THE WIDOWS OF VARANASI
shorn of hair
lighting candles in white saris
stripped of jewelry
singing bhajans by the river
endure tradition
that will not endure them
divorced from the world
and married to the dead.
THE WIDOWS OF VARANASI
shorn of hair
lighting candles in white saris
stripped of jewelry
singing bhajans by the river
endure tradition
that will not endure them
divorced from the world
and married to the dead.