A Review
“Journey
of Love to Salvation” by Jagjit Singh Jandu (Jit )
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“Love
is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the
heart and the senses.”
—
Lao Tzu
Love
can be defined in various ways and when love intermingles with life, a natural
symphony is created between the two. How and why love affects a life cannot be explained yet
love has induced the poets from time immemorial
to pen their feelings bringing alive longing, relationship,
expectations, happiness, understanding and of course ultimate love –life
relationships through beautiful and vibrant verses. Poet Jagjit Singh Jandhu
(Jit)’ while pouring his soul, weaving a magic tapestry of words pronouncing
love in its various forms page after page is set to make readers glue to his
offering which seems to be a poetic treatise on love and life. “Journey of
Love” or “Love for Soul’s Salvation” penned by the poet Jagjit Singh Jandu (Jit
), takes a reader in a boat of love traversing a river of intense emotions and
creating an imagery with alluring charm.
Life
& love are gifts
God
bestows over souls
Never
to move so swift
Enjoy
the fare, avoid fouls ………………(From the poem ‘Life is to flow’ )
When
felt in love
Moments
danced pouring nectars
Eyes
kidnapped you!.............................(Love’s fate)
The
poet has treated his theme with great sensitivity speaking of beauty of love in
one’s life in various dimensions. His poems encompass every shade of love and
life providing a thoughtful and
insightful poetic interpretations. He wants to discover happiness through his
pen while dwelling upon his passionate verses. He communicates with readers
while treating them with some powerful, flowing, elegant verses with ease of a
master wordsmith.
Silvery
rays at a full moon night
Make
the souls dance in delight
Sooths
the souls to unite
Inhale
ecstasy of love eternal…………………………..(Love is as one may find it )
The
poet feels the life through passion of writing verse emphasizing role of love,
compassion, spirituality in one’s life, In fact love is a bud which has
blossomed into a flower of many colours through his poetic acumen. He also
feels as if soul is imprisoned which can be released only when one becomes
realized one.
The
soul
Feels
imprisoned into
A
cage of instincts & desires
Love
& hatred it acquires
It
feels
Its
knees buckled with
Aspirations
and ambitions
Customs
and traditions
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imprisoned soul)
Relationships
matter to him. He has versified helplessness, estrangements, allurements,
dreams, pains, promises, hopes, disappointments, ecstasy, insecurity, fear etc.
thus spreading before a reader a buffet of emotions showcasing the command of
the poet over his pet subject ‘love & life’. He knows that love is a potent
weapon to mitigate the sufferings of human kind and usher a society of peace,
love and brotherhood. The poet has succeeded in creating vivid imagery in each
and every poem in which element of fusion between intellect and emotions can be
visualized. Do check out this poem ‘ Love to soul’s salvation’ through ‘Stone
Whispers’, ‘Blow on time on stone’ and ‘Salvation of stone’ The poem stands out
for its content and its treatment.
Me!
A little stone separated
from
the father mountain!
Rolling
down the stream,
Crying
& praying for reunion
To
enjoy love of the creator
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The
blows caused by time waves,
Shattered
its being and
Broken
it into pieces
But
could not change
Its
true nature!
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Losing
its egoist identity
Perhaps
it’s the real route to
Step
into palace of salvation
And
sprinkle over the universe
Love
of God’s amazing creation!!
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It
is to the credit of the poet that his keeps his conviction sprouting through
words and let universality of his poetry speak on his behalf. I wish the poet
many more such endeavors in future and may the world of poetry be enriched with
his eloquent and mesmerizing poetry.
Tribhawan
Kaul
Freelance
writer-poet/India
e-mail:-
kaultribhawan@yahoo.co.in
blog
:- www.kaultribhawan.blogspot.in
