A Look -408 Poem by Smruti Ranjan Mohanty

A LOOK -408

Your Palm

You combine both grace and serenity,
beauty and magnanimity,
tradition and modernity.

And your palm, a class of its own,
reveals how majestic you are at heart
and how grounded and down-to-earth in life.

It is as tender as a blooming lotus,
yet as firm as a sculptor's chisel
that can cut through the hardest rocks.

Your palm is not merely a symbol of grace and beauty,
it also epitomises strength and divinity.

Sometimes, in its quiet warmth,
I feel the tiredness of my days slowly melt away.

I have seen both
the sun and moon in it.
It is as cool and soothing as the silver moon,
and as vibrant and burning
as the midday sun.

Yet perhaps love itself is born
where fire learns to live beside light.

As for me,
I cherish both—
the fascinating moon
and the dazzling sun.

In both, I hear your love speak.

And long after the day is gone,
that warmth still remains in my hands.

Smruti Ranjan Mohanty©
India
28.5.2026
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