The Unintended Rendezvous Poem by Raj Arumugam

we have walked this path before
we know these days;
this harshness is not unknown to us
and we ended often with a smile
as one came in at a moment
to peace and quiet


the walk can be lonely
the journey on across stony paths
and the destination uncertain and intent unsure -
and yet it is not hopeless,
for the air embraces you
and the sun though harsh
still lets you through;
and the hardy grass and trees
encourage
even in their brooding stillness


we have seen this before
though not through intent
not perhaps by design
but through life’s haphazardness;
and we trudged on in silence
perhaps the mind numb
and the will like a bent back;
but still we have made it before
many times perhaps
and then at the bend,
just where the trees meet the rocks,
just there at the bend
the cool waters
and the kind shade waited;
the unintended rendezvous
the random moment
in which one comes
to peace and quiet