How Can I Say This? Poem by Rani Turton

How can I say this? the sum of my eruditon
Could not assistance give; the poets in my country
And the world over,
Have the words, emphasize the emotions
But I lag far, far behind.

How can I say? When I see the sun rise
The moon dance on moonlit nights
When I hear children laugh and music
From open windows, I remember the blind
Sitarplayer, my father with his violon,
I remember friends passed on who out of wood
Made their own guitars.

How can I say? The land of emotions lies
Just beyond the horizon; like ships with masts
That vanish in the clear beyond. Like rays on light
On dappled water, out of cosmic wonder
Comes grace.

How can I say? The years are often long
Because time stumbles and pauses
As often as I have. These lines, these words
This hand, this pen are the link that tie me
To my innermost thoughts

To my innermost thoughts.

Copyright: Rani Turton