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Sekhar and Indu in love: painting by Ravi Varma

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Sekhar and Indu in love: painting by Ravi Varma text © Raj Arumugam, March 2008; painting:... Expand

Sekhar and Indu in love: painting by Ravi Varma

text © Raj Arumugam, March 2008; painting: Arjuna and Subhadra by Ravi Varma

This poem is written in response to DMR Sekhar’s comment on my poem Love is enough (Sulekha, posted 29 March 2008) based on a painting by Ravi Varma. Below is Sekhar’s comment on the poem Love is enough:

Raj, it is never enough ! Look at this Hindi film song abhi na javo chodkar ,
ye dil abhi bhara nahi please do not go now, this heart is yet to be filled.......
- DMR Sekhar.

The following poem, Sekhar and Indu in love, is also based on a Ravi Varma painting
and I dedicate the poem to Sekhar and his wife Indu.

Sekhar and Indu in love: painting by Ravi Varma

text © Raj Arumugam, March 2008; painting: Arjuna and Subhadra by Ravi Varma

O do not go, Indu,

for my eyes have barely their

fill of your beauty

and my heart still but little of your love;

always it can never be complete

it can never be enough;

O sweet daughter of nature –

never enough of seeing your beauty

never enough of your love

is not my love, Sekhar,

is not all my love

enough to fill that heart

of yours?

your love is perfect, Indu;

your love is perfect;

but there is immeasurable space in my being

space not finite

so that all the love you give is still not enough

never enough

you say such sweet words, Sekhar,

such words all men in love say;

sure these words of ceaseless love

have won my heart, have won my soul

but my reason warns me too:

that when your will is done

and the days go in routine

you will tire and you will sing:

love is enough, love is enough

I have other aspirations in my being

O love is never enough, Indu,

love is never enough -

ignore the loveless poets

who put on prophetic airs;

listen to my heart as it sings

listen to my soul as it speaks:

between us Love is never enough

for I can never be full, away from you;

my days and nights are but for Indu

and all my thoughts ceaseless waves

reaching out for Indu

so let hapless poets sing

of sufficient love

but mine, Indu,

mine is ceaseless love,

endless love

for I can never get enough of your love

Sekhar and Indu in love: painting by Ravi Varma

text © Raj Arumugam, March 2008; painting: Arjuna and Subhadra by Ravi Varma

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kalpita raj posted 4 mnths ago

HI!
Nice love-story,is it happy ending or Tragic---regards n luv,
Kalpita

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Raj Arumugam posted 4 mnths ago

Indeed, mathekail - and that was Sekhar's intention in that spontaneous interjection and quote that our good friend Sekhar threw at me! Indeed, in his classic style, he felt I scould shorten this poem! I'm sure you've raed his poems that are truly short and yet evocative.

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Padmaja Balaji posted 4 mnths ago

It is so soothing to read your lines on 'Love is never enough'. Beautiful picture and romantic lines, Raj. Liked it very much.

By the way, I am wondering why do you say 'loveless poets' & 'hapless poets', for poets always exaggerate the feelings, emotions and sentiments, more so in the case of 'love' (just as you have written 'love is never enough') hehe...

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matheikal posted 4 mnths ago

Ah, love is never enough especially when one is in love!

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DSampath posted 4 mnths ago

lovei n a painting
portrayed with care and compassion
immortalising the artist and enhancing him...

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blackmagicwoman posted 4 mnths ago

raj,

I liked your verse...

but the painting...I loved. Have always loved raja ravi verma's Paintings...there's such purity in them...they gab the soul, they do.

thanks.

me.

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