Ganges
Early morning
Rising out of dust horizon
Long warm days before monsoon
Stone and concrete reflect the day's new light
Gold temple tops cast
Daytime stars onto this timeless river
People bathing, praying
Working
Dugouts float past
Barely moving
Oarlocks creak
Bells toll softly
Voices over water . . . hushed
A trail of laundrymen beat shirts, and sheets, and saris
Against rocks worn smooth
So many lives ago
No one remembers
Songs and whopping
Echo down this holy water
Krisha! Whop. Om Shanti! Whop. Jai Rama! Whop
Vultures soar patiently above us
Without effort
Glide through blue fog mist
Mingling with smoke from burning ghats
Along the shore
The end and the beginning.
Married ten years, and more in love than ever, Robert and Marcie have everything to live for. But a terrible secret is breaking Robert's heart: he knows that Marcie is about to die...
The Wholly Book of Exodus is humorous adult literature that features adult language, situations and content. It is the companion book of Jay Dubya's The Wholly Book of Genesis that satires the entire first book of the Bible.
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