Generosity

It was one-off.
I will not punish myself 
again for brazen, stone writing,
girding the aneurism, after
a long siege.

An entire night was lost 
in repairing the blue vase.

You want to cut off the coalfield.

The gloom plunges deep. A 
swallow tweets for a passerby.

In the heart of darkness,there was 
the fire, a purple flame, ready 
to suckle the unborn sun.
the grass breaks the rock.
I pray for the burns.



Satish Verma
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Martin Avatar
August 15, 2014 at 3:52 AM
I agree. The last stanza really drove it home for me. A beautiful explosion.
Brown Avatar
August 14, 2014 at 10:35 AM
It has been such a long time since I have been here and read your poetry. Thank you for sharing this one. Love, Carol
Xia Avatar
August 14, 2014 at 8:45 AM
I really like the last stanza
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