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We are as the flute, and the music in us is from thee;
we are as the mountain and the echo in us is from thee.

We are as pieces of chess engaged in victory and defeat:
our victory and defeat is from thee, O thou whose qualities are comely!

Who are we, O Thou soul of our souls,
that we should remain in being beside thee?

We and our existences are really non-existence;
thou art the absolute Being which manifests the perishable.

We all are lions, but lions on a banner:
because of the wind they are rushing onward from moment to moment.

Their onward rush is visible, and the wind is unseen:
may that which is unseen not fail from us!

Our wind whereby we are moved and our being are of thy gift;
our whole existence is from thy bringing into being.

~ Rumi, Masnavi Book I- 599-607

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Wednesday, 15 April 2009

Words on a Glass Frame










Words on a Glass Frame


I.


alone,

my visions sway

between

reason and magic


calling your name softly,

I resurrect you

in this song,


our feet are wet again,

touching,


our ghosts

lost in the sun.


II.


daring dancers

on water,


time, piano, fall.







6 comments:

Deeptesh said...

This evokes a sense of voodoo surrealism.I like the soft magic in the second stanza.This one lights up the mind quietly....much like light evanescent thoughts.'Time' and 'light' add a whole new dimension.And the entire piece sways gently between magic and rationality .

Shahwar Kibria said...

why are the words inscribed on a glass frame? why not something more durable?
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zorlone said...

Hi there!

This is my first time to visit this site! Very good imagery here! There is definitely something that the writer sees that we can't.... something more than the descriptions on this poem.

Thanks to Deeptesh I found cool poetry blogs.

Zorlone

Saima Afreen said...

Tales are written on mirror frames appear Illusive , making the difference between what's surreal and real blur. The words evoke both pleasure and pain.

ishani said...

u have started saying more by writing less it seems!! was a bit late reading this one. great.

Sujoy Bhattacharjee said...

This one reminds me of beaches...