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Originally posted by: jayvenk

Four beautiful brides

Four handsome grooms

8 lives will change

8 lives will be tested

One will have his wife taken away

One will be separated from his wife

Two will turn monks as they await their brothers.

One will be taken away by evil, her hair in his fist.

One for her husband for 5110 days will sleep.

Two beside their husbands will stand and for their sister will await.

The father will grieve and

his eyes open, wanting just one glimpse of his eldest,

Will take his final breathe.

The mothers three will wear mournful white.

Their sorrow hidden by a veil of strength..

They will await for the day each of their 8 children will return.

The two kings and their wives stood.

Dressed in all finery of gold and silk.

The kingdom of janak vibrated with mantras and music,

Signaling the union of the divine...

The grooms stepped forward to garland their brides.

A shower of fragrant flowers and turmeric rice on their bowed heads.

A million voices blessed in a voice one

For them to have a long and happy married life.

From above the devtas let out a sigh,

Knowing what lay ahead.

Originally posted by: SweetRogue

Delving into Bharat's thoughts

He looked at the star-filled sky above and then at the splendorous city below. Both wonderful creations, one made by the hand of God another, by the hand of man. Who creates love? he pondered God or Man?
It was so simple. 4 sisters, 4 brothers, all of marriageable age, it was only logical that they get married. But what about love... the troublesome voice in his head protested Be practical, Bharat! the voice that strangely sounded like his mother Kaikeyi's admonished. His smile was bitter. What is Love? he thought.He had been taught about faith, duty, righteousness but never about love, not the kind that was shared by a man and his wife.. Maybe love had no place in a kshatriya's life, after all he had sworn to either return victorious or not to return at all.
He turned back into the chamber.
His eyes fell on the sleeping form of his elder brother. His Ram Bhaiyya, He was much more than just an elder brother, he was his best friend, his guru, his guide. Maybe Ram Bhaiyya can answer this question,he thought. He didn't wake his brother up though, he was not a child anymore to wake his brother up for answering all his questions though he was sure Bhaiyya won't mind even if he did. At that very moment Ram turned in his sleep, the moonlight illuminating his features. He had a serene smile on his face. Bharat had never seen Ram Bhaiyya like this, there was something calmer, more serene about his elder brother, as if he had finally found his purpose in life. This is Love thought Bharat with a content smile. Once again his Ram bhaiyya had cleared his doubts, this time without even saying a word. Now he only hoped that she, the one whom his father had chosen for him, was the purpose of his life...

Sweetrogue and anu brilliant.

This thread is absolutely amazing.

@jayshree, ur poems are wonderful. Each one is a gem.

@barbie, loved ur poem.

@tuna @ anu @ sweetrogue, you guys are fantastic. Love how all the couples are getting their own Drabble.

Originally posted by: jayvenk

She sensed him long before she saw him.

Swami her heart called out.

He stopped in his stride.

His breath held.

It had been eons

The curse

The separation

His eyes thirsted just to see her.

Deeptha...

Deeta...

Harini..

His soul called out.

Her eyes brimmed.

Madhava.. Narayana

She moved

Her hand stretched seeking

They stepped through the arch,

Together they stood.

Framed against the flowers.

Vishnu vaishnavi.

Siya Ram

They knew

They will be separated again.

Awesome work😛

loved it😳😳

Originally posted by: tuna_star

Lost in woods

"Where are u? shrutkriti can u hear me?"Shouted mandavi, but her voice got lost somewhere in the dense forest, and nobody answered. She shouted again but nothing happened. Suddenly she heard somebody's shriek, and instantly recognized it as shrutkriti's voice. She ran towards the direction of the sound.

Somewhere on the other side of the forest sita and urmila were looking frantically for their sisters. urmila said,"didi we need to call someone? We will never find them like this". Sita said,"I know Mithila's forest by heart, I am sure they are somewhere around, this forest is not as dense as it looks. We just need to look on the other side". After searching for more than an hour they indeed found their sisters. But in such a state that they never even imagined in their worst nightmares.

Mandavi and shrutkriti were lying unconscious. Sita and urmila ran towards them and tried to wake them up but in vain,urmila started crying after realizing what have happened. Sita suddenly recalled the route to a river nearby and she ran towards the direction to bring water. She found an empty old urn lying beside the river and collected some water and ran back to her sisters.

Sita sprinkled some water on shrutkriti's and urmila's face and after few longest minutes of sita's and urmila's life, their sisters opened their eyes. Mandavi narrated," I was searching for shrutkriti when I heard a shriek and ran towards it. I saw her lying unconscious and when I checked her feet I saw mark of a snake's bite. I knew if I didn't do anything immediately then the worst could happen so I had to suck out the venom and so I did. I didn't even realize when I started feeling dizzy ad after that I don't remember anything."

No words were exchanged for a few more minutes between the sisters, just a cascade of emotions which flowed out of their eyes. They got up to leave for their castle, as the trees in the forest witnessed the love 0f the beautiful sisters which would be remembered for ages to come.

Note:This is little longer than a drabble but couldn't write shorter. Feedback expected, one of my first works on IF so do tell me if I made any mistakes.😊

@Tuna ,@Anu,@Sweet Rogue

Originally posted by: jayvenk

Amongst the fragrant flowers they stood.

He a little awkward,

she a little bashful yet able to look at him.

They had been asked to meet.

A decision had to be made.

Her lovely light brown eyes looked deep into his.

He could not turn away his gaze.

A shy smile curved up on her lips.

He managed to turn away.

In a voice of that held strength and respect...

She heard...

My brother follows the path of dharma.

And I, follow him.

I go where ever he goes.

I walk beside him,

At times behind him,

And at times before him.

He turned his gaze back to her.

You understand they seemed to ask..

She acknowledged with a slight nod.

Her eyes never left his

His piercing alert eyes, softened.

She turned as her name was called.

She bowed before she walked away.

She looked back once more.

Their eyes held.

A soft tinge slowly crept up her cheeks.

In her heart, a gentle flutter..

His heart a missed beat

Both were stolen.

From the grand window janak smiled.

His second was also taken.

Originally posted by: jayvenk

Oh Sooo so beautiful @barbie