Lessons from Donkey Head of King Ravana Iconography: Ten Quatrains
Lessons from Donkey Head of King Ravana Iconography: Ten Quatrains 1-The ten block heads stand proud and tall, He thinks he rules them one and all. A king of gold, with words of might, Yet blinded by his own dark light. 2-But perched above the crown he wears, A donkey’s head in silence stares. It speaks of pride that will not bend, A stubborn path toward the end. 3-The beast of burden, dull and vain, Reflects the hunger in his brain. He knows the lore, he knows the art, But hides a foolish, heavy heart. 4-For all his strength and all his schemes, He wanders lost in selfish dreams. The donkey head, so cold and true, Shows all the truth he never knew. 5-He wears a crown of heavy gold, But hides a secret, dark and old. Beneath the kingly, human face, A donkey’s head finds hiding place. 6-The stubborn head and swollen pride, In shadows of the soul they hide. To walk in dark, ignoring light, 'll bring down-fall to ruler from height. Let moral compass guides the way, 7-To light the pat...