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Saturday, April 4, 2020

Diya on the Wall

Credit: Ratna Pochiraju

On the wall sat the ancient diya*

The flame steady as the aged mountains
Mourning the death piling in the dark shadows

For hours, days, weeks, and months
The flame burned, relentless in spreading light
Even as the void threatened to extinguish the world. 

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Note: Diya is a small cup-shaped oil lamp made from clay. 
The poetry style used is Cherita. 

P.S: I wrote the draft two days ago; almost 1 1/2 day before the PM's announcement. It does seem fitting to share this today (since tomorrow will be a break day). 

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P.P.S: Anybody who has a problem with the announcement or the post, please try not to be rude. 

Read the other poems here

25 comments:

  1. Light is important especially in today's world.

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  2. Beautiful and expressive poem on the Diya

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  3. Beautiful lines, especially these:
    "The flame burned, relentless in spreading light
    Even as the void threatened to extinguish the world. "

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  4. I love the concept of candle or Diya. Loved your deep poem, the lines touched my soul. Lovely.

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  5. The light from a diya does offer a comfortng warmth> I love watching the flame flicker before our family shrine ever evening

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    1. Yes. And we do need it now a lot more than ever. Thank you for reading. :)

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  7. Beautiful lines and beautiful painting too.
    Yes, the diya light indeed helps to fight darkness and gloom.

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  8. Very beautiful.... Totally befitting the current call to light a diya... May we all come out of it safe... May the void not grow anymore!

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    1. Thank you, Ira. :)
      You said it. May the void not grow anymore. Amen to that.

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    1. I forgot to mention that I like that threat in the last line! :-)

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  10. Oh what a gorgeously simple and evocative poem. Love!

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  11. The flame mourning the death piling up in the dark shadows?

    That's a dark thought! But I love it!!!

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    1. Thank you, CRD. :)
      I was feeling quite low when I wrote it.

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