Triveni Journal
1927 | 11,233,916 words
Triveni is a journal dedicated to ancient Indian culture, history, philosophy, art, spirituality, music and all sorts of literature. Triveni was founded at Madras in 1927 and since that time various authors have donated their creativity in the form of articles, covering many aspects of public life....
BY V. V. CHINTAMANI, M. A.
Lovely was fire and wonderful;
I caught it like a fruit and scorched
My frail and delicate fingers
To know that fire was hot and cruel.
Often I leapt to pluck out
The ruddy rising Sun from his heaven,
The more I gazed the fiercer he grew
And blinded my wondering eyes.
Out of a handful of snow
I chiseled a lovely statue,
Which melted as I was making it
And I wondered its dissolving with my Own heat.
I pleased my serpent soul
With the harmony of my senses,
When the music ceased it bit me to the consciousness
Of "what is wonderful is dangerous".