By V. Shruti Devi (quill-o-the-wisp)
strolled into the semi-ruined quadrangle
where the twin-sword deities
were placed till 2003 AD.
this panchami day
greeted unusually by
a feline
that ran to the closed door
of the mixed tiles
of peacocks
and fruit.
from there,
to scamper
into the old, dark area
with carved wooden
beams
that could well be buddhist or jain or hindu
or none of the above
or martian even
on this, a day of saturn
deliberately
clad in black and recycled
silver
and amethyst.
on the net
one reads
that its the day of the worship of skanda devi who rides a lion
and that skanda
was also a general
of the chinese-buddhist tradition
thereafter, walked through the orchard.
the feline
reappears
having chased noisy poultry
and then onward
to the sacred grove
of tulsi-plants and multi-hued flowers
plucked some tulsi
boiled, infused, pepper-water
and now bound
to prepare one's own lunch
while
single-handedly
battling
kitchen-abusers
& Ors.
strolled into the semi-ruined quadrangle
where the twin-sword deities
were placed till 2003 AD.
this panchami day
greeted unusually by
a feline
that ran to the closed door
of the mixed tiles
of peacocks
and fruit.
from there,
to scamper
into the old, dark area
with carved wooden
beams
that could well be buddhist or jain or hindu
or none of the above
or martian even
on this, a day of saturn
deliberately
clad in black and recycled
silver
and amethyst.
on the net
one reads
that its the day of the worship of skanda devi who rides a lion
and that skanda
was also a general
of the chinese-buddhist tradition
thereafter, walked through the orchard.
the feline
reappears
having chased noisy poultry
and then onward
to the sacred grove
of tulsi-plants and multi-hued flowers
plucked some tulsi
boiled, infused, pepper-water
and now bound
to prepare one's own lunch
while
single-handedly
battling
kitchen-abusers
& Ors.
