Flowers And Silences

[seshendrasharma]

The dim darkness-the diffused light-dimness of one merging into the other-
imparting more length to the long trees that are standing like stretched out
shadows wearing stars in their hair- silence is imparting more depth to the darkness
in this advaita where darkness is merged into silence, my mind wakes up,
now not only sound but even a ray of light is a violent disturbance to the profoundness
of peace- in such moments deep truths unveil themselves-
now I realise it is not sound but in silence melody lives-

I am born out of flowers and silences- while passing my hand brushed against a flower,
I asked 'are you bruised? ' 'Me or you' smiling, the flower questioned back- the heart
of my pen broke and split blood; - I do not know which paper can bear this pen-

In the gigantic silences of forests, which touch the blue skies, the carpenter bird pecks
at the trunks of great trees which echo, far reaching sounds-
what can he do among the tiny crotons?

I ate days like fruits-now I eat drops of tears like grapes-frightened by the sun
took refuge under shades-sitting on the pavement eating dreams from eyes like ice cream
with spoons- measuring my life with dark evenings- I distributed my wealth
once with metres, now I scatter with handfuls my future
letting it fly in all directions-

I washed my heart in tears and dried it over poetry- walked past
wearing people on my body like shawls-
in the assemblies of flames; in countries abroad I raised my gypsy voice
and sang mixing earth and sky-
this country is the graveyard of my genius- however fast I walk
the distance remains the same. This land is thirsty for my blood,
it is snoring in the little shades of pigmy trees-
I picked my pen and dipped it in the sun
to write a summer song for my nation-
-Seshendra Sharma

[Riesa]

welcome, seshendra sharma.

unbelievable poem, one beautiful line after another, not one dissapoints.
stunning, powerful, sad. I loved it. Sorry, if you are looking for criticism, it's not going to be from me, you are beyond. Thank you for sharing this.

but "proundness" did you mean profoundness?


I had to look up advaita, and am taking the liberty of posting this definition for other people who may not be familiar with it:


Advaita is an ancient spiritual tradition that first arose in India and has been passed down to the present day by an unbroken line of teachers. Advaita — a Sanskrit word meaning 'non-dual' or unity — is more a philosophy than a religion and is open to persons of any culture or faith. Through reasoning, practice, and meditation, Advaita leads to a full experience of the fundamental unity within ourselves, in all beings, and throughout creation. Advaita also offers practical guidance for living truthful, effective, and fulfilled lives.

The main tenets of Advaita are:
that the Absolute — the ultimate underlying causal principle of all being and existence — is the one ever-present reality, conscious and infinite
that the creation, in all its forms, is an expression of this spiritual Unity
that the Self of every being is identical with this Absolute
that the purpose of life is to realize this identity through experience, while remaining engaged in the activities of life, and
that this realization gives constant peace, poise, happiness, and the ability to share these experiences with others

[seshendrasharma]

Dear Riesa !Greetings
thank you for your kind observations. you have gone into the depth of the soul of the poem. you are a great lover of poetry.
warm regards
Seshendra Sharma

[Dr Eep]

seshendrasharma wrote;

"I ate days like fruits-now I eat drops of tears like grapes-frightened by the sun
took refuge under shades-sitting on the pavement eating dreams from eyes like ice cream
with spoons- measuring my life with dark evenings- I distributed my wealth
once with metres, now I scatter with handfuls my future
letting it fly in all directions-"

That is just wonderful!! The remembering of how one used to relish life as compared to how we seem to be wasting it now... that really connected with me. I agree with Riesa - very very good!!:D