ALE TO DRINK Anyone there ? Please come , Stop this telltale heart from fluttering Among the artificial branches of unreal city trees Where nests of birds wounded by the last cyclone Echo but sad songs of betrayal and desertion ; Where serious words uttered by intimate souls Are swallowed by clatters of hollow affection ; Where clanks of wheels speak of empty progress And emotion is exchanged across clinks of glasses Without thoughts of the hapless lot of our civilization ! Prayer to my lord goes unheard in the din of clamours Desires fade in body of wounded petals Trails of dowry deaths confound conjugal relation ; Gutters drown the aroma of jasmines That promised breezy kisses at the end of dusty day And drinks only douse us to temporary oblivion . Come, give me a peg of your artificial ale of elation For the night to end Before again like a phoenix I rise in morn back to action . Comp. n copy right : saroj k. padhi 18/11/14
Posted on: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 17:02:41 +0000
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