A moon drop tear
turned into marble,
my heart to stone.
Slaves lost their dreams
To build mine a tomb
Doubly doomed by the chilly moon.
Buy your tickets
Bring your cameras too
It’s a wonder of the world
What fools will do.
music: “Shankabaranam” by L. Subramaniam (violin), K. Gopinath (mridangam)
Dreams from a Pilgrimage 
The alternative view.. very nicely penned. Loved it. 😊👏👏👏
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Thank you so much 🙏
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Wow, this is so beautiful Dora. It’s amazing and deep. The audio is the cherry on the cake. I loooved this. Thank you so much for joining in the prompt.
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Thank you, Jude, and pat yourself on the back for your inspiring prompt. You’re a creative dynamo 🙂
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Aww shucks. Thank you Dora. 😊
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Wow, this is fabulous! I love how the audio adds to the ambiance and just transports you to a place.
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I was hoping that “hearing” the poem would help make it more immediate. So appreciate your saying it does! Thank you, Theresa 🙂
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This is beautiful, well done.
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Thanks, Mason.
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Hard to fathom how many lives lost on the whims of men’s choices throughout the ages.
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Yes it is. We throw the phrase “man’s inhumanity to man” around but it continues in every place and time. Thanks for reading, Jules.
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