The Pachyderm of Prayaga

The Pachyderm of Prayaga

(Allegory - Poem) 

" Amidst a joyful banter in the jeep, I was away lost deep in my own thoughts,

And we stopped before Lord Hanuman’s Temple, yet I was still connecting the dots.

 The frustration of failure, the fear of future, the glory of the past and….

Somewhere among all these, I lay hopelessly drummed.

Then it was there that I saw, this pachyderm of Prayaga,

A Mighty elephant loyally bound, en route to Gaya.

I wonder what strength lies beneath the simple chains of the gentle giant,

 Is that legal? My brain asked but My heart is not quaint.

But as I look at it once more, and I feel that I’m this elephant,

Shackled by my own thoughts, the strength in me is not decadent.

And, the elephant trumpeted, a wake cup call not to plummet,

A sign that even a badly chained elephant could happily trumpet.

 I thanked the Pachyderm of Prayaga, for the invaluable lesson imparted,

To enjoy the simple pleasures of life, to live before being  departed,

And Most Importantly, - “To Trumpet happily every once in a while, forgetting everything” "

References (If any)

1. Place and Date -

@ - Lord Hanuman's Temple, Near Tiveni Sangam, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh)

On -21st of July, 2015

2. Subject - Elephant (Allegory Poem) - "The Pachyderm of Prayaga"

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