Munira, this poem is dedicated to you, coz it came to me after our conversation yesterday 🙂 It’s a thought that repeats itself to me ever so often, in the midst of the busy days and overwhelming events that threaten to run riot. Silence IS truly golden. Essential, life-saving, energizing and rejuvenating! We could all use a bit of quiet in our lives, nah?
So here goes! It’s the first time I’ve abandoned rhyme and not been disgusted with the result 😛 Hope you like 🙂
Silence is Golden
Buzzing like bees in my head,
A million thoughts,
Like scrambled eggs and mindless static,
Bubbling white-hot, in molten frenzy.
Amidst the chaos, a slippery thread…
Slim & tenuous…of sanity.
My own personal SOS to the cosmos.
Help it signals, Listen…
Help me unscramble, cool and simplify
this anarchy.
Breathe, it says. A voice or is it just sound?
Inhale! And I do.
Deeply, without reserve, with confidence.
As if my breath were a cleansing breeze,
A luminous zephyr piercing the dark.
At first, Nothing.
No sudden bursts of clarity,
No jagged bolts of enlightenment,
Again. Breathe. Deeper, with abandon.
Watch. Wait. Surrender.
A slow shimmer on the horizon,
Dream or reality?
A gradual glimmer of hope,
Illusion or fact?
The beginnings of a magical dawn? Perhaps.
Watch. Wait. Surrender.
Yes! Yes, I do believe!
Silence. Golden. Peace.
– Harsha
Munira is a fellow Sagittarian & a sensitive, talented, witty writer! In the words of Anne, ‘A Kindred Spirit’ 🙂 She lives in Karachi, Pakistan and offers a slice of her life and times through her blog Munira’s Bubble. I love her tag line – Have fingers, Will Type! Enough said. Do check her out at the link above 🙂
Happy Weekend People!
H is for Happiness 
I love how you compared thoughts with scrambled eggs. very creative. loved the poem/kept me reading.
Thanks Connetta for dropping by and leaving a great comment 🙂 I hope you come back. I’ve visited your site and you write beautiful poetry. I’m subscribed and will keep coming back for more!
Cheers, Harsha.
I wish I could write poetry! I guess I’ll just leave it to you, Harsha!
Very nice…
Hugs,
Wendy
Thanks Wendy…you should give it a try! I’m sure you can 🙂
Hugs, H.
What lovely imagery, Harsha. “A luminous zephyr piercing the dark” is so striking. Nicely done!
Thanks Maura!! Great to have you back 🙂 I’m sure your iPhone feels the same 🙂
Wendy,
ANYONE can write a poem, we all did it in school, and many as teenagers in love. It does take a dedicated person to become a Poet, (one who writes poems daily,) but trust me, you can write a poem, anyone can do this.Don’t sell yourself short.
What an all around great blog!
Thanks for the visit and the praise 🙂 Much appreciate it!