Monday 6 May 2013

absolutely...

(Pic from Magpie Tales)

It’s like going,
                             going far away.
It’s like flying,
                           flying higher.
and finally it’s like pouring,
pouring out, inside out, absolutely;
to drip through the leaves, to melt to the soil,
and to get disperse, absolutely.
That’s how I want to soak
to soak, to soak in rain---
you know the story?
every story, each story,
of tears, of love and
hopes that rained over earth over decades,
that’s how I want to soak,
to soak, to know
to know the pristine silence
that still booms amidst all chaos
and it’s like going far away, flying higher
and pouring down
and soaking
absolutely
in rain,
living in each drop.

9 comments:

  1. An all-consuming desire, to be totally there and totally absorbed, useful, a blessing.

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  2. Your poem reminds me of just why I love rain .. walking in it, dreaming away a rainy day, smelling it, hearing it ... quite lovely Sreeja.

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  3. Now that I have rain boots to walk my dogs in the rain, I don't mind soaking in the rain either!

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  4. to know the pristine silence
    that still booms amidst all chaos

    ... gorgeous. I strive for that, too.

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  5. "to drip through the leaves, to melt to the soil,
    and to get disperse, absolutely." - another of your best ... I love it when you write long poems !!!

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  6. to know the pristine silence
    that still booms amidst all chaos

    nice...it is good to know that...and be able to find it...the peace in teh chaos...and def not a bad soak...smiles.

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  7. Lamenting and facing-off with courage. It will help tremendously in getting results yearned for. Soaking it in and knowing the irritations and the difficulties will ensure success. Nicely sreeja!

    Hank

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  8. Living in each drop...absolutely...

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