Friday, January 4, 2008

from the distance that you see the light
will be yours -
from the distance that you dream
will be yours ;

in woodlands where senescent night breeds
and lies awake like cascading lava rills,
on a broad road highway where with wizened eyes
the moon starts gazing with a lover’s sight,
come lets stroll until we stride;

at the end of the liquescent highway lies our path
where the other morning had built a similar structure
but without form and had called us to have a look
in tremulous lights where only heart could sight
and till we see, come lets walk till we stride;

my city will watch as we pass, by the houses beside
in torn clothes and messed hairs but crystalline face
and mutter and whisper tales of our love to their lover,
with blood on our hands we will reach the weir
and till we reach, come lets walk until we meet;

and when at the site our eyes would meet
with shame the dim lake will breathe -
and ablution of our sin will surely concern
the existence of ghoul haunted seer
and till they learn to live, lets walk still;

from the distance that you saw the light
will then be yours -
from the distance that you dreamt
will then be yours;

the heart that had bled yearning
will then be yours - - -

7 comments:

gP said...

//in woodlands where senescent night breeds
and lies awake like cascading lava rills//

are we born of dreams of nature?

I see this path that we take are all the same, our ideals differ, but more than ideals, our touch differs, our partners differ, but our love is the same. a veiled existence from humanities darkest sins. We rise.

A good one bro.

aria said...

Its more like a haunting parable about our troubled modern moment ..

Janice Thomson said...

Wow! I am beyond words with this one Alok - it really struck a chord.

J. Andrew Lockhart said...

I love how you began and ended this. Hypnotizing.

Jeevan said...

what we see is same, but it also have sights of different minds from every corner of this universe. when thinking about night moments it gives some romance in it, i feel same reading this.

Wonderful writing alok.

Annie Wicking said...

You have such a way with words, Alok. They dances before my eyes and create such vivid pictures.

You are blessed,

Thank you for sharing

Annie

Alok said...

Siva [Ghost Particle]: Thanks bro .. I read ur comments over and over again ... such depth in fe lines ... well done bro .. thanks

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Aria: So true .. "our troubled times" we all have been held to their shackles and I guess it is time to say "bas aur nahi" (not any more)

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Janice: WOW! Seriously did u mean that .. thanks a ton

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Andrew: thanks for reminding the word hypnotizing ... heard it after a long time ... thanks for ur words sir

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Jeevan: thank u so much ... time for a new post from u .. what say :)

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Annie: Ah! u r so kind ... thank u much


Thanks guys for taking your time out

Alok