~Kali, the Mother by Swami Vivekananda~

[Guest guest]

Sweet sister,

 

thank you for posting this beautiful poem. You must have known I

needed it, because I have been looking for the text everywhere this

afternoon. I thought it was on the last page of Sister Nivedita's

book, searched for it, but must have misplaced it and could not find

it. So I misquoted the text in my post to Eric and did the poet

injustice. I'm so glad we can now read the full poem in all its dark

splendour,

with love,

Henny

 

 

, "muktimaa" <muktimaa@a...> wrote:

>

> Jai Kali Maa, dear family!

> i have always loved this poem by Swamiji Vivekananda! It always

makes

> all my hair stand up! i am grateful to poetseers.com for having it

on

> their website! :<) They said this poem was written in Kashmir, on a

> houseboat on Dal Lake. After visiting the Kshir Bhavani Temple, he

> returned, in ecstasy, to the boat and wrote this.

>

> KALI THE MOTHER by Swami Vivekananda

>

> "The stars are blotted out,

> The clouds are covering clouds.

> It is darkness vibrant, sonant.

> In the roaring, whirling wind

> Are the souls of a million lunatics

> Just loosed from the prison-house,

> Wrenching trees by the roots,

> Sweeping all from the path.

> The sea has joined the fray,

> And swirled up mountain-waves,

> To reach the pitchy sky.

> The flash of lurid light

> Reveals on every side

> A thousand, thousand shades

> Of Death begrimed and black-

> Scattering plagues and sorrows,

> Dancing mad with joy,

> Come, Mother, come!

> For terror is Thy name,

> Death is in thy breath,

> And every shaking step

> Destoys a world for e'er.

> Thou Time, the All-destroyer!

> Come, O Mother, come!

> Who dares misery love,

> And hug the form of Death,

> Dance in destruction's dance

> To him the Mother comes."

>

> Jai Ramakrishna Deva! Jai Swamiji Vivekananda! Jai Maa Kali!

> muktimaa

>