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Invisible Edifice of stone in the sky above,
Rock of Belief - monolithic monument
Massive,   yet so  fragile, volatile..........
Belief of countless ages passed down..
Shapens  into  a  human  form
Perfect sculpture,the moulded beauty,
Perceptions of the imaginative mind,
For a fleeting moment the form encompasses,
Feeling of sanctity,togetherness,peace
Calms the  fluttering ,  wavering soul.
Deep roots embedded in the earth's bowels.

Chiselled , scraped , smoothened to lifelike deities
Similar to glosssy , coloured pictures of Holy Books
We bow down our ignorant, guilty heads,
Enchanted-light incense sticks,camphor...
Break coconuts,sprinkle tulsi leaves,Ganges water
Garland the Figure of Stone weathered by Time
We pray long hours, feign realisation...
The Unknown,borderless Edifice in air
Gust of wind blows the Edifice to fragments
Put together again by Natures Magic.

The forms in the sky made by the clouds
Change from time to time-The Edifice melts
In another time, another place gathers shape
Lightning severs the enormous Edifice
Cannot rift the Edifice permanently
Floats over countries-nations of the globe
The priests ring bells,gongs strike,incense burns
Into the human psyche the Edifice leaves indelible marks.

Can we cast off the pretention of ours - our pride ??
Do we have the freedom to experience the Edifice slide ??

© Bishwanath Mukherjee