Last night I watched the movie “Nang Nak”
The hero returns home after a war
Lives with the ghosts of his wife and baby
Unaware they died while he fought far away
And then when I turned around
I saw only ghosts abound
Non-real beings, planets, stars
All that my universe bore
And at last, my body and thoughts
Dancing apparitions in swirls
Frenzied dervishes in whirls
I prayed at the feet of the Buddha
Bewildered by spectral samsaara
Did He smile at last?
Or a non-real thought that was?
Or does it matter at all?
That I know is proof after all
That I exist to validate
Real, unreal, non-real
Like a glow that reveals
Self-iridescence concealed
And here I lie now erased
Of body, mind and the seen
A void that has everything
Sans forms and names
And yet the fullest thing
A Buddha living in everything
You have dealt with a very complex concept of Indian philosophy..... 'advaitha' or non duality that states that there is a oneness hidden in everything though things might appear different! Yes, we are in a 'spectral samsara'! A person at the highest level of enlightenment will be able to come out of the spectral world and see godhead dominating! A very very profound write!
Reading your poem made me realize that the real and unreal are like two sides of a coin. When you see one side the other side is hidden. You have definitely succeeded in what you intended to convey. Thank you.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Thanks for the beautiful concept dealt with sir. It is beautiful truth conveyed artistically sir. thanks for sharing sir.