Angels in Trio
Posted: Sunday, September 27, 2009
by Tariq Elyas
Beneath the stars.
Behind the trees.
Among the crickets
and the sounds of bees
I witnessed three angels lying
on the grass with ease.
They are hushed, static.
Yet they glow
like a distant star
to an experienced eye.
Out of reach, we can only gaze
and reflect on these three Angels
who look like mummies,
wrapped with their friendship
and love to each other.
An aurora of serenity hovers
above them like a caring mother
tapping her hands on the sounds
of their dancing heartbeats.
The angels are awakened
only to float to the sounds of a flute,
played by three generation of musicians.
The musicians become magicians.
And they enter their dreams
to spot them dancing on the banks
of a Himalayan river
like kids keyed up for Diwali .
The magicians give us a glimpse
on the lives of these Angels turned
spirited musical kids.
They tell us:
These Angels have names:
Daniel, Michael, and Luis.
Luis is the Aphrodite
that links them to one another.
She is like a feather that carried
with their breaths from one another.
She is a cheetah that runs in the wild
only to be summoned by her own kind.
Michael is a Samurai equipped with wisdom.
He is a philosopher who serves his kingdom
He is a devoted soldier that never had to fight.
Daniel is the moon that shines
on an oasis in the middle
of the Sahara land.
He is the waves that shapes
beaches and lonely hearts.
He is the faded rainbow after
a stormy night.
These Angels were inches from me,
on a Saturday night at Womad's.
I was lucky the least,
blessed the most,
to be lying next
to these….
Angels in trio.
By Tariq Elyas
1-Aurora is the goddess of the dawn in Roman mythology
2-Diwali is a major festival celebrated by Hindus, Jains and Sikhs across the globe as the "Festival of Light," where the lights or lamps signify victory of good over the evil within every human being. The festival is also celebrated by Buddhists of Nepal, particularly the Newar Buddhists.
3- Aphrodite is the classical Greek goddess of love and beauty.
4- The word samurai is derived from the archaic Japanese verb samorau, changed to saburau, meaning "to serve"; thus, a samurai is a servant, i.e. the servant of a lord.
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