Giving Away

A study of soul continues;
hold back the animal,
discovering yourself in blind light.  

Awaken the hungry child
of autumn
and give him the dreams of strawberries
to eat, time would drink his tears

sans lips. A second death of the
pain of separation from the footprints
of hurricane who bartered the home
for psalms;

counting your failures. Take the bowl
and go to the hills of soaring flames
and bring back the burning song.   


 Satish Verma
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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March 14, 2011 at 12:01 PM
After a very super weekend I am back at the soup reading. I enjoyed reading your poetry this afternoon Satish. There are so many diverse writers here and I am so happy I am able to read most of them. Have a wonderful week and may you find what you are looking for in life and in your writing. Love, Carol
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