The Desert Wind
There, amid the golden sands, was a flowing pond of sky
In the happy company of palms and its shadows!
An oasis that could have jumped from the pages of a storybook.
The wind is ruthless, it has wiped out the signs of everything.
It has brushed away the tracks of the caravans that passed this way
Leaving no trace in the sands of time, just vanished
The traces that blew away with the wind,
O wherefore can one find them, meet them?
I search for the footprints of my past thoughts
O pray, someone tell me, where to find ?
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CarpediemRose @CarpediemRose
+ 6
1 years ago
You aren't lost but found in your own words, nothing more to add, the desert wind of urs carried away my heart
vyapti @vyapti
2 years ago
Lots of love, Madhuri. You are an Oasis. Perhaps, that is why it is said that nothing is lost.
Jai Shri Ram @SoniRita
+ 32
2 years ago
So beautiful, so deep, so descriptive. Emotions, beautiful, poise, descriptive and plain old wonderful poem. You are amazing writer Madhu di. Keep it up.
vibha @vibraj
+ 6
2 years ago
Footprints of my past thoughts...how wonderful and steeped in nostalgia, I love the underlying sense of pining for the unattainable that laces your poem, so defining of life and its complexities! The emotional quotient, vivid imagery and fluidity of flow, combine to create a class poem!!
Avyakta @Avyakta
2 years ago
"A flowing pond of sky"-- such descriptive narration !