INFUSION

 INFUSION

 

 

 Beseech intoxicated hearts stay,

Vast multitude river of soul way,

Confluence of ancient faith host,

Converging, hundred million lust, (1)

 

Lust, far from physical life matter,

Passionate for decade wait allure,

Sacred, mythical, notional, visible,

Himalayan river, to bathe, mingle, (2)

 

Offer water to ancestors, sunrise,

Setting sun millions taking dips,

Millennia, the practice stood firm,

Salvage from birth, death, swarm, (3)

 

Invaders chained country mourn,

Land in slavery colonial conform,

Still continued the movement hit,

Time immemorial faithful entreat, (4)

 

Wait, oh spirit, look at Car Festival,

For a thousand years, people vocal,

Converge from corners of the country,

Pulling rope of chariot, dated entry, (5)

 

Mingle rich, poor, across castes all,

Allowed all religious people, recall,

People converge to the temple, ensure,

Belief pulling the chariot endure, (6)

 

Salvation only certain trusted a time,

Survived simple faith age pristine,

Torture intimidation threat failed,

Stubborn lives twilight year nailed, (7)

 

Must visit four places tipped land,

East west north south once stand,

Four temples, stone idols, ancient,

Generations for millennia incident, (viii)

 

No road help walked for centuries,

The last birth, deny worldly entries,

In modern times, wisdom, importance,

Touch the four points at least once, (9)

 

Guaranteed salvation lives peruse,

A mountain cave hostile track use,

Million visitors awe at Glacier Pillar,

Etched for generation deity stellar, (10)

 

Daunting across age, genders, trail,

To meet and pray decisions detail,

Idols only four stones, in a deep cave,

The cavern forces to crawl, save, (11)

 

Million pilgrims lo steps thousand,

Mountain caves, attractive demand,

Wished anything granted the story,

Steps at mountain slope, lives sorry, (12)

 

They sing and dance tearfully climb,

Return praising the Mother behind,

Life sprinkle colored water powder,

Smear with color paste time allure, (13)

 

Visible extraordinary mirth bright,

Moonless night light and fire sight,

Festivals stood centuries intoxicate,

Hilarious life rich and poor intimate, (14)

 

The world is the ocean, life the boat float,

The soul is a free bird, the Lord sails a boat,

Billion-plus lives celebrate the occasion,

Spectacular lives assemble infusion. (15)

 

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra

Title Of Poem: Infusion

Themes: Faith across ages, class, and gender, converges

Written: 2nd September 2023

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