Dreams In the Shadow of Memory

Submerged in the flood of maddening crowd,
I see a verdant valley carved out 
within the lonesome me drifting away,
displaced from the still stratum of sound 
of converging cacophony loud,
I dream attached to the unanchored mind. 

In the precinct of the pristine sprawling thicket 
I wander on the convolute contours of life.
As the rising sun of promise bursts with colors 
on the calm canopy of hope with golden beams,
the leaves sparkle in the spectrum of splendor 
in the sea of silence where I sink within serenity. 

In the embracing breeze rippling enticed, 
the enchanted boughs dance to its cadence,
make mystique motif with light and shade lattice.
The foliage weaves for me the tapestry of ecstasy
for my dormant dreams to be embellished
to perform the kaleidoscopic show of joy. 

With the forlorn life ambling listless 
across the amber wilderness of destiny,
I’ve to take a long journey alone.
From the cool cradle of the dense copse
I’ll garner the grandeur of its emerald sheen,
in my marooned mind I’ll strive to stow,
create in my pallid heart a jade meadow. 

Walking the last mile in the twilight zone 
in the remaining hours of fading glow,
I’ll seek the shade of rest for the last time,
stepping into the waiting woods once again,
see my dreams return longingly enwrapped 
in the lengthening shadow of memory.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2021



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Date: 12/22/2024 11:52:00 AM
Dear Subimal, your beautiful verse took my imagination up and away into skies of imagination and dreams - where it's often so much better than the reality of everyday struggles and monotony. The inner world so much gentler than the outer world. Congratulations for your success in Rob's contest. Warmest wishes my poet friend.. ~Susan
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Susan Ashley
Date: 12/22/2024 2:38:00 PM
Thank you for your warm words regarding my poem, Subimal, and for your heartfelt congratulations. Both are truly appreciated :)
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Subimal Sinha-Roy
Date: 12/22/2024 1:00:00 PM
Thank you, Susan for your read and for reflecting so succinctly my sentiments ingrained in the poem. It's alyas a pleasure to hear from you. Congratulations on your win as well. I loved the tightrope analogy of life so vividly expressed in your poem.
Date: 12/22/2024 6:00:00 AM
I love where this poem took me. Thank you and congrats on your placement.
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Subimal Sinha-Roy
Date: 12/22/2024 7:37:00 AM
Thank you so much for the placement and for your appreciation.
Date: 4/20/2021 9:03:00 AM
Congratulations on your win. A wonderful story/write. Have a blessed day with your win as you write away.....................
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Subimal Sinha-Roy
Date: 12/22/2024 7:37:00 AM
Thank you, Paula for your read and comment.
Date: 4/20/2021 3:53:00 AM
Beautifully done. Congrats on your win. This is a whisper of hope on my thoughts. God bless you always, Love, Gina
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Subimal Sinha-Roy
Date: 12/22/2024 7:39:00 AM
Thank you so much, Gina for your read and wonderful comments.
Date: 4/19/2021 3:06:00 PM
How precious the memory can be especially when it returns us to poetry and forestry. Beautifully penned dear poet Congrats on your win and thanks for joining the contest SSR
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Subimal Sinha-Roy
Date: 12/22/2024 7:40:00 AM
Thank you so much for your read and for your encouraging comments so uplifting.
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