DANCER DIVINE

Dear Manjariji,

I have written this poem to you on a sudden inspiration….

…I hope you will like the poem.

With warm regards,

Jayasree Bahl

Jabahl2001@yahoo.co.in

DANCER DIVINE

A filmy veil across your face

Of fatigue there’s ne’er a trace

Dancer divine, your artistry flows

From an inner sanctum where only God goes

You twirl, you whirl like an autumn leaf

With a grace which words belies

Your every movement of perfect hue

Like a dewdrop on a rose freshly lies

Sorrow and joy flit across your visage

As clouds in a windswept sky

Shadow and light in a desert mirage

Could be no more elusive if they tried

In darkness, in light you dance in abandon

Searching for the union divine

I watch mesmerized like a hypnotized one

Wishing this inspiration could be mine

My pen can no more do justice to you

Than words could your status elevate

For you, Manjariji, are an apsara divine

No human strength can your fervour abate

Enraptured by your excellence, I am transported

To a realm of the highest grace and skill

God lives in you, He draws you to Him

This I can see as I sit oh! So still