A Sad Parting Poem by Mohabeer Beeharry

A Sad Parting

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Many a moon has passed
Since last we saw each other,

Since last I held your hands
And whispered into your ears
Many a sweet nothing.


Why did the night grow darker all on a sudden?
Why did the sun cease to rise?
Like light skiffs,
We drifted
Lost in the fog.

The stars have since ceased to shine,
And your gentle footsteps
That had always lingered on till the next sunrise
On the evening seashore,
Had long ago vanished
In the flying sand.

As I gaze at the stolid sand,
I wonder if those footprints
Will ever come back
To fill this heart
Now as parched as the acres of wilderness
Passed the rugged hills.

Come love,
Come back to the old place
At the village well,
Where birds frolicked,
Flowers bloomed,
And where once our hearts
Sat in loving forgetfulness.

This is my song,
The plaint of a forlorn heart
I shall fly it to the sky,
Perchance it will reach you,


Why did the sky go dark all on a sudden?
Why did the sun cease to rise?
Neither do I know
Nor do you.

Monday, June 22, 2015
Topic(s) of this poem: love
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