Do Not Throw Dust On the Graves

Your gifts, I do not want to keep.
Shapeless doves on the grass,
were ready to take a nascent flight.
My small hands prepare a daisy meal.

Dahlias will bloom when the sun climbs.
I pass the door, that moves like a
stranger, between the people,
looking out for black roses.

One by one the tribes are changing
the colors of flags.
Conversion into sleepless towers
watching the whistles blowing.

Do not throw dust on the graves
in the valley of golden stairs.
The voices are growing louder
after trampeling on the bones.


 
SATISH VERMA
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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Suzadail Jr. Avatar
March 16, 2011 at 6:30 PM
Congrats Satish on the double feature this week. Vince
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March 15, 2011 at 6:23 AM
Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week Satish. Have a wonderful week and may you have baskets full of inspiration come your way. Love, Carol
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