to Ganga...
in this life…this is not the Ganges
but, in other times I have sat, in peace, beside Her…
while kites flew
and small boys bathed their buffalo
and women spread their laundry in the sun
and young girls with laughing faces
danced along the steps
while starving dogs barked
and boatmen slept
and merchants sold their marigolds
and holy men prayed
and bodies burned in blazing fire…
their ashes and souls mingling with Her waters
as they made their way to the light
between lives.
but in this life when I saw Her
I remembered.
my heart at rest at last
and tiny lights floated my prayers to the sea
that again She will call me home.
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labspics, Riverrider, misterg8s, Miss Chien, and 24 other people added this photo to their favorites.
labspics (58 months ago | reply)
This is so moving; the words (yours?) and the image, the light, your posture... everything. Very well done lady amma_maw!
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ThePres [deleted] (58 months ago | reply)
Very lovely!
Gary Allman (58 months ago | reply)
Super words and image, I love the framing and for me the exposure is spot on.
It looks like, apart from the intrusion of taking the picture it was a very tranquil moment.
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anglia24 (58 months ago | reply)
I like this!!
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Maggie's World... (58 months ago | reply)
Your words go right into my heart
and I sit beside you
in silence
prayer
knowsnotmuch (58 months ago | reply)
amma_maw those are beautiful words. It may not be the Ganges, but its a beautiful place too and you have captured it well :)
Riverrider (58 months ago | reply)
beautiful ...
amma_maw (58 months ago | reply)
thank you all so much. yes...they are my words. I fell in love with a country....
Miss Twiga (58 months ago | reply)
What a lovely photo. And lovely lovely words....It is also my dream to travel to India. One day....
g_lubka (58 months ago | reply)
Lovely picture.
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Miss Chien (58 months ago | reply)
I know how hard it can be to fall in love with a country.
There will always be a part of you there and sometimes you want to go there again and take that part to be a complete person again.but this is not possible. That part is forever there...
My english is not good , I know. But I want you to know that these words and these photo are touching me.
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equusignis [deleted] (58 months ago | reply)
lovely, so contemplative. so peaceful...
almassengale (58 months ago | reply)
This is the ONE I chose
C.Muá (Marta) (58 months ago | reply)
A peaceful and lightfull image!!!.
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Melle plante (58 months ago | reply)
A very beautiful place for loneliness... Very good!
Kamala L (58 months ago | reply)
Beautiful memories flowing out of your heart like the torrents of the Ganges !
A wonderful word-picture that goes well with the digital picture!
While reading your words I was right away carried into the scene I saw in Varanasi during my pilgrimage two years back
The Ganges and Varanasi are unique , indeed and very special to me as well,amma!
Nicole Raisin Stern (58 months ago | reply)
Beautiful picture and words to go with it.
Prshant ॐ Bhrdwaj (58 months ago | reply)
the picture + the words... just right...
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Immortelle (58 months ago | reply)
Inoubliablement beau.
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Federica Erra (58 months ago | reply)
fantastic !
Pure Emotions....!!!
msamaclean © (58 months ago | reply)
In this life, she is in your heart and so, is there, beside you. Her energy is now part of you, to be continued in the next light & life.
Lovely words you have penned & so easily spoken. Peace.
Double Exposure1 (57 months ago | reply)
I really can equate with this picture. I can see myself, introspective, for hours, by the water.
madelyn * persisting stars (57 months ago | reply)
this photo is lovely and the poem so open.
I felt such a profound connection and recognition when
i visited the Ganges - as if everything shifted into place.
i love the light in your reflective thoughtful photo -
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shubhangi athalye (57 months ago | reply)
Reading this brought tears to me eyes !!!
Goddess Leonie | GoddessGuidebook.com (57 months ago | reply)
this fills me with spirit...
i will be visiting mama ganges for the first time in a month and a half :)
blessings to you ~~~
owlsplace (57 months ago | reply)
From many, one... roger Sacred Water
*~Yogini~Astra~* (56 months ago | reply)
beautiful & touching reflection and picture... I know there must be something very special about mother Ganga.
My sister Doris visited India this Summer for a month and now she is going back to live in India for 6 month...She told me she never felt happier or more at peace then in India.
dancing elephant studio (53 months ago | reply)
it seems every time i sit by waters (here), i remember Her. i'll never forget the first time my eyes met Ganga Ma--complete and total peace--the first time i touched her waters to my head, the first time i bathed and dunk 3 times...that was when i married my love and fell in love with Her. thanks for bringing back those memories again this morning...
FlickrCrazy Guy (53 months ago | reply)
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Arbego (53 months ago | reply)
Sensational shot.
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MaureenShaughnessy (53 months ago | reply)
ohhhh this is so beautiful and full of feeling. the imagery, the light, the sense of longing and love. and openess and your poem. Simple. Beautiful. thank you
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