The Curvature of Mystery

Bereft of leaves, the naked branch 
That spreads onto our balcony 
Is the curvature of mystery 
Which poses the question eternally 
Its flame like twigs tiny, newborn, its branches of fruits that stop the wayfarer 
The cuckoos that sing in its cool shade 
The little blue rags of sky caught in its leaves and keep fluttering- 
Where are they! Where did they go! 
Now of course it is a naked branch, 
At its end a kite, like a tail of sankranthi 
That vanished into time like evaporating tear invisible- 
If I show you one visible posture 
I know you people devour the entire invisible world of my thoughts and feelings 
I know – that is why –I say it is naked but in that branch 
Time is flowing like electric current in the copper wire.
-Seshendra Sharma
homepage:http://seshendrasharma.weebly.com
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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August 14, 2013 at 4:02 AM
A lovely poem. Please share more with us.
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