Mahadev
Means “Great Lord” -
A Sanskrit pronunciation
Of the man
About to stand
Before your eyes;
But some anonymous bastard
Decided to bastardize
Your name
And reduce it to some
Common, ordinary junk
Called Maday
Without any color
Or sound.
But I’ve found
The forgotten beauty
Almost erased by a British stamp
Lingering in three simple
Syllables -
Mahadev.

Written 4/23/08
© 2008 Nicole Nicholson. All Rights Reserved.