Not knowing where
These crossroads lead
As I reach this wayside inn-
A lonely traveller
Not knowing who
Sent you this midnight
With a dimly-lit candle
Yet seeing his kindness
In this infinite emptiness
Not knowing how
To express my gratitude
Moments merging
Into lengthy silence
Here, in a rented room
This sleepless night
Staring at the walls where
Shadows play charades
I realise:
The distant shores lie
How far away! |
THE
DISTANT
SHORES
M K Bhasi
Singapore
Published in The Star-Laden Sky,
an anthology of poetry published by
The International Library of Poetry
(Kent, USA) 1997 |
