The Flame devours Itself

Purifying the last traces of

Vanity in the firmaments ~

The Flame devours Itself

Unifying space and time

Rejoicing in the first

All-pervasive embrace ~

The Flame devours Itself

Dancing contours nourishing

Rudra’s vast wrath

This time with a purpose

The face is red with anger ~

The Flame devours Itself

Interludes of gentle trepidations

Still the breathing rhythms are pure

Somewhere a perfect song is born ~

The Flame devours Itself

Ultimate desires pervade all

Even the wandering Kesin

Beyond all dreams and passions

Desires utter liberation ~

The Flame devours Itself

The Cosmic Fire Of Kalki

The Flaming Sword of Wisdom

Reveals the tender steps

Of the last great Thaandava ~

The Flame devours Itself

This time with a purpose

Somewhere a perfect song is born ~

Circa 1981 ~

Note ~

Rudra ~ The Great Wratfhull Luminous Benign Forms Of Lord As Shiva ~

Kesin ~ A Mystic wanderer during ancient Vedic times ~ [Literally One with long matted hair]

Kalki ~ The Final Avatar Of Vishnu [The All Pervasive Lord] generally pictured riding a white horse with a flaming sword in his hand ~

Thaandava ~ The Cosmic Dance Of Shiva Creating and Dissolving innumerable cosmoses ~