Of Hope and Despair
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
It starts with a touch
Warm, lazy winter noon
You are near, somewhere
in my heart, in my soul
My eyes feel heavy,
the dream so tempting
Feeling your breath on my eyes
Tears unshed, ecstasy of suffering
Holding back,
wishes untamed
Waiting for the years
A moment a day
My fingers, feel your smile
and my heart feels your pain
You wish I would ask even though,
I know you can’t stay
Counting, clinging on to the moments,
before I let you go
Close enough for whispers
Too far to touch
And I wish, sometimes
In the moments of weakness
I wish I couldn’t hear your heartbeat
Wish I didn’t know what goes on inside
I hear you leave, before you let -
me out of your arms
The wind falls silent
tip-toeing in the distance
Shy twilight – scared to touch
Empty canvas
Darkness covers me for the ritual
Another night of frost
.................................
©Chhaya
Warm, lazy winter noon
You are near, somewhere
in my heart, in my soul
My eyes feel heavy,
the dream so tempting
Feeling your breath on my eyes
Tears unshed, ecstasy of suffering
Holding back,
wishes untamed
Waiting for the years
A moment a day
My fingers, feel your smile
and my heart feels your pain
You wish I would ask even though,
I know you can’t stay
Counting, clinging on to the moments,
before I let you go
Close enough for whispers
Too far to touch
And I wish, sometimes
In the moments of weakness
I wish I couldn’t hear your heartbeat
Wish I didn’t know what goes on inside
I hear you leave, before you let -
me out of your arms
The wind falls silent
tip-toeing in the distance
Shy twilight – scared to touch
Empty canvas
Darkness covers me for the ritual
Another night of frost
.................................
©Chhaya
12 comments:
You capture the moment of separation quite well. Good post.
Beautiful. As always :)
Wow! Nice poem...do keep posting your beauties here. Only hope no despair.
Very nicely written poem Chhaya.. Especially the lines
"wish I couldn’t hear your heartbeat
Wish I didn’t know what goes on inside"
They are just wow...
Agree with "What's in a name"..
These lines remind me of a line from an Asha Bhosle and Adnan Sami song..
"Jo nahi kaha hai.. Kabhi to samajh bhi jao.."
yes - a good poem... i like this:
"Close enough for whispers
Too far to touch"
keep it up--
@quackster
i think its not the moment of separation but the fear of separation that is emphasized in this work
It reminded me of my baby my squirrel who passed away :(
nice to say the least
Excellent usage of words and this is a masterpiece poem... Love it...
Vamsi.. :)
Felt the separation, need I write more?
The second line set the tone to me - "Winter noon". That is quite original for this theme, isn't it?
"I hear you leave, before you let -
me out of your arms" - This is so real!
Enough written, this is excellent! Keep writing!!!
@Brosreview - Thanx Ajey. those two lines have the soul of the poem.
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