Escape

by Dr. Jaipal Singh



In a whirlwind detour As I traverse through places Somewhere deep in Shimla hills On the serpentine roads Among the alpine forests Of the magnificent Deodars And the apple and cherry groves With my mortal body there But mind and heart elsewhere I find I can't escape Your poignant memories and thoughts. As I venture alone In ravines of steep hills On the banks of mighty Satluj Walking among pebbles and stones The river is turbulent as ever And so is my mind Barking deers grazing on silky grass A pair of pretty Himalayan Monals Just fly over the river past But nothing attracts, nothing distracts I find I can't escape Your poignant memories and thoughts. In the lap of divine nature At the foothills of Himalayas Sitting over the cliffs and rocks I surmise no one is alone Earth has an umbrella of sky Moon has stars as companions River is in company of its banks Only my lonely heart remains sunk As ever in the teenage past I find I can't escape Your poignant memories and thoughts. It's a life span now Of compulsive run away from life Whatever I do, wherever I go You quietly sneak in Wave at teasingly and run away Leaving my mind in turmoil The heart with burning desire And a distraught me as ever, I find I can't escape Your everlasting memories And evocative thoughts.

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11-Jun-2012

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Comments on this Poem

Kulbir Ji, it's obvious when the heart burns it radiates warmth. Isn't it?

jairathore
12-Jun-2012 04:52 AM

Heart-warming!

Kulbir
11-Jun-2012 13:06 PM

Thank you very much, Rupradha ji. Your reviews are always very generous and inspiring.

jairathore
11-Jun-2012 08:28 AM

"I surmise no one is alone
Earth has an umbrella of sky
Moon has stars as companions
River is in company of banks
Only my lonely heart remains sunk
As ever in the teenage past
I find I can't escape
Your poignant memories and thoughts."
amazing!! Even the last stanza is wonderful!!

Rupradha
11-Jun-2012 05:21 AM