He strolled through the woods
searching for a reason
a reason for existence
a reason for his creation
and that lay
between galaxies and ground
beneath skies and souls
burrowed in mountains and minds
tired he was of a moribund life
Work pressure and endless strife
and somewhere in his mind it reigned
higher has to be life's aim
and so walked on for aeons
till no thirst or crave perturbed
sullen and frayed
deciphering the cryptic colours and curves
mystified by marvels
he bowed in amazement
"speak to me O' universe
of your signs and ciphers"
with moon and stars as companions
and sun to elevate his patience
he deciphered the real existence
clearly differentiating mirage and reflection
the world is flat
huge and layered beneath
illusions are everywhere
except skin deep
In the wake of night
so much to see , hear and embrace
yet nothing is as it seems
the closest ones hidden underneath
and finally the universe did speak
when all concealed signs had unveiled
and fuming mist wiped out
on a night so dark and bleak
he stood in a state so euphoric
divinely composed yet a lunatic
embossing wisdom , engraved passion
he had reached his destination
It took no chants on shrines
he confirmed with a lilting mind
'what is utmost superior and true'?
"It is this soul which resides in you"
Beautiful
ReplyDeleteBeautiful is the word, and this was Poetry to me, not just lines. Awesome!
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Blasphemous Aesthete
Great, Great, Great. God has filled this world with beauty and bizarre things.
ReplyDeletesuperlike :-)
ReplyDeleteprateek - :)
ReplyDeleteblasphemous - this means a LOT ! thnks :)
Jagdish sir - true :)
SUB - thnk u !
I am passing The Versatile Blogger Award onto you. I hope you will accept. I have enjoyed your meaningful writings.
ReplyDeletehttp://bodhirose.wordpress.com/2011/03/12/the-versatile-blogger-award/
superb.enjoyed reading it
ReplyDeletetired he was of a moribund life
ReplyDeleteWork pressure and endless strife
and somewhere in his mind it reigned
higher has to be life's aim
great work :)
ReplyDeleteI can relate to this, I keep trying to hunt for a word from somewhere but all I get is a lost feeling! Liked your post, you have a way with deep thoughts!
ReplyDeletebodhirose - thnks for the award, am glad that u like my work :)
ReplyDeletesome unspoken words - thnk u so much and welcome to my blog!
muddassir - :)
omi - thnks :D
ReplyDeletesourav - i feel so good when tell me that they can relate to my writings! and thnks for the compliment, poetry is mostly a random flow of thoughts :)
intricately crafted...
ReplyDeletem jst spellbound... lost in d content f d poetry..
gud wrk mate!!:)
intricately crafted...
ReplyDeletem jst spellbound... lost in d content f d poetry..
gud wrk mate!!:)
wadiya
This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.
ReplyDeleteMysterious , b'ful , engaging. Nice words . As they say, when they leave the audience cravin for more.. the words win :)
ReplyDeleteVery true Sarah! yes its the soul resides in you.
ReplyDeleteYou carved the poetry in beautiful form,like it very much.
@ waddy - First n foremost, Welcome to d blog :) am so glad my poem made u comment in here finally..keep dropping in..ur motivation helps :))
ReplyDelete@ DG -that was too much of an applause..m on cloud no 9 :) thnk u !
@ pratibha -glad u liked it...thnks :)
he stood in a state so euphoric
ReplyDeletedivinely composed yet a lunatic
Brilliant.
*thunbs up*
I think at the moments of our best performance or the greatest moments of meaning in our lives, we stop being perceivable for others.
Hey, Hi
ReplyDeletesorry was a bit late to read this one...
you have discovered the journey so beautifully...and also given it a perfect end where the joourney is not what matters, its the realisation of the self...
nicely penned...nice thought.
Regards,
The Silhouette...
@ amropali - those happen to be my fav lines too :) and u r absolutely correct..when u go beyond a certain range, minor things dont appear to make any sense or importance. thnks!
ReplyDelete@ Eon - better late than never :P I have always believed in this fact so this poem somehow journeyed towards the same path.. :)
I just love this poem from top to bottom...
ReplyDeleteWe are so lost in this world that we've lost the sight of the big thing, the purpose of life ...
Very well written!
keep writing, keep blogging!!
Your blogger interface is gonna change soon, I'll try to send you the invite as soon as I get one :D
GV - this poem was to highlight the very fact that the real purpose of our lives is higher and somewht simpler if seeked within ourselves! so glad tht u liked it...and wht interface u talking abt? (pardon me m a tech phobic creature) :P
ReplyDeletelove it...
ReplyDeletesoulful words..
welcome and Happy Rally.
:)
So many lessons to learn... but then, that's what walking the path is all about!
ReplyDeleteit is just beautiful...
ReplyDelete"he stood in a state so euphoric
divinely composed yet a lunatic
embossing wisdom , engraved passion
he had reached his destination"
best lines i have come across in sometime
@ jingle - good to c u back on my blog..glad u liked it :)
ReplyDelete@ kim - yes..learning lessons..making mistakes and then rising again to walk ahead :)
@ paulami - thnks for those wonderful words.My poems r very close to my heart :)
very spiritual something we all can take something from...
ReplyDeletewonderful write ...
ReplyDeletebeautifully expressed.
Thursday Rally
So many true and wise words here! I sometinmes feel like this wanderer - surronded by illusions, striving to find my place in the world and find a reason. Love those last lines:
ReplyDelete''what is utmost superior and true'?
"It is this soul which resides in you"'
it is a search that we all take up some time.. a deep poignant wonderful write up, Sarah!
ReplyDeleteHere's My Poetry For The Rally
@ chim's - It means a lot if anyone could get something from my writings..so glad that u liked it..welcome to d blog :)
ReplyDelete@ rajlakshmi -thnks a lot :)
@ mag - we all r wanderers , searching for reasons and our perfect place under the sun and those r one of my fav lines too..glad u liked it :)
@ vinay - thnks so much for ur appreciation :)
A pleasure to read
ReplyDeleteHappy Rally
JL&B
A great journey of life describe so beautifully well, I love it.
ReplyDeleteThis is a fun piece. I appreciate the lightness and humor brought to a serious subject of what is actually an important quest, even though there is the typically human absurdity of traveling far and wide to discover what is close to home, even inside you. Like one of your other commenters, I was particularly struck by these lines:
ReplyDelete"he stood in a state so euphoric
divinely composed yet a lunatic."
Set up by the earlier parts of the poem leading to this, I could barely wait to read what the rhyme to euphoric would be. I knew it would be good.
Thank you for this contribution to the Rally.