Down a dim corridor of infinite length
I wander, following a voice that whispers
The atonement of faith.
Past doors half-closed like hidden guilts
The shuttered shadows of yesterday.
Passages lead off with no directions given,
Causing a momentary indecision.
Do I continue on the direct path
Or choose some random way
For answers to my silent prayers?
The voice ahead grows stronger
So I stay upon this chosen way
Until I reach a room so brightly lit
My eyes are cauterized, as though at birth,
When the world explodes upon
A new born child.
And I am filled with rapture as I stare
Intently through a window where
A wild flower meadow flourishes
And bees and butterflies hover
And sparrows dart and running water
Bounds in brief cascades and familiar
Faces smile at me with pleasure.
Is this a vision or mere illusion?
Sounds like heaven to me. You have a way of evoking beautiful images Tom. Lovely writing. :)
I had a vague dream of a long corridor, like those you get in hospitals and a feeling of hope. Glad you liked it, Pam.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
My eyes are cauterized, as though at birth, When the world explodes upon A new born child. And I am filled with rapture as I stare - - - - - - - - - You are amazed and wondered at the beauty and full of faith in the Creation.
Sometimes we see things suddenly in a different light, Bharati. Is it the rebirth of Faith?