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These words come to me when I think of love
I see kaleidoscopes of teens in street
Wearing courage, smile they flutter and flit
Drunk in honey words, pairs of cooing doves
Devi Saraswati* and the Saint above
Indulge, smile, bless making hearts to be lit
These words come to me when I think of love
I see kaleidoscopes of teens in street
Many firsts happen on the Day of Love
Living in a cloud cuckoo land is sweet
For the enlightened hearts there is no pit
That key of prudence not all of them have
These words come to me when I think of love
Form: Rondel
*Devi Saraswati is the goddess
of learning, enlightenment and knowledge.
In West Bengal,Saraswati is
worshipped on Vasant Panchami, a Hindu festival celebrated every year on the
5th day in the Hindu calendar month of Magha (about February). Hindus celebrate
this festival in temples, homes and educational institutes alike. Wikipedia.
The day has become the Bengali Valentine Day.
Specially the school and college goers are in ecstatic mood with no studies and
all friendship(!).
 Posted for Sanaa’s Prompt Nights ~ To Love Would Be Sublime“Tonight, I want each and every one of you to close your eyes and write the first thing that comes to mind when you think about Love……”, Sana says. I did just that.
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Also sharing with Poetry Pantry @ Poets United
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Saturday, 13 February 2016
Love / 14 Feb
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A beautiful Rondel, Sumana, and lovely to learn about this festival. Reading your poem, I could see those happy teenagers!
ReplyDeleteSigh...this left me absolutely speechless...
ReplyDeleteBeautifully executed! Thank you so much for participating Sumana :D
Lots of love,
Sanaa
It sounds like a perfect festival for the day of love! A wonderful rondel, Sumana.......I can see those teens, sweet as turtle doves, at least for now. Smiles.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed learning about the Hindu equivalent of Valentine's Day. Indeed I am sure many firsts come on this day...especially for teens who are feeling inspired by this holiday as only teens can be!
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful images and hanks for filling us in on the background.
ReplyDeletethank you for the informative afterword. I bet it's very sweet and beautiful on this day over there in India. Ahhh...dream on James. hehe. Happy Bengali Valentine's Sumana.
ReplyDeleteLuv the parallels and these celebrations and the honour to lear a little of Devi Saraswati, never hear of it before
ReplyDeleteI'm happy you dropped by to read mine
much love...
Lovely take on the prompt!
ReplyDeleteHappy Basant panchami Sumana..
ReplyDeleteWhat perfect place and time to present your love. Sounds perfect presented in a Rondel.
ReplyDeleteLove seems such a tender thing in the eyes of the young.
ReplyDeleteBeing young and foolish was one of the joys of being young, but now I am older I can write about it! Thank you Sumana for your explanation of the Hindu day of love.
ReplyDeleteQuite sweet!
ReplyDeleteI love the colour and the energy - even observing can lift the spirits as it has mine here :)
ReplyDeleteWearing courage, smile they flutter and flit
ReplyDeleteDrunk in honey words, pairs of cooing doves
Beautiful lines Sumana! It catches the perfect picture of loving doves flutter in the skies to the lovers below.
Hank
"Drunk on honey words." I just love how those words affect all the senses. There is something about honey...
ReplyDeleteYoung love never grows old'
ReplyDeleteI love this festival of love....and your words captured it perfectly !
ReplyDeleteDonna@LivingFromHappiness
it's always nice to learn of other poets' ethnic festivals. :)
ReplyDeletelovely rondel!
Young love never grows old,
ReplyDelete'...kaleidoscopes of teens...'
ReplyDeleteThese three words conjure up so many images; lovely writing, Sumana. :-)
"Living in a cloud cuckoo land is sweet" I think that describes young love to a Tee. Beautiful Sumana
ReplyDeleteSweet and well written.
ReplyDeleteZQ
This is a lovely Rondel and I am fascinated by this festival. Thanks for enlightening me as I had not heard of it.
ReplyDeletea truly heartfelt poem unconstrained by the constraints of the Rondel - marvellous imagery too Sumana
ReplyDeleteLove the kaleidoscope's perspective... Much of Love to you, Sumana!
ReplyDeleteSeems like the Day of Love is universally welcomed ~
ReplyDeleteI admire the rondel love poem Sumana ~
Grace
These words lift and fly like Cupid's arrow.
ReplyDeleteNice Sumana. I like the idea of a festival of love, and I like the way you write of the teens kaleidoscopic perspectives and discoveries of love.
ReplyDeleteYou have indeed been blessed by Mata Saraswati Sumana! Beautifully written! :)
ReplyDeleteTotally a new perspective of love.Very nice
ReplyDeleteSumana,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing the background to the Hindu culture and Saraswati. A shared experience for both young and old..St Valentine's Day carries a similiar sentiment.
Eileen
what a sweet read! quite fitting for our holiday this past weekend.
ReplyDeletei adore the description of the teens in love. and thank you for the little history lesson! i am always enlightened by your words!
An awesome form on which to pin this jubilant, romantic piece - that simply bursts with the joy of young love. A pleasure to read!
ReplyDeleteLoved this unique and divine...
ReplyDeleteThis is so different and I like the way the poem links to the divine aspect of love. Thanks for the interesting information about the Bengali 'valentines day' and Saraswati.
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