Outerspace

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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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Thursday, 24 December 2009

A Memoir in Orange
















[Pict: Courtesy Varnica]




A Memoir in Orange


rainbow
above the islands,

a little girl
is an explorer
inside your dreams

language melts
into another language

time melts into another time

love melts
into
another question,

liquid questions after
sunset.

And so we race beneath the sky,
all of us. We don't hold hands.

The little girl's
memory melts too,

her time is now an island.

and friends
send their songs
from orange, far away alleys.


12 comments:

ishani said...

beyond excellent as usual, but in a different kind of way.

RANGEET MITRA said...

language melts
into another language

time melts into another time

BHABA JAYE

EROKOM DARUN AKTA LEKHA..INAM TOR LEKHA BANGLATE ONUDITO HOK

RANGEET

abhishek said...

brilliant work dude...

hope it gets published real soon...
but job well done dude...

madhumita said...

orange alleys! and what not.. it touches all the nerves of everyone in thier own intimate ways!

lilithwrote said...

very twilight.

Inam said...

@ Rangeet: I think I have a better idea ;)

@ Abhishek: Hey thanks for the wishes, let me see if I can send it for publication this month.

@ lilith: Are you referring to the film? I haven't watched it yet. Maybe I will, soon. Thanks.

Chandni said...

My favourite line is "liquid questions after sunset"

nice nice it's ringing in my head now. Can you put a tune to this?

fisherwoman said...

you have surpassed you.

Srim said...

brilliant...simple yet deep

Deeptesh said...

This is sublime beyond words....your imagery portrays metaphysical peace

pritha said...

love melts
into another
question...


brilliant inam :)

Rye.. said...

Language melts into another language? eh?