Saturday, January 26, 2008

A Friendly Banter


I hear him consulting whispers

I hear him sing to me

Some tempting strains of melody

His voice pregnant with glee.


In his notes so vibrant, true

A smile too lights his face

Makes me think of brighter things

And joys I can’t express.


He talks of something he conjures

He thinks it high of all

I like to see him build at it

Lest I stroke its fall.


Looks at me with spirits high

His doubts just take a peep

Like good friends I cry, “Tarry!”

For joys can make you weep.


Caution maketh heroes none

And prudence breeds no love.

My skeptic soul would still profess

“There is no God above.”


Never love so deep and fast

n’ tie that silken thread.

If love cometh without a din

So can do hatred.


Delay, defer, prod and judge

Let love take all its time

As beauty ushers in true faith

With caprice emerge rhyme.


All my wisdom at his feet

I delve into his eyes

A serene smile etched out of lips

‘Love’ stares back in surprise.




7 comments:

Antigone said...

"If cynicism is taught by the prude
I would take to the apostate
Doubts die in the musical interlude
A love that can't turn to hate..."

a rhyme for a rhyme :)very well writ.

Noisy Autist said...

you are really on a roll, my good sir.

WritingsForLife said...

as usual... awesome poem :)

you are so articulate!

Cheers!
:-)

What's In A Name ? said...

# antigone-

" The sleeves are soiled,
the heart is hale.
The cynic does his chores.
A whisper speaks
In blinding light
A newborn laughter soars."

:) Thanks.


# noisy autist- No roll, Sir. The poems were written by me what seems like eons ago. They have no connecting thread of unity amongst them.


# raaji- One never tires of a little generous compliment. And you are a perennial source of that for me. :)

ArSENik said...

You are born in the wrong century. Your words belong in the 19th, but what's so wonderful is that we can still relate to the layered verses, rendering them timeless.

undifferentiated said...

its very rare to cum acros a poem that is writtn in rhyme n isnt free verse n sounds mature.kudos.lovd it.

What's In A Name ? said...

# arsenik- I thought it was the 18th. You make me sound modern by a 100 years. How can I thank u, dada.


# undifferentiated- Thanks a lot.


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