We are all Kalidasa

We are all Kalidasa

With weapon, cutting the branch

On which we nest

O Intelligence!

Bless us

so we could relax

and have the good sense

to drop the axe.

Note:

The poem stands on the story of Kalidasa. The legend says that Kalidasa, one of the greatest poets that ever lived in Indian soil, was a fool cutting the branch of a tree he was sitting on with an axe. When he fell on the ground, Saraswati, the Goddess of learning, came to his rescue and gave him a boon, which eventually resurrected him into a poet with an outstanding talent. However, there are many versions of this story. Later, he came to be known as the master of roopak (metaphor) and had authored brilliant novels including Meghadootam, Shakuntalam.