Painting of Surya with his two consorts Sanjna and Chhaya
Shy Sanjna, married to the sun,
soft-skinned, hides in the night clouds’ mist.
Her avatar, Chhaya, one
who wears glass bangles on her wrists.
Her silken locks do lure with scent
of honey-myrrh, argan shampoo;
down, dinghy-lounging, Nile she went.
When flaming Surya, nose so true
did swim alongside Chhaya’s boat
then leapt into, a bright red fish.
With sev’ral lines of poems wrote,
shy Sanjna got her fondest wish;
she watches from the clouds afar
her shadow serve both king and she.
She celebrates ‘mongst moon and stars,
her panoramic spirit free.
Most of the poem is based on known myth but I used a little poetic license also. Learn more about Sanjna here.
Punam is today’s host for dVerse’ Poetics. Punam says:
Pick any four [of the words below] and use them in a poem on a topic of your choice. You can write in any form of your choice but writing in rhymes would be nice as Hindi poems are mostly rhyming.
Avatar
Bangles
Bandana
Bunglow
Cashmere
Catamaran
Chit
Chutney
Dinghy
Juggernaut
Jungle
Hullabaloo
Punch
Shampoo
Verandah
Tao Talk 
I love how you tied it back to the myths with the English words. Like an emigrant returning back
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<3 Thank you.
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Li, what a beautiful retelling of the myth! I love that you researched so thoroughly and brought Sanjna to life through your words.
Incidentally, the day after Diwali is celebrated as Vishwakarma (Sanjna’s father) day. He is the god of tools so on this day all craftsmen worship their tools and celebrate it as a day of rest.
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Thank you so much and happy to learn that Sanjna’s father and all craftsmen and their tools are celebrated today. Good to hear they have a day of rest.
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You are welcome. I thought you would enjoy a bit of trivia. 🙂
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Such a lovely re-telling of legend, Lisa! So beautifully done.
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Thanks much, Merril!
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You’re very welcome!
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I see you had a lot of fun with this one, Lisa! Well done.
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That I did, Dwight, thank you :)
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You are welcome.
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This brought a smile to my face! (K)
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K, very pleased to bring a smile to your face.
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So beautifully done Li.
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<3 Thank you.
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You’re welcome my friend
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Really enjoyed this poem and the revisit to an old forgotten tale. Thank you :)
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Thanks much and you’re most welcome :)
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Intriguing and very enjoyable poetry.
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Jude, thanks much.
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My pleasure.
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Most impressive that you wondrously wove the prompt around a local myth, kudos!
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Kate I’m studying creation myths right now and so naturally turned to Indian mythology to write to for Punam’s prompt celebrating Diwali. Thank you :)
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lol good for you! Keeping our brain active is so important :)
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What a beautiful story you’ve told Lisa.
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Thanks much, Linda <3
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You’re welcome.
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Lovely, Lisa, as lovely as “shy Sanjna” herself.
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Thank you, Dora!
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That was like a story-poem.
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Thank you, it is a fascinating myth and it works very well as a metaphor.
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