Illegal entrants--a poem
Restlessness
Desire
Longing
Are now
constant companions
Travelling with
me
Within me
They have made
themselves comfortable
They arrived as
tourists
On a travellers
visa
But somehow
managed to linger on
No force could
banish them
My heart , my
thoughts
Are yours now
My soul
Subsumed,
consumed, blazing
Burning
I live in
restless hope
I
longingly dream
Of making the
journey
Across the
miles
The desire to
be with you
And to linger
on.
Just like my
travelling companions
I hope
To stay
Till
eternity
In your arms.
____________________
ps: This was a poem commissioned by Conde Nast traveller
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© 2014 Preeti Shenoy
For more poems click here. Some poems have already appeared in print. Kindly do not reproduce without permission. - See more at: http://blog.preetishenoy.com/2014/08/do-i-tell-you-poem-blog-marathon-day-7.html#sthash.IopfCRtF.dpuf
For more poems click here. Some poems have already appeared in print. Kindly do not reproduce without permission. - See more at: http://blog.preetishenoy.com/2014/08/do-i-tell-you-poem-blog-marathon-day-7.html#sthash.IopfCRtF.dpuf
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ReplyDeleteHi Preeti,
ReplyDeleteBeautiful poem spilling a yearning heart to go beyond the borders and be with the beloved. The personification of emotions and feelings as co-travelers while remembering a loved one adds up to the imagery and heart ache. The more I read it the more I want to revisit it. Loved the title "Illegal entrants" :)
Love, Alka.
Meaningful Poem.👏😍
ReplyDeleteHi Preeti,
ReplyDeleteAlka has already expressed all that I felt on reading this beautiful poem with a nice photo and I am left with nothing more to write except that I enjoyed each and every moment of reading the poem. As usual on reading the poem, I traveled with the protagonist and her fellow travelers on visitor's visa enjoyed the imaginary journey too as much as the poem :)~ Indu.
Thanks Indu for reading my words as yours :) Our thoughts do reverberate dear!
DeleteI think you would like to read my poem "Reality Vs Dream" too that I posted on my blog. It's one of my few poems published recently in an anthology.
Love, Alka.