Prelude -
This poem is about a stone. According to christian mythology, God created Light, earth, sky , water,Life, man etc in 7 days. Our stone heard the commands from God and when he realized that Life is on Earth, he started his journey from a remote corner of universe with a desire to visit earth and settle there and be a part of LIFE. And finally after thousands of years, after searching for Earth all over, it has reached a nearby planet from where it can see Earth. However by ill fate it has been quite a few centuries and he is still stuck up there but by good fate there is a volcano erupting nearby. He sees an opportunity and goes ahead with a suicidal mission where he hopes that volcano will be able to spew him towards earth if he is able to correctly time his plunge into the volcano.
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“Let there be Light” -
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On the first dawn, on the first day
He guided the gentle rays.
In His aegis, rose my shadow,
with my shadow, I saw the first day.
My shady strokes on canvas of time,
never once crossed any one's line.
I once looked back at the canvas of past,
It tore my heart for what it was-
Pain painted in colors so shallow,
a rock hugging its aching shadow.
I felt lonely one cold dark night,
missed my shadow, pined for Light.
My smeary eyes turned dew next morning.
Through dewdrops I saw my shadow smiling
Before I could ask, the reason for smile,
I heard the echo-
“Let there be Life”
…
In that moment, that raced fast and slow
the dewdrops turned rays to rainbows.
Among the rainbows a fairy rose high-
the lovely ‘Life’ with blue green eyes.
She soon left for a paradise.
and since then my shadow and I
have travelled infinite loops
in the fingerprint of Lord.
May be lost in the maze of time,
may be hurt and drained at times
but never bereft of the desire
to see the lady with blue green eyes.
After countless days and lonely miles,
After wishful prays and ruthless strides,
I reached an orb, close to the paradise.
But for the journey ahead,
I searched within, for my inner might.
For, I was at the footstep of a volcano’s ire-
inches away from freedom,
If volcano chose to spew me in air
But inches away from death,
if volcano chose to end my despair.
It was then, when
I heard my shadow whisper-
“The fire may hurt a few days,
but not the unfulfilled dream,
for I will be hurt and dead,
if you choose to silence my scream.”
In an impulsive haste,
I took a leap of faith.
As the fiery fire spread its vice,
my past flashed before my eyes.
and the shadow, to my surprise,
was missing in the flashing slides.
But then, who had I been talking to all this while?
Was I that alone for such a long time?
As the truth sunk its teeth,
I felt hollow and weak beneath.
I was no longer sure of
what’s real and what’s surreal
For, since the first dawn, since the first day,
this rock had thanked the gentle rays
In those rays, had rose my dreamy shadow-
my only friend, my lonely ego.
One last time, in the red mirror
I saw her and gave a wishful sigh.
This upset the mirror and suddenly,
it exploded violently.
The air choked for light,
or was it me for my life.
In that battle with death,
I soon blacked out
I opened my eyes-
and I realized I was alive.
I was at the centre of starry maze
and her eyes stood out
even in the veil of a cloudy daze.
In the dazy clouds, deep in my thoughts,
I felt like an old moron,
who had seen his closest friend in shroud.
In the dazy clouds, but among the storks,
I also felt like a new born
crying in joy, my heart aloud.
It was a wait of million years,
and now in due time I'll kiss her.
I can drench in the rain,
play in the green,
rest in the plain,
sleep in between.
This tune of love,
I can play in the dark
This lovely music,
I can share with the lark.
Dive into trenches beyond the blue
Lost to the trance in rhythms so true
Fly free and high and be the sunshine
repaint the rainbows with colors of mine.
This fountain of my gloom and glee,
was about to set my spirits free
when I saw a raging ball of fire
with its all strength and the darkest ire,
charging towards my years of desire.
I may be a rock, heavy and hard
But not the one with a rock like heart.
I jumped in with all my might,
to abate the brunt of ugly fate.
God Nooo, You are cruel
Why at this time?
When I am so close to her.
And yet you make her so far.
I can see her grace,
blurred in the smears of love.
As the soul ripping fireball
tries to kill my dream.
As the clash for my love for all
reaches a painful scream.
I seek strength in Lovers across the land
holding hands with the same dream
in their eyes as mine
I seek solace in the solitary sea
buzzing with promise and gleam
reflecting a shooting star.
In this last battle
lasting a second,
ending in a bright blinding light -
with the desire to live flowing through
hands held together...
I win, the only war which mattered.
Wounded as my body may be,
tired as my soul may be.
But as this rock falls
in the arms of Life.
The swishing sound of air,
tells it the secret of Life.
Life is to give, to sacrifice.
It is a beatific peace,
which you receive,
when you are willing
to die for a cause.
Life is a serene bliss,
which you perceive,
when you are willing
to live for a cause.
God Yesss !! You are kind
As you are all the Time
I live to see the dream of my life
I wake up to a morning in the arms of Life.
As the soul of the orb and sky above
healed the wounds that came by.
With thankful heart I ask her name
- the name of the orb of all life and birth
a small kid whispers -
She is the EARTH.
