Ganesh Chathurthi

the drum and the drummer
fused into
hearbeats and drumbeats
drumbeats and heartbeats
within without
one hypnotic trance

the revellers sway
cymbals crash
intoxicated dancers
unending chanters

the idols ride in splendour
a watery grave awaits
the throngs in wild abandon
celebrate the deity's farewell

i watch from my window
a distance very near
i see him wink
as his potbelly sinks
into the muddy pond
by the busy street