Archive for April, 2007
Time
Sweet it sounded in the chambers of my heart
Penetrating my solitude with its tinkle calls
Charmed I heard it, falling into a dream
Of music, of life, of love and beauty
From around my nook came then another call
Blending unknowingly with my unknown song
Resonating deep with the sound of soul
While I, unknowingly, just dreamt and thought
I didn’t realize when I did wake up
And realized my heart wasn’t just mine to hark
The mysterious caller had its music in it
Joining mine to form a twosome one
Dreaming, waking, didn’t know which
I forgot my song’s solitary tune
So strong came out the blended notes
That made me hope for a final wish
I forgot the time for the caller’s departure
And when it came, I was shocked and weak
Withering away in a world without it
I pined for days, and months, and leaps*
When came like a dawn a beating drum
That rocked to its rhythm my broken heart
It came and took it to the highest heights
Making it hope again, and dream and love
And then, it threw away its white covers
And out came a black deceptive will
Betrayed hard, I went back to my nook
Making myself forget that wound
And then, again it came for me…
White again and sorry indeed
I listened not and closed my heart
Forever… to the beckoning drum beats
*Poetic license: ‘Leaps’ stands for ‘leap years’.
I am really sorry about how all my poems make a mention of songs and music. But the thing is: all sorts of emotions have such natural music associated with them that it’s hard not to think of it. And I mean… you really can’t separate music and poetry. When you are in a particularly sentimental or peaceful mood, I bet you hear some imaginary music playing in your blood. Well, at least I do.
