Triveni Journal
1927 | 11,233,916 words
Triveni is a journal dedicated to ancient Indian culture, history, philosophy, art, spirituality, music and all sorts of literature. Triveni was founded at Madras in 1927 and since that time various authors have donated their creativity in the form of articles, covering many aspects of public life....
(Lines written in the wake of passing away of life partner)
With you beside me
no longer,
rootless
a waterweed
I floatÂ-
a flotsam
redolent
of a carnival
now all over,
bobbing up and down
on the sluggish river
Journeying
to the unknown.
With you beside me
I strode the earth
a Titan Â
secure, strong, sufficient Â
anchored in you;
unknowing
I was strong
with you beside me.
In the clang and din
of the noon-day bazaar
of living,
cradled
in the immanence
of the here and now,
blind-folded,
self-absorbed,
I forgot
the gentle word,
to one so gentle and meek;
and
little thoughtful acts
remained
a wish.