knot and bear the yolk

as the minutes draw to a close

the music from the piped instrument

nadhasawaram as it is called in this part

starts with a subdued note then raises to the pitch

while the percussionists the players of Thavil

strike the chord with enormous beats

the Purohit chants the mantra in earnest

as the boy ties the thali round the girl’s neck all honest

with that they become man  and wife  to the world

the happening being some forty-one years back

that be the day 3/ February/1974  a long way back

while the boy and girl have become old  man and woman

well into their sixties  still active and cherubic  in demeanor

proud parents of three lovely sons well into their thirties

blessed with a host of grandchildren  all  smart and lovely

Well, that   much and more  they have earned

nothing short of awards  and trophies

nothing less than fame and money

find that life  well lived  is its nadhaswaram own reward.

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