Song Rises Poem by Sri Lal

Song Rises

In a lover's heart,
song rises, like sap or soma.
In a lover's heart, song rises,
not unlike tears.

A thousand words for light—
beyond fire and sun,
beyond the ripe moon

roll from the nescient tongue.
There are no lies left to tell.

Published in Setu

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