Wednesday 6 April 2016

Sorry! Dear Vayu*

Sorry! Dear Vayu*
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Breezing through rustling leaves, signs of a life commence
I adore you as cut on umbilical cord signals your presence.

Most precious of all, you sustain me through vitals
Pran Vayu, the life force to which I am entitle.

Breathing in and out, kriyas** make me feel you near
What is in name if they call you O2 or CO2, my dear.

May be eternal and perishable, what an elixir you are!
Taming you through pranayama#, some think it bizarre.  

No weight, no gait but invincible when mobile with force
Unending seems to be the plight when you are on course.

You elude shapes yet shapes elude you not, beauty omnipresent
Purifying livings of toxins by ventilator natural, none to lament.

In balloons or bloated bellies, Air, you do fascinate me
Tornadoes and cyclones fuelling energy, also scare me.

Let me revere and proffer flowers, boon for mankind whole
Sorry! polluted we made you, actions injurious to our souls.

Air air, you are everywhere yet no purity to breathe
In balance our lives hang, wake up or bring me a wreath?
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*Vayu: Air/ Lord of Air in Hindu mythology.
**Kriyas : Actions while doing exercises/yogic exercises

# Pranayama : Regulation of the breath through yogic exercises.

Vayu is one of the most important elements. Others being Earth, Fire, Water and Aether/Space/Aakaash/Shuny

12 comments:

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    Pushp Lata
    Pushp Lata 7:54pm Apr 26
    Superone sir. Thanks for sharing (y)

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  2. All via fb/TL April 26, 2016
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    Indrajit Ghoshal
    beautiful rendition sir.
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    Savi Mani
    So beautifully written...air everywhere no purity to breathe...bitter fact of our life....
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    Jai Krishna
    Profound ! I am amazed.
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    Ramkishore Upadhyay
    अति सुंदर
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  3. Tapeshwar Prasad
    April 26 at 11:24pm
    THE CONCERN ... well detonated dear Sir! Amazing and timely!!
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  4. Gina Ancheta Agsaulio
    April 27 at 12:23am
    Oh wow, what for an amazing expressions..yes, each and everyone of us have an "AIR"clean, or dirty, odorous or fragrant ...well crafted dear Tribhawan <3 :)
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  5. Sujit Mukherjee
    April 27 at 7:49am
    Amazing portrayal of something invisible yet omnipresent . Wonderful indeed
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  6. Hari Lakhera
    April 27 at 3:51pm
    And we are constantly endangering our lives by adding to air pollution.
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  7. via fb/Pearls and Petals April 26/27,2016
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    Col Charanjit Dayal
    Beautiful..
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    Pradnya Kaithwas
    Serene expression... You elude shapes yet shapes elude u not 👌
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    Sonia Gupta 😊Well penned sir
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    DrDamyanti Sharma
    Beautiful poem and well thought .👍
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    रतन राठौड़ 7:39am Apr 29
    Heart touching, importance of the Air...nice words...nice poem..
    On the air...in the air...
    Around the air...no one without the air...thx sir
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    Manju Bhatnagar 10:21pm Apr 27
    Very nice
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    वसुधा कनुप्रिया 9:08pm Apr 27
    A sensitive piece dedicated to one of the five elements -- air.

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  9. Olayemi Ayo
    April 28 at 2:02pm
    Beautiful poem , nice write.Splendid!
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  10. Ramesh Rai
    April 28 at 2:34pm
    Splendid and marvelous write.
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  11. Date & Time: 5/15/2016 12:34:00 PM
    Poem: 45357267 - Sorry! Dear Vayu*
    Member: Rajnish Manga
    Comment: You have based your narrative on mythology as well as science, on ancient thought as well as present day findings. Loved reading it. Thank you, Tribhawan ji. I would like to quote:
    Most precious of all, you sustain me
    what an elixir you are! ..... Air air, you are everywhere
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  12. Ebi Robert
    May 14 at 2:56am
    Great write
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