Beyond Reach! Poem by Shahzia Batool

Beyond Reach!

Rating: 4.5


The colored clouds of the autumnal sky with a glistening gray base
are temptations enough for me
to getmore close to myself, and
inviting me
to color my hands by soaking them
in the liquid arches of the rainbow shades
so lavishly spilt as if
the palette is dropped down by the artistic hand
on the western edge of the fabric of the azure sky…

Or create a splash of vibrant hues
In those colored lakes
for unless I touch the cloud with my own hands
I wouldn't know
whether it is as soft as cotton
as cold as ice
that white and gray and golden cloud…

Let me feel on my pulse
whether it gets melted down in the warmth of my hands
or simply freezes them in return…
O' to fly so high
that the stars start looking bigger than the apparent size
on the sky
Alas! Quite beyond my reach!
Useless dreaming…
How tough it is to make one's angry Muse reconciled,
Or the lost one, found?
So it is confirmed
by many more desperate attempts to compose a verse
ending in failure…
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so this one is no exception!

Monday, October 14, 2013
Topic(s) of this poem: autumn
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Marvin Brato 28 October 2013

Poetry is beyond theoretical, its an instinctive talent beyond reach by ordinary people....its a special gift like the rainbow!

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Unwritten Soul 03 November 2013

Nature always inspire us a lesson, more questions we have now but answer is always near...i like the discovery of natural situation in daily..beautiful thoughts! _Soul

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Kanav Justa 05 November 2013

.. a wonderful poem.. loved it...

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Valerie Dohren 05 November 2013

No failure here Shahzia, a lovely write.

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Rekha Mandagere 08 November 2013

It is human nature to have dreams always high and challenging. But still we kkeepstruggling to reach them. Nice expression of thought in the background of natural landscape makes it rich.

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A colorful and creative composition!

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Hazel Durham 10 December 2013

To dare to be brave and truly embrace all that life has to offer and to find inspiration, to fly so high with words tumbling into such beauty and grace!

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Cassandra Jasmine 02 December 2013

Beautiful poem! I loved it a ton! 10 from me :)

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Dinesan Madathil 30 November 2013

Dear Shahziaji, December 1 is your birthday.... Many many HAPPY RETURNS OF THE DAY Be writing, be visiting and be here and on FB.. Greetings from M.D Dinesh Nair, Aswath Ramalingam. PS: It is Aswath who reminded me of your birth day and he has requested me to greet you on behalf of him when I greet you today....

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Geetha Jayakumar 21 November 2013

A beautiful poem Shahzia. This poem is an exception. Love it.

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