Brihadeeswara temple in Tanjore

Brihadeeswara temple in Tanjore


Beauty-struck, I returned empty-eyed
My hair all in a warp, my eyebrows knit
In a mock-enquiring way, logic apparent
The philosophy cried, the structures collapsed
The stones had a golden-hued finish
None of the multi-coloured modern kitsch
It was hunger in the belly, a king’s anguish
That caused the beauty’s exuberance
Up there it is giddy, the tower piercing the skies
These stone beauties laughed in the rain
Their skins had their lustre machine-done
The shadows do not fall on them of the sun
These stones had come from far, hoisted by hunger
When there was no hunger there was death
Death by the sharp-edged swords, pointed spears
There were these stone-houses full of grains
The king bought beauty for a handful of grain
As the God of phallus stood silent in the sanctum
The bells tinkled , beauty sprang from his loins
His magnificence broke through the empty skies.



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