He came with the dawn,
Early morning mist-
A hazy form:
vague nothingness,
slowly taking shape!
My long night was
nearing light-
I knew, the sun
was just behind him.
Trapped in my darkness
I could do nothing,
but wait...
Endlessly, it seemed.
I wondered.
Did he know?
Was that why he came?
And I waited.
Wondering
why, suddenly, the steps
seemed unsure
faltering-
And the mist grew thick!
Still trapped in
my darkness
I knew
I would have to burn-
so that he could see light,
and part the mist again.
Only, I hope, he will forgive me
for being formless,
when he finally gets here.
5 June, '07
quite 'RuskinBond' ish! nice!
ReplyDeletehope is all we have...
ReplyDeletewonderful !
Leave me speechless !
ReplyDeleteSanket, :) Thanks!
ReplyDeleteDhiren,... right hope it is :)
Shalu.. :) Thanks so much!
That was beautiful... :)
ReplyDeleteI mean... Darkness... Alluringly beautiful. Doesn't one feel that it hides something..? Something which we may want to uncover? Throw light on..?
**I knew
I would have to burn-
so that he could see light,**
- And I *just* spoke of shadows (darkness) and light...
Loved it, ma'am.
Peace.
its lovelyyyyyy!! juz absolutely timeless mema!! absolutely gorgeous poetry here!!
ReplyDeleteloved ittttt!! :)
Karthik, just read the light from your post too :) Alluring... a beautiful word that is :)Thanks for the wonder of your note!
ReplyDeleteSash.. you've read this before, I know, but its a joy to have your words here again :)Thanks so much!
usha ma'am i've said this b4 i think, but ur words leave me speechless...
ReplyDeleteu also take me on time travel with ur posts! :)
loved it! :)
Beautiful as ever..
ReplyDelete''Still trapped in
my darkness
I knew
I would have to burn-
so that he could see light,
and part the mist again.
Only, I hope, he will forgive me
for being formless,
when he finally gets here.''
The ones that say so much......
I am always intrigued by the dilemnas here..:)
so many of them in so many of your creations...the way you portray life itself...
That was intriguing. Its like candle burns down by giving us light.
ReplyDeleteI also like the picture you selected to go with it.
Ma'am! Please. The pleasure is all mine. :) I must thank you for sharing your poetry chest with us!
ReplyDelete"I will have to burn so that he could see light"
ReplyDeletejust marvelous
Surreal! indeed...
ReplyDeleteyes..mysteries of life,of that formless thing called mind,of a journey,of quest...
the beauty of forms beyond geometrical laws..of laws which cannot be framed to forms..of tastes which can never be retold..and stories one can only tell to oneself..
salutes..ushaji
excellent!
wishes...
wonderful ...
ReplyDeleteLoved the lines
"I knew
I would have to burn-
so that he could see light,
and part the mist again."
BTW.. WE share the same blog background :)
and one of my dearest friend shares the blog title "QUest" with you..
amazing coincidence :)
Keep smiling
Leo , thanks so much! :)
ReplyDeleteIndyeah , ah, yes, the dilemmas. They confuse me too, but I guess I revel in that :) Thanks so much, Meg, for the way you took it apart, so gently, probing into the write, and touching the soul of it all :) You were incredibly kind to the write :) :) Thanks, am touched too!
Solilo , thanks... I like that word too.. intriguing.. :) And yes, so well have you put it, the candle burning down... :) Thanks so much!
Kartz , :) :)
Balvinder , thank you Kind Sir!
MIP, gosh that is journey you have taken me on, onward in the quest for meaning, and for unravelling intrigues... :) Thanks so much; am amazed at the way you have looked at this, and shared that perspective too! Thanks so much! So very much!
Arnav , thank you :) Indeed empathy here... :) Template wise, and friend's blog name wise.. and as I found, on your blog, content wise too :) Thanks so much! I like that coincidence!
slowly sinks in..... very touching
ReplyDeleteMeenakshi, thank you :)
ReplyDeleteGREETINGS
ReplyDeleteEACH ONE IS BEAUTIFUL...
CANT WRITE ON ALL OF THEM..
REALY WONDERFUL..
ENJOYING MY TRAVEL THROUGH YOUR BLOG..
GREAT.
BEST WISHES AND PRAYERSFOR YOU TO BE MORE CREATIVE ..
SASNEHAM
DRTPS