Sunday 7 January 2018

Seeking...

























Firefly
George Seeley (1907)




peak of a monsoon flowed turbulent
bedlam
                         
                          fingers gripped on emptiness
                         legs pushing forward
                         a body of existence

penumbral being waking in turbulence
seeking vision
play of shadows and lights
in drifting waters

                               impeccably indecipherable gaze
                              consciousness
                               may be a globule of light waits
                              the quenching sight  of a voyager

the cypher of being and non-being
circling the globule

body of existence  
bedlam in drifting waters      



11 comments:

  1. Sreeja, you have blown me away with your excellent word choice in this poem: monsoon, penumbral, globule.. How they all sparkle for me in your brilliantly phrased lines. This is a most beautiful poem.

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  2. I read this over and over, so many great layers and word choices... you really really capture the mysterious aspect of the picture.

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  3. My goodness this is absolutely splendid writing, Sreeja!💞 Such brilliant wordplay here especially love; "a globule of light waits the quenching sight of a voyager."💞

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  4. "impeccably indecipherable gaze" just hearing the words aloud of this poem is a present.

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  5. I love the shape of this poem, Sreeja, and the movement in the language, especially:
    'peak of a monsoon flowed turbulent
    bedlam';
    'the cypher of being and non-being
    circling the globule';
    and
    'bedlam in drifting waters'.

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  6. Oh and the last line, the unexpected bedlam!

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  7. The first two lines are definitely my favorite.

    "fingers gripped on emptiness" ... That's too often the way, isn't it?

    I love this line as well: "impeccably indecipherable gaze"

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  8. Time of the monsoons. I liked various aspects here Sreeja, cleverly thought of, great imagination. Bedlam without mayhem unless the voyager comes with quenching activity.
    ..

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  9. body of existence
    bedlam in drifting waters

    This more or less sums up what to expect of her. Can be most intimidating!

    Hank

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  10. Beautiful word choices for the feel of this poem. Love the way you formatted it.

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  11. Thank you all for the loving comments....!!!

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