Stoned

The presiding deity makes a dry run
for a meaningless pride of frightened
amphibians, under the mud, on the clouds
who have no faces, no limbs.

The citadel laments over a spiritual arc.
You might get out of the battlefield
with a blue eye and trembling gestures.
The black guilt with a love letter arrives.

The voices sting. He was arranging his
white flowing beard, ready to make a compromise.
The ravaged landscape now waits for the 
green rains, matching the stoned remedies.


SATISH VERMA
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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March 24, 2012 at 6:53 AM
S Verma, very deep..take care..Pd
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March 23, 2012 at 7:38 AM
I am enjoying reading up on all the poetry I can today. I am happy yours was one that I was able to read today. The weekend is here and I must also make time for my family life. I will be back on Monday as usual and I wish you a beautiful weekend filled with renewed inspiration Satish. Love, Carol
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