A prayer-poem by Lipsa, expressing her yearnings and wishes, exclusively for Different Truths.
The butterfly-winged fairy dancing on a red gerbera fades
Insidious blankness pervades the projection screen
Yet an insistent white glimmer flickers in the centre
An instant takes the clouded mind to our green meads:
Stop this consuming pain now! Drown these memories
In the ignorant waters of Lethe. I am come, my Lord.
When I was in Paradise, I wished for mortality
When I had mortality, I wished nothing but union with you,
My Lord: A strange bliss this luxuriance that keeps fading:
In vain your Eternity, for this pain shall fade and seek anew
New pits to fall into – now that I have come here –
Deeper and harder the next and the next Fall.
Will you help me down the steps, sir? – The water scares me so.
Should I take my heels off? And the remaining shreds
Of my past existence: do they stay or go?
When I emerge fresh and clean, will you take me to bed?
Will you sing me a fairy song so I drift to the meads
For a last and final slumber?
Picture design Anumita Roy
Lipsa Giri is a 25-year-old Post Graduate in English Literature, from Baripada, Odisha. Her maiden poetry collection – which was awarded Philosophique Poetica’s “Emerging Golden Voices” award – is titled, Love and Longing. It is a collection of confessional poems mostly on the theme of love and a desperate yearning for something unattainable for the poet. Some of her interests are books, belly dancing, crochet, crafts and writing.
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Excellent poem. Love it.
Preet, thank you very much! 🙂
I don’t know, but, your choice of words simply fascinates me. Kind of draws me in.
It starts quite Victorian, intertwined with Greek mythos and yet ending with a question. (These are my opinions, may not be the actual meaning of this piece of literature)
I loved it.
Jyotiprkash Dash, your evaluation is pretty accurate. Thank you for taking the time to read the poem and posting a thoughtful comment. Thank you very much.
Exquisite composition
Thank you