A TRIBUTE TO - THE TAJ MAHAL <br /> <br />On the banks of the Yamuna river lies - <br />An Emperor’s lamenting heart! <br />His passion and love lies forever crystallized, <br />In the shape of the radiant Taj! <br />A poetry which was shaped in white marble <br />stones, <br />As his suffering heart cried and moaned, <br />For his beloved queen Mamtaz Mahal! <br /> <br />A marvelous synthesis of Persian, Turkish, <br />and Islamic art and texture, <br />All blended to create this unique piece Mogul <br />architecture! <br />Its central dome is flanked by four tapering <br />minarets, <br />And within the dome in a jewel-inlaid cenotaph, <br />Far removed from our chaotic world of threats! - <br />Lies in deep slumber a queen, whom the world <br />never forgets! <br /> <br />The Taj reveals its subtleties under varying light <br />and shade, <br />Radiantly opulent by day, and with its mellowed, <br />fluorescent soft glow at night! <br />Its precious stones of rubies, sapphires and <br />amethysts, <br />Inlaid in cold marble stones whiter than a dove, - <br />Reflects the burning passion of an Emperor’s <br />loving heart! <br />The universal poet Tagore, had described the Taj, - <br />‘As a tear dropp on the cheek of time’! <br />A tear dropp that still glistens and shines, - <br />On a silent moonlit night, as you stand and behold <br />the Taj! <br />And in the light of day with its passing hours, <br />The Taj stands like a white rose, an undying <br />flower! <br />A tear dropp that has yet defied, the devouring <br />quick-sands of time! <br />A tear dropp that is still wet, a tear dropp <br />that has never dried! ! <br /> - Raj Nandy <br /> New Delhi <br /> 29 Nov 08 <br />(AS OF 1983 IS AN UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE. <br /> NOW ONE OF THE 7 WONDERS OF THIS WORLD! <br />Dedicated to my poet friend-'The Persian Nightingale', who <br />had sent me his condolence for the Bombay terror killings!)<br /><br />RAJ NANDY<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-tribute-to-the-taj-mahal/
