RAAG MEGH
find the
slow rituals
that absorb time and space.
.
there is
no hurry,
words vanish, yet
last forever, somehow.
.
the green, warm rains
as soothing as music, fill
the breathing valley.
.
one step
is all it takes
to start a dance
no-one has seen before.
.
we will, for sure,
be swept up in
sadness and joy.
.
we will, for sure,
be persuaded that beauty
is just not enough.
.
slow air pushes
the thin rope of smoke
to and fro by the window.
veils of rain hide the hills.
.
it is green and cool and lovely,
the trees say.
look at our slow dance,
they say.
.
and let go
their tired leaves.
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Raag megh is a pentatonic raag (raga) played during the rainy season, but because of its cooling, calming influence is also played at any time and circumstance. i used it as the name of this poem as it seemed to fit its atmosphere and mood. Check out raag megh on youtube, especially those by ustad rashid khan, pandit jasraj and kushal dass.
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