A Comprehensive Collection - Swami Vivekananda

606 "AND LET SHYAMA DANCE THERE."Monster waves, thundering, foaming,Jlush to leap mountain peaks ;The eartli booms furious, reels,Sinks down, hurled from its place ;Piercing the ground, stream forth names,And mighty ranges blow ap into atoms.iA lovely villa, on a lake of blueFestooned with water-lilies ;The heart-blood of grapesCapped with white foamWhispering softly ;The melody of the harp floods the ears,Growing desire, by its air ;time and harmony rich :What stirring of emotions !How many hot sighs of love !And tears coursing down !The red lips of the youthful fair,The two blue eyes two oceans of feeling ;The two hands eager to advanceLove s cageIn which the heart lies captive.The martial music bursts,The gi ound shakes under the warrior s tread ;The roar of cannon, the rattle of guns,Volumes of smoke, the gruesome battle-field ;The thundering artillery vomiting fire :Shells burst and blow uplillephants and horses mounted.The earth trembles ;A million cavalry charge,And capture the enemy s ordnance,Piercing through the smoke and the shower of sb 3lls