He came with the dawn,
Early morning mist-
A hazy form:
vague nothingness,
slowly taking shape!
My long night was
nearing light-
I knew, the sun
was just behind him.
Trapped in my darkness
I could do nothing,
but wait…
Endlessly, it seemed.
I wondered.
Did he know?
Was that why he came?
And I waited.
Wondering
why, suddenly, the steps
seemed unsure
faltering-
And the mist grew thick!
Still trapped in
my darkness
I knew
I would have to burn-
so that he could see light,
and part the mist again.
Only, I hope, he will forgive me
for being formless,
when he finally gets here.
5 June, ’07
A Quest on Overdrive ... :) 
March 26, 2009 at 3:14 am
quite ‘RuskinBond’ ish! nice!
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March 26, 2009 at 7:37 am
hope is all we have…wonderful !
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March 26, 2009 at 10:59 am
Leave me speechless !
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March 26, 2009 at 12:52 pm
Sanket, 🙂 Thanks!Dhiren,… right hope it is :)Shalu.. 🙂 Thanks so much!
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March 26, 2009 at 3:55 pm
That was beautiful… 🙂 I mean… Darkness… Alluringly beautiful. Doesn’t one feel that it hides something..? Something which we may want to uncover? Throw light on..? **I knewI would have to burn-so that he could see light,** – And I *just* spoke of shadows (darkness) and light… Loved it, ma’am. Peace.
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March 26, 2009 at 4:23 pm
its lovelyyyyyy!! juz absolutely timeless mema!! absolutely gorgeous poetry here!!loved ittttt!! 🙂
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March 26, 2009 at 4:34 pm
Karthik, just read the light from your post too 🙂 Alluring… a beautiful word that is :)Thanks for the wonder of your note!Sash.. you’ve read this before, I know, but its a joy to have your words here again :)Thanks so much!
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March 26, 2009 at 6:23 pm
usha ma’am i’ve said this b4 i think, but ur words leave me speechless…u also take me on time travel with ur posts! :)loved it! 🙂
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March 26, 2009 at 7:29 pm
Beautiful as ever..”Still trapped inmy darknessI knewI would have to burn-so that he could see light,and part the mist again.Only, I hope, he will forgive mefor being formless,when he finally gets here.”The ones that say so much……I am always intrigued by the dilemnas here..:)so many of them in so many of your creations…the way you portray life itself…
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March 27, 2009 at 5:12 am
That was intriguing. Its like candle burns down by giving us light. I also like the picture you selected to go with it.
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March 27, 2009 at 10:44 am
Ma’am! Please. The pleasure is all mine. 🙂 I must thank you for sharing your poetry chest with us!
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March 27, 2009 at 12:32 pm
“I will have to burn so that he could see light” just marvelous
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March 27, 2009 at 3:33 pm
Surreal! indeed…yes..mysteries of life,of that formless thing called mind,of a journey,of quest…the beauty of forms beyond geometrical laws..of laws which cannot be framed to forms..of tastes which can never be retold..and stories one can only tell to oneself..salutes..ushajiexcellent!wishes…
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March 27, 2009 at 4:32 pm
wonderful … Loved the lines “I knewI would have to burn-so that he could see light,and part the mist again.”BTW.. WE share the same blog background 🙂 and one of my dearest friend shares the blog title “QUest” with you..amazing coincidence 🙂 Keep smiling
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March 27, 2009 at 6:43 pm
Leo , thanks so much! :)Indyeah , ah, yes, the dilemmas. They confuse me too, but I guess I revel in that 🙂 Thanks so much, Meg, for the way you took it apart, so gently, probing into the write, and touching the soul of it all 🙂 You were incredibly kind to the write 🙂 🙂 Thanks, am touched too!Solilo , thanks… I like that word too.. intriguing.. 🙂 And yes, so well have you put it, the candle burning down… 🙂 Thanks so much! Kartz , 🙂 :)Balvinder , thank you Kind Sir!MIP, gosh that is journey you have taken me on, onward in the quest for meaning, and for unravelling intrigues… 🙂 Thanks so much; am amazed at the way you have looked at this, and shared that perspective too! Thanks so much! So very much! Arnav , thank you 🙂 Indeed empathy here… 🙂 Template wise, and friend’s blog name wise.. and as I found, on your blog, content wise too 🙂 Thanks so much! I like that coincidence!
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March 28, 2009 at 2:31 pm
slowly sinks in….. very touching
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April 5, 2009 at 1:24 pm
Meenakshi, thank you 🙂
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April 22, 2009 at 8:39 am
GREETINGS EACH ONE IS BEAUTIFUL…CANT WRITE ON ALL OF THEM..REALY WONDERFUL..ENJOYING MY TRAVEL THROUGH YOUR BLOG..GREAT.BEST WISHES AND PRAYERSFOR YOU TO BE MORE CREATIVE ..SASNEHAMDRTPS
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