Agony And Ecstasy

Clouds cumulus, cumulonimbus Looked from behind the peaks Of the Western Ghats They smelt Monsoon Trade winds that set ships Inspired by a legendary visage Which blazed many a male solar plexus The Helen of Troy Helens walked the Tamil streets Their saris fluttering in the wind Soaked in odoriferous sweat An evening intoxicated Neems shook their heads In demoniac frenzy A dance of the dames Of the Arabian Gulf Scent of sweat and oud Intermixed to rouse The passions of the yearning young Let me lie here inebriate To capture the beauty of this state Of ecstasy that pervades Every atom of my being Beautiful is life Beautiful are the Helens May a thousand ships Set sail again My solar plexus aches In an agony that is sweet Agony and ecstasy Oh, how blazing is this corporeal being Of everyone of us slowly dying Whoever said the body is a thing! ?