THE DANCE OF SHIVA

Lo, the God is dancing
-- Shiva the all-destroyer and Lord of creation,
     The Master of Yoga and the wielder of Pinaka.
     His flaming locks have filled the sky,
     Seven worlds play the rhythm
    As the trembling earth sways almost to dissolution,
Lo, the Great God Shiva is dancing.  

                     - Swami Vivekananda, 
                        poem translated from Bengali