Words In Search of a Poet
The mountain stream chisels a valley
As narrow as the neck of a swan
In the rocks as strong as steel.
The water dancing down in musical cascades
And crashing on the rocky ledges
Splashes silvery drops reaching the sky.
They all carry the words
The stream says to the rock and to the sky.
The water rushing down in a current
And rolling on pebbles strewn on the bed
Sings an endless song for the birds.
They all carry the words
The stream says to the pebbles and to the birds.
A magnolia tree stands high in the valley
As green as the water of the deep sea
On the slopes as fragile as hopes could be
The leaves dancing in wild wind in a rhythm
And falling softly on the ground
Whisper autumn tunes to the grass.
They all carry the words
The tree says to the wind and to the grass.
The flowers opening the petals to sunshine
Like the eyelids after deep sleep
And throwing pollens the air sips,
Offer nectar to the bee.
They all carry the words
The tree says to the air and to the bee.
The narrow valley is full of words
In search of a poet to write a poem
On the mountain stream that cascades
Around the magnolia tree that sheds leaves
For you to gather and to read their rhyme.
The moonlight floods the alley
In a romantic mist as mystic as a secret of heart.
The young couple drowned in the flood of light
Sits in silhouette on a bench by the lamp-post
And look in the eyes creating dreams
The touch of love makes the silence play violin.
They all carry the unspoken words
The couple says to the dreams and the moon to silence.
The street lamp lights the alley on moonless night
As soft as the touch of the sea breeze.
A mother walks carrying her child on her lap
Like an angel through the cloud
The child makes sound the mother understands
The kiss mother gives touches the heart child feels.
They all carry the words
The child says in sound and the mother says in a kiss.
The alley is full of words
In search of a poet to write a poem
On the young couple sitting on the bench
And the mother walking with the child on her lap,
For you to capture and read the lyric.
November 11, 2017
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Copyright © Subimal Sinha-Roy | Year Posted 2017
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