125 miles.
I never imagined they could be so close
behind the smoggy sky:
the bus stations filled with hawkers and
sardars on scooters.
On top of us all loomed a shadow
veiled 30 years ago, my grandmother says.
They had sent breezes to the brick-walled buildings,
they'd whispered through the busy squares and
while we slept,
laughed at our loud snores.
So many years in school but
they never taught us what
we saw yesterday,
when we woke up: the abode of the gods
letting loose their snow-flecked, silver hair.
They exhibit themselves because they know:
The buses will soon start running again.
The scooters will swerve their way to work.
Tourists will flock to Jalandhar to
see the havelis and the malls.
We will cover them again with gauze thick
enough to create a mist that blinds us to
beauty of all kinds.
And what will be left of this
one fleeting moment of peace
will be the stories we tell to our grandchildren:
To call it awesome will be an understatement!
This is mesmerisingly stunning!!!
'laughed at our loud snores.' this is so funny. XD
The last one is so touching, the stories we will tell to our grandchildren.
And what an ending
Once upon a time
I'm in love with this, TOTALLY!
Congrats for getting featured in WtW Review. By the way, do you live in Jalandhar? :)
This is honestly such a beautiful poem. I can't even express in words how impressed I am. This was clearly written by someone with skill and talent.Every stanza was so well written I almost shed a tear. I hope you keep up the good work and I will be looking forward to more poems written by you.
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Bhavya's Treasure
To call it awesome will be an understatement!
This is mesmerisingly stunning!!!
'laughed at our loud snores.' this is so funny. XD
The last one is so touching, the stories we will tell to our grandchildren.
And what an ending
Once upon a time
I'm in love with this, TOTALLY!
Congrats for getting featured in WtW Review. By the way, do you live in Jalandhar? :)
Samina
Wonderful poem. Each word has its own beauty. Well done.
Chloe :) <3
Wow ! Absolutely love this! Its such a beautiful piece of poetry
OpalDove
Love this. U totally deserved that spot. So good. SO GOOD.
Wynorrific
Beautiful! Gosh, this is just absolutely stunning. I love it.
prifma
hall of fame for sure...Emily Dickinson who
Wicked!
'the abode of the gods/letting loose their snow-flecked, silver hair' is just so beautiful!
carolissoproudofyou
This is honestly such a beautiful poem. I can't even express in words how impressed I am. This was clearly written by someone with skill and talent.Every stanza was so well written I almost shed a tear. I hope you keep up the good work and I will be looking forward to more poems written by you.
The Midnight One
My goodness that is beautiful....
thelostave
This is so, so, soo beautiful! Loved it!
marajones
this is so good...I actually almost cried.
Halopoet
Whooo cool
Deep_Breaths
wonderful. simply wonderful
Cosmogyral
gods, that's expression to a peak. It's wonderful.