Durga Puja is a festival which is very close to our hearts. Madhu Jaiswal paints a vivid picture of nature and the festivity that comes with the occasion in her poem that she shared with Clips and Pages.
Durga Puja
The fresh smell of Shiuli all-around,
Adorning the grassland with its vibrant hue
Kash flowers sway
To the tunes of an autumn breeze
The blue skies and the dazzling sunshine
Let awaken the senses divine
Mystically
Tenderly
Touching the core of the heart
Implying a message that’s hard-hitting and true
Whatever it is, lies in the occurring times
Live and let live the message of humanity implied
The dhakis playing the tune of heart
Soliciting the benevolence of divinity
of Maa Durga on all
To bless the mankind
With her kind composure
That which is larger than life
Doshobhuja
Mohisasur Mordini
The significance of Femme Fatale
Pomp and grandeur
The puja galore
Celebrating the 5 days of feast and festivity
Laughter and smiles
Embellishing lives
With various conventions that culminate at the shore
Author’s Bio:
Madhu Jaiswal is a bilingual poet, writer and social worker hailing from the city of joy, Kolkata. She is an optimistic and compassionate person who believes in humanity and sharing smiles. She completely believes in the notion that penning down one’s thoughts is therapeutic to the soul. She is associated with The Impish Lass Publishing House, Mumbai in the capacity of an executive editor. Her creative contributions have been published in various national and international anthologies and she often gets featured in prestigious e-zines like Bonobology, Our Poetry Archive, Spillwords, Glomag, Setumag, Tuck magazine, Inspitale.com, Atunis poetry to name a few. She was recently featured in the prestigious anthology Aatish 2 alongside various stalwarts. The Kali Project, Roseate Sonnet anthology, The Muffled Moans are other much-applauded anthologies she got featured in. She bagged third prize in Beyond Black Sakhi Annual Poetry Awards 2019-2020. She is attached to a social group named Share A Smile and volunteers for social causes and upliftment of the destitute. According to her, hope, belief and perseverance are the powerful mantras that can pave our path towards success, no matter what. Her write-ups often revolve around these keywords.
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