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The Dome of Shiva
by Alexander Goldstein → (All Poetry by Alexander Goldstein)
Thursday, February 15, 2018    Rated "G" by the Author.
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The Chinese Spring Festival is on its way, tonight.


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The Golden Peak

Of Mt. Meru or Kailash,

Transhimalaya's gusty wind,
 
Twenty-two thousand feet --
 
The never conquered summit,
 
The heavenly power of supreme bliss, 

The earthly generation and destruction.

 


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 Reviews of "The Dome of Shiva"
Reviewed by Susanne Leist
Reviewed on February 15, 2018
The Dome of Shiva. I like the phrase with the Jewish meaning of sitting in respect for the dead. When I sat shiva, I felt like I was in my own dome or bubble, separate from everyone else.

Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on February 15, 2018
That is a stunning photograph that I hope wasn't photoshopped.

I did a little research and found that the "never conquered summit" has a deeply religious meaning. Four religions consider the mountain to be sacred for one reason or another. Therefore, in deference to those religions, climbers have not attempted to summit the mountain although some have planned, and then changed their minds when persuaded either by religious authorities, local people or other mountaineers.

Kudos for having portrayed Kailash so well. Unfortunately, Mount Meru has been conquered several times from various routes and only once along its "Shark's Fin" route in 2011. A documentary was made of that climb.

Ron

Reviewed by Michael Schafer
Reviewed on February 15, 2018
Majestic is the word.

Reviewed by Jansen Estrup
Reviewed on February 15, 2018
Awesome- you'd think the sun would touch it all day long - no doubt why you and China revere it, and conquer it with words ...


Reviewed by John Herlihy
Reviewed on February 15, 2018
What a summit. . . what beauty and what might. Nature will always prevail !


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