the fallen gandharva गन्धर्व

from ‘The Way of Grass’

 

how i wish i could sing

a new ode to joy for Thee

but i left my rich voice

somewhere

 

how i wish i composed

the full moon sonata for Thee

but i lost my clearest

vision

 

all i have is explicit belief

all i’m able is chanting Thy Name

in the deep of my fidgety

heart

 

as Thou seest i’m nothing at all

but Thy servant who fell down here

from the planet of singing

gandharvas

Author's Note

In Hinduism, the gandharvas are male nature spirits, husbands of the Apsaras. Some are part animal, usually a bird or horse. They have superb musical skills. They guarded the Soma and made beautiful music for the demigods in their palaces. A gandharva means a singer in the court of Gods. In Hindu theology, gandharvas act as messengers between the gods and humans. (From Wikipedia)

Reviews

[Divinity Sleeps in This]

Radha and Lakshmi would be very proud of this you know Igor! It has a devotional hue and great cadence.

I liked the 3rd stanza most especially.

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. oh, it's nice to see gandharva written in the devanagari script ... thank you for reminding me of this beautiful script ... :) ...

[Marie]

Very instructive and helpful...poetry can be a learning experience as well as an asthetic one.

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. the sheer range of your knowledge is astonishing ...