Shehnai

Day-28

NaPoWriMo-2025

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The soft, lilting notes

of shehnai-

swirls in the air

illuminating the

evening with its sheer presence.

The season of love

resonates in the evening skies.

The pulsating heartbeats

The fragrance of jasmine

The incense sticks and the sacred

Mantras harvest a feeling of

A new beginning.

Time to make promises.

time to feel, 

to be together

hand in hand

around the sacred fire.

A lifetime of vows

encircle the rising flames.

Together, they walk

towards their destiny

for better or worse.

                                                                   The Shehnai Maestro

Prompt: Music features heavily in human rituals and celebrations. We play music at parties; we play it in parades, and at weddings. In her poem, OBIT [Music], Victoria Chang describes the role that music played in her mother’s funeral. Today, we challenge you to write a poem that involves music at a ceremony or event of some kind.

Participating in: NaPoWriMo-2025