The love story of Saleem-Anarkali is legendary . There are many versions to it.One version goes like this :
Akbar (Saleem’s ) father after defeating his son orders Anarkali to leave his son failing which he would not hesitate to even kill his own son .
Anarkali has no other choice but to agree , but she requests Akbar whether she could spend just one night with Saleem after which she would disappear from his life .
After spending the last night with Saleem, she drugs him with pomegranate blossom.
This is her state of mind just before leaving Saleem .
Inspired after reading a couple of fabulous poems by my very good friend Leonard Dabydeen.
Anarkali (Poemegranate Blossom)
Fie Fie this dawn
Awaken not my knight
With your ochre noise
Hush
Sush
There sleeps he
Stealthily
I place this tear
Just beneath his sleep
Hush
Sush
There dreams he
Fie Fie this dawn
Mock not our plight
With your yellow breeze
Hush
Sush
there wakes he...
very original presentation Sri, you paint a vivid picture with words, and I can almost hear hush hush.
love means sacrifice! wonderful write sri...
interesting and a nice historical story.
Sri, this one is absolutely superb...
very nice sri, very nice...
Sri, Simple and Simply Superb
Wow, Sri, the sound of this poem is fabulous, loved 'ochre noise' and 'yellow breeze'. Thanks for sharing your craft and the preceding info which is absolutely new to me. :)
A master craft. Superior composition...Awesome introduction as well.
Just wonderful.
Excellent write, Sri. How stealthily you have set the scene for the ' Poemegranate Blossom ' . Soothing to the read in each stanza. Remarkably well written. Special thanks to you for acknowledging me - true friends, indeed. BTW the play itself was great. Anarkali was trying to come to Canada after escaping from the dungeon...found Prince Saleem on Facebook ( so comically amusing !!). But the songs took me back in time to the 1950's... Blessings.
First of all, thank you for the legend. My hobby is to collect such from all over the world because they keep such immortal values. Then, let me greet you for the incredible music and the wisdom of your poem. It was a fantastic experience to both read and feel it.
nice. Tfs.
siimply beautiful
Excellent ...connot help to read again interesting all thru..regards
Just wonderful, and a delight to read aloud. :)
Very interesting and making one to think long!
A beautiful write Sri, Tfs.
beautiful ,tfs
That's so great! I love it. I'm so glad the legend of Anarkali still lives on. I have written one on the same woman on my wordpress blog aswell if you'd like to read. It would make me very happy.http://phosphorescence1001.wordpress.com/2011/08/15/anarkali-pomegranate-blossom/