THE SINGER

                           Singer of joys and Love ! What magic wand

                         You wield in your pretty hand !

                         What brush, so wonderfully transforms

                         Whatever you saw into colorful forms !

                          A row of glittering models new

                          To see India, a panoramic view ;

                          Snake-charmers, hawkers and weavers gay

                          In diverse activities' delightful play ;

                                 

                          A lovely creation of joy, your art   

                         Unmarred by miseries, human lot ;

                         Words sparkle like gems on a string   

                          Thy verse, a star-studded heavenly swing

                          With a sweet bird-like melodious ring

                          With a fresh child-like rapture you sing 

                           Let dry, cold critics say what they like

          

                           Thy verse thrills like Spring all alike.

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    Note :  "The Snake-Charmer" "Indian Weavers","The Palanquin-Bearers,"In the Bazaars of Hyderabad", "Corn-grinders" and "The Coromandel Fishers" are from Sarojini Naidu's Collections "Golden Threshold' (1905), "The Bird Of Time" (1912) published from London.

                                 

 29th January, 2017                                          Somaseshu Gutala