Closed Eyes
The undreaming eyes close
The veiled vision darkens
Like the twilight sky smeared by the drizzle of night
From the realm of stars on the kaleidoscopic panorama
That floats like butterfly so close yet so far
As the glimmering motif of astral existence
Giving at each passing moment
Your life a sense of purpose and faith
Your mind carries to people in need
Their visionless eyes don’t see.
The drowsy eyes close
The distant dreams appear
Like flowers blooming from unfurled buds
Make a bouquet of colored expectations
Not yet withered in the grip of harsh reality
Designs the tapestry of crafted existence
That glows in the lingering light of hope
Your mind transmits to people in the dark
Their unclosed eyes don’t see.
The still eyes close
The time stops to flow
Like a river frozen in the winter of your life
Where the melded past and future slide together
Away from the present congealed as stilled moments
Waiting for the time to melt and flow again
From the chromatic horizon of new dawn of your life
When your closed eyes would open
You will see people near in the sunshine
Their arms stretched to embrace you.
If ever you open your eyes.
Written : April 15, 2018
January 31, 2020
Contest : Strand Choice 11, Any Form, Any Theme
Sponsor : Brian Strand
Copyright © Subimal Sinha-Roy | Year Posted 2018
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