VI : TMC : Adonais

by Shin

 

 

 

A mother sometimes recalls her relations with Indran,

How it began, with him as the child and mother, Bhugan.*

Where the opportunity arises to re-enact it for understanding,

They find that they are obliged to preserve each other,

From the spear of true love, so physical in its experience.

Venus was injured by one such from Adonais, in play,

So she left him, taking to the practice of the heart of the swan.

Adonais was unprotected in the hunt and was killed by a boar.

In the scheme of things, we experience high esteem, at start,

And attribute it to all characteristics of what we are,

Including, the expression of physical beauty in our activities,

That is viewed as the cause that brought the effect of success.

Mother labored for so long in this area and was at wit's end,

Passing the mantle to the other, exchanging for his mind,

Which experience she transformed into family care and love.

The best will in the world continues to work at the tasks,

As must all of us for the Cambrian companion we seek,

Even as mother stands in for her at the present time, until,

She emerges when we are ready, someone real, natural,

Cultivated from birth as that rare combination of beauty

And smarts, in a use of the mind unexcelled by another,

For another step in the momentum towards perfect, albeit,

Unmindful of its own strengths until a contest is encountered.

Until then, she encourages her boy to keep going, unabashed.

* Sanskrit term for the giant at the beginning of time.

 

 

 

 

 

Reviews

[kmartell]

Try John Berryman, dream-songs. If you haven't already read him.

The mother,relations, a hand canot reach far enough, to find nor include the begining of time. sitting and drinking instant coffee with the clock having tipped over into 12 noon. I reread this, I will read it again.

you are a good writer.

[Marie]

Beauty always excelled by strength...