Once again, a year has passed by
Draped in memories flashing behind
The approaching year slides past rapidly
With the ticking off the clock
The hands move away as fast as the sun
Trumpets across the sky
Chasing barriers of clouds that slyly
Rise and fall and flow silently
Along with the wintry wind
Enwrapping the fading glories of the passing year
What promises are made un-made?
As the skipping hours of the day
Collide with rushing force to dismantle
Your vision of promising promises
That sits idle upon your mental horizon
Ready to topple down like a pack of cards
Strewn with the gush of the wind
Or
Just tumble down like Jack and Jill
Or
Better still… like Humpty Dumpty
But
Like the rising waves of the sea
That rush to meet and overpower
The tumbling colliding waters
Racing towards the beach
Leaving behind lovely shells
For you to pick, choose or discard
The rosy aspects of alluring fantasies
~Shobha Diwakar
Jabalpur, India
Ms Diwakar has a way of presenting ordinary things in an extraordinary poetic form. It’s a simple but a beautiful poe m
Ms Diwakar has a way of presenting ordinary things in an extraordinary poetic form. It’s a simple but a beautiful poem
thanks for your keen appreciation ASB and perceptive views of the same
Lovely poem. Beautiful way to say good buy to the passing year and welcome the new year.