Saturday, August 15, 2020

The Ancestors ( after Guardian)

 

 

The Ancestors ( after  Guardian)

 

Apart from idol worship,

another  unique form of worship

propagated  traditionally  is our

ancestors worshipping as their

cultural symbols – cocks, cows,

goats and crows  and parrots of all

singing songs  pouring a  melody

to propitiate all evils  in most homes;

sometimes, even rituals as offerings

of killings or sacrifices – common

belief transmitted from believing

ancestors to posterity even today;

 

tomorrow is uncertain for cocks and

bulls and   parrots for strewn feathers

 everywhere, other side of worship

by some raw brutal act still in vogue.

On the grass, on the mound, on the ground

Their play a delectable pleasure dancing

To the tunes of Carols and choir bells.

Our  ancestors  and their voices,

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