Tag: Longing
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Sita's Plea
Sita poured her heart out To the silent trunks and endless trees “If nature were my lover I’d sing about no city, No paens, I’d write about its glory. Fear no ridicule, Neither would I cringe at mockery I’d rush into its serene embrace And trail through shadowy trees. Into the balmy forest laden with…
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Cartographies of Longing and Belonging
I. The sidewalks are the same, Though the green has faded Giving way to a browned winter, scrubbed clean. Nestled in the pallid wintery boughs lies the moon, ‘Tis trapped in a triangular web. The liquidy Moonlight’s reflection, melts into amber pools, That mellows the night’s edges. The city’s a canvas Etched on our pyches.…
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Whisper My Name Just Once…
#Poattic-5 #Rewind A day, I thought perhaps would suffice I’d rewind the hands of Quietly fleeting time. But can a day ever suffice The love exchanged in a lifetime? *** Alas! Too soon have you left With a searing pain my heart is cleft. One half goes with you As I bid my last…