Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LAKSHMI, THE LOTUS-BORN; GODDESS OF FORTUNE, by SAROJINI NAIDU Poet's Biography First Line: Thou who didst rise like a pearl from the ocean Last Line: Hearken, o lotus-born! Subject(s): Goddesses & Gods; Life; Mythology | ||||||||
THOU who didst rise like a pearl from the ocean, Whose beauty surpasseth the splendour of morn! Lo! We invoke thee with eager devotion, Hearken, O Lotus-born! Come! with sweet eyelids and fingers caressing, With footfalls auspicious our thresholds adorn, And grant us the showers and the sheaves of thyblessing, Hearken, O Lotus-born! Prosper our cradles and kindred and cattle, And cherish our hearth-fires and coffers and corn, O watch o'er our seasons of peace and of battle, Hearken, O Lotus-born! For our dear Land do we offer oblation, O keep thou her glory unsullied, unshorn, And guard the invincible hope of our nation, Hearken, O Lotus-born! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BEDTIME READING FOR THE UNBORN CHILD by KHALED MATTAWA EAST OF CARTHAGE: AN IDYLL by KHALED MATTAWA SEVEN TWILIGHTS: 7 by CONRAD AIKEN VICARIOUS ATONEMENT by RICHARD ALDINGTON NOTHING ABOUT THE MOMENT by LUCILLE CLIFTON VENUS IN A GARDEN by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON AN OFFERING FOR TARA by GARY SNYDER A CHALLENGE TO FATE by SAROJINI NAIDU |
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