Sita was sure of Ram, <br />That he would come, <br />Rescue her from them, <br />And take her home. <br /> <br />The frequent visits of Ravan, <br />Advice from the guards, one by one, <br />Seemed to test her will, <br />To hold on to Ram’s visit still. <br /> <br />The demons planned within, <br />A plot among them to dine <br />On her flesh, one fine morn, <br />Before she went further thin. <br /> <br />Once she was thus eaten <br />This would free Ravan <br />From thinking of her <br />And spoil his future. <br /> <br />Sita shuddered at this plot. <br />She prayed Ram what <br />Prevented him killing Ravan <br />And rescuing her soon. <br /> <br />'What happened to Ram? <br />Why hadn’t he come? <br />How could I forget him? <br />Had Ravan killed him? ' <br /> <br />These thoughts worried her, <br />But she parried them thereafter, <br />Saying Ram was on his way, <br />To take her back any day. <br /> <br />A friendly demon, Trijata, <br />Of her dream, she told Sita, <br />That Ram killed Ravan, <br />In Lanka left none. <br /> <br />She reprimanded each Demon, <br />Not to persecute a saintly woman, <br />Not to seek their own destruction, <br />But fall at her feet in prostration. <br /> <br />The only support was Trijata, <br />As God-send to the poor Sita, <br />But there were good omens then <br />That began to appear one by one. <br /> <br />Hanuman saw her tears, <br />And he had his own fears, <br />Ram should soon take her back, <br />Lest her heart might break. <br /> <br />From his hiding place <br />He uttered in a low voice <br />The sweet name of Ram <br />Many times as “Ram, Ram” <br /> <br />Ram’s story he sang softly, <br />To comfort her really, <br />Which Sita heard keenly, <br />Her mind recovered slowly.<br /><br />Rajaram Ramachandran<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/ramayan-part-41-trijata-s-dream/
