why will u worry
when i kneel before you
and you push me away
telling me about the wind
and the clouds
that have to shower their blessings
on a place where the banks of a river do not meet
i must remain here
waiting for your attention
and you must focus O kali
on the fairy tales
that tide of a sea are telling
how brutality of yours has been beatified
why should u let me bow and be close to your bosom
the beats may tell
all the wavering you go through
when u maintain the facade of your indifference
23 kali: when did we last meet
even though
i passed by your temple every day
did we meet at all
you weighed the offerings
the earrings, the necklace, the braclets and the kind
you were covered with garlands that devotees brought
may be, the aroma of those flowers
had soothed your nerves
so much
that a few crumpled leave i offered
did not make you open your eyes;
stay asleep
who knows some day when all flowers have dried
and when leaves have been assimalted
by the ants underneath your feet
you will remember
the feeble sounds of the bells
i rang
when i left your temple empty handed
kali 22: Kali, when did you forget
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 when did you forget
taking revenge from all those
who defied you
and yet were your devotees;
is it because of that
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do u not understand
why i seek your
gaze
exclusively
i know you will have scorn
and some time even
scary indifference
but then at least you will be possesed
about me
so do i hope
nay, pray
Kali 21: why do you miss them then
black from outside
you have golden sparks of fire inside
when you need to be dismissive
u find things more important
than paying attention to
devotees
who lie at your feet
praying for the caresses of your blessings
why do you miss them then
are u really worried about the
light that you need to absorb
through a black coat of
a wanten night
splashed all over the lake
in which you can not dive
Kali 20: i do not need to be terrified by your brutality, O Kali
why should you
frown and be dejected
at seeing my spirit still roaring high
like a wave untamed
i do not need to be terrified by your brutality, O Kali
i can understand why
you have to be so ruthless
because
that is the only way
you can deal with your
inner turmoil
but i will not make things easy for you
i will splash cold water over your eyes
i willa also not bend my eyes down
lest you feel
even more angry
i will look through your fierce looking eyes
and wait to be decimated
do not just become kind, Kali
Kali 19: kali is kind
kali is kind
but higher kindness
is a cut above all the cruelty
she loves you so intensly
only to let you realize
that love must be subtle
she is just
but lets you do injustice
to those u love
the fire of guilt
and the rain of reflection
alternate in her lap
you choose to burn
in one
or relax in other
either way
you are dismissed
eventually
Kali 18: O Kali, you are in perpetual anger
did i know
why your violent anger
did not hurt me so much
as your kindness
perhaps the soul
needs to be simmered
not solaced
O Kali, you are in perpetual anger
have you lost all that you loved
or is it
that you never could love
never
do not wait for autumn, leaves have fallen already
do not wait for autumn, leaves have fallen already
why are you upset
the silly reasons of heart
have no say in the changing seasons
just wait,
and ask
if it was a drought
will your thirst for few drops
of nectar hav been quenched
why not then soak yourself in the rain
who knows, when will sky become stingy
Kali:!!! will u dilute my love
what will sum up the vain search,
dark eyes and desires of darker hairs will not
dilute my love
said the Kali
to timeless spirit of demon
always struggling to assert
possess and not leave
the tightly held
embrace of eager yet impatient
designs
of a dead tree
trunk of it was old
wrinkled bark
had cracked
but then under its shade
few flowers could still bloom
and the birds chirp
what if
there was no one with whom
one could sip
the nectare of moon
deserted by the loss of gravity
where has gone all its shine
why is it silent
have clouds devoured
the sap
of rain drops
tulsi 18 why do purple leaves look shriveled today
why do purple leaves look shriveled today
have you ben missingthe breeze
that you befriended not knowing
that it can not stay with you
why are you quiet
shrunken
and so still
why has the news
of clouds not raining this year
made you ill
already