Images: photos by Mrityunjay Awasthi
Poetry
Punjabo
A Poem by GURMEET KAUR
When she sings
Five rivers flow
She is the song
The song of yearning
The song of merging.
When she speaks
Wisdom streams
She is the story
The story of time
The story of space
When she gazes
Reflection springs
She is the thought
The thought of roots
The thought of fruits
When she saddens
Silence imbues
She is the saga
The saga of betrayal
The saga of dishonor.
When she is incensed
Storms blow
She is the goddess
The goddess of defiance
The goddess of resistance.
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September 8, 2015
Conversation about this article
1: Inni Kaur (Fairfield, Connecticut, USA), September 08, 2015, 12:14 PM.
When she cries / I hear her sighs / Her tears become my tears / Across oceans / We unite / In mourning.
2: Amardeep (USA), September 09, 2015, 7:55 AM.
When she decorates/adorns herself, prophets/Gurus come to live with her.