VARANASI, I N D I A
What an ancient beauty this city is
The light and the dark so tightly woven together
Where the scent of incense and burning bodies drift through the air side-by-side
Where the old and the young and the music and the smoke play together beside the holy river
These temples and castles have seen it all –
The opulence and the poverty
The songs and the prayers
The gypsies and the Gods
Flowers and burning candles float down the river towards dancing deities
Promising answers
Promising strength
Promising wishes fulfilled