Shivanara

Shivanara was a well-regarded poet, probably of the Adwami of southwestern Jacuruku - perhaps of the ancient past - who had written a volume of verse that was entitled Songs of the Perfumed Lands. Whether Shivanara had composed any other known published, or unpublished, poetry was not mentioned.Blood and Bone, Chapter 4, US HC p.146Blood and Bone, Chapter 9, US HC p.349
==In Blood and Bone==
Shivanara was a favorite poet of Prince Jatal of the Hafinaj tribe of the Adwami. The Prince owned a slim, leather-bound, fist-sized copy of the Songs of the Perfumed Lands which he carried with him even when riding to war. Prince Jatal kept this travel copy of Shivanara's Songs... in the folds of the robes that he wore over his armour so that he had easy access to the work, even while on horseback. The Prince would not only read or remember favorite or appropriate lines of Shivanara's work, but would also "treat" himself to selections to "ease his mind". If, as sometimes happened, the "magic" of Shivanara's words eluded him because his mind had wandered, Jatal, sighing, would press the closed volume of the Songs... against his forehead and murmur, "Apologies, O Poet."Blood and Bone, Chapter 4, US HC p.146-147/152-153
==Excerpts==
*Lines attributed to Shivanara:Blood and Bone, Chapter 4, US HC p.147/153
::Sing me, my Prince, the Wonders of True Devotion!
::As the caress of the cooling Western wind they are,
::As Natural as the unfolding of the Azal blossom,
::And as enduring.
:also:
::And - oh, gods - what does it mean that amid fields of rotting corpses
::The most fragrant blossoms grow?
*Lines attributed to "the poet" - probably Shivanara:Blood and Bone, Chapter 11, US HC p.433
::Blood is brightest
::Against the purest snow...
*Lines attributed to "an ancient Adwami poet" - perhaps Shivanara:Blood and Bone, Chapter 9, US HC p.349
::Love does blossom like the flower
::and petals fall like tears.
==Notes and references==
Category:Unstated gender
Category:Jacuruku natives
Category:Authors
Category:Poems
Category:Adwami