Like inky nights
diluted with
pearly moonlight…
Like dry riverbeds
inundated with
rushing waters…
Like sudden stillness
invaded with
thunderous gales…
Or poignant silences
gentled with
murmurs and smiles…
And lack-lustre eyes
moistened with
tears of feeling…
Maybe there’s hope for us-
New perspectives
Untold and untried..
Normalcy now,
would be
an achievement.
2 April, ’91
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A re post, to strive and find a muse again:)
July 3, 2009 at 6:07 pm
This is beautiful, Usha :)just lovely writing, wishes, devika
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July 3, 2009 at 8:23 pm
Ushus you are back! for a moment or maybe more or maybe till you find a muse again :)loved this but then when have I ever not fallen in love with your words?:)reda it at first glance (in my excitement:D )and thought that it was about loss and separation that was inevitable…read it again..this time with more patience and more of Ushus running through my mind..of all that you are and all that you share :)and I knew that you would only write of new beginnings and dreams that would come true:)normalcy now would be an achievemntah! and who would not dream of this?:)Now THIS is you Ushus…absolutely and quintessentially you….(((((hugs))))awaiting the arrival of a muse :))eagerly 🙂
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July 4, 2009 at 2:45 am
“Maybe there's hope for us-New perspectivesUntold and untried..”Ya, U said it!
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July 4, 2009 at 6:52 am
Devika, thank you, as always :)Indygurl 🙂 🙂 Love you for the way you pour your heart in, in all those words you give this write, and the writer 🙂 🙂 And you know what I say about the writes here… it is as you see it, any which way and every which way! Thank you for that lovely and uplifting note, it makes me want to get to that muse and drag it here! Off, again, in Quest of the Muse 🙂 Santhosh, thank you for the visit and words you have for the write!
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July 4, 2009 at 11:17 am
Reading yours after a long time makes me realize, nothing has changed really. I still amaze at the simplicity with which you evoke REAL emotions in REAL lives. May be that is why you will always be my fav 🙂 Thanks for posting this. Really feeling good to see some activity in this space.
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July 4, 2009 at 2:36 pm
I think your muse is already here. Ironic, no? Nice poem. Bravo!
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July 5, 2009 at 8:24 am
Amazing!It's been a while since I read your beautiful muses..So glad you are back with a bang, and that too with such innovative perspectives..Keep writing!!!
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July 5, 2009 at 8:35 am
Following you!!!
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July 5, 2009 at 8:36 am
Ushus, Glad to read you after a long time. What Abhi mentioned in her interview about your words are absolutely true. 🙂
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July 5, 2009 at 7:14 pm
and u r back..it felt so nice to read this after a pretty long time.u seem to be busy these days.. yes, we all do miss our daily(or weekly) dose of sensible and touching poetry..:)
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July 7, 2009 at 7:18 pm
Normalcy now,would bean achievement.- Great lines!!
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July 8, 2009 at 12:46 pm
Same velvety touch of the words. Same flow of the the thoughts. Drifted along for some time. Keep it going.
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July 10, 2009 at 3:13 pm
Feels so good to read you again, ma'am… Trust all is well. Peace. Have a wonderful weekend.
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July 24, 2009 at 7:00 pm
welcome back maam….with your beautiful writing…reading this just totally made my day!!!thanks a lot:) plus the write, as well the fact that you're back, had some kind of a reassuring effect!!:)
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July 25, 2009 at 1:15 pm
We have been missing you for awhileglad you're back from the self imposed exilenow we can be treated to verses so virilethe mark of the inimitable usha's style.Welcome back.A`very apt verse for the occassion
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July 27, 2009 at 5:25 pm
Awesome words..Just read your previous poem and now this..Thats Life isnt it- a little retreat followed by a new burst of energy 🙂 – so beautifully depicted in your poems
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February 27, 2010 at 5:17 pm
🙂 is everything normal there?! 🙂
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