Shelley

A violent summer storm'twas said took him washed ashore, unrecognisedsave by a copy of KeatsO poet, your passion your rebellion I applaud'Mad' may you have been But you're one of my godsThe first to truly inspireto whisper straight to my soulyour words came to lifethe moment I held them close And though I may wanderI…

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Words of a Melting Candle…

I woke from a heavy slumber upon being lit again. A mere stub now… That stature and pride of youth gone, but leaving behind like molten wax trickling down my wintry body, the illumination of wisdom that comes with time and a lifetime of service. Would you like to hear a dying light’s flickering words…

Pariah

The gate is unguarded; moss carpets the stony path a solitary keeper sits smoking a forgotten leaf looks but once at me, quite carelessly, then turns his back - I'm used to this. I search his eyes for a sign I'm new here too, like everyone else, Would he guide me? His eyes give the…

Prisoner

He watches out the bars as two of the inmates leaveFreedom is theirsTheirs is the reliefso powerful that even he can feelfor just a moment what they feelAs he prays before God for releaseSweet releaseIn any form, anyhow, pleaseWhen will it be time?He wonders what was the faultwhat the crimeMercy, mercy, mercy, pleaseCruel bondage, this,…

TAJ MAHAL

Who says you celebrate love when you behold this one of the seven wonders of the worldWho says it has left a mark of hope for loversand concluded that love indeed is immortalTake off your rose hued glasses, look closeIt weeps for lost love and mourns lost hopeIt warns all lovers 'gainst attachment's woes"Till death…