Ms Neelam Saxena Chandra
(Ms. Neelam Saxena Chandra ji is a well-known author. She has been honoured with many international/national/ regional level awards. We are extremely thankful to Ms. Neelam ji for permitting us to share her excellent poems with our readers. We will be sharing her poems on every Thursday Ms. Neelam Saxena Chandra ji is Executive Director (Systems) Mahametro, Pune. Her beloved genre is poetry. Today we present her poem “Dushyanta’s Regret”. This poem is from her book “Tales of Eon)
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☆ Dushyanta’s Regret ☆
(Dushyanta speaks when he is told by Gods that Shakuntala is indeed his wife and Bharat is indeed his son)
O dearest Shakuntala,
How could I forget you-
O beautiful damsel?
Regret flows through my eyes
As I remember
I called you lowly, wicked and without virtues.
Shame envelopes me
As I recall the moments
When I refused to accept Bharat,
Our lovely son!
O dearest Shakuntala
Holy was our union
Already sanctified by heavens above;
And Bharat, the most handsome son
Any man could have.
Proud I am having you as my wife
And possessing Bharat as my son
And I bow in front of Sage Kanwa
Who patronised you!
O dearest Shakuntala
Ready I am to repent and accept any penalty
That you may impart me.
Forgiveness I what I ask of thee,
Reprimand me or punish me,
But restore honour
To this mighty kingdom
And my soul
And accept to be
My wife.
Oh virtuous, chaste and beautiful lady,
See! even the heavens desire
That you be my wife, the queen!
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