A Prayer to Mother Bhagavati (Durga)

Jai Maa, Jai Maa, Jai Bhagavati
Be with us till eternity
Jai Maa, Jai Maa, Jai Bhagavati !

Endless is Thy power and glory,
Thy nature none can understand,
Thou are the Mother of all the worlds,
Thy glow no sun can withstand.

At Thy will, Brahma creates,
At Thy will, Vishnu preserves,
At Thy will, Shiva destroys -
All life in this universe.

O Maa, Thy sons and daughters,
We are in troubled waters,
Storms are raging about us,
Our ship's weak, it falters.

O Maa, to Thy children's plight
Indifferent Thou not be,
Steer us clear to the shore,
We fervently pray to Thee.

Jai Maa, Jai Maa, Jai Bhagavati,
Be with us till eternity,
Jai Maa, Jai Maa, Jai Bhagavati !
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(Written during Navratras, Oct 2008.)

Fyunli - A Garhwali Haiku

Original (in Garhwali) ~
pungdiyon kaa dhoraa
bhaunraa chhan nachnaa -
fyunli kannai bachlee

Translation:
wasps dance
in the fields -
can fyunli escape ?
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(Note: Fyunli is a little flower of a common shrub of the same name, that grows in the Garhwal Himalayas.)

Croaking Frogs - A Haiku

village pond ~
frogs' croak inviting
kids with pebbles