THE TAJMAHAL
R. P. GODBOLE
Taj
by night! What a lovely sight!
See
it once. It lingers long
In
your mind–Vivid, Lucid, day and night.
Taj!
to Externity you belong.
A
Queen’s beauty, the love of a king,
Epitomized
in marble white,
For
the world to see, admire and sing
Praises
of a love ever-bright.
But
the hands that wrought this art Divine
What
prompted them? Greed or Art?
Art
alone. The monument itself is the sign
What
else can express the pangs of Heart?
Taj
acclaimed as a wonder of the world
Brings
Glory to our Beloved Land.
It’s
also the Flag of Honour unfurled
In
tribute to the Artist-Hand.
The
full moon floods with her Silvery Foam
the
Taj. The Jumna ripples along.
How
enchanting looks the inviting Dome?
Words
can’t tell. Taj is a celestial Song.