Absences Poem by Rani Turton
Absences
Silence. Long moments that stretch into years.
Restrained words, sometimes gaps where names should be.
Words, prayers, songs, imagination inflamed by memory.
Emptiness, loneliness, the world, the void.
Look behind, look ahead, look straight ahead.
The world is indifferent to your pain.
The world is indifferent to your sighs.
Nothing will ever be the same;
Nothing will ever matter again.
Will anything ever matter again?
Absences. Like a long lonely lane in an eastern land
With closed doors against the afternoon heat
Questions that taunt the tormented mind
All the answers that one had longed to find
There is a river that flows through the land
Its banks are full of plants and sand
Its soft murmurings are balm to the soul
I long to sit beside it and once again feel whole.
This is just beautiful - a 'big' poem. Full of substance and covering so much ground. Lovely, Rani. Fx
i like here the abrupt change in the last stanza of the poem, , , absences are most beautifully filled with such imagination..
These absences cause The evolution of new things In its natural ways. An artist can trap These absences into his trance In one such trance created is this poem. I liked the stance of absence in this poem. I don't want to call it sadness I call it a cause of great creativity. Very good theme and style of write. Thank you.
I enjoyed this one, especially the last few lines, Thankyou for sharing your art Rani Love duncan X
I understand so much Rani. What a beautiful poem. Life has a way of stripping us of the things we find comfort in sometimes, doesn't it. Nobody goes through it unscathed. Big Hug for this one Ruthy
A nice poem on absences, well composed with nice imagery. My 10 added to it.
pain, agony, loneliness-we have to bear alone. it is at such times when the void becomes unbearable, we discover, we were chasing what was never there. then transformation occurs, and you connect to yourself and his all prevading Presence. a lovely, sad but honest poem 10+
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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4/24/2024 10:47:09 PM # 1.0.0.1119
Rani, this is just wonderful! Your sellection of words is wonderful - it definitely goes to my favourites. I cannot quote one particular passage which i like more - it is perfect in its mass.