A Cracked Letter Poem by Bharati Nayak
A Cracked Letter
I chanced to see the letters,
You wrote me a long long ago,
Each alphabet,
Stood before me with an image,
That hid so many stories, and
So many tender moments of affection.
I held them in my palm,
Smelt the scent,
That was hidden under each syllable.
The letters were worn out by time,
The folds cracked,
As each one of them were read and re-read
Innumerable times,
Lost the strength
To bear the emotions
That were falling heavy on them.
Some syllables had vanished by tear drops
Some had vanished in the folds.
As I held the letter,
Bits of paper fell in my lap,
Reminding me of the time gap.
I gathered the torn pieces
Tried to join them in their places
But some syllables were
Never to be found.
A love lost often remains green in one's memory. Emotion well expressed. Nice work
Many thanks respected Poet Kesav Easwaran for your appreciative comment.
I like the whole poem but especially "Smelt the scent, That was hidden under each syllable."
Hi Bri, Thank you for your generous comments on the poem, liking it and adding it to your favorite list with its prospect to be showcased in future.
try this again...........I can just 'see' you now, Bharati, searching breathlessly for those 'syllables'! I enjoyed. bri ;)
Could some of this be symbolic; it COULD. I can just 'see' you now,
I now know which 'letters' you meant. I LOVE stanza 3. Lovely. I wonder if this is a poem about events in your own life. Perhaps?
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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I wrote in my previous comment you are a fragile person, I was wrong. Reading some more of your poems made me realize you have a strong free spirit within you. Keep on writing!
Thank you Chito Faustino.Both tear and laughter are essential emotions.Even in great happiness we shed tear.No one is complete without these basic emotions.In life we get many things and also do not get many things what we desire.We have to accept life.I am happy that you found me with strong free spirit.
I now think of Bharati not as Goddess of Knowledge but as Bharati Free Spirit of the Sky