Tuesday 16 December 2014

Dusk At Bhangarh







The road winds up the hill
Treacherous, tortuous, tiring
In search of that beacon of light
Enlightening, encompassing, ensnaring
A thick film of fog hangs down on earth
Grey, grim, grimacing
At Nature's generous endowments
Unhappy, unrelenting, unhinged
By its own melancholic solitude
Yet daring, dauntless, demanding
Answers best forgotten and buried in the past
The cloak camouflages continuum
And descends like a pall of doom
Presaged, perpetuates pretentions
Of an untimely end  vulnerable
Fearful of a formidable fiasco of a future
Lest it opposes all designs carefully planned
of life, love, lust and longings
Eternal.....


(Thoughts found cadence at Bhangarh, the cursed civilization in timeless wait for divine blessing)

16 comments:

  1. The effortless use of cadence, alliteration and onomatopoeia has added a unique charm to the poem. I was lost in the wilderness of words and sounds......Beautiful as always!

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    1. Thank you very much Sunita for your appreciation and encouragement. I think the credit goes to the mystique beauty of Bhangarh

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  2. Liked the lust of lost melancholic melody that stirr up the frozen roads. And firm footed fakirs find fantasy in the realm of reality.

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  3. Deserted places often bring out some strange feelings. Beautifully written.

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    1. Yes Jyoti. Strange are the feelings which emanate in loneliness

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  4. Beauty even in forlorn surroundings.

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    1. Yes, true Vimala. Beauty is born out of isolation and perhaps the eternity of silence.

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  5. Have heard a lot about this place ... beautiful poem.

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    1. Yes, its a place full of intrigue ....thanks for the visit

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  6. Happy to vist your blog.Liked the poem with wonderful adjectives following each line

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  7. Very nicely penned... this place do have an eerie vibes about it. I had been there once....and once was enough for me ;-) :D

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