Thursday 1 June 2017

...is there any crystal clear gift as the love of your pet?


“What greater gift than the love of a cat.”   Charles Dickens













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a four-letter word---G I F T
evoked some swift thoughts,
a gush of memories
searching for that moon-like gift,
a gift that lit my heart;
ran like a girl through the castle of memory,
every nook and hidden chambers;
rushed like a storm, clearing all dust---
have i gifted someone anything precious
that lit their heart with joy?
have someone gifted me
something like that fresh rain outside?
among the piles of gifts
i missed anything special,
there wasn’t any;
did i love anyone ardently,
didn’t i ?
did someone loved me completely,
didn’t anybody?

sitting in the window
i conjured up an ocean before me;
with every wave, i saw every face i know---
who is precious, who is not?
who would gift me with  love unprecedented ?
who would love me as my parents and sibling do?
who would accept me as my spouse do?
who would own me as my kids do?
who would appreciate me as my true friends do?
haven’t i kept the standards high?
wasn’t  i so mean, haven’t i built the dam
across my gushing heart?
what memorable gift did i ever give?

the unshaken prejudice---
‘it’s a selfish, egotistical world out there’---
it thumps nail upon nail
to the walls of the barrier!

i drew the ocean within my eyes,
it’s time to unbind the wings,
time to pull away all nails,
it’s time to be the unprejudiced self,
it’s time to know the god’s gift,
the gem that glows along with the truth…

a four-letter word---G I F T
evoked some swift thoughts,
and some unspoken insights


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10 comments:

  1. An wonderful poem! So relatable, I could remember so many times I have thought the same. It's so lovely to see someone else thinks the same. The poem was delightful to read!

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  2. Such good thoughts flowing from the prompt, "gift." I especially loved theses lines:
    "ran like a girl through the castle of memory,
    every nook and hidden chambers;"
    This is just such wonderful imagery.....and for me, just turned 70, to think about these words...it's such a fun metaphor to focus on.....sitting, closing one's eyes, and just letting the memories flow and then to become that girl, running through the castle of memory, seeking every nook and chamber....one memory coming after another, spurred on by another. Just a wonderful image! :) Thank you for posting!

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  3. I soooo love the spontaneous flow of the words here. 'it’s time to be the unprejudiced self, / it’s time to know the god’s gift,'...My favorite lines.

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  4. I like that you realize it's time to know God's gift. It is a precious gem, thanks Sreeja

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  5. A well composed reflection for us all. My compliments and thank you.

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  6. Good questions for self reflection based on the idea of gift.

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  7. A lovely self-reflection Sreeja ~ I would like to remind myself that I can share the gift of kindness and thoughtfulness to people I meet everyday ~ Have a lovely week ~

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