Poem by Arefa Tehsin, Author
Sand & Cloud
Once a silver cloud passed my way
The reckless wind blew it away
The sun pierced it through its heart
Who could rebuild a cloud from start?
The sand was cool under my feet
Drunken on waves’ endless fleet
The tide came and drowned the sand
Who could reclaim it from ocean grand?
Seasons passed and robins sang
Peacocks danced with lovers’ pang
Gulmohars kissed then went to sleep
Skies remained too cosmic, too deep
One day when I sat alone in a crowd
I found the once lost silver cloud
It dazzled in my loved one’s eyes
A brilliant cloud in darkened skies
I discovered it again in light
The sand I’d lost to the ocean’s might
It shone from trillion stars at night
The sand had sprinkled above in flight
May all you lose come back to you
With sands of time and déjà vu
May no fears cage your clouds in flight
Be it the sun’s arrows or powers ‘right’
2015 MUBARAK!!
Arefa
Digital painting by Ragoo Rao