RANJANA SHARAN SINHA

RANJANA SHARAN SINHA

Advent

Inspirations descend

from the divine summit:

Poetry enters my soul

in the stillness of the night

through invisible corridors

filling me with awe and wonder

giving voice to my aspiring soul!

I melt into

the puissant presence:

Fragments of ectoplasmic dreams--

The words

crystallize and come out

in ecstasies of joy and pain!

The Sun: A Fire Within And Without

In a magic moment

a flame of fire

brightened  my bosom

bare and beautiful!

Resplendent roses of dawn--

Pink, purple, paradise - like

flooded my inner horizon

amid a pervading silence.

The fire stirred my desires

to spread their rainbow wings:

VIBGYOR!

A microcosm encapsulating

macrocosm was born:

Fire the Creative Core within!

Without--

The unsubdued splendour

manifesting itself

in myriads of miracles.

O the big bounteous ball

shot with luminous arrows

reaching the earth

with unseen strides

to protect us all!

The sustainer and saver

diffusing glory with its rays

creating breath- taking beauties

and blessing with

billions of bounties:

The vegetations,the brooks and rivers,

the oceans, the sea-sapphire,

the insects and the birds

and the multitude of humanbeings!

Without your heat and light

the earth would be

a lifeless lump of ice- coated rock!

I stand in awe of the sun-

an incarnation of Agni--

The lord of fire

existing at three levels:

Fire on earth

Lightning in atmosphere

Sun in the sky--

The radiance that pulsates

throughout the universe!

Immortal Words

Darkness deepens

Chaos prevails

Lost in the labyrinth

Mankind wails!

O goddess Saraswati

White and immaculate!

Bless the earth

To transfigure the faces

Deformed by some

Dire Gorgon spell;

Deliver the souls

Inert and immured in the clod.

Play your lute

In the cacophonous world

And by sweet cadence and tremelo

Summon harmony and infinite peace.

Whisper the immortal words

In the ears of the bleeding swans

So that they open their eyes

To witness a new dawn!

RANJANA SHARAN SINHA

DR.RANJANA SHARAN SINHA Date of Birth:29/11/1956. Education:B.A (English Honours), M.A.(English),PhD ( lndo Anglian Lit) PhD: Sri Aurobindo and the Epic Tradition Profession:Former professor (Dept.of.English), S.B. City College, Nagpur (MH), lndia Research Supervisor (English), RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur,(MH),lndia Publications: Poems,short stories,articles and research papers published in a number of national.and international dailies, magazine, e-zines and journals. Poems published in quite a considerable number of international anthologies and archives. Published nearly 50 research papers in prestigious national and international journals and conference proceedings. Authored and published 05 books: 1. Spring Zone ( Collection of Poems). 2.Midnight Sun (Collection of Short Stories). 3.Nature in the poetry of William Wordsworth & Sumitra Nandan Pant (Criticism). 4. Feminism: Times and Tides. 5.Different Dimensions ( Collection of research papers). UGC-sponsored MRP: she has completed and published Minor Research Project on comparative literature. Awards and commendations: Ranjana Sharan has received many awards for her outstanding contribution to titerature- 08 awards - Best Poet Award ( poets lnternational),Bangalore, Best Citizen of lndia, lnternational Publishing Housr, New Delhi, Rashtriya Pratibha Samman, Udaipur, Brajlok Sahitya Sanskriti Samman, Agra, Best Teacher Award, Nagpur etc. Commendation from the President of lndia: Ranjana Sharan received commendation from the former President of lndia, A.P.J.Abdul Kalam for her poem Mother Nature in her collection Spring Zone in the year 2005. Association with Literary Groups and Organizations: She is the member of many literary groups and organizations. Paper presentation and keynote address: Presented papers in many national and international conferences and seminars; also delivered keynote speech. Lives in Nagpur (MH), India.