Destiny
It's the palanquin
of destiny
of destiny
Swaying its waist
like a folk dancer
in the sand dunes
like a folk dancer
in the sand dunes
Invitingly curvaceous
dauntingly rigid
dauntingly rigid
Attired in black skirts
Alluring yet widowed
Alluring yet widowed
Tapping its feet
Whirling a la dervishes
Whirling a la dervishes
Enticing with its limpid eyes
Warning with its jaunty rhythm
Warning with its jaunty rhythm
Striking a statuesque pose
Not unlike the stone carvings
Of the lifelike Khajuraho temples
Not unlike the stone carvings
Of the lifelike Khajuraho temples
One toss of her serpentine braid
And Destiny can arrest life in her tresses
And Destiny can arrest life in her tresses
The come hither looks deceptive
The oceanic depths hazardous
The oceanic depths hazardous
Destiny is ruthless
Mercy is not even her middle name
She smirks in her silver edged odhni
Confident of her endless power.
Mercy is not even her middle name
She smirks in her silver edged odhni
Confident of her endless power.
