(December 27 1997)

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A Night In The Woods

As I walk on the moist grass
Looking around in the pale light
At the flowers colored like rusted brass
And trees whistling in the lonely night.

Finding a place to sit alone was not too hard
Listening to the sound of insects and birds
More melodious than the song of the bard
With rhythmic beats from faraway footsteps of leopards.

For an hour shamelessly I stare
At the face of the dark sky
Interrupting privacy of stars and moon – the lovely pair
Can’t tear my gaze even if hard I try.

I start thinking of words to describe the scene
After sometime I give up reluctantly
When this beauty started to feel like a dream
I stood up and walked back home silently.

Submitted: Sunday, December 18, 2011

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  • Rigzin Namgyal (9/22/2012 6:26:00 AM)

    a beautiful poem..wonderful expression of words..loved it

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  • Hari Smith Holms (7/27/2012 12:01:00 PM)

    So nice Aditi.Really, beautiful.

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  • S.D. TIWARI (3/3/2012 8:57:00 PM)

    Wonderful dream. Really words will be short in describing the woods and nights and you have made good attempt to describe night in woods in poetry.

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  • Harindhar Reddy (1/23/2012 10:07:00 AM)

    Wow! what a romantic poetry reminding me of Keats, Shelley, and Byron - the stalwarts of romantic poetry!
    I like the way your imagination went on by the by and how you stopped reminding me that man has boundaries but soul has nothing*
    Great poems of yours! Well done! 10+++++ an few smiles :) :) :) :) :)

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  • Carlton Briganza (1/20/2012 2:51:00 AM)

    Simple and Sweet... Couldn't have describe it any better than this.: -) It's lovely.

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  • Carlton Briganza (1/20/2012 2:49:00 AM)

    Sweet and simple...: -) Couldn't have described it any better.

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  • Yatin yadvansh (12/27/2011 11:38:00 AM)

    GUD... GOING GREAT..... SUPER POETNI.... HEHE

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  • Kee Thampi (12/26/2011 10:31:00 AM)

    For an hour shamelessly I stare
    At the face of the dark sky
    Interrupting privacy of stars and moon – the lovely pair
    Can’t tear my gaze even if hard I try.
    good to read

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  • Vinay Nagrani (12/26/2011 4:33:00 AM)

    It is really good, well expressed..
    there is an perfect rhyme
    excellent...
    great job...

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  • Saadat Tahir (12/24/2011 3:33:00 AM)

    picturesque... and intrigueing
    well written

    liked it

    :)

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