Glittering Love
Dedicated to all the Teachers of the World
He has kept His doors open
All the time, every where.
In many forms and shapes.
Big vacant halls, cathedrals,
Temples with deities, idols.
But my mind is free.
No more of these closed
Door ideas and fashions.
I am free from all taboos.
Sometimes, I vend fruits,
Flowers, agar, scents, for
Those who enter these portals.
But I simply ignore their calls.
Sometimes, I dig the earth,
Build these houses of worship.
Decorate the deities and walls.
I smile and laugh at all of them.
Preface (excerpt)
I am dedicating this humble work to the beloved teachers of the world.
I am grateful to Dr. (Prof.) Masood ul Hasan for penning a profound introduction to this humble work and to Dr. Ram Sharma for penning a preface. I am grateful to Sri M. S. Venkataramaiah for publishing this work.
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Foreword to Glittering Love by (excerpt) Dr. Ram Sharma
S. L. Peeran is a maestro in Indian English poetry and he has created a symphony of rhythmic words in his eleventh poetry collection. He has made this volume radiant with the preaching of Sai Baba, Lord Buddha, Jesus Christ, Mohammed Iqbal and he, an aalim (learned person) has flowed the nur (light) and Elm (knowledge) by his mighty pen. Through ‘Glittering Love’ he has forced us to ponder on the dismal chaos, as to where we are headed? In this volume he has simply preached us on diverse topics. Vibrating Un-Al-Haq (God is one and supreme), he has called this materialistic race and progress as futile. Some of his poems in this volume are reminiscences of his youth. In this poetic odyssey he has taken us from love to atom bombs and blasts. He has presented the Message of Islam to purify our feeling and thoughts.
Through his images, symbols and rhythmic words he has created magic to hypnotize in the heat of low values and morals. Dr. Peeran who is a Sufi by heart calls the Almighty to save all of us. In his poem ’Love forever and ever’ he writes;
O My Lord! Save me from,
The temptations of this world,
From its gilt and glamour,
From its slippery path
He has chiseled every word to make it an elixir of spirituality. The spiritual fervor runs throughout the volume. Dr. Peeran has synthesized the Hindu – Muslim culture and presented himself as an apostle of communal harmony. Religion is not for discord, but it should be our refuge from our daily problems. Love and compassion is all that is important.
Introduction by Massodal Hasan (excerpt)
The present volume focuses on the twin and mutually complementary themes of Love and Luminosity- the core of Islamic mysticism too. Naturally, notes of tolerance and Suleh-e-kul (equal respect and peace for all creeds) predominate for example, the poem ’Free From All’ opens on this note:
He has kept his doors open
All the time, everywhere
In many forms and shapes.
Big vacant halls, cathedrals,
Temples with deities, idols.
Without succumbing to nostalgia, Peeran makes no secret of his partiality to the past, yet he does not romanticize his memories. He is a humanist to the core, and he reacts equally sharply to inequities at home and unjust wars abroad, especially the outrageous tragedy enacted by Anglo American allies in Iraq and Afghanistan. His range of concerns may be rather limited, but his sincerity and universal love largely compensate for the default. Apt use of allusions from the Hindu pantheon and Quranic / Biblical sources enhance the effect and appeal of his poetry. He has the natural gift of distilling poetry from happenings and observations of everyday life, which reveals his human approach to man and nature. Robert Frost (d.1963), the renowned American poet, once remarked that a poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom. Opinions may differ about Peeran’ verses opening the casement of delight, but doubtlessly they sparkle with the Light of Love – the ultimate reach of true Wisdom.