between us
lies a desert where prayers of David
can force a rose to spring from the sand
between you and me
is the vision of a beach full of allamanda
encircled by thorns of bougainvillea
yesterday you were torn between
weed and flower
between a tourist and the true paradise
forgive me
for this morning’s sake
I am in the melting fields
crumbling quietly in unsteady skies
you have known pools of fresh tears
tolled by golden bells of the Tourist Board
they’ve shaken roots of your plants
today, I’ve been left all night in the fridge
danced between shadows and light
walked like lines of ants with boulders of sugar
to my surprise and betrayal
I have been crowned
by wreaths of false laurel
drawn by a veiled figure
to own packets of an artificial sugar
this story grows in the art of poetry hardening me
but for now, between us
this road on which now rises with all power
berries will redden and delight spring like fountains
and frozen lakes crack into maps green with lilies
Hello Padmore, you sound like a man who knows. Very intuitive and empathic work. I love the final stanza with it's abundance of natures bounty. 10 from Tai
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
great poem...nature is so much a part of you...nalini