The Astonishment Poem by Jayita Bhattacharjee

For miles and miles, I traveled in the dark,
to come home and find a wealth
that this soul can see.
So, I wander, utterly alone,
in the open space, where I am free.

From the world, I withdraw into the 'self',
where solitude speaks and bluebirds sing,
and the winds carry the fire of life.
There I sense, God in me, the still deep,
untouched, by the coming and going of tides.

If I know what life is, it is because of them.
If I know what wealth is, it is because of the
music in the winds, the melodies,
that the world cannot hear.

The stillness, the stars, the flowers of the sky,
A beauty of power, that lights my eyes.
There, I sense my spirit,
Where wastelands turn into fields of daffodils.

The space I found, where the fears melt
and all that remains is light.
Where is the night?
For morning fills my eyes again!
And the ocean dances in my soul!
Is this called life?




....Jayita Bhattacharjee