Source: Lake Manasarovar
I live in the foothills
of Mount Kailash
who has been meditating beside me
since eons.
His snowy tress matted in rocky locks
hang precariously.
I stay agape in reverence.
It is spring.
I am melting into joy
as slowly I take off
my white shawl,
putting a turquoise one
in its stead.
Soon they will come;
the brownish Brahminy ducks,
gulls, herons
and other birds of passage
to bloom on my wavy hands,
to tickle me with their webbed feet.
I’ll shiver in joyful waves
by their touch.
Along my edge
the buds have already begun
opening out their golden petals
in profusion.
They too will come;
the pilgrims.
They call me holy
and take a dip in my calmly waves
to gather piety.
I love to hear them speak
about their travails,
Woes and joys.
I offer a Brahminy duck of peace,
scent of flowers, creepers
in their heart
when they take leave of me.
I have been like this since eons.
*Lake Manasarovar (also Manas Sarovar, Mapam Yumtso; is a freshwater lake [4,590 m (15,060 ft) above mean sea level]. This lake is considered very sacred by Tibetans Buddhist, Hindus, and Jains and appears excessively in Tibetan folk songs and dances.
Posted for dVerse Poetics: From Nature’s Point of View
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Shared with Poetry Pantry @ Poets United
sumanar/lekha 
wow…beautiful lake-talk…
wow! what a beautiful place with your words. thanks for touring me. 🙂
oh wooow. loving the details you included! ❤ ❤ ❤
This is a beautiful and amazing voice….and what a sacred it is ~ Wow!
Love this. The closest I have been to Mt. Kailash is Mussoorie. Yet I’ve hiked to many tributaries or the Mighty Ganga — who crashes on Shiva’s head.
Nice perspective of viewing the mountain as meditation beside the lake. Also how pilgrims seek piety and the lake offers “Brahminy duck of peace,
scent of flowers, creepers
in their heart”
Very lovely description of this wonderful spot.
Oh! A lake wearing a shawl! How absolutely perfect. You capture the sacred space.
Your words draw us in to this beautiful spot. Thank you!
I like how the river slowly comes to life and how it is a source of life – physical and spiritual for many. Lovely, gentle voice here, Sumana. 🙂
Your poetic tour of this halcyon spot was beyond lovely. I love in the shadow of a fire mountain too, & the lakes around it behave just as yours did; smile.
I really enjoyed the perspective of this lovely lake, being tickled by webbed feet and listening to the woes and joys of others. I could feel the serenity of this special place.
You bring this place alive and the sense of aeons of existence with it. Thanks for the journey.
Lovely piece for a lovely place. I love the combination of solemn and holy with being tickled by ducks’ feet. such a lovely voice for a lake.
A lovely place, love how you give the lake compassion
They call me holy
and take a dip in my calmly waves
to gather piety
Such a sacred lake with so much to offer to birds and humans alike!
Hank
This is absolutely gorgeous to read and envision……..a spectacular write, my friend.
Love the snow matted tresses.. very evocative.
You had me at “Brahminy duck”
Such rich and luscious imagery here, Sumana!❤️
This really is a beautiful poem Sumana. I loved the lake taking off the white shawl and exchanging it for tourquoise one.
Oh, what a beautiful personification! And it sounds like a paradise.
Gasp! This is breathtakingly beautiful. I loved every word!
Sumana, from your beautiful description, of Lake Manasarovar, I find myself, want to visit it, and just be filled with the reverence, you have so elegantly wrote, here.
This lake must be an Aries. Love its beauty, its understanding and acceptance of it, the way it makes everything around it about it… and vice versa.
I love the symbolism of nature meditating along with you. Beautiful Spring scenery and imagery 🙂
You have described a time of change and meditating with a mountain can lead to new understanding. There are many layers of wisdom, in this beautiful poem.
Beautiful imagery and wonderful tribute to a sacred place,
Elizabeth
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Lovely and majestic ❤
This is so beautifully meditative, Sumana. I would really like to experience this place!
What a lovely piece. You speak with the voice of nature.
Such a joyful communion with nature
What a beautiful tribute to this holy, sacred water. Ii know you share its love of nature. How else would you describe it so wonderfully.
Oh, the shawl imagery…..gorgeous 🙂
Beautiful poem!
I have not been listening! For eons, the mountain and the lake a have listened and spoken and offered joy, and until your poem, I only seen a fraction of what they touch.
This is simply marvelous … so many beautiful images. For me: ‘It is spring.
I am melting into joy’ – was especially evocative.
With a river like that, no wonder the pilgrims come!
Beautiful in its joy and serenity–you have captured the feel of the lake and its relationship to all that surrounds it
Gotta love a personified lake with every beautiful sound it makes. 🙂