A Prayer & Celebrations - Bliss!

by Padmaja Iyengar-Paddy

A Prayer

We humbly welcome you Oh Gajanana, with gaiety and cheer!
Besides your usual, we seek some extra blessings this year!
Oh Ganesha, bless those who terrorise with some good sense
To refrain from the mayhem they’ve already unleashed immense,
And help us to live in peace without any insecurity or fear!

Celebrations – Bliss!

rain pours ceaselessly
as elephant god arrives
and boys dance entranced

cymbals and drum beats
build up a crescendo
Ganesha smiles on

15-Sep-2013

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Comments on this Poem

Thanks Supratik! Yes, let's pray for peace and cheer!

Padmaja Iyengar
24-Mar-2014 10:06 AM

A beautiful string of thoughts, a sincere prayer...it is bound to be heard Padmaja!

The peaceful days are coming...we will all live to see the opening up of doors and windows, the throwing away of vulgar excesses, and the bringing in of what all of us have...love.

Keep on writing.

Best regards,

supratik
24-Mar-2014 04:49 AM

Thanks a ton for your appreciation Bhaskarji.

Padmaja Iyengar
21-Sep-2013 00:30 AM

natural flow of thoughts and devotion all praiseworthy indeed !! :)

Bhaskaranand Jha Bhaskar
20-Sep-2013 13:37 PM

Thanks Madhaviji.

Padmajam Iyengar
20-Sep-2013 00:06 AM

Thank you Padmajaji for the soulful poem.

madhavi
19-Sep-2013 09:25 AM

Thank you all very much for your appreciation Kulbir, kingshuk, Ru and Seshuji.

Padmaja Iyengar
16-Sep-2013 22:54 PM

Good flow and diction in the rendition fitting a prayer of contemporary collective conscience . Keep composing more of them. We need them.

Seshu Chamarty
16-Sep-2013 09:42 AM

wow..wonderful prayers..blessings be to all..

Rupradha
16-Sep-2013 08:54 AM

A beautiful poem........and an equally beautiful image!

kingshuk
16-Sep-2013 08:14 AM

May the bliss you radiate cheer one and all!

Kulbir
16-Sep-2013 07:59 AM