Omkareswara -poem

 “Narmada “

 filled with serene waves,

 flowing eternally,

 chanting “Om”!

 Narmada,

 Drawn people

 to dip in it

 to dwell in pious thoughts

 in the early dawn!

 On the banks of Narmada

 Juxtaposed by Jyotirlingam

 “Omkareswar”!

 Traveling towards

 Lord Shiva,

 by passing through curves,

 with serene nerves,

 into  the hearts of the hills,

 creates transcending experience!

 Upon reaching the shiva,

 People pouring sacred water,

 Putting bilva leaves,

 Putting sanguine flowers

 on lingam,

 Worshipping with devotion!

 Temple echoing eternal “Om” !

 People returning from the temple

 Failed to notice the existence

 Of shiva in the heart of the “beggar”!

 resides besides the temple.