《Poems of Rain》5. Chimera in Random
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I felt there is
Life in random
As I sat on a sidewalk
With my legs crossed
Time eleven o five
On a flawless night
Tuning in to the flutter
Of a fallen dead leaf
I fixated on that one
As it glided to my feet
Twisting on a stone
As if in a dance to
The howl of a lone dog
That passed by me
Chasing the corner
Of life's old sleeve
I laid back on the mortar
To see no stars that day
My head on the cement
My torch on the sand
Its rays alit the dust
Cajoling a chimera
Of the dusk at night
Twirling like thoughts
In the realm of a mind
The sky looked angry
Where was the moon?
I waited in wonder
For hands of the clock
To meet each other
Ticking to the caress
Of a lover's content
N' the color in the clouds
To come alive for this noon
The beauty in trivial
Is the beauty of this june
My heart felt lethargic
To even leave this room
But the zephyrs of night
That floated to my face
Reminded me of home
N' of my eventual rise
Despite my dreams
That desired of delay
In leaving this road
N' walkin' back to mine
-KR
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Hello! welcome back everyone!
I had a one-year writer's block on this one 😂
Started this after a night walk last year and FINALLY finished this today after writing 4 completely diff versions of it.
Anyways, I tried describing the beauty in seemingly trivial things, hope u enjoyed :))
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