A Moth’s Promise Poem by jathin aka jesuzz

A Moth’s Promise

Rating: 2.9


In a palanquin of illusions
The winds passed me by
Dragging the veil of your fragrance
Singing songs unheard
My lady your mate announced your return

Like the undying wick of an eternal flame
Forever you dance
Who do those jeweled eyes search?
O lady of my dreams.

In this silent moonlight shower
Cutting your oars deep in the silver river
Where do you sail?
Away from the word or
My lady is it towards me?

Adorning the crown of dews
You are a queen in her diamond tiara
Is it the beauty celebrating,
The return of her favorite daughter! !

With an open heart, a silent prayer.
In these eyes blinded by you
God plays the second fiddle.
My goddess, I seek to be your priest
With a nothing but a promise, of the moth
To a lit candle

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Patrick McFarland 23 November 2008

This piece has a haunting, dreamlike quality not easy for a poet to achieve. Very well done Jathin.10 from me.

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Anjali Sinha 23 November 2008

beautiful imagery---the promise of the moth to light a candle excellent write ----enjoyed it. anjali

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Reshma Ramesh 23 November 2008

jathin.......this poem is in a league of its own.........a master piece.....congrats! !

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Reshma Ramesh 23 November 2008

In the palanquin of Illusions Humble Love passed by, Holding the lantern the Four Bearers, the four brothers, Trust, Tears, Betrayal and Sorrow Stepped softly on the grass Green like the parrot's feather With envy for the daughter of beauty Who sat in the lap of Astrid, Hair in plaits, tied with gold ribbons, She gazed intently at the sky blue, Blue like her lips cold, in a rush She lifts her silver gown Dropped her jeweled crown She sailed away from the world Towards the shore, shore of love, Paddled with rapid strokes Red her hands she stopped The four brothers, Trust, Joy, Compassion and Devotion Four bearers of palanquin, She seeks to be Love's love With nothing but a promise Of a moth to a lit candle

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Kesav Easwaran 24 November 2008

...'In this silent moonlight shower Cutting your oars deep in the silver river Where do you sail? '... lines classic...you sail moon showered in your superb imaginative river...tantalising poem piece...10

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Dr.Wardha Jawdat 02 February 2009

In these eyes blinded by you God plays the second fiddle. ......................................... par excellence! i read kesav jee's poem and discovered he had written a sequel to a piece of yourz...im guessing this is it.. both his work and yours are exclusive and individually marvellous. this is the first time i've read a piece by you and i thorougly enjoyed it. excellent piece.

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Autumn Stoddard 23 December 2008

Amazing, it tells a story, and as always with your poems, description is wonderous.

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Sadiqullah Khan 03 December 2008

Beautiful poem, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , so well structured, , every line has a massege

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Sulaiman Mohd Yusof 25 November 2008

A moth's promise and a mammoth writes..........indeed.Well done Jathin.

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Ben Gieske 24 November 2008

I enjoyed reading this with all of its imagery and contrasts. Very well done.

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