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spare me a thought

Submitted by ratnaprabha r raykar on Thu, 03/11/2010 - 14:28

 

Stop! said the divine one,

as I turned to go

' spare me a thought

you smother me with flowers,

thrust  incense sticks in my face

hang kadubus and kodabales around my neck

smear me all over with butter or  sandalpaste

then on top of it you stand and glee with satisfaction

 

Hey1 stop and ponder what I want

you deify me I know that

your love I measure cannot

do leave me alone

only your prayers give me joy

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Dear Ratna

Submitted by amartya on Sun, 04/04/2010 - 17:47.

I liked what you wanted to convey... Religious rituals are for the faint hearted... It's a human race to show how much we love god! I once made a statement on twitter (though not liked my many) that God resides in the heart of everything and not just within the confines of the four walls of a temple.

Amartya

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hi

Submitted by prema_nair on Fri, 04/09/2010 - 21:03.

lovely..... just lovely

actually people keep doing so many stupid things in the name of god that they fail to see the real essence of it.... whats the use lighting diyas if you fail to help a fellow human being.....

well everything has its own place and iam not against people following rituals...the problem arises when they tend to force it on others....

as far as the poem is concerned ....it is very well written and goes straight to the heart

Keep writing

Prema

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thanks amartya and prema for

Submitted by ratnaprabha r raykar on Sat, 04/10/2010 - 18:22.

thanks amartya and prema for your comments

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